Charles Phifer Nicholson inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at Wofford College

2016 May 12

Charles Phifer Nicholson, a member of the class of 2016, was accorded Wofford College's highest academic honor Tuesday, May 3, when he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.

Nicholson is majoring in religion with a concentration in Middle Eastern and North African Studies. A member of the Muslim Students Association and a former resident assistant, he was co-president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He earned a position on the Dean's List every semester and was the Wofford Presidential International Scholar for 2015, which allowed him to conduct ethnographic research on communal identity in Turkey and Israel. Based on his ethnographic research and philosophical analysis, he has completed a combined MENA program and religion thesis. A candidate for a bachelor of arts degree in May 2016, Nicholson plans to pursue a career in medicine..

Thirty-six Wofford College students and recent graduates were initiated as members-in-course during the ceremony that marked the 75th anniversary of Phi Beta Kappa at Wofford.

Students are normally considered for election to Phi Beta Kappa at Wofford after they have earned 100 credit hours with a cumulative GPA of 3.600. Election is not automatic. Resident members of the chapter consider scholarship, character, intellectual curiosity, creative thinking, diversity of academic interests and pursuits, and other factors in the election process The chapter may elect only 10 percent of a graduating class in any year.