Phi Theta Kappa Chapter Chartered at Matanuska-Susitna College
JACKSON, MS - A chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society has been chartered
at Matanuska-Susitna College in Alaska.
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.
Fourteen
Matanuska-Susitna College students were inducted as charter members
in a ceremony held on the campus on January 25. Deborah Fox, English Instructor,
will serve as advisor for the new Beta Sigma Epsilon 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.
