Events |Richmond Phi Beta Kappa Association

Upcoming Events

The national website. pbk.org, also provides many resources, including an events calendar. Since you are invited to all PBK events, and many are virtual, there are a number of interesting offerings you may enjoy.

Past Events

2025 Induction Ceremonies - See the Gallery Page

Virginia Scholars Series was held on Sunday, May 18th at the Richmond SPCA on canine communication.

Presented by: Sarah Babcock, CTC, CPDT-KSA, CBCC-KA, CDBC, Chief of Education and Training and member of the Richmond Association of Phi Beta Kappa.

Sarah joined the staff of the Richmond SPCA in 2001, soon after graduating valedictorian and with honors from Jean Donaldson’s Academy for Dog Trainers at the San Francisco SPCA. Her earlier career at IBM followed her graduation from Sweet Briar College with a bachelor’s degree in math and economics. Sarah’s career change was inspired by Crosby, a dog she found, adopted and began training, which led her to pursue additional education in animal behavior at the University of Richmond where she completed three years of graduate work in psychology and neuroscience.

The dogs who share Sarah’s home have competed in canine agility, trained in tricks, done commercial work for local and national brands, appeared on the cover of Bark magazine, and visited local retirement communities as part of the Richmond SPCA’s Paws for Health® Program. Her Henrico County farm is also home to cats, chickens and miniature horses, all of whom have benefited from some degree of clicker training.

Lewis Ginter Garden 1800 Lakeside Ave, Henrico, VA 23228.

On April 12, association members met for a walk in the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in Henrico. Spring Has Sprung! Come for a walk in the garden with PBK members and get an inside view of one or Richmond's treasures, Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens.

On Thursday, March 20th members met for Trivia at Bingo Beer. The team placed Second this time. This is the second event where we have placed second and look forward to winning it all next time. This even is always fun and a great multi-generational activity.

On January 18, 2025 members of the Richmond Association gathered at Indian Fields Tavern for our first social event of the year.

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