RCC Celebrates Academic Achievement at Phi Theta Kappa Induction

Release written by PTK Public Relations Officer Elena Carleo
 
Beta Theta Rho, the local Five Star Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Randolph Community College, welcomed 75 new members during its Fall Induction Ceremony on Nov. 15, in the R. Alton Cox Learning Resources Center auditorium on the Asheboro Campus. This is the second largest number of students inducted in one semester since the chapter was chartered in November 1999.

Becky Pell, Beta Theta Rho treasurer, led the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by Vice President Tommy Smith who provided the invocation. Clark Adams, RCC English/Communication instructor and one of the chapter advisors, welcomed the crowd and explained the mission and purpose of Phi Theta Kappa. He explained that Phi Theta Kappa is about giving more than just the minimal effort. He quoted Charles Francis Adams, who said, “No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.” He emphasized that the new inductees should continue to go above and beyond what is expected of them in their academics, professional lives, and personal lives.

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