PKP Honor Society for Pierce, Patel

Candice Pierce of Farragut, a student at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, and Meera Patel of Farragut, a student at the University of Memphis, recently were initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.

They are among about 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated each year. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent also are eligible, as are faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.