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MCC Daily Tribune

Phi Theta Kappa's International Convention Chapter Awards

Last month MCC’s local Phi Theta Kappa chapter, Alpha Theta Iota, traveled to Phi Theta Kappa's International Convention, Catalyst in Columbus, Ohio. I am pleased to share the news below with you.

Phi Theta Kappa has over 1200 chapters in the world. The awards below are awarded to chapters who excel in chapter activity in their local and regional community. The officers have to write Hallmark Essays that reflect their accomplishments. The essays are scored by PTK Headquarters staff using rubrics. The students gain valuable research, teamwork, goalsetting, and writing skills.

Top 50 Most Distinguished Chapters Internationally

To be considered for a Distinguished Chapter Award, a chapter must submit entries for both the Honors in Action Project and College Project Award. Selection of the Distinguished Chapters is based solely on the written entries for these Hallmark Awards. The scores in each of the two Hallmark categories are equally weighted to determine a chapter’s overall ranking. Awards are presented to the top 10 percent of chapters entering the Honors in Action and College Project categories.

Distinguished Honors in Action Awards – 50 Chapters received this award

Alpha Theta Iota Chapter, Monroe Community College

“Come Play with PTK", Play & Resource fair for Refugee families in the Rochester Community 

Distinguished College Project – 50 chapters received this award

Alpha Theta Iota Chapter, Monroe Community College

“Rock- n- Enroll” Registration Event

PTK Officer Team:

  • Valeria Krokhmalyuk, President
  • Isaiah Gonsalves, Vice President Honors in Action
  • Jeremiah Cortes, Vice President Honors in Action
  • Mia Le, Vice President College Project
  • Amanda McGinnis, Chair College Project

Advisor Team: Chloe Vazzana, Jodi Oriel, Scott Rudd & Colleen Caruana

Administrative Support: Sharon Rappenecker & Melissa Gue

We are so very proud of them, and we will celebrate all of their accomplishments in the next couple of weeks.

I would like to thank each of you for your support. The collaborative efforts of the Academic Services, Student Services, and the MCC Association provides the chapter with the resources they need to make a difference in the community.

Chloe Vazzana
Office of Student Life & Leadership Dev.
05/17/2023