Phi Theta Kappa Chapter Chartered at Copper Mountain College
JACKSON, MS - A chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society has been chartered
at Copper Mountain College in Joshua Tree, California.
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.
Thirty-five Copper Mountain College students
were inducted as charter members in a ceremony held on April 3. Cathy Itnyre,
professor of history and philosophy, will serve as advisor for the new Beta
Rho Pi 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.
