100,000-Plus Students Receive Benefits of Phi Theta Kappa Experience in 2009
More than 100,000 students will receive the benefits of Phi Theta Kappa
membership in 2009, an all-time record and the first time membership acceptance
has exceeded 100,000 in one year.
The 100,000th member for 2009
was recorded November 30, and accepted membership online, as did more than
22,000 new inductees this year, 23 percent of the total.
"Phi
Theta Kappa has recognized academic excellence for more than 90 years,
and today does much more," said Executive Director Rod A. Risley. "Through
scholarships, transfer planning, honors programs and leadership and
service-learning opportunities, we equip our members with the knowledge
and skills that make them highly valued by transfer institutions and prospective
employers.
"In the current economic climate, students need
the benefits of The Phi Theta Kappa Experience more than ever before," Risley
continued. "This year we are honored that more than 100,000 students have
accepted membership into the Phi Theta Kappa family, where they may grow
as scholars, engaged citizens and future leaders of the global community."
"Through
technology, we continue to ease the burden on our advisors," Risley noted.
"More than 22,000 students paid fees online, meaning 22,000 less applications
for our advisors to process."
More information concerning
online acceptance is available in PAM,
the Personal Assistant Manager for chapter advisors.
In 1918,
college presidents wishing to recognize scholastic excellence founded
Phi Theta Kappa, which received official recognition from the American
Association of Community Colleges in 1929. The Society now provides members
with a wide array of benefits, including scholarship opportunities, transfer
planning through CollegeFish.org, and honors programming. The Society's
1,250 chapters are located on college campuses in all 50 of the United States,
in Canada, Germany, the British Virgin Islands, the Republic of Palau,
the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia
and the United Arab Emirates.
