Phi Theta Kappa Chapter Welcomes New Inductees

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PTK inductees, COTC staff and TC the cat mascot attend an induction ceremony for new members.

Alpha Theta Zeta (ATZ), Central Ohio Technical College’s (COTC) chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) International Honor Society, formally inducted 23 students on Thursday, Nov. 21.  

PTK recognizes and encourages scholarship among two-year college students. PTK provides opportunities for the development of leadership and service, an intellectual climate and exchange of ideas, lively fellowship for scholars, and stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence.  

PTK 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. Today, PTK is the largest honor society in American higher education, with more than 2 million members and 1,200 chapters located across the United States, as well as internationally. 

To be eligible for membership, a student must complete a minimum of 12 hours of associate degree coursework and earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher. The following eligible COTC students were proudly inducted last week:

  • Angelic Andreoli, treasurer
  • Chloe Begin
  • Tricia Bioh
  • Allison Davis
  • Jady French
  • Dash Grove
  • Jamilla Holland
  • Amanda Jacobson
  • David Jude
  • John Lowe IV
  • Loren Luebke
  • Nocole Lynn
  • Dana Marcum
  • Paul Parke
  • Skye Paxson
  • Madison Pennington
  • Tiffany Porter
  • Walter Rutherford
  • Meghan Salyer
  • Jennifer Suain
  • Kylie Thompson
  • Sophia Tosi, chapter president
  • Lydia Wigal

Already inducted and continuing membership was Stephanie Kendall, vice president of fellowship.

For more information about COTC’s ATZ chapter and PTK, visit go.cotc.edu/ptk or contact chapter advisor Amanda Waser at waser.5@mail.cotc.edu.  

COTC is a fully accredited, public college dedicated to providing high-quality, accessible programs of technical education in response to current and emerging employment needs. COTC has four campus locations: Newark, Coshocton, Knox and Pataskala.