Chapter Information

The President and Vice President are elected annually. The Secretary-Treasurer is elected for a three-year term.

Resident Members Eta of Minnesota Chapter
Name Electing Chapter Year
Helen Baumgartner Smith College 1953
Joshua Brown Carleton College 1998
Marcia J. Bunge St. Olaf College 1976
Betsy Byers St. Olaf College 2002
Eric Carlson University of California, Los Angeles 1976
Denis Crnkovic Franklin and Marshall College 1974
Eric Elias University of Minnesota 1996
Thomas Emmert St. Olaf College 1967
Siri C. Erickson Carelton College 1998
Mary Everett Florida State University 1944
Barbara Fister University of Kentucky 1976
William K. Freiert Gustavus Adolphus College, Honorary 2011
Rebecca T. Fremo Virginia Polytechnic Institute 1991
Robert Gardner Oberlin College 1966
Julie Gilbert Gustavus Adolphus College 1999
Yurie Hong University of California, Los Angeles 1999
Anna J. Hulseberg Northwestern University 1992
Michael Hvidsten St. Olaf College 1981
Robert Irvin University of California, Riverside 1972
Elizabeth Jenner University of California, Berkeley 1995
Darrell Jodock St. Olaf College 1962
Mary Joos University of North Carolina 2004
Byron Nordstrom Lawrence College 1965
Garrett Paul Wabash College 1971
Jessie Petricka Carleton College 2001
Ranae Peterson University of South Dakota 1956
Sujay Rao Cornell University 1993
Alisa Rosenthal Beloit College 1993
Audrey Russek Pomona College 2000
Don Scheese Temple University 1976
Barbara Simpson Washington State University 1964
Jeffrey Stocco Hamline University 1975
Michelle (Anderson) Twait Gustavus Adolphus College 1998
Sarah Wolter Gustavus Adolphus College 2002
Linnea Wren Radcliffe College 1970

Activities

  • Visiting Scholars
    • 2014
      • Dr. Philip Deloria, the Carroll Smith-Rosenberg Collegiate Professor in History and American Culture at the University of Michigan on “Americans Indians in the American Popular Imagination.” Dr. Deloria will be making class visits on the 23rd and 24th and giving a lecture on Wednesday April 23, 2014 at 7:00 pm, Wallenberg Auditorium.

        For more information, please contact Betsy Byers (bbyers@gustavus.edu)

    • 2012
      • Dr. William Schweiker, Edward L. Ryerson Distinguished Service Professor of Theological Ethics at the University of Chicago, on “Ethics in a Time of Many Moralities.” Thursday, March 8, 2012, 7:00 pm, Wallenberg Auditorium.
  • Speakers
  • Spring Initiation
  • Chapter Meetings
    • Meetings are monthly or bimonthly based on business to discuss. Members are notified of meetings via the Phi Beta Kappa email list. Please contact Mary Joos (mjoos@gustavus.edu) or Denis Crnkovic (cronk@gustavus.edu) if you are not receiving emails.
  • Book Award to Outstanding Seniors at St. Peter High School

    2013 Book Award Recipients

    • Arik Lokensgard, Kierstin Karlsrud, Wes Gillette

    2012 Book Award Recipients

    • Andrea Garcia, Maddi Baskfield, Ashley Welp, Rachel Hoehn

    2011 Book Award Recipients

    • Toni Langr, Maggie Morrow, Elizabeth Springer

    2010 Book Award Recipients

    • Aaron Smith, Mindy Malecek, Susanna Holstrom

    2009 Book Award Recipients

    • Christian Behrends, Hannah Karlsrud, Robb Hawkinson, Emily Paul

    2008 Book Award Recipients

    • Eydie Kramer, Timothy Niederriter, Anna Zelenz

    2007 Book Award Recipients

    • Benjamin Bryant, Cassie Cummiskey, Sarah Walker

    2006 Book Award Recipients

    • Amanda Davis, Sarah Hvidsten, Robert Niederriter