Lauren Tassone has been elected to Phi Beta Kappa at UNH

DURHAM, NH (08/10/2012)(readMedia)-- Lauren Tassone of Woburn, daughter of Joe and Jan Tassone, has been elected to the University of New Hampshire chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and most prestigious scholarly honor society in the United States.  She is a senior majoring in  Biomedical Science and Spanish.

Juniors need a 3.8 GPA and seniors a 3.5 GPA for all liberal arts courses and at least one math and one foreign language class.  Phi Beta Kappa recognizes achievement and academic excellence in the liberal arts and sciences.

Founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary in Virginia as a secret social and literary fraternity.  Phi Beta Kappa has 280 chapters in the foremost institutions of higher education in the country.  The UNH chapter dates from 1952.