from ΑΑΞ Reporting Secretary Melissa Savoy
Phi
Theta Kappa Induction Meeting Review
Alpha
Alpha Xi Chapter – November 18, 2015
The meeting was called to order at 3:20 p.m.
After an opening icebreaker, an update of the
chapter’s College Project, Green Campus, was provided. Two Green Campus workshops have been presented
in The Learning Center, and last Saturday’s campus lake cleanup was very
successful. Volunteers collected 250 lbs.
of trash from the lake area alone!
Future activities and events will be scheduled, so be on the lookout for
additional updates regarding this project.
Please speak with Omar Demachkie if you are interested in being on The
Green Team going forward.
The next fundraising committee meeting for Honors in
Action will be Saturday, November 21st from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Honors in Action will be assisting with the
construction of Kings Kingdom Playground, a wheelchair accessible playground
for disabled children. Those doing
research on the project need to send information to jessie.arrriaga@gmail.com. Volunteers are still need to help with construction
of the playground. Sign up information
will be sent via email.
Alpha Alpha Xi’s next fundraiser will be on Tuesday,
December 15th, from 11:00 – 2:00 p.m. in Wichita Hall. Cake and pie will be sold to raise additional
funds for the chapter. Volunteers are
needed, so please speak with Jessica if you would like to help.
Semester-end is approaching. Join your fellow Phi Theta Kappa members in
some fun and relaxation prior to finals.
A potluck will be held in place of the last regularly-scheduled meeting on
December 2nd from 3:15 to approximately 5:00 p.m. in D-174. Members were asked to bring a food dish of
their choosing. Please feel free to
bring store-bought items.
Sunday, November 22nd is the Induction
Ceremony. It will be held in Fannin Hall
from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Inductees need to
arrive by 1:00, but family and friends should arrive for the ceremony at 3:00 p.m. Business attire is recommended and jeans are
not allowed. Cultural dress, however, is
perfectly acceptable. Ladies were
advised not to wear their highest heels as inductees will be climbing stairs,
ramps, and risers. Induction attendance is
not required, and members may be inducted at a future ceremony if unable to
attend. Some students inquired about
volunteering for the ceremony; members who would like to help may arrive that
day to hand out programs and candles. A
fellowship dinner will follow from 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. Members voted on the restaurant and decided
upon Chili’s at Spring Valley. All students,
family, and friends are welcome to the dinner, but meals are at their own
expense. Tables will be reserved
beforehand, and a sign-up sheet will be distributed via email. When signing up, please include the total number
that will attend. There will be carpools
for students without transportation.
Phi Theta Kappa’s Fall Scholarship application is
currently open. Applications should be
submitted through www.ptk.org
no later than December 1st at 5:00 p.m. Multiple scholarship applications are
submitted with one main application.
Although the official All-USA Scholarship deadline is
December 2nd, Richland’s internal application deadline is Wednesday,
November 25th at 5:00 p.m. Applications
not completed by this date will not be considered. The advisor committee will review the applications
and put forth recommendations to Richland College President, Dr. Kay Eggleston. The applications of the two students nominated
will be sent to the next level of scholarship judging.
December 1st is the deadline for the Ceilia
Milliemon Scholarship and the Phi Theta Kappa membership scholarship essay.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 p.m
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