阿尔法气三角洲分会
Phi Theta Kappa国际荣誉协会
Established by Missouri two-year college presidents in 1918, Phi Theta Kappa国际荣誉协会 serves to recognize and encourage the academic achievement of two-year college students and provide opportunities for individual growth and development through honors, 领导力和服务规划. Today, Phi Theta Kappa is the largest honor society in American higher education with more than 3.8 million members and 1,300 chapters located in 50 United States, U.S. 领土，加拿大，德国和日本. In 1929, the American Association of Community Colleges recognized Phi Theta Kappa as the official honor society for two-year colleges.
The 阿尔法气三角洲分会 Phi Theta Kappa was chartered on the campus of 奥古斯塔 Technical Institute on June 5, 1992. 最初的宪章悬挂在1300号大楼的大厅里.
Degree seeking students who meet the eligibility requirements are invited to attend each semester. 要求包括3分.5 GPA after the completion of 12 semester hours of degree program, 包括至少一个学位水平的核心课程. Eligible students may not be in or in need of accelerated learning course.
Members are awarded a 5-Star Student Status when they complete the following criteria in one calendar year: attend two PTK Member Meetings, 完成一次PTK Edge, 完成PTK奖学金申请, 参加慈善活动, 代表PTK参加学校活动.
马克·奥尔布赖特(5星)
莎拉·科尔(五星)
拉梅兹·科贾(五星)
米兰达·奈特(五星)
Teonna McCladdie(五星)
阿曼达·鲍威尔(五星)
玩耍是成长的重要组成部分，即使是成年人. 无论是纸牌游戏, 棋盘游戏, 视频游戏, 或者在外面玩, 玩耍对健康的各个方面都有益. We believe that nostalgia is important to play and our overall health. Intentional play helps us recover from trauma and heal our mental health in subtle ways. Games of all kinds bring back memories in the form of nostalgia. 我们过去的戏剧也可以启发我们的未来.
Research has taught us that nostalgia and play are not only intertwined, but they branch out into very important parts of our lives. Playing may not be something we all do frequently as adults with busy lives, but nearly 60 percent of those surveyed would like to make more time to play because of the positive impact it has. 当被问及输球后的感受时, 大多数人都有积极或中性的情绪, 表明游戏对我们整体是有益的. This helps our mental health stay strong and helps us to process trauma we may not even be aware of. No matter what the game or how the game is being played, engaging with others brings back good memories that can make us happy. Nostalgia is a positive indicator of people focusing on forward progress.
Our Honor’s in Action Project was to find out the cost of play and the cost of not being able to participate in play, 特别是从低收入者的角度来看. We went into the project with certain assumptions that the low-income youth in our community as well as all over our country had less access to play due to their socioeconomic status. We researched statistics on the benefit of play for all ages and how the lack of ability to participate in play affected people. We were able to interview the director of our local parks and recreation department to find out where there was a need in our community. We also were able to connect with a PTK alumni that works in the Virtual Reality field to research where the future of play is going. Our chapter was able to help our community by cleaning up a local park in a low-income area and making connections that will allow us to volunteer at the local senior centers and free youth sports programs. 由于连接, 我们在这个项目中做的, we were also able to connect 奥古斯塔 Parks and Rec with the PTK alumni and they are collaborating on an app to inform the community of events and facilities to boost community involvement. The community impact of our project will have lasting benefits and have made play a little more accessible to people of all ages.