NEW MEMBER INFORMATION SESSION BETA IOTA RHO CHAPTER Dr. Stephen A. Housenick – Oct. 13, 2015
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NEW MEMBER
INFORMATION SESSION
BETA IOTA RHO
CHAPTER
Dr. Stephen A. Housenick – Oct. 13, 2015
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 have earned a 5-STAR chapter rating
– We have been 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
• $70
– 1-time only fee
• no further monetary obligations
– $60 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, Jamie Derr, Ariel Harro
• 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
• Past 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: Stephanie Swartz
• VP Service: Richelle Hess
• VP Leadership: open
• VP Fellowship: Tanya Cratsely
• VP Scholarship: Patricia Dixon
• Recording Secretary: Chelly Lloyd
• 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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APPLYING
Key Dates:
• APPLICATION DEADLINES:
– 11/6/15 (to have your name in the induction program)
– 12/11/15 (otherwise, the end of the semester)
• INDUCTION CEREMONY:
– Thursday, 11/12/15
– 6pm
– in the ECC
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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
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