Two organizations on campus induct students

Pratt Community College’s Phi Theta Kappa and Kappa Beta Delta Business Honor Society inducted 27 students into the two programs on March 1 in Carpenter Auditorium.

Phi Theta Kappa, an honor society for two-year colleges, inducted 20 students into the program.

Kappa Beta Delta, an honor society for business, management and administration majors, inducted seven students into the organization.

“These students worked hard to achieve this level of attainment,” said William Wojciechowski, President of PCC, during the ceremony. “Along with their academic accomplishments these students are also leaders, not only at the college, but also in the community.”

During the inductions the students took part in a candlelight ceremony and students joining both organizations said a pledge.

Misty Beck, drama and speech instructor at the college and a past PTK member gave a speech about 15 lessons she learned while she was a student at PCC.

“The most important lessons I learned in college were life lessons, not information from the book,” Beck said.

Beck’s lessons included: teamwork, conflict management, having passion in life and paying attention.

After the presentation was over students received their certificates.

In order to join KBD students must rank in the upper 20 percent of students pursuing a business degree at the time of invitation to membership, must have completed at least 15 hour with at least six of those hour being in business subjects and they must have at least a 3.0 grade point average.

In order to join PKT students must have completed 15 credit hours and at least 12 hours must be from PCC and be maintaining a 3.5 accumulative grade point average.