The Journey
A newsletter for chapter advisors, chapter officers, and regional officers.

GetConnected to Your Online Benefits!
By Ellen Carmody Roster

Phi Theta Kappa and its corporate partners continue to collaborate to provide a variety of benefits and opportunities to assist members and alumni with their academic and career goals!

The Right Education congratulates Phi Theta Kappa Regional Officers by providing them free one-year subscriptions to The Learning and Homework Accelerator™. This tool assists with writing assignments by helping outline ideas, arrange ideas in a logical order, and develop these ideas into well-organized papers. The Accelerator organizes papers and keeps writing on track and on subject. Contact The Right Education at info@therighteducation.com and state that you are a Phi Theta Kappa Regional Officer to request subscription sign-up information.

This fall, The Right Education has also awarded a $100 scholarship and a one-year subscription to The Learning and Homework Accelerator™ to one student from each Phi Theta Kappa region. The scholarships have been presented by Headquarters representatives at regional meetings this fall.

All Phi Theta Kappa members, alumni and advisors may receive a discounted rate on The Learning and Homework Accelerator™ of 15 months for the price of a regular 12-month subscription. The Society brings these and other innovative services and benefits together at the members-only Phi Theta Kappa website: http://getconnected.ptk.org. Here are some highlights of the online benefits available.

Online Scholarships. Between September and December of 2002, one $500 scholarship will be awarded each month to a randomly selected member who has enrolled in The Phi Theta Kappa Network. To become eligible for the Network Scholarships, members must enroll at http://getconnected.ptk.org.

Phi Theta Kappa eMail Address. A Phi Theta Kappa permanent email address is offered to all members with existing email accounts. The address: yourfirstname.yourlastname@ptk.org will never change and will forward mail no matter how many times your email provider changes. This is a great way to add prestige and professionalism to résumés and academic applications.

Press Release. Newly inducted members of Phi Theta Kappa may have their academic accomplishments recognized by completing an online press release form, which will be sent to the newspaper of their choice. Members may submit the email address of their local newspaper and an electronic press release announcing their election to membership in Phi Theta Kappa will be submitted to the newspaper.

Letters of Recommendation. Members may request letters of recommendation for scholarship and college/university admissions officers, and potential employers. The letters will be printed on the Society’s official letterhead, signed by Executive Director Rod A. Risley, and mailed to the designated addressee. The letters verify membership in Phi Theta Kappa, and also list specific accomplishments related to Phi Theta Kappa, including nomination or selection to the All-USA Academic Team, nomination or selection as a Guistwhite Scholar, selection as a Nota Bene author, service as a chapter president or chapter or regional officer, service as an International Convention Voting Delegate, International Officer candidate or participation in an International Honors Institute.

Phi Theta Kappa corporate partners also offer members a myriad of exclusive benefits, including:

XanEdu™ applauds Phi Theta Kappa members by continuing its exclusive offer to members only. Members may select, for a one-month period, an area of interest and receive access to a massive online collection of information compiled from thousands of periodicals, magazines, journals and newspapers. For more information log on to http://getconnected.ptk.org.

Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, the world leader in test preparation, admissions and tutoring, has extended a special offer to Phi Theta Kappa members: Members may receive a $25 discount on online courses to prepare for such tests as the GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, NCLEX, USMLE and the SAT. The Kaplan Test Prep discount is extended to members, their family members and Phi Theta Kappa alumni. To take advantage of the $25 discount, simply visit http://www.kaptest.com and enter the Promotional Code 8099018 at checkout.

SMARTHINKING, a leading provider of 24-hour, seven-day-a-week online tutoring and academic support for college students, has a special offer for Society members. Check out SMARTHINKING’s popular Online Writing Lab (OWL), where an expert writing e-structor will give you a detailed critique on how to improve your paper. As a member of Phi Theta Kappa, you will receive one free hour of online tutoring and unlimited access to study resources for one month!

Answer Financial®, a national online insurance agency, offers opportunities on a variety of insurance options to members. Types of insurance available include auto, homeowners, renters, life, long term care, health and dental insurance, home warranty, and vision care.

monsterTRAK.com offers special access to a college job-listing site offering entry-level jobs, internships, full and part-time positions. To access monsterTRAK.com, visit http://getconnected.ptk.org, click on the monsterTRAK icon and follow the special instructions for the monsterTRAK.com site: choose Search Jobs, choose Phi Theta Kappa from the list of College & University Career Centers, and use the password, ptk.

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