NEW MEMBER INFORMATION SESSION BETA IOTA RHO CHAPTER

2 PHI THETA KAPPA Phi Theta Kappa is the International Honor Society for two-year colleges. Incorporated in 1918, Phi Theta Kappa is now the largest honor society in American higher education. –It has more than 2 million members 1,200 chapters NOT a fraternity/sorority

3 BETA IOTA RHO Beta Iota Rho is the local chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Luzerne County Community College. Our chapter, chartered on December 12, 2000, is a member of the Middle States Region. –Currently, we have 287 members. Happy 10 th Anniversary!

4 MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS A student must: –be enrolled in at least 3 credit hours at LCCC during Fall or Spring Semesters. –have a GPA of 3.5 or better. –have completed 12 hours or more of transfer level courses. Membership is Invitation Only

5 MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS As members of Phi Theta Kappa, students receive: –Eligibility for scholarships including many excellent transfer scholarships to $37 million each year –The right to wear honor regalia at graduation: the gold and blue cords the Golden Stole and tassel

6 MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS As members of Phi Theta Kappa, students receive: –Letters of Recommendation –Phi Theta Kappa certificate, transcript notation –Phi Theta Kappa diploma seal –A Golden Key pin –Subscription to Society publications –Press releases

7 MEMBERSHIP FEES $55 –1-time only fee no further monetary obligations –$45 to PTK –$5 to region –$5 to chapter

8 SCHOLARSHIPS Over $37 million in transfer scholarships More than 700 colleges & universities Free Access to scholarship search engines –College Fish.org –PTK scholarships listed by state listed by scholarship

9 SCHOLARSHIPS Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship Hites Transfer Scholarship Guistewhite Scholarship Leaders of Promise award All-USA Academic teams All-State Academic Team (PA)

10 SCHOLARSHIPS LOCAL Schools offering PTK scholarships: –Wilkes University –Marywood University –Misericordia University –Keystone College

11 SCHOLARSHIPS NEARBY Schools offering PTK scholarships: –Albright College –Dickinson College –Lebanon Valley –Philadelphia University –St. Joseph’s University –Villanova University

12 SCHOLARSHIPS Beta Iota Rho scholarship recipients: –Marc Incitti 2010 All-Pennsylvania Academic Team award –(which has a scholarship for full tuition at any of the colleges part of the PA State System of Higher Learning) –Stephen Swicklick LCCC's Outstanding Graduate Award of the 2010 Commencement 2010 All-Pennsylvania Academic Team award

13 FOUR HALLMARKS The Four Hallmarks of PTK are 1.Scholarship 2.Leadership 3.Fellowship 4.Service

14 HALLMARKS in ACTION Scholarship: –Honors Study topics –Honors in Action projects –Honors seminars –Honors Institute

15 HALLMARKS in ACTION Fellowship: –Networking –Chapter meetings –Chapter events –Regional meetings –Annual conventions

16 HALLMARKS in ACTION Service: –Chapter events, fundraisers, community service Recent Events: –Honors in Action Project –Alzheimer’s Birchwood –Relay for Life –Park clean up –2011 flood relief – winter weather wear drive

17 HALLMARKS in ACTION Leadership: –Active participation in the local chapter –Serving as chapter officer

18 OFFICERS Chapter President: Melissa Stanton VP Service: Mary Buckley VP Leadership: Katie Smith VP Fellowship: Julie Neikam VP Scholarship: Ryan Flaherty Recording Secretary: Marc Incitti Treasurer: Rainy Ann Boyle

19 APPLYING 3 Ways to Apply: 1.Mail to Dr. H 2.Slip under his office door 3.Accept, apply, & pay ptk.org

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