Travis Tippens, a student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NC State University, has been selected as a Vice President of the NCSU chapter of Phi Kappa Phi for the next academic year.

Travis was selected as the most outstanding 4.0 Junior who is eligible for membership with the highest number of NCSU credits.

Founded in 1897 at the University of Maine, Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest, largest, and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Its chapters are on more than 300 campuses in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. Each year, approximately 30,000 members are initiated.

Membership into Phi Kappa Phi is by invitation only and they must meet strict requirements in order to be eligible for membership.