Phi Beta Kappa confirms Flanagan has been honors society member since 2002, refuting report

Phi Beta Kappa, the country s oldest academic honor society, has released a statement correcting the Wall Street Journal after the newspaper questioned Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan s remarks about graduating Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Minnesota. The Journal reported Wednesday morning that Flanagan claimed she was a Phi Beta Kappa member during a 2016 Minnesota House committee hearing, but the newspaper said when they asked her campaign, staff members said she did not actually belong to the honors society due to the cost of membership. Flanagan s membership info (Courtesy: Phi Beta Kappa) Flanagan s campaign later told the Journal that the lieutenant governor, who is running for the state s up-for-grabs U.S. Senate seat, remembers being unable to afford the membership fee, but that universities and donors often covered those fees. Wednesday afternoon, Amber Cox, associate secretary and COO of Phi Beta Kappa, confirmed that Flanagan was inducted into the honor socie