Member Opportunities

Membership in Phi Theta Kappa Honor society will open new doors for your academic journey. Phi Theta Kappa, unlike most honor societies, offers much more than a mere certificate of membership. The organization offers a myriad of opportunities for scholarships, intellectual enrichment and personal development through programs based on Phi Theta Kappa's four hallmarks of Scholarship, Leadership, Service and Fellowship.

Phi Theta Kappa Membership Brings Tangible Benefits

The Golden Key membership pin and certificate is sent to all new inductees to reward your academic achievement and scholastic excellence.
The Phi Theta Kappa Stamp can be placed on any transcript you send to other institutions. This serves as endorsement of your academic achievement.
Recognition at Honor’s Day and graduation.
The privilege to wear the golden, monogrammed Honors Stole and Honors Tassel at graduation commencement recognizes your superior scholastic achievement.
The gold seal of Phi Theta Kappa for your community college diploma confirms your international honor society membership.
On-line updates are sent regularly to chapter and regional officers who supply their e-mail addresses to Headquarters, in the form of golden key news briefs.
Phi Theta Kappa members are automatically enrolled in CollegeFish.org, a highly interactive website aimed at facilitating college transfer and career planning

Phi Theta Kappa Memberships Brings More Benefits

Phi Theta Kappa makes available to its membership scholarships offered directly by the International Society and assistance in obtaining other scholarships.
Each year members of Phi Theta Kappa have the opportunity to attend various leadership and skill building seminars.
Each year members have the opportunity to attend the International Phi Theta Kappa convention to participate in workshops and listen to world renowned speakers.

All-USA Academic Team

Each year Gainesville State College can nominate two representatives from each campus to participate in this program. USA TODAY supports the All-USA Community College Academic Team program. Twenty students will be selected to the national team, each receiving a $2,500 stipend and medallion. These students will be featured in the USA TODAY newspaper and presented at Phi Theta Kappa's Presidents Breakfast held during the Annual Convention of the American Association of Community Colleges Convention (AACC) April 19, 2010, in Seattle, Washington. To be eligible, a student must post a minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA and must have a minimum of 45 semester (or 60 quarter), college level credits by December 31st, 2009 and 53 semester (or 79.5 quarter), college-level credits by August 31, 2010.

Nomination Forms will be available in Fall 2010

All-USA Academic Team Info (National Web Site)