Phi Theta Kappa Chapter Chartered at Chippewa Valley Technical College
JACKSON, MS - A chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society has been chartered
at Chippewa Valley Technical College in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
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-four
Chippewa Valley Technical College students were inducted as charter members
in a ceremony held on the campus on October 21. Linda Tetzlaff, Minn-Wi-Kota
Regional Coordinator, served as the Phi Theta Kappa headquarters representative
for the chartering ceremony. Alisa Hoepner, Student Life Specialist,
and Tammy Stone, Communications Skills Instructor, will serve as advisors
for the new Beta Rho Omega 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.
