PTK goes to Philly
Jordan Takeyama
Issue date: 4/30/08 Section: News
Mt. SAC's Phi Theta Kappa chapter attended the annual International Phi Theta Kappa Convention in Philadelphia April 3-5.
Phi Theta Kappa adviser Linda Diaz took eight members, five officers and three potential officers, to the convention.
"The international convention allows Phi Theta Kappa members to experience that the organization is truly international," Diaz said. "There were a wide variety of countries represented. Basically, it allows the students to understand a little bit better what Phi Theta Kappa really is about."
Phi Theta Kappa is an international honors society for two-year colleges that recognizes academic achievement and provides an opportunity for individual growth through leadership and community service.
There are certain requirements to become eligible for a Phi Theta Kappa membership including a minimum 3.5 GPA and 12 units of college-level work. There is also a $65 membership fee.
"The membership fee is a little high, but with the fee it is a life-time membership," former Phi Theta Kappa president Leanne Dogoldogol said. "It's not something you have to pay for every semester… [And] they have a lot of scholarships every year, so it kind of weighs itself out."
Along with the leadership workshops and individual achievements, the convention also had three different keynote speakers to present their insight on how to become successful. The speakers for 2008 were author of Joy Luck Club Amy Tan, political columnist George Will, and CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour.
Diaz added that all of the speakers were fantastic and spoke about very interesting topics.
Every year the convention has a theme and the theme for 2008 was "A Paradox of Affluence."
"We are such an affluent nation, but so many people go hungry at night," Diaz said. "The paradox exists in a variety of ways, so they addressed that in terms of social status and income, and in terms of just getting information out in a general sense."
Phi Theta Kappa adviser Linda Diaz took eight members, five officers and three potential officers, to the convention.
"The international convention allows Phi Theta Kappa members to experience that the organization is truly international," Diaz said. "There were a wide variety of countries represented. Basically, it allows the students to understand a little bit better what Phi Theta Kappa really is about."
Phi Theta Kappa is an international honors society for two-year colleges that recognizes academic achievement and provides an opportunity for individual growth through leadership and community service.
There are certain requirements to become eligible for a Phi Theta Kappa membership including a minimum 3.5 GPA and 12 units of college-level work. There is also a $65 membership fee.
"The membership fee is a little high, but with the fee it is a life-time membership," former Phi Theta Kappa president Leanne Dogoldogol said. "It's not something you have to pay for every semester… [And] they have a lot of scholarships every year, so it kind of weighs itself out."
Along with the leadership workshops and individual achievements, the convention also had three different keynote speakers to present their insight on how to become successful. The speakers for 2008 were author of Joy Luck Club Amy Tan, political columnist George Will, and CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour.
Diaz added that all of the speakers were fantastic and spoke about very interesting topics.
Every year the convention has a theme and the theme for 2008 was "A Paradox of Affluence."
"We are such an affluent nation, but so many people go hungry at night," Diaz said. "The paradox exists in a variety of ways, so they addressed that in terms of social status and income, and in terms of just getting information out in a general sense."
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