Phi Theta Kappa, an Honorable Club

Anna G. Agee, staff writer

Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society for two-year colleges. The chapter of PTK on PVCC’s campus is named Alpha Epsilon Tau. Through this club, students can gain experience, form connections, and build their resume while serving and informing others. Along with these benefits, members of PTK have access to many conventions, seminars, and scholarships.

The PTK is a student led club  that has two staff advisors who are Associate Professor of Information Technology Bruce Robinson and Professor of Spanish Kit Decker. The officers of PTK are President Lewis Spangler,Vice President of Service J’Air Rawlings,Vice President of Fellowship Sofie Mann, Vice President of Communications Clarissa Ribeiro Bittes, and Vice President of Scholarship Marissa Hall.

Chapter President Lewis Spangler, said that the biggest annual project of PTK is called Honors in Action. The project this year is aimed at helping PVCC students understand their finances better. Finance classes and resources will be available to interested students throughout the school year. With the help of PTK a Financial Literacy Panel was held on Nov. 1 at 12:00 pm in the auditorium. The panel discussed building credit, saving, and budgeting. Vice President Bittes lead the coordination of this event.

Alpha Epsilon Tau, participates in natural disaster relief and maintenance of school grounds. The members are also involved in charity work and various food and toy drives.

PTK at PVCC looks to coordinate with other clubs to better the college and community. Spangler said, “Because many members are members of other clubs, we link up and participate in their activities as well.” This year, PTK is working with the Volunteer Club.

PTK members who attend the club meetings benefit from the various agendas which focus “…on developing everyone’s soft skills such as productivity and communication,” says Spangler. Spangler also stated that “The focus [of the meetings] is on skills that are necessary to be a professional and something honor students should continue to improve.”

Students who want to apply for the PTK chapter at PVCC must meet requirements before applying. Students with 12-30 credit hours must maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Students with more than 30 credit hours must maintain a GPA of 3.25 or better. Those who meet these requirements will receive an email at the beginning of the following semester with a link to apply. Students can also contact one of the staff advisors to fill out a physical application.

Applications are due on the last day of class each semester and there is a registration fee of $80.