Phi Theta Kappa Chapter Chartered at Sullivan University, Lexington Campus
A chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society has been chartered
on the Lexington, Kentucky campus of Sullivan University.
Phi
Theta Kappa International Honor Society, headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi,
is the largest honor society in American higher education with 1,250 chapters
on two-year and community college campuses in all 50 of the United States,
Canada, Germany, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
the Federated States of Micronesia, the British Virgin Islands, the United
Arab Emirates and U.S. territorial possessions. More than two million
students have been inducted since its founding in 1918, with approximately
100,000 students inducted annually.
Seventeen Sullivan University
students were inducted as charter members in a ceremony held on the Lexington
campus July 22. Rebecca Clark, Director of Student Life, will serve as advisor
for the new Beta Pi Chi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa.
To receive
an invitation to membership in Phi Theta Kappa students must have completed
at least 12 hours of coursework that may be applied to an associate degree,
must generally have a grade point average of 3.5; and adhere to the standards
of the Society.
In order to charter a chapter of Phi Theta Kappa
a college must be a regionally accredited institution offering associate
degree programs.
Members of Phi Theta Kappa may apply for more
than $36 million in transfer scholarships, provided exclusively to Society
members by more than 680 senior institutions. In addition Phi Theta Kappa
offers members numerous opportunities for participation in honors programs,
leadership training, and service to their communities.
