Phi Kappa Phi, a national honor society, will initiate faculty and student members Nov. 14 at Ball State University.

Ball State's chapter also will install chapter officers during the event, which is free and open to the public, at 2 p.m. in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center, Cardinal Hall.

Membership in Phi Kappa Phi is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a college or university chapter.

The chapter's new officers are: 

• President – Linda Martin, elementary education professor
• President elect – Laura O'Hara, communication studies professor
• Vice president – Marilyn Buck, exercise science professor
• Secretary – Jean Amman, assistant to the provost
• Treasurer – Jeffrey Hornsby, management professor
• Public relations officer – Jacquelyn Buckrop, associate dean of the College of Communication, Information, and Media
• Student board members – Kimberly Ann Miller, psychological science; Rama Munajat, linguistics; Jenny Gibson, English; Gaylena Merritt, English and history; Thomas Murray, theater; and Abby Siskind, dance.

Established in 1897 at the University of Maine, Phi Kappa Phi is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and recognizing academic excellence in all disciplines of higher education. Each year, more than 30,000 members are inducted into the organization on nearly 300 campuses in the United States, Puerto Rico and the Philippines.