Anup Patel of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Serves as Officer of Wilkes University Chapter of Tri Beta Honor Society

2013 Dec 10

Anup Patel of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., is an officer of the Theta Delta Chapter of the Beta Beta Beta national biological honor society at Wilkes University. Patel is treasurer. Valerie Kalter, associate professor of biology, serves as the chapter's faculty advisor.

Patel is a senior biology major. Patel is the son of Dr. Kamlesh and Sushma Patel.

The biological honor society includes both full and associate members. Full members are junior and senior biology students who have completed at least 16 credits in biology with a 3.25 minimum GPA and have a 3.0 overall GPA. Associate members are sophomores and juniors who have completed fewer than 16 credits in biology with a minimum 3.25 GPA and have at least a 3.0 overall GPA.

Tri Beta was founded in 1922 at Oklahoma City University by Dr. Frank G. Brooks and his students. The idea of an honor society and professional society for biology students spread and by 1925 the society became a national organization. The Theta Delta Chapter was installed at Wilkes in 2001.