Barton County Community College freshman Danielle Reisner, Hoisington, signs the register before lighting her candle during the Phi Theta Kappa initiation ceremony April 27 at the college.

For more information, contact Kathy Boeger, 620-792-9203.

April 29, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Story by: Linda Jerke

New Phi Theta Kappa Members Initiated in Candlelight Ceremony

Barton County Community College’s Phi Psi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa national honor fraternity initiated new members in a candle lighting ceremony Sunday afternoon, April 27, in the college's Fine Arts Building Seminar Room, F-30.
Speaker for the ceremony was Barton’s 2007 Distinguished Instructor John Simmons. Initiates were honored with a reception following the ceremony.
Students eligible to join the honor fraternity have distinguished themselves academically by maintaining a 3.5 or higher grade point average. They must have completed at least 12 semester hours and be currently enrolled full time at Barton. Students invited to join Ph Theta Kappa were nominated by college faculty, staff and administrators.         
Phi Theta Kappa is the only nationally recognized honor society for two-year colleges. Barton’s Phi Theta Kappa advisers are English instructor Stephannie Goerl and technical accounting and accounting instructor/coordinator Kathy Boeger.
Phi Theta Kappa initiates include:

Albert
Gregory Wyatt

Ellinwood
Joshua Maddy
Erin Schneweis
Kelci Sieker
Blythe Zimmerman

Emporia
Stephanie Ternes

Claflin
Megan Farmer
Luke Schartz

Great Bend
Samantha Brox
Eric Degenhardt
Debra Gauby
Sara Hayden
Nathan Legleiter
Brandon Maser
Meredith Ramsey
Karen Shaner
Stacy Winter
Alishia Wondra
Leslie Wrinkle

Hoisington
Veronica Brown
Rose Monceaux
Danielle Reisner
Nicole Schneider
Alesia Schneweis

Norcatur
Katrina Wentz

Tescott
Melissa Bailey

Wichita
Regina Ibanga
Ashlee McAdam

Antioch, Calif.
Kathryn Anderson D’Amore

Seward, Neb.
Kent Urban

Mairipora, Brazil
Paulo Bombonatti

Joao Pessoa, Brazil
Camila Gomes

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Le Nguyen Trang