Phi Theta Kappa Welcomes 63 New Members

Emilie Jenson, Public Information Office
4/24/2024

The Iowa Central Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society held its induction ceremony on Tuesday evening, April 16 in the Bioscience and Health Sciences Building Auditorium on the Iowa Central campus.

A total of 63 new members were inducted into Iowa Central’s Lambda Kappa Chapter.

During Tuesday evening’s induction, students and their guests were welcomed with an opening address by Iowa Central President, Dr. Jesse Ulrich.

Samantha McClain, Iowa Central PTK advisor, presented the history and mission of Phi Theta Kappa and presented the inductees for membership and Ulrich presented each new member with a gold PTK stole.

To be eligible for PTK, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours of college level course work and have a GPA of 3.50 or higher. There are four cornerstones of PTK: Service, Fellowship, Scholarship, and Leadership.

“At Iowa Central, our chapter, Lambda Kappa, focuses primarily on service,” said McClain. “Several times throughout the year we will do service projects.  Some of our past service projects have been Share What You Wear, Rent a Member, making fleece blankets for hospice, sending care packages to our deployed troops and assisting with the Heart Connection children’s oncology camp and campus blood drives.”

As members of PTK, students have the opportunity to participate in leadership conferences, seminars, and webinars throughout the state of Iowa. They may also attend the international convention and are eligible for transfer scholarships to four-year schools.

Newly inducted members of the Iowa Central Chapter include: Blaze Alexander, Fort Dodge;  Sara Allen, Farnhamville; Olivia Andersen, Goldfield; Bailey Anderson, Paton; Carter Anderson, Fort Dodge; Bryce Aspengren, Polk City; JeanCarlo Barquinero, Hartford, CT;  Michael Bartolotta, Orland Park, IL; Aubrianna Bixby, Altoona; Nico Booyens, Centurion, South Africa;  Paulina Can Barea, Merida, Mexico; Allison Casey, LuVerne; Monica Covington, Eagle Grove; Holly Cowan, Berkshire, England; Darcy Davis, Jefferson; Andrew Dutcher, Fort Dodge; Olivia Eckert, Emporia, KS; Emma Englin, Rockwell, City; Zoe Etter, Missouri Valley; Jayden Frank, Garner; Kylie Ganzeveld, Fort Dodge; Brody Gavin, Monana; Harrison Gibson, Mitchellville;  Alayna Grove, Fort Dodge; Riley Jensen, Webster City; Abigail Jensen, Indianola; Elinor Jensen, Eagle Grove; Lane Jones-Popp, Dayton; Florence Kamara, Waukee; Shelvee Keller, Galva;  Kaely Lawler, Burlington; Marissa Kiemen, Cottage Grove, MN; Bella Linberg, Jefferson; Tristin Ludwig, Lake View; Ryan Madden, Fort Dodge; Joshua Madden, Fort Dodge; Sarah Martin, Hartford; Aaron Maulsby, Rockwell City; Grace Minor, Humboldt; Lane Moline, Manson; Rachel Moody, Manson; Kendra Morris, Hiwatha; Lindsey Nelsen, Albert City; Merry Pagdanganan, Fort Dodge; Reese Pederson, Badger; Alexis Peterson, Callender; Rebecca Rainwater, Council Bluffs; Alexzandria Ramirez, Altoona; Heather Ratzlaff, Jacksonville, FL; Chad Ripley, Wall Lake; Jordyn Roosa, Goldfield; Emma Ryherd, Newell; Avery Scandrett, Ames; Katie Schlosser, Colfax; Brandon Seaba, Goldfield; Carrie Stephenson, Iowa Falls; Mykenzie Stuhrenberg, Fort Dodge; Mykaela Stuhrenberg, Fort Dodge; Grace Tolliver, Badger; Hannah Uhlenberg, Iowa Falls; Creighton Urban, Callender; Matias Vila, Las Piedras, Uruguay; Logan Whitney, Salix; Brittany Wiskus, Carroll; Carsyn Zehr, Fort Dodge.

Phi Theta Kappa has more than 3.5 million members around the world.