What is Phi Theta Kappa?
What are the hallmarks of Phi Theta Kappa?
What are the Scholarship initiatives?
What are the Service initiatives?
What is Project Graduation?
What is the local chapter?
Who We Are
Phi Theta Kappa is the International Honor Society of the 2-year college.
Members participate in four areas of programs, the Hallmarks of Phi Theta Kappa: Scholarship, Service, Leadership, and Fellowship.
For the 2006-2008 school years, members are participating in scholarly discussion of our current honors study topic: "Gods, Gold, and Glory: the Global Dynamics of Power." During the fall, the local chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha, will be serving as a Host Site and will allow members, Butler students, invited National Honor Society students, and community members to particiapte in a series of Satellite Seminars focusing on the Honors Study Topic. The Satellite Seminars from the past 5 years are available on DVD or VHS for instructor use in the classroom as well as student use in discovering more about the honors study topic. They may be checked out from Susan Forrest. Contact her at sforrest@butlercc.edu. Past Satellite Seminars include the following topics:
Customs, Traditions and Celebrations: the human drive for community (2001-2002)
Dimensions and Directions in Health: choices in the maze (2002-2004)
Popular Culture: shaping and reflecting who we are (2004-2006)
"Gods, Gold, and Glory: The Global Dynamics of Power" (2006-2008)
The new Honors Study Topic for 2008-2010 will be "The Paradox of Affluence: Choices and Challenges". Look for more information on future Phi Theta Kappa Honors Study Topic Activities.
Members are also challenged to partipcate in one of several international service initiatives: "Operation Green", "Conquering Cancer" and "Project Graduation". Chapters are encouraged to focus, but not limit, community service efforts on the international initiatives.
Conquering Cancer involves the Education, Advocacy, and Fundraising for the American Cancer Association. As a local chapter, members were a part ofthe El Dorado Relay For Life committee in 2006. They were involved with the Survisor Committee, Luminaria Committee, and the Advocacy Committee. As a result of our fundraising activities, the chapter raised over $1350 for Relay For Life last year. In addition, our chapter facilitated the "Picture a Cure" and the Luminaria Ceremonies during the event. Prior to the event, members of our chapter were involved in the Survivors Reception. This is the first time the event occured in El Dorado. In 2006, our chapter raised over $4000 for Relay For Life and participated in the committee for the Relay For Life of Butler Community College. This year, the event raised $34,000 for the American Cancer Society. In 2008, we hope to celebrate Andover's 50th year with a 50's theme and raise $50,000!
Other service activities that our chapter has been involved with include: Walk America and Bikers for Babies (March of Dimes), Bowl For Kids' Sake (Big Brothers/ Big Sisters), and Race for the Cure (Susan G. Komen Foundation.)
Project Graduation: Feed a Body, Feed a Mind
Feed a Mind is an initiative that started in New Jersey a few years ago and has become a nationwied initiative. Graduates are given a chance to give back to the community by bringing a book or a canned good to their graduation ceremony. Families of graduates are also encouraged to participate. El Dorado Salvation Army Food Bank and local school libraries are the recipients of Alpha Phi Alpha's Project Graduation efforts. To learn more, click here: Project Graduatiuon To participate locally, or to get your school involved, contact us(sforrest@butlercc.edu).
Members of the local chapter are inducted each fall and spring. To be eligible to join, you must be attending Butler Community College, have a 3.5 GPA with a minimum of 12 hours at Butler Community College. Orientation sessions are held to give prospective memebers a better idea of what we are about and how to join. See flyers around campus, Pipeline announcements, and the Lantern for information on the current semester's orientation and induction dates.
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Phi Theta Kappa Graduates earning their Associate in Arts (top photo), Associate in Science or Associate in Applied Science (bottom photo) degrees in May 2005. |
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