One hundred twenty-one students were inducted into the New York Institute of Technology chapter of the Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society. Only students who achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher during their first year qualify for membership. The following local students were among this year’s inductees:
Francesco Mannino of Cold Spring Harbor, who is studying Architectural Technology
Lina Elkoulily of Huntington, who is studying Life Sciences
Hania Waheed of Huntington Station, who is studying Life Sciences
Phi Eta Sigma is the oldest and largest honor society in the United States for first-year college students. Since the society’s founding in 1923, more than a million scholars have been inducted, including more than 2,000 at NYIT. There are currently 378 Phi Eta Sigma chapters across the United States.