Phi Theta Kappa Students Achieve Greatness

Rachel Lemley, staff writer

Phi Theta Kappa has been a leading international honors society in two-year colleges for many years. Their current chapter in PVCC is Alpha Epsilon Tau, which helps students get connected to their communities by public services like helping victims of natural disasters, toy and food drives, charity walks, and environmental activism. This chapter also creates many initiatives and goals for the students, while letting them take part of the leadership in PTK.

“What motivated me to be Vice President of Fellowship was that I wanted to be more involved with PTK by having an officer position,” said the Vice President of Fellowship Gigi Gett.

PTK offers a variety of positions like president, vice president of communications, or vice president of service, that allow students to learn and take charge of the honors society. It also gives access to scholarships, conventions, and seminars, as well as the ability to socialize with others and be part of a supporting, achieving group of peers. Additionally, joining will open many opportunities socially and academically.

“PTK helps students achieve academic success because not only are scholarships and trips offered, but also it is something great to add to your college applications or resume,” Gett said.

PTK invites all eligible students at the beginning of the Fall and Spring semesters, where they then pay an enrollment fee ($80) and officially join the Alpha Epsilon Tau chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society. The students who have not yet been invited are also encouraged to fill out an application form. To be eligible, members or applicants who have 12 to 30 credit hours must be full-time students and have a minimum GPA of 3.5. For those with more than 30 credit hours, they must be full-time students and have a minimum GPA of 3.25.

For more information on Phi Theta Kappa or a membership application, you can go to the Honors Programs page under Academics and click Phi Theta Kappa. The club meets usually on the 20th of every month in room M251 and there is also going to be a 40th induction ceremony of Phi Theta Kappa for the new 96 students joining the chapter. The guest speaker is the Professor of Communications from the Humanities, Fine Arts & Social Division, Dr. Laurie Thurneck. This ceremony will be held on Tuesday, April 9 at 4:30 p.m. and all are invited to join this occasion.