NEW MEMBER

INFORMATION SESSION

BETA IOTA RHO

CHAPTER

Dr. Stephen A. Housenick – Oct. 28, 2014

WHO WE ARE

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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

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BETA IOTA RHO

• BETA IOTA RHO is the local chapter of Phi

Theta Kappa at Luzerne County Community

College, chartered on December 12, 2000.

– We are a 5-STAR chapter

– We are a TOP 100 chapter

– We earned a HALLMARK AWARD for our HIAP

– President Leary: SHIRLEY GORDON award

– Dr. Housenick: PARAGON ADVISOR award

MEMBERSHIP

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REQUIREMENTS

• A student must:

– have a GPA of 3.5 or better

– be enrolled in at least 3 credit hours at LCCC

during Fall or Spring Semesters

– have completed 12 hours or more of transfer-level

courses

Membership is

Invitation

Only

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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 universities

over $37 million each year

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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

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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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FEES

• $65

– 1-time only fee

• no further monetary obligations

– $55 to PTK

– $5 to region

– $5 to chapter

SCHOLARSHIPS

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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

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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, Mary Buckley, Katie Smith,

Emily Lynch, Leah Kowalski, David Fox,

Tara Warnig, Merissa Sims

• All-Pennsylvania Academic Team award

– Stephen Swicklick

• LCCC's 2010 Outstanding Graduate Award

– David Fox

• LCCC's 2013 Outstanding Graduate Award

• Hites Transfer Scholarship (1 of 7 in the nation!)

HALLMARKS

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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: Rosemary Salamone

• Chapter President: Jamie Derr

• VP Service: Ariel Harro

• VP Leadership: open

• VP Fellowship: Kierney Hess

• VP Scholarship: Vicki Washick

• Recording Secretary: Stephanie Swartz

• Treasurer: open

INVOLVEMENT

School

PTK Work

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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.

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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

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APPLYING

• 3 Ways to Apply:

1. Mail to Dr. H

2. Slip under his office door (#924-W)

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

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BEST WISHES

• Whether or not your join PTK,

• on your impressive academic achievement

• and keep up the hard work !

THE END