Phi Theta Kappa Chapter Chartered at Heald College, San Francisco Campus
JACKSON, MS - A chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society
has been chartered on the San Francisco 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.
Seventeen
Heald College students were inducted as charter members in a ceremony held
on the San Francisco campus December 5. Patrice Binaisa, Learning Resource
Coordinator, will serve as advisor for the new Beta Rho Xi 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.
