NEW MEMBER INFORMATION SESSION BETA IOTA RHO CHAPTER Dr. Stephen A. Housenick – February 26, 2013

WHO WE ARE

3 PHI THETA KAPPA Phi Theta Kappa is the official 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

4 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!

MEMBERSHIP

6 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

7 BENEFITS As members of Phi Theta Kappa, students receive: –Eligibility for scholarships including completion scholarships to assist finishing associate’s degree & many excellent transfer scholarships to four- year $37 million each year

8 BENEFITS As members of Phi Theta Kappa, students receive: –Soft skills development: opportunities for leadership, organization, scholarship, fellowship, community service –The right to wear honor regalia at graduation: the gold and blue cords the Golden Stole and tassel

9 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

10 FEES $65 –1-time only fee no further monetary obligations –$55 to PTK –$5 to region –$5 to chapter

SCHOLARSHIPS

12 SCHOLARSHIPS Available completion 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

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

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

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

16 SCHOLARSHIPS Beta Iota Rho scholarship recipients: –Marc Incitti, Mary Buckley, Katie Smith, Emily Lynch, Leah Kowalski, David Fox 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

HALLMARKS

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

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

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

21 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

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

23 OFFICERS Chapter President: Leah Kowalski VP Service: Dana Williams VP Leadership: David Fox VP Fellowship: open VP Scholarship: open Recording Secretary: Merissa Sims Treasurer: open

INVOLVEMENT School PTKWork

25 LEVEL of INVOLVEMENT What you can. When you can. If you can. –No mandatory activity. –This isn’t a CD club or a checking account. –If you pay your fee & do nothing else, you remain a member.

26 LEVEL of INVOLVEMENT Still, Service & Fellowship are 2 of our 4 Hallmarks, so we welcome your contributions. –Bake something for a bake sale. –Sell wrist bands for our Relay for Life team. –Donate books or clothes to one of our drives. –Share great ideas for great club activities. –Communicate with members electronically.

APPLYING

28 APPLYING 3 Ways to Apply: 1.Mail to Dr. H 2.Slip under his office door (#702) 3.Accept, apply, & pay ptk.org

29 BEST WISHES Whether or not your join PTK, on your impressive academic achievement and keep up the hard work !

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