Emily Blackner of Perry Hall is Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa

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CHESTERTOWN, MD (02/20/2013)(readMedia)-- Washington College is pleased to announce that Emily Blackner '13 of Perry Hall, MD was recently inducted into the Theta of Maryland Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa sheltered at Washington College.

Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest and largest academic honor society, was founded on December 5, 1776, by five students at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA. For more than 200 years, the Phi Beta Kappa Society has pursued its mission of fostering and recognizing excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. The Society's distinctive emblem, a golden key, is widely recognized as a symbol of academic achievement. The pointing finger and three stars on the key symbolize the ambition of scholars and the three distinguishing principles of Phi Beta Kappa: learning, morality and friendship.

Blackner is majoring in English with minors in creative writing and political science. She serves as news editor for The Elm, vice president of Sigma Tau Delta, president of the College Democrats, and a member of the Campus Christian Fellowship and Active Minds. A graduate of Perry Hall High School, Blackner is a recipient of a Sophie Kerr Scholarship.

Founded in 1782 under the patronage of George Washington, Washington College is a private, independent college of liberal arts and sciences located in colonial Chestertown on Maryland's Eastern Shore.