Dariya Baydina Named Chapter Officer at University of California, Davis

2013 Oct 11

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is pleased to announce that Dariya Baydina of Davis, Calif., was selected to serve as an officer for the University of California, Davis chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Baydina was elected to the position of Student Vice President and is currently serving the 2013-2014 term. In her capacity as Student Vice President, Baydina is jointly responsible for the outreach to current and potential members, including community service projects, social media, and initiation ceremony planning.

Baydina currently is a fourth-year undergraduate student double-majoring in Managerial Economics and Russian. Besides working for UC Davis Extension, she is actively involved in various student organizations at UC Davis such as Russian Cultural Association and Telemark Dance Troupe.

Founded in 1897 at the University of Maine and headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline honor society. The Society has chapters on more than 300 college and university campuses in North America and the Philippines. Its mission is "To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others."

More About Phi Kappa Phi Since its founding, more than 1 million members have been initiated. Some of the organization's more notable members include former President Jimmy Carter, NASA astronaut Wendy Lawrence, novelist David Baldacci and YouTube cofounder Chad Hurley. The Society has awarded approximately $15 million since the inception of its awards program in 1932. Today, $1 million is awarded each biennium to qualifying students and members through graduate fellowships, undergraduate study abroad grants, member and chapter awards and grants for local and national literacy initiatives.