Two Northeast Texas Community College Honor Societies gathered in the Community Room on Wednesday, April 24th to induct new members. Sigma Kappa Delta inducted 15 members and Phi Theta Kappa inducted 67. Click here to view/download event photos.
Jennifer Sparks, faculty advisor, led the Sigma Kappa Delta portion of the induction. Sigma Kappa Delta is an English honor society with more than 400 chapters across the country. In order to qualify for an invitation for Sigma Kappa Delta, students must maintain a high GPA and achieve excellent grades in their English courses. Students who were inducted into Sigma Kappa Delta include (not all listed were present):
Khadijah Anderson
Gabin Desplats
Sarah Dieerflinger
Tristan Do Nascimento
Braden Duff
Jason Edwin Evans
Merlin Guillen
Skylar Hodson
Luke McCraw
Noah Timothy Joel Pettey
Alexandria Porter
Josi Simmons
Reyna Soto
Aubrey Watkins
Mary Faith Wilson
Monserrat Rivero Sanchez, Division II International Vice President for Phi Theta Kappa and outgoing NTCC chapter officer, led the Phi Theta Kappa induction ceremony. Alpha Mu Chi is NTCC’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa. Founded over 100 years ago, Phi Theta Kappa is the oldest and largest honor society for two year colleges. The international organization has almost 1,300 chapters in the United States and 10 other nations around the world. PTK has four Hallmarks: Leadership (give opportunities for leadership experience and character development); Scholarship (recognize those who excel academically and strive to reach a higher level of learning); Fellowship (gather a community of like-minded individuals who share ideas and ideas); and Service (emphasize service to others, both on college campuses and in their communities). Students who were inducted into Alpha Mu Chi include (not all listed were present):
Khadijah Anderson
Quinton Anderson
George Austin
Vanessajane Bayna
Soveline Beaubrun
Jesus Beltran
Gerardo Benavides
Jordon Berkley
Noah Bernard
Emma Burrows
Nolan Bushko
Kathryn Byars
Enzo Camps
Denver Carpenter
Veronica Charles
Lunetta Crow
Jennifer Crowston
Sarah Dierflinger
Sarah Duncan
Martin Ferretiz
Zachary Ferris
Jacob Fox
Estefani Garcia
Hailey Gibson
Latoya Giddens
Franco Gutierrez
Perla Guzman
Emily Hamlin
Daniel Harvey
Jacob Harvey
Robert Harvey
David Imbert
Stanley Jessee
Jillian Jetton
Richard Joachim
Loreley Juarez
Richard Lange
Andrew Lawton
Alison Majors
Rance Martin
Nathaniel Martinez
Takota Matthews
Luke McCraw
Ashley McGriff
Stephaney McIntosh
Delilah Medina
Fernanda Melendez Aleman
Racheal Moss
Nancy Netro
Jimmy Palmer
Neida Perez
Noah Pettey
Cecilia Phan
Garrett Phillips
Dalton Roach
Mindy Roberts
Emma Rosier
Lochlan Scott
Katherine Seiken
Vinson Sellars
Katherine Shockey
Josi Simmons
Halan Siqueira Da Silva
Erica Soc
Anne Stevens
Shea Taylor
Mary-Faith Wilson
Helen Wittig
After the induction ceremony, Phi Theta Kappa also installed new officers. A celebratory reception followed the event.