Herkimer College’s Phi Theta Kappa Chapter Achieves Top Honor

Herkimer College’s Phi Theta Kappa chapter, Upsilon Epsilon, was one of twelve colleges in the New York region to receive a five-star designation. Five stars is the highest level of chapter recognition by Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society for two-year colleges.

“Our students have achieved a high level of achievement in scholarly excellence and community involvement,” said chapter co-advisor, Blake Pitcher. “We’re extremely proud of them.”
Phi Theta Kappa chapters have five levels of engagement that progress from local, campus involvement to regional involvement and international involvement. The New York region has 59 participating chapters.

It’s been a notable year for Herkimer College’s chapter. In March, chapter president Emma Vanderwerken of Frankfort, NY, was named to the Phi Theta Kappa All-State Academic Team and selected as a 2018 Coca-Cola Academic Team Bronze Scholar.

The Herkimer College chapter is co-advised by Vicki Brown, Stephanie Conley, Blake Pitcher and Joshua Belisle. PTK is an international honor society and the purpose is to recognize and encourage scholarship among two year students. Membership is extended to those who have achieved a 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA and have accumulated at least 12 credit hours.