Phi Theta Kappa

Welcome back everybody, as the second week of classes progresses everyone is getting back into the swing of things here. As one of the VP's for Phi Theta Kappa part of that means we're looking to get current members more involved and make everybody who is eligible aware of the opportunities that come with joining.
If you're currently a member and would like to get more involved with the chapter and our projects our weekly meeting are scheduled for 1:30pm at Truax on Mondays (In our office in room 131) or Downtown at 3:45pm on Wednesdays (In the Student Life office). We would love to see you there!
If there's a project you'd like to the see the chapter take on suggest it! You can contact the officers of the chapter via e-mail (listed on our blackboard page), better yet come to a meeting and introduce yourself. And we would love to see any volunteers who could help us out with the coordinating the Distinguished Teacher Award or the upcoming Induction of new members.

Speaking of new members... If you're eligible to join Phi Theta Kappa you'll receive an invitation in the mail in the coming weeks. This means that you've kept your GPA at 3.5 or better for at least 12 credits. Congratulations! If you decide to join, you pay a onetime lifetime membership fee and gain access to all the resources of the Phi Theta Kappa organization on campus. We encourage our members to apply for some of the transfer scholarships available specifically to members, which includes the Jack Kent Cook award. This is a $90,000 award two of our chapter members have won in the last two years! We're hoping to have a third winner this year.
We also encourage members to become Enhanced Members by participating in our events over the course of the semester. If you become an Enhanced Member you'll receive an award and an invitation to the Enhanced Member Banquet we hold each semester, you're also far more likely to have the opportunity to travel to the regional or national conferences we attend (next up Orlando!).
My best recommendation for the organization though is the people you meet. I've met some great people though getting involved with our chapter and I hope to meet many more.

Gail Leinweber (Liberal Arts)
VP of Service Beta Beta Psi