NEW MEMBER

INFORMATION SESSION

BETA IOTA RHO

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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

NOTa

fraternity/sorority

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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!

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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

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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

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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

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MEMBERSHIP FEES

• $55– 1-time only fee

• no further monetary obligations

– $45 to PTK– $5 to region– $5 to chapter

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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

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SCHOLARSHIPS

• Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship

• Hites Transfer Scholarship

• Guistewhite Scholarship

• Leaders of Promise award

• All-USA Academic teams

• All-State Academic Team (PA)

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SCHOLARSHIPS

• LOCAL Schools offering PTK scholarships:

–Wilkes University

–Marywood University

–Misericordia University

–Keystone College

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SCHOLARSHIPS

• NEARBY Schools offering PTK scholarships:

–Albright College

–Dickinson College

– Lebanon Valley

– Philadelphia University

– St. Joseph’s University

–Villanova University

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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

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FOUR HALLMARKS

The Four Hallmarks of PTK are

1. Scholarship

2. Leadership

3. Fellowship

4. Service

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HALLMARKS in ACTION

• Scholarship:

–Honors Study topics

–Honors in Action projects

–Honors seminars

–Honors Institute

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HALLMARKS in ACTION

• Fellowship:

–Networking

–Chapter meetings

–Chapter events

–Regional meetings

–Annual conventions

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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

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HALLMARKS in ACTION

• Leadership:– Active participation in the local chapter– Serving as chapter officer

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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

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APPLYING

• 3 Ways to Apply:

1. Mail to Dr. H

2. Slip under his office door

3. Accept, apply, & pay online @ ptk.org

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