Philina McCray, a resident of Suffolk and a graduate of Lakeland High School, was inducted into Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society at North Carolina Central University on April 28.

The honor society accepts students that earn grade-point averages of 3.5 or greater during at least one semester of their freshman year. Phi Eta Sigma is one of the oldest and most prestigious honor societies in the country. Its purpose is to encourage and reward academic excellence of first year students.