Jasmine Bibbs of Clinton is Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa

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CHESTERTOWN, MD (02/20/2013)(readMedia)-- Washington College is pleased to announce that Jasmine Bibbs '13 of Clinton, 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.

Bibbs is majoring in psychology and minoring in sociology. She is an assistant area director for Residential Life and is in the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. Bibbs is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, Psi Chi and Alpha Kappa Delta. A graduate of Grace Brethren Christian School, she is a recipient of a Washington College Academic scholarship and a National Honor Society 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.