The Alpha of New York Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at Union, established in 1817, has admitted 30 new members. 

Five members of the Class of 2008 were elected this year: Kaitlin Canty, Dionna Kasper, Michelle Elyse Koo, Ali Qureshi and Jacquelyn Raftery. 

Inductees from the Class of 2007 include Kelly Bayne, Alessandro Carini, Carolyn Castagna, Jessica DiMarco, Risa Dubow, Colin Foard, Sean Geary, Michael Grady, Kathryn Grant, Brian Gulack, Leigh Ann Holterman, Robert Larimore, Carli McNeill, Cara Murphy, Alexandra Paul, Brianne Phillips, Lindsay Quereau, Gnana Simon, Nathaniel Standish, Jessica Steger, Kaitlyn Tagarelli, Kelly Testa, Albert Vanderlaan, Jonathan Young and Christopher Zona.

The group joins Craig Ferguson ’07 and Julia Mathew ’07, who were elected last year.