Sixteen Furman University juniors and two seniors have been selected into a new academic honor society, the Quaternion Senior Order, or QSO.<\/p>\n
The QSO combines Quaternion, a society previously reserved for men founded in 1903, with Senior Order, a society reserved for women founded in 1937.<\/p>\n
\u201cA thorough review of the historical documents by leaders in both organizations revealed that over their nearly two centuries of combined existence, the gender-specific honor societies had mirrored one another in substantial ways,\u201d said Scott Henderson, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Education and co-president of QSO.<\/p>\n
Unifying the societies allows members and alumni to recognize each organization\u2019s rich history while being part of a new QSO community that honors the highest achievement of all students, Henderson added.<\/p>\n
QSO will induct 16 rising seniors each year with the option to add honorary members. The inaugural QSO welcomed 18 new members, two of them seniors, in a March 26 ceremony. They are:<\/p>\n
Miles Baker \u201924
\nBritany Bonilla-Martinez \u201924
\nConor Bready \u201924
\nLouisa Brown \u201924
\nAlex Bussom \u201924
\nKevin Carberry \u201924
\nBiruja Dahal \u201924
\nAdrian Gonazlez \u201924
\nJaeyden Hill-Mims \u201924
\nKatherine Hough \u201924
\nAbijah Leamon \u201924
\nFrances North \u201923
\nLexi Rojas \u201924
\nJohn Roper \u201923
\nBotamina Sorial \u201924
\nKelsey Sumter \u201924
\nAsh Tillman \u201924
\nNicole Warren \u201924<\/p>\n
Jocelyn Boulware Bruce \u201917, assistant director for social justice education, and Kim Keefer, director of the Shucker Center for Leadership Development, were inducted as honorary members.<\/p>\n
While many of the rites and traditions of the former groups will change with a unified organization, the principles underpinning both have not, said Maya Russell, pre-law advisor at Furman and co-president of QSO.<\/p>\n
\u201cQSO identifies a select group of students based on their outstanding dedication to leadership, determination as a scholar, discipline to serve the needs of others and devotion to and love for the university and its broader community,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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