Monique Jessica Collins inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at Wofford College

2013 May 7

Monique Jessica Collins was accorded Wofford College's highest academic honor Tuesday, April 30, when she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Parent(s)/Guardian: Joe and Esther Collins, North Charleston, S.C., 29406.

Collins is majoring in English with a concentration in creative writing. In addition to her major in English, Collins also is completing the teacher education program for certification to teach in English in grades 9-12. A member of the Wofford College Gospel Choir and Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Fraternity, she also has served as secretary of the Association of Multicultural Students. Her Novel Experience essay was one of eight selected for inclusion in the first-year student Novel Experience collection, and she has been honored with the Helmus Award for her fiction and poetry. She studied abroad in the Czech Republic in the spring of 2011. A candidate for a B.A. degree in May 2013, Collins plans to attend law school and then pursue a career in education law and policy.

Thirty-five Wofford College students and recent graduates were initiated as members-in-course during the ceremony that marked the 72nd anniversary of Phi Beta Kappa at Wofford.

Wofford College, established in 1854, is an independent liberal arts college of 1,600 students in Spartanburg, S.C. Wofford ranks 4th nationally in the percentage of undergraduates receiving credit for study abroad. Home to one of the nation's 280 Phi Beta Kappa chapters, Wofford's historic 170-acre campus is recognized as a national arboretum. Wofford is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.