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Nine students will be inducted into Rho Phi Lambda, the national honorary fraternity recognizing academic excellence, leadership and service for students in Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services, at an awards banquet on Friday, May 7.

Membership in the SUNY Cortland chapter, Alpha Eta, requires students to be in the upper 15 percent of their class and have a minimum GPA of 3.2 in professional courses.

Undergraduate inductees include: Emily Balles of Endicott, N.Y.; Lauren Blackburn of Huntington Station, N.Y.; David Burnette of Kenmore, N.Y.; Gregory Kroohs of Putnam Valley, N.Y.; and Sarah Wryk of East Aurora, N.Y.

Graduate students being inducted include: Hobit Lafaye of Ithaca, N.Y.; Amanda Lengauer of Syracuse, N.Y.; Amanda Perl of Ithaca, N.Y.; and Lisa Spadafore of Liverpool, N.Y.