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BETA IOTA RHO CHAPTER NEW MEMBER INFORMATION SESSION 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 2 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 10th Anniversary! 3 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 4 MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS • As members of Phi Theta Kappa, students receive: – Eligibility for scholarships • including many excellent transfer scholarships to universities • @ $37 million each year – The right to wear honor regalia at graduation: • the gold and blue cords • the Golden Stole and tassel 5 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 6 MEMBERSHIP FEES • $55 – 1-time only fee • no further monetary obligations – $45 to PTK – $5 to region – $5 to chapter 7 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 8 SCHOLARSHIPS • • • • • • Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship Hites Transfer Scholarship Guistewhite Scholarship Leaders of Promise award All-USA Academic teams All-State Academic Team (PA) 9 SCHOLARSHIPS • LOCAL Schools offering PTK scholarships: – Wilkes University – Marywood University – Misericordia University – Keystone College 10 SCHOLARSHIPS • NEARBY Schools offering PTK scholarships: – Albright College – Dickinson College – Lebanon Valley – Philadelphia University – St. Joseph’s University – Villanova University 11 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 12 FOUR HALLMARKS The Four Hallmarks of PTK are 1. Scholarship 2. Leadership 3. Fellowship 4. Service 13 HALLMARKS in ACTION • Scholarship: – Honors Study topics – Honors in Action projects – Honors seminars – Honors Institute 14 HALLMARKS in ACTION • Fellowship: – Networking – Chapter meetings – Chapter events – Regional meetings – Annual conventions 15 HALLMARKS in ACTION • Service: – Chapter events, fundraisers, community service • Recent Events: – – – – – Honors in Action Project Alzheimer’s disease @ Birchwood Relay for Life Park clean up 2011 flood relief – winter weather wear drive 16 HALLMARKS in ACTION • Leadership: – Active participation in the local chapter – Serving as chapter officer 17 OFFICERS • • • • • • • Chapter President: VP Service: VP Leadership: VP Fellowship: VP Scholarship: Recording Secretary: Treasurer: Melissa Stanton Mary Buckley Katie Smith Julie Neikam Ryan Flaherty Marc Incitti Rainy Ann Boyle 18 APPLYING • 3 Ways to Apply: 1. Mail to Dr. H 2. Slip under his office door 3. Accept, apply, & pay online @ ptk.org 19 20 21