CITRUS COLLEGE EARNS ACCOLADE FROM PHI THETA KAPPA HONOR SOCIETY
Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society with nearly 1,300 chapters around the world, recently honored Citrus College's Beta Nu Eta Chapter for excelling in membership development.
Established in 1918, the Mississippi-based honor society named Beta Nu Eta a 2021 REACH Chapter. Chapters receiving this honor, which stands for Recognizing Excellence in Acceptance and Completion with Honors, must achieve or exceed 15% for their membership acceptance rate.
As a result, Beta Nu Eta will receive special Phi Theta Kappa graduation stoles.
"I am so proud of Beta Nu Eta students and advisors for their efforts to bring additional students into such a terrific organization," said the college superintendent/president. "Given their dedication, more Citrus College students are now receiving the benefits associated with a Phi Theta Kappa membership, such as scholarships and engagement with fellow students and faculty."
Established at Citrus College in the 1990s, Beta Nu Eta focuses on two major projects every year: the College Project is a service-based effort aimed at bettering the Citrus College campus and Honors in Action is a research-based project focused on making a global impact.
These projects allow Citrus College students to engage in research and intellectual dialogue, in addition to helping students bond and hone their interpersonal skills. Beta Nu Eta has submitted both projects for the current academic year and is awaiting their scores.
The chapter boasts more than a dozen active members who are involved in attending meetings, holding officer positions and participating in service projects.
This article originally appeared in the April 2021 edition of the Citrus View.