Effective Alumni Associations require organization, dedication, and effort. The Association Toolkit provides resources to maintain high standards among our Alumni groups. Email alumni.office@ptk.org with your questions.
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Effective Alumni Associations require organization, dedication, and effort. The Association Toolkit provides resources to maintain high standards among our Alumni groups. Email alumni.office@ptk.org with your questions.
The Alumni Advisory Council is made up of Phi Theta Kappa alumni, both appointed by the Phi Theta Kappa Executive Director and elected each year by alumni attending the International Convention.
Contact the AAC members with your questions at aac@ptk.org.
The Alumni Advisory Council strives to meet the needs of Phi Theta Kappa Alumni. Visit their list of goals online to learn more.
To be considered for election to the Alumni Advisory Council, candidates must:
The purpose of Phi Theta Kappa Alumni is to support the people, programs and priorities of the Phi Theta Kappa Society. Alumni have valuable contributions to make to Phi Theta Kappa. Through alumni support, the integrity of the Society’s programs and service will be protected and new programs and services can be developed and offered in the future.
To learn more about the chartering process, contact Courtney Taylor at 601-984-3577.
In 2007, the Alumni Advisory Council asked Associations for their best initiatives and solutions to common problems. These were compiled into the Best Practices Guide, a resource that is periodically updated with more creative ideas from Alumni Associations.
Topics covered include:
. . . and much more.
Submit your Associations best practices, to aac@ptk.org. Have a tricky situation? Ask the Alumni Advisory Council for advice, email aac@ptk.org. Meet the AAC.
Alumni associations of Phi Theta Kappa first appeared on the campuses of four-year universities. The premise on which these chapters were established was to ease the transition of the transfer student and to provide well-deserved recognition for community, technical and junior college scholars. The four original charter chapters were officially installed in 1976 on the campuses of the University of Texas at Austin (Alpha of Texas), the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg (Alpha of Mississippi), Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas (Beta of Texas), and Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield (Alpha of Missouri).
A later outgrowth of the alumni program came in 1977 with the installation of the first community-oriented alumni association on the campus of Wilbur Wright College in Chicago, Illinois. The premise on which this chapter was founded was to provide a vehicle by which alumni could continue fellowship with other alumni members while also supporting the activities of the local two-year college chapter.
A new program, the Phi Theta Kappa National Alumni Association, was founded in 1978 and revised in 1987 to provide alumni members various means by which to continue affiliation with the people and programs of the Society. Through participation with the National Alumni Association and senior institution-oriented or community-oriented associations, alumni have an opportunity to serve and support the people, programs and priorities of Phi Theta Kappa.
In the summer of 1991, a critical look was taken at Phi Theta Kappa’s Alumni Program. At this time, to properly reflect the international scope of the Society, the name was changed from the National Alumni Association to the Phi Theta Kappa Alumni Association. After careful study and evaluation, the valuable contribution to Phi Theta Kappa made by alumni members was reaffirmed. Through alumni support the integrity of the Society’s current programs and services will be protected and new programs and services can be developed and offered in the future.
By 1995, alumni began to see the benefits of larger alumni associations affiliated with a Phi Theta Kappa region or multiple campuses to serve a larger geographic area. The specific purpose of these organizations varies but is based on the premise of supporting the mission of Phi Theta Kappa in their specific service area. The early pioneers of these true community alumni associations are the Dade County (Florida) Alumni Association, the Nevada/California Alumni Association, the Virginia Regional Alumni Association and the Indiana Alumni Association.
As Phi Theta Kappa enters its 8th decade of existence, the greatest impact alumni have on the Society remains at the grassroots level — on the campuses of senior institutions encouraging the Phi Theta Kappa transfer student to continue his or her pursuit of scholastic excellence; in the local communities supporting the Society Hallmarks of Scholarship, Leadership, Service and Fellowship; and within the regions to ensure a new generation of Phi Theta Kappans enjoy an exceptional membership experience.
For help establishing and maintaining your Alumni Association, contact Courtney Taylor at 601-984-3577.
The Alumni Advisory Councill is open to help Alumni Associations. Email the AAC at aac@ptk.org for help with your association.
