• Skip to Content
  • Skip to Main Navigation
  • Skip to Search

Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington IU Bloomington

Open Search Menu

The College of Arts & Sciences

Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance

  • Home
  • About
    • Mission
    • History
    • Faculty
    • Staff
    • Jobs in IU Theatre & Dance
    • High School Summer Programs
    • Dance for Parkinson's Disease
    • About Bloomington
  • Undergraduate
    • Theatre & Drama
    • Musical Theatre
    • Contemporary Dance
    • Courses
    • Scholarships & Awards
    • Advising
    • Honors Program
    • Student Experience
    • Career Preparation
  • Graduate
    • M.F.A. Degrees Overview
    • Acting M.F.A.
    • Directing M.F.A.
    • Dramaturgy M.F.A.
    • Playwriting M.F.A.
    • Design & Technology M.F.A.
    • Financial Support
    • Scholarships & Awards
    • Career Preparation
    • How to Apply
  • Research & Creative Activity
    • Publications
    • Creative Activity
    • Facilities & Resources
  • Alumni & Giving
    • Giving Opportunities
    • Theatre Circle
    • Stages Newsletter
    • Alumni News
  • News
    • Guest Artists
    • Collins Memorial Lecture
    • Media Resources & Press Releases
    • Departmental News
  • On Stage
    • Current Season
    • IU Summer Theatre
    • Independent Projects
    • Past Productions
    • New Musical Workshops
    • Ticket Information
    • Location & Parking
    • Auditions
    • Become an Usher
  • Search
  • Contact
  • Student Portal
  • Guest Artists
  • Collins Memorial Lecture
  • Media Resources & Press Releases
  • Departmental News
  • Home
  • News
  • Departmental News
  • Phi Beta Kappa 2019

Two new IU Theatre & Dance Phi Beta Kappa inductees!

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Congratulations to IU Theatre & Dance students Julia Klinestiver (2018) and Katie Swaney (2020), both of whom have been elected into Phi Beta Kappa (ΦBK)!

Phi Beta Kappa is the nation's oldest academic honor society for students in the arts and sciences, and is a distinguished and exclusive society honoring the best and brightest liberal arts students. Both at IU and across the nation, only about one college senior in a hundred is selected for membership, so being invited to join is quite a distinction.

Phi Beta Kappa was founded in 1776, the same year the Declaration of Independence was signed. The three Greek letters in its name are drawn from the initials of its motto, Philosophia Biou Kubernetes, which translates as “Love of learning is the guide of life.”

Phi Beta Kappa members include 17 U.S. Presidents, 39 U.S. Supreme Court Justices, and more than 130 Nobel laureates, not to mention such icons as Alexander Graham Bell, Booker T. Washington, and Eleanor Roosevelt. More recent members include Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, actresses Glenn Close and Kerry Washington, and theoretical physicist Lisa Randall.

Although Phi Beta Kappa was founded at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, there are now 286 chapters across the nation. Gamma of Indiana, Indiana University’s chapter, was established in 1911. Ever since, generations of IU undergraduates have worked hard to excel at their studies so that they might win election to this prestigious society.

IU faculty nominate approximately 250 to 275 students for membership every year, based on their academic record.

  • Faculty + Staff Intranet

Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance social media channels

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • College of Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance

The College of Arts & Sciences

Indiana University

Copyright © 2023 The Trustees of Indiana University

Accessibility | Privacy Notice

The College of Arts & Sciences

  • About
    • Mission
    • History
    • Faculty
      • Emeriti Faculty
    • Staff
    • Jobs in IU Theatre & Dance
    • High School Summer Programs
      • Midsummer Theatre Camp
      • Summer Dance Intensive
      • High School Production Intern Program
    • Dance for Parkinson's Disease
    • About Bloomington
  • Undergraduate
    • Theatre & Drama
      • Theatre & Drama Minor
      • Stage Management
      • FAQs
    • Musical Theatre
      • FAQs
      • How to Audition & Apply
    • Contemporary Dance
      • Dance Minor
      • FAQs
      • How to Audition & Apply
    • Courses
    • Scholarships & Awards
    • Advising
    • Honors Program
    • Student Experience
      • Get Involved
      • University Players
    • Career Preparation
      • Internships
      • Post-Graduate Opportunities
  • Graduate
    • M.F.A. Degrees Overview
    • Acting M.F.A.
    • Directing M.F.A.
      • Productions
    • Dramaturgy M.F.A.
    • Playwriting M.F.A.
      • Productions
    • Design & Technology M.F.A.
      • Theatre Technology
      • Costume Design
      • Costume Technology
      • Scenic Design
      • Lighting Design
      • Sound Design
      • FAQs
    • Financial Support
    • Scholarships & Awards
    • Career Preparation
    • How to Apply
      • Acting M.F.A.
      • Playwriting M.F.A.
      • Directing M.F.A.
      • Design Technology M.F.A.
      • Transfer Students
      • International Applicants
  • Research & Creative Activity
    • Publications
    • Creative Activity
    • Facilities & Resources
      • Theatres
      • Teaching Spaces
      • Production Spaces
      • Public & Support Spaces
  • Alumni & Giving
    • Giving Opportunities
    • Theatre Circle
      • Join Theatre Circle
    • Stages Newsletter
    • Alumni News
  • News
    • Guest Artists
      • Past Guest Artists
    • Collins Memorial Lecture
      • Past Collins Lecturers
    • Media Resources & Press Releases
    • Departmental News
  • On Stage
    • Current Season
    • IU Summer Theatre
    • Independent Projects
    • Past Productions
    • New Musical Workshops
    • Ticket Information
      • Seating Charts
      • Purchase Methods
      • FAQs
    • Location & Parking
    • Auditions
    • Become an Usher
      • Usher Policies
  • Contact
  • Student Portal
    • Undergraduate
      • Theatre & Drama
        • Theatre & Drama Minor
        • Stage Management
      • Musical Theatre
        • Sequence of Courses
      • Contemporary Dance
        • Contemporary Dance Minor
      • Advising
      • University Players
      • Honors Program
    • Graduate
      • M.F.A. Degrees Overview
        • Acting M.F.A.
          • Evaluation + Retention
        • Directing M.F.A.
          • Assessment + Evaluation
        • Playwriting M.F.A.
        • Design & Technology M.F.A.
      • Scholarships, Awards, & Financial Support
    • Productions & Auditions
      • Auditions
        • Open Calls
      • Production Biography Update Form
    • Student Handbook
    • Policies & Guidelines
    • Resources & Opportunities
    • Courses