Islander Sara Scott, who has recently completed a Bachelor of Science in biology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been initiated as a member of the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society. Initiates must have an outstanding academic achievement and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.75 for seniors or 3.9 for juniors.

Phi Beta Kappa at UW-Madison traditionally invites no more than three or four percent of the university’s bachelor’s degree candidates to join.