Phi Theta Kappa - Theta Omega

The Society continued to grow and in the spring of 1918 was one of many honorary groups in Missouri. (http://www.ptk.org/?q=about%2Fhistory)

History

Phi Theta Kappa traces its beginnings to a Society that originated with six charter members under the name of Kappa Phi Omicron at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, in 1910. At a meeting of the presidents of the Missouri junior colleges for women in 1918, it was decided to organize a new honorary society, chapters of which would have a common character, stand and similarity of organ

ization. The name Phi Theta Kappa was chosen, and the Society was incorporated in Missouri as a national organization. Founders modeled many aspects of the new Society after the prestigious senior college honorary society, Phi Beta Kappa. The eight charter colleges of Phi Theta Kappa were Hardin, Stephens, Christian, Lindenwood, Cottey, Howard Payne, William Woods and Central. The Alpha Chapter was established at Hardin College but was later moved to Stephens College when Hardin College became a baccalaureate granting institution. Today, Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri, is the only charter college with an active Phi Theta Kappa chapter. For the first six years, Phi Theta Kappa confined its activity to women's junior colleges, but in 1924 through constitutional amendment, the field of activity was enlarged to cover all junior colleges. In 1926, Phi Theta Kappa expanded beyond the borders of Missouri and into coeducational institutions. The American Association of Junior Colleges (now know as the American Association of Community Colleges or AACC) recognized Phi Theta Kappa as the official honor society for two-year colleges in 1929. In 1930, Margaret James (Mosal) became the first elected national president of Phi Theta Kappa while attending Whitworth College in Brookhaven, Mississippi. She became national secretary in 1935 and moved the records of the organization to her hometown of Canton. Mosal served as Phi Theta Kappa's chief executive for 50 years, retiring as Executive Director in 1985. In the early years, Phi Theta Kappa membership was conferred to students at time of graduation and few programs and services were offered. The explosive growth of community colleges in the 1960s led Phi Theta Kappa to expand its mission to reflect the nurturing philosophy of the institutions it served. Students were inducted as freshmen and study programs were offered.

06/08/2018

How does this card get used? Solve this riddle. (Hint: the answer might not be a number)

06/27/2016

For all the science nerds out there, you rock!

Credited: Artist Kaycie D
links to her websites;
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http://www.kcdstudios.com/

02/29/2016

10/06/2015

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.desmos.calculator

Free graphic calculator! Should be available on an idevice, too!

Desmos Graphing Calculator

09/22/2015

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

For those seeking to write a paper in MLA format, only to need to write one in APA format later, here is your one stop website that gives you all the tips...assuming you didn't know them before.

Purdue OWL The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material, and we provide these as a free service of the Writing Lab at Purdue. Students, members of the community, and users worldwide will find information to assist with many writing projects.

01/26/2015

http://www.thepunctuationguide.com/index.html

The Punctuation Guide The web's most comprehensive guide to American punctuation.

11/19/2013

Fear not if you think your research is in vain! These people get awards for seemingly useless pioneering research/inventions.

Improbable Research MEDICINE PRIZE: Masateru Uchiyama [JAPAN], Xiangyuan Jin [CHINA, JAPAN], Qi Zhang [JAPAN], Toshihito Hirai [JAPAN], Atsushi Amano [JAPAN], Hisashi Bashuda [JAPAN] and Masanori Niimi [JAPAN, UK], for assessing the effect of listening to opera, on heart transplant patients who are mice.

11/04/2013

Etiquette, for those not quite refined...or really just didn't know.

11/04/2013

Well, its that easy?

08/21/2013

So, fellow nerds, this came in the mail:

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Hey guys, my name is John King and I am in a band called The John King Band based out of Nashville, TN. We tour all over the U.S. with groups like Kip Moore and Florida Georgia Line and just signed our major label deal in January. We play a ton of sorority and fraternity events all over the Country and would love to play for y'all this year!! Is there a number or email I can contact your social chair at to book something for the Fall?

Here's a little bit about us.

The John King Band was formed 2 years ago in Athens, Georgia. Since that time, we've toured all around the U.S. opening for acts such as Jerrod Niemann, Brantley Gilbert, Kip Moore, Craig Morgan, Diamond Rio and Florida Georgia Line. We recently signed a major record deal with Nashville label Blackriver Entertainment, home of Kellie Pickler, Craig Morgan & Sarah Darlin. You can check our original music out at www.thejohnkingband.com and see a live performance of original songs "Something in the Water" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VJCKKuFJkM&feature=youtu.be and "Proud of It" live on channel 32 news here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsnuKyaq7XQ. Feel free to contact me at 7067682159 or this email address. I look forward to hearing from you!

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Any thoughts on this?

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08/15/2013

Palindrome: a phrase that is able to be read forwards and backwards

The author of the poem is a Comedy Central writer, has written and sold scripts to be produced, and has two books published.

English nerds have pride in yourselves. Make something like this and stand out.

"Dammit I'm mad"
by
Demetri Martin

Dammit I'm mad.
Evil is a deed as I live.
God, am I reviled? I rise, my bed on a sun, I melt.
To be not one man emanating is sad. I p**s.
Alas, it is so late. Who stops to help?
Man, it is hot. I'm in it. I tell.
I am not a devil. I level "Mad Dog".
Ah, say burning is, as a deified gulp,
In my halo of a mired rum tin.
I erase many men. Oh, to be man, a sin.
Is evil in a clam? In a trap?
No. It is open. On it I was stuck.
Rats peed on hope. Elsewhere dips a web.
Be still if I fill its ebb.
Ew, a spider… eh?
We sleep. Oh no!
Deep, stark cuts saw it in one position.
Part animal, can I live? Sin is a name.
Both, one… my names are in it.
Murder? I'm a fool.
A hymn I plug, deified as a sign in ruby ash,
A Goddam level I lived at.
On mail let it in. I'm it.
Oh, sit in ample hot spots. Oh wet!
A loss it is alas (sip). I'd assign it a name.
Name not one bottle minus an ode by me:
"Sir, I deliver. I'm a dog"
Evil is a deed as I live.
Dammit I'm mad.

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