Belmont’s Xi Alpha Chapter of national history honor society Phi Alpha Theta inducted 10 students as new members at a ceremony held on Oct. 22. The new members included Annie Chun, Jordan Heykoop, Rebecca Green, Rachel Bryan, Alison Harpole, Michael Sbarra, Storm Sloan, MacKenzie Groff, Matthew Pritchett and Bailey Scogin.
The ceremony, held in the Belmont Mansion, was attended by history faculty and inductee guests. The annual PAT lecture, given by Belmont History Department Alumnus and Assistant Professor of Architectural History at the College of Charleston Dr. Nathaniel Walker, followed. It was entitled “Parade of Progress. General Motors’ Mid-Century Campaign to Promote Highway-Centric Urban Planning in Hometown U.S.A ”.
