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RENSSELAER INDUCTS NEW MEMBERS INTO PHALANX HONOR SOCIETY
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute issued the following news release:
Twenty-five students have been inducted into the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Phalanx honor society. Phalanx honors student leadership and celebrates those who have "worked to better the standing of Rensselaer both on and off campus." New members are selected - or "tapped" - by the student members of Phalanx.
Matthew Weed, president of Phalanx, and Hannah Kim, vice president, presided over the April 1 tapping ceremony, which was attended by Phalanx members, family and friends of the inductees, and others from the ...
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