The Founders Memorial Scholarships are Theta Foundation’s most prestigious awards, valued at $12,000 each. Awarded to the top four junior candidates every year, the recipients are intentionally matched with a specific founder based on their shared accomplishments and characteristics.
Founders Memorial Scholarships 2025
Bettie Locke Hamilton: The Leader
Kate Park, Epsilon Mu/Princeton
Computer Science
Kate grew up in Seoul, South Korea. She came to the United States for middle school, which is when she learned the English language. Kate decided on Princeton University to pursue a particularly difficult engineering major to fuel her intellectual curiosity. She has since expanded her skill set and career prospects by navigating the business realm, landing a competitive internship in consulting last summer. Kate not only excels in unfamiliar environments, but she also wants to find ways to make those spaces more accessible for others. When she overcomes an obstacle, she feels compelled to ease that path for the next generation, especially women and international students. Through her various Theta chapter officer roles and as president of the Korean Students Association at Princeton, she has helped new students adapt, integrate, and thrive, no matter their background.