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10 Tips for Your Scholarship Application Essay

Make your scholarship application a winner with these 10 essay-writing tips from our scholarship experts.

Albertus Magnus College

Albertus Magnus College Announces New PTK Scholarship

If pursuing your advanced liberal arts degree in an environment that feels like a close-knit family makes your heart sing, then Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut, could be the transfer institution of your dreams. The college is now making it easier to turn those dreams into reality by offering exclusive transfer opportunities for members like you.

2020-2021 International Officers

We Are PTK: 2020-21 International Officers

Get to know the five students who were elected during PTK Catalyst 2020 to serve as International Officers for the next academic year.

Alpha Ro Theta Students

The PTK Generation

The student body of most community colleges is multi-generational and consists of Baby Boomers, Gen Z, and everyone in between. But, a new generation is emerging, one that is more diverse, hardworking, balanced, and action-oriented: the PTK Generation.

Savannah Barnes

Need Help Coping? Find Hope in the Little Things

Mississippi student Savannah Barnes shares how peeling a single potato helped reduce her stress during this challenging time.

Catawba College

Catawba College Increases PTK Scholarship

Catawba College recently increased their PTK Scholarship  and now accepts Middle College and Early College, increasing its accessibility and inclusivity for PTK members.

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Things Change, but Catalyst Remains the Same

We call our annual convention Catalyst for a reason—it gives us momentum individually and collectively. We come, we learn, and we take what we have learned back to our campuses and communities. In the past, Catalyst has been in a finite location; but for the first time ever, Catalyst will be wherever you are.

Senior College Transfer Fair

Get the Most from PTK Catalyst’s College Fair

When it comes to college transfer, it’s good to explore your options. There’s no better place to do that than at the Senior College Transfer Fair at PTK Catalyst, the largest transfer fair in the nation. Check out best practices that will help you get the most out of the experience.

OK/AR Regional Leaders

Jump In: Why to Run for Regional Office this Spring

If I could give any PTK member a word of advice it is to jump in and RUN! You get more out of PTK the more you are involved, and PTK has so much to offer!

PTK members with Tyler McKenzie

In and out. In and out. Just go in and leave.

Phi Theta Kappa’s REACH Rewards program is about more than percentages. It’s an opportunity to change someone’s life for the better. Hear one student’s perspective.

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Taking Charge of the Plastic Pollution Crisis

Human beings are developing dangerously reliant relationships with pollutants – plastic being one. Learn how International Vice President Jenna Santacroce believes we can all make a positive impact on this crisis.

Erskine College

PTK Membership Pays at Erskine College

Erskine College is a small college that’s big on Phi Theta Kappa. The college now offers a substantial transfer scholarship covering over half of overall costs for PTK members.