NEMCC STUDENTS VISIT TWIN OAKS Members of Northeast
Mississippi Community Colleges Iota Zeta chapter of Phi
Theta Kappa visited Twin Oaks Group Homes in Booneville during
the fall semester to play bingo and other games with the
residents. Pictured are (l-r) Chasity Bray of Kossuth, Eric Davis
of Corinth, Phi Theta Kappa special projects chairman; Twin Oaks
resident Termorris Miller, PTK member Kelly Hankins, Mooreville;
and Beverly Walters, Twin Oaks. Founded in 1918, Phi Theta Kappa
is an international honor society composed of 1100 chapters at
colleges in the United States and Canada. International
headquarters for the organization are located in Jackson, Miss.
PTK seeks to foster the development of leadership and service, to
provide an intellectual climate for the exchange of ideas, and to
encourage the establishment of scholarships for advanced
education. Phi Theta Kappa is the official honor society of
two-year colleges. Northeasts Iota Zeta chapter is a Five
Star chapter, the highest rating given any chapter, and has
been recognized as an exemplary model. Membership in Phi Theta
Kappa is open to students enrolled full-time who maintain a 3.5
grade point average on a 4.0 scale.