>Phi Theta Kappa - Eta Omicron Chapter
The International Honor Society of the Two-Year College
The Eta Omicron Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the International Honor Society of the Two-Year College, was established at McCook Community College by 12 charter members in 1950. Today the Eta Omicron Chapter has grown in size to approximately 1,638 members and is a part of the Nebraska/Wyoming Region of Phi Theta Kappa.
Phi Theta Kappa membership is based solely on academic achievement, no service is required by any member. Students are required to complete a minimum of 12 credit hours of Associates degree coursework at McCook Community College with at least a 3.5 grade point average. After induction, students must maintain a 3.0 grade point average to continue membership.
Eta Omicron participates in many service projects throughout the college and community. Some activities the chapter has been involved in during the 2006-2007 school year are the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, the American Red Cross / MCC Campus Blood Drive, the Five-Star Chapter Development Program, the Satellite Seminars pertaining to the 2006-2008 Honors Study Program: Gold, Gods, and Glory: The Global Dynamics of Power, the 2006-2008 International Service Program: Operation Green: Improving Our Communities, the MCC Campus/Neighborhood Clean-up Project, and family programming such as the MCC Halloween Fest and Santa's Workshop. Eta Omicron members have attended the 2006 Phi Theta Kappa International Convention in Seattle, WA, the Nebraska/Wyoming Fall Regional Conference in Omaha, NE and will be attending the 2007 Phi Theta Kappa International Convention in Nashville, TN in April, 2007.
For more information on Eta Omicrons recent activities, please visit the links at the right or contact Sharon Kircher, Eta Omicron Advisor at kirchers@mpcc.edu.
Mission Statement
"The purpose of Eta Omicron Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at McCook Community College, a Division of Mid-Plains Community College, shall be the promotion of scholarship, the development of leadership and service, and the cultivation of fellowship among qualified students of this college."
