Phi Theta Kappa Chapter Chartered at Minot State University-Bottineau
JACKSON, MS - A chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society has been chartered
at Minot State University in Bottineau, North Dakota.
Phi Theta
Kappa Honor Society, headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, is the largest
honor society in American higher education with 1,250 chapters on 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.
Nineteen
Minot State University students were inducted as charter members in a ceremony
held on the Bottineau Campus on April 23. Dr. Chuck Lura, Life Sciences instructor,
will serve as advisor for the new Beta Rho Eta 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.
