Phi Theta Kappa Alumni Association Chartered at University of Texas - Tyler
JACKSON, MS - An alumni chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society has been
chartered at the University of Texas - Tyler.
Seventeen University
of Texas - Tyler students were inducted as charter members of the alumni
association in a ceremony held during the Texas Leadership Conference
held October 9, 2009. Ona Tolliver, Director of Student Life and Leadership,
and Alpha Omicron at Tyler Junior College alumna Sarah Bowdin, Director
of Admissions, will serve as advisors for the Xi of Texas alumni chapter.
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.
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.
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.
University-based Alumni Associations
make up more than half of the Society's 110 alumni associations. These organizations
are well-suited to assist Phi Theta Kappa members with the transition from
community college to university life. They are also helpful to the University
as Phi Theta Kappa alumni members can serve as ambassadors in recruiting
and outreach efforts to potential students.
