Photo Caption: Autumn on the University of Mississippi campus. Photo by Srijita Chattopadhyay/Ole Miss Digital Imaging Services

Kellygrace Loko, of Oxford, MS, majoring in Biochemistry, was among the more than 190 University of Mississippi students who were welcomed into the Phi Kappa Phi honor society, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honor societies for all academic disciplines. The university held an induction ceremony on Oct. 25 at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts on campus.

"Phi Kappa Phi is an all-discipline honor society," said Annette S. Kluck, Phi Kappa Phi chapter president and dean of the Graduate School. "Membership is by invitation only and is highly selective. Thus, the students invited to join our chapter are the top in their class.

"Membership signifies a student who passionately pursues academic excellence. The ceremony is a wonderful opportunity for us to recognize these outstanding students."

Phi Kappa Phi membership is based on a student's character and academic standing. Juniors must have completed 72 credit hours and rank in the top 7.5% of their class, while seniors and graduate students must rank in the top 10% of their class.