Alexander Bonder elected to Phi Beta Kappa at Gettysburg College

2010 Jun 8

Alexander Bonder, a resident of Mantua has been elected to the Iota Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa Society at Gettysburg College. Bonder, is a member of the Class of 2010.

Founded in 1923, the Iota Chapter at Gettysburg College is one of 242 chapters at colleges and universities nationwide and one of 19 Phi Beta Kappa chapters in Pennsylvania. Since the chapter's chartering, more than 1,600 students have been elected to membership at Gettysburg College, signifying their "scholarship, character, love of learning, and promise of achievement."

Gettysburg College is ranked among the top 100 most selective institutions of higher learning in the United States.

Founded in 1832, Gettysburg College is a highly selective four-year residential college of liberal arts and sciences with a strong academic tradition that includes Rhodes Scholars, a Nobel laureate and other distinguished scholars among its alumni. The college enrolls 2,600 undergraduate students and is located on a 200-acre campus adjacent to the Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania.