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Welcome to Phi Theta Kappa at Columbia State!
Phi
Theta Kappa is an international honors society for two-year schools.
Columbia State’s chapter, Beta Kappa Theta, was charted in 2000 and has
since grown to become a
Five-Star Chapter! Membership into Phi Theta Kappa is limited to
roughly the top 10% of students based on academic achievements.
Check out our Current Projects
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What we've been
doing
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Cellular
Change
"Saving the Planet one Phone at a Time"
Click here to see a video created by Daniel Johnston
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2008-2009 International Convention Awards |
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Individual Awards |
| Literary Awards: Short
Story |
Heather Cliff - First Place
Jolina St. Pierre - Second Place |
| Visual Arts |
Debbie Pettigrew - Second
Place
Scott Peters - Third Place |
| Outstanding Chapter
President |
Sarah Holman - Fourth Place |
| Outstanding Chapter Member |
Glenna Winters - Fifth Place |
| Tennessee Regional Officer
Recognition |
Glenna Winters - Regional
Communications Coordinator |
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Chapter Awards |
| Service Hallmark |
First Place |
| Scholarship Hallmark |
Third Place |
| Distinguished Chapter |
Fifth Place |
| Newsletter |
First Place (Three in a row) |
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Tennessee Region Chapter of Light |
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5-Star Chapter |
 Williamson
County Clean-Up
Saturday April 4, 2009 Beta Kappa
Theta members and advisors convened at Columbia State Community
College campus in Franklin, TN to help beautify the campus. (Pictures)
Congratulations to Beta Kappa Theta members Trever Calvert and Sally Krasinski who were recently recognized as Phi
Theta Kappa All-Tennessee Academic Team honorees.
Phi Theta Kappa All-Tennessee Academic Team
{Click the image see a
larger photo}
 Change for
Children & Food Drive
Beta Kappa Theta collected $500.00 for
the Angel Tree! We were able to provide for 13 "Angels". We
also were able to collect 2,400 food items which we took to the
Family Center. GREAT JOB EVERYONE!
We DID IT!
Columbia State’s Phi
Theta Kappa has successfully raised
$ 1000.00 for the Blood :
Water Mission!
Every $1000.00 donated to the Blood: Water
Mission provides enough funds to build a fresh-water well that will
provide clean water to an entire community in Africa for years to come!
Thanks to everyone who helped us reach our
goal.
 Willie
Nelson and The Spears Foundation
for Hepatitis C Awareness Concert
On Saturday, October 4th, members of Beta
Kappa Theta and friends volunteered to helped out at the Willie Nelson
Concert which benefited the Spears Foundation for Hepatitis C. We
directed traffic, picked up trash, and enjoyed the music.
 The American Heart Association’s
2008 Maury
County Start! Heart Walk
The walk was held at the Columbia State Community
College campus on September 14th . The event raised over $43,000.
Our chapter raised $636.00!!!
We collected140 Voter Registration Forms
Columbia State’s Phi Theta Kappa teamed
up with Blood:Water: Mission - an organization that is dedicated to
building fresh-water wells and public health clinics in some of the
most impoverished communities in Africa. (Sept. 15-17, 2008) We sold
bottled water and Pepsi products for a dollar a piece. We made
$257 to put contribute to the Blood:Water Mission!
For more info on The Blood:Water Mission:
http://www.bloodwatermission.org/?em1204=43912
May 5, 2008 Phi Theta Kappa organized
its annual Project Graduation drive to collect non-perishable food
items and children’s books for those in need in the surrounding
communities. On the Columbia campus 788 food items and 617
children’s books were collected and donated to the Maury County
Family Center. On the Williamson County campus members collected and
donated 117 food items and 27 children’s books to the Bridges of
Williamson County. Phi Theta Kappa members enjoyed lunch and
fellowship later that day at Jackson Falls on Natchez Trace Parkway.
Maury
County Clean Up
The annual Maury County Clean Up Day
encourages residents to take to the streets cleaning ditches and
road shoulders of accumulated litter. Beta Kappa Theta chapter
arrived at the school early Saturday, April 19, in hopes of a large
turn out. With students, faculty, and staff present, over 20 people
cleared the sections of Casey Lane, Hampshire Pike, and Rutherford
Lane adjacent to the Columbia State Community College campus. Shane
Hall, student and Phi Theta Kappa member, comments on the chill of a
windy morning, “Brrr, trash picking machine.” A special thanks is
given to all Maury County McDonalds’ for providing lunch to the
volunteers. (Pictures)
Blood:Water Mission
During the Regional Convention, Beta
Kappa Theta raised $610.50 for
the Blood:Water Mission
For more information:
http://www.bloodwatermission.com
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