Natasha DeGraw of Mount Arlington is Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa

CHESTERTOWN, MD (02/20/2013)(readMedia)-- Washington College is pleased to announce that Natasha DeGraw '13 of Mount Arlington, NJ 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.

DeGraw is majoring in anthropology and minoring in history. She is the president of Lambda Alpha and a member of Phi Alpha Theta. A graduate of Roxbury High School, DeGraw is a recipient of scholarship funds for her academic performance.

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.