(Hastings, Neb.) - The Hastings College Alpha chapter (Nebraska) of Alpha Chi academic honor society initiated 14 members during spring semester.

Alpha Chi is a co-educational society that promotes scholarship and exemplary character through activities, forums and other events on campus.

To qualify for membership, students must be in the top 10 percent of the junior or senior class.
 
Spring 2009 initiates for Alpha Chi:

• Adreanne Brungardt - Brush, Colo.
• Brittny Lee Burns - Hastings, Neb.
• April Christensen - Hardy, Neb.
• Cynthia Eschliman - Hutchinson, Kan.
• Julia D. Kaup - Grand Island, Neb.
• Lauren Lee - Loveland, Colo.
• Melissa Muller - Aurora, Colo.
• Cassidy K. Pitkin - Callaway, Neb.
• Stacey Paladino - Omaha, Neb.
• Elizabeth Powers - Columbus, Neb.
• Jameon Rush - Longford, Kan.
• Emily Elizabeth Spearman - Superior, Colo.

Hastings College, founded in 1882, is a private, four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). A total of 64 majors in 32 areas of study and 12 pre-professional programs are offered to 1,146 students. The college was cited among “Best Liberal Arts Colleges” in U.S. News & World Report, America’s Best Colleges 2009, was included in The Princeton Review’s “Best in the Midwest” section on its website featuring 2009 Best Colleges: Region by Region, and was listed among top liberal arts colleges in Nebraska by Washington Monthly magazine.

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