Phi Theta Kappa Chapter Chartered at Oxnard College
JACKSON, MS - A chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society has been chartered
at Oxnard College in California.
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society,
headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, is the largest honor society in
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.
Fifty-three
Oxnard College students were inducted as charter members in a ceremony
held on the campus on October 21. Barb Murray, Chapter Relations Manager,
served as the Phi Theta Kappa headquarters representative for the chartering
ceremony. Carolyn Dorrance, History/Political Science Instructor and
Loraine Buckley, Biological Sciences Instructor, will serve as advisors
for the new Beta Rho Tau 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 some
$37 million in transfer scholarships, provided exclusively to Society
members by approximately 700 senior institutions. In addition Phi Theta
Kappa offers members numerous opportunities for participation in honors
programs, leadership training, and service to their communities.
