Phi Theta Kappa Chapter Chartered at Heald College, Hayward Campus
JACKSON, MS - A chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society
has been chartered on the Hayward Campus of Heald College in California.
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.
Thirty
Heald College students were inducted as charter members in a ceremony held
on the Hayward campus September 26. Vickie Saling, Director of Student
Services, Mark Hunter, Associate Director of Academic Affairs, and Heaven
Walker, Instructor, will serve as advisors for the new Beta Rho Nu 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.
