Maegan Clearwood of Middletown is Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa

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CHESTERTOWN, MD (02/20/2013)(readMedia)-- Washington College is pleased to announce that Maegan Clearwood '13 of Middletown, 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.

Clearwood is majoring in English and drama with a minor in creative writing. She is the Editor-in-Chief for The Elm and is further involved in drama department productions and the Writers Theater. A graduate of Middletown High School, Clearwood was a recipient of a first-year academic award and she is currently a member of Sigma Tau Delta, Omicron Delta Kappa and the Douglass Cater Society of Junior Fellows.

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.