WAVERLY, IA (11/03/2014)(readMedia)-- Wartburg College recently inducted 68 students into Phi Eta Sigma, the national honor society for college freshman.
Inductees include :
Emma Evans-Peck, daughter of Dennis Peck and Christine Evans of Geneseo, majoring in Music Therapy.
Breanna Walczyk, daughter of Dr. Jeffrey S. and Paula K. Walczyk of Bettendorf, majoring in Business Administration.
Phi Eta Sigma is the oldest and largest freshman honor society. A student must achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5 and be in the top 20 percent of their class by the end of their first year.
Wartburg College's Phi Eta Sigma members have the opportunity to win additional scholarships through the honor society as well as participate in a variety of social and service events on campus.
Wartburg, a four-year liberal arts college internationally recognized for community engagement, enrolls about 1,700 students. Wartburg is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and named after the castle in Germany where Martin Luther took refuge disguised as a knight during the stormy days of the Reformation, while translating the Bible from Greek into German.
