Emiley Frances Pagrabs inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at Wofford College

2017 May 19

Emiley Frances Pagrabs, a member of the class of 2016, was accorded Wofford College's highest academic honor Tuesday, May 9, when she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.

A 2016 magna cum laude graduate, Pagrabs majored in French, government and history. She was named to the Dean's List every semester at Wofford, served as a Junior Marshal at Commencement 2015 and was a recipient of the Anna Todd Wofford Scholarship. She also played varsity golf and served as the team's co-captain. Pagrabs was awarded a full fellowship to the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, where she is a student. She plans to pursue a career in the Foreign Service..

Thirty-seven Wofford College students and recent graduates were initiated as members-in-course during the ceremony that marked the 76th 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.