new member information session beta iota rho chapter
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NEW MEMBER
INFORMATION SESSION
BETA IOTA RHO
CHAPTER
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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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