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Virginia Region Alumni Association of Phi Theta Kappa

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Welcome to the website of the Virginia Region Alumni Association of Phi Theta Kappa. This website is maintained to provide our members and interested others with information on our alumni association. We invite you to visit often, as new information is added regularly. Please sign our guestbook to let us know you were here!

YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED!

The 2009 International Honors Institute will take place June 22 - 26, 2009 at the University of Richmond for students from around the globe. This event will provide approximately 400 participants with a week of intensive study of the 2008-2010 Honors Study Topic, the Paradox of Affluence: Choices, Challenges, and Consequences.

For more information about what you can do to help, click here.

About Virginia Alumni

The Virginia Region Alumni Association of Phi Theta Kappa was chartered in 1996, as one of the first regional alumni associations of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society. Since 1996, Virginia Alumni members have supported the Virginia Region of Phi Theta Kappa by providing scholarships to Virginia Region campus chapters for various educational and fellowship events, as well as donating funds to Virginia Region candidates for International offices and supporting their candidacy at International Conventions. Virginia Alumni members have served as volunteers at Regional events, developed and conducted workshops for Leadership conferences to train incoming chapter officers, and developed activities for Virginia Regional events. The Virginia Alumni also sponsor a Senior College Fair each year at the Virginia Regional Convention.

We Need Your Help!

Don't forget to help support your Alumni Association. WE NEED YOUR HELP!

In order to supply scholarships to chapters for the conferences we need to raise funds. One of our largest fund-raiser is our wonderful VRAAPTK tote bags available for a $10.00 donation.

For details and contact info see our fund-raising page at: http://tinyurl.com/totebags

2009 Regional Convention Recap

During the VA Region Annual Convention held March 6-8, 2009 at the Wyndham Hotel in Virginia Beach, the election, and installation of new executive committee members occurred. All new members were sworn in by Laurel Rothenberger, VA Alumni Advisor (lrothenberger@clublink.ca).

Your executive committee members for 2009-2010 are as follows:

Deborah ‘Deb’ Dale – President

Joanne ‘Jo’ Helmick – President-Elect

Katie Keung – Secretary

Mary Matthews-Worsley – Treasurer

Eric Abshier – Member-at-Large

H. Sue Walker – Past-President

Twelve new members were inducted into our alumni ranks. Please welcome Eric Abshier (Tidewater), Deborah Blake (WVA State), Lisa Borges (NOVA Annandale), Taylor Farris (Danville), Anne Hunt (Danville), Candace Kimble (WVA CTC), Viljena Makovejeva (Danville), Maria Mickey (Eastern Shore), T. Brooke Murphy (Danville), Brent Royal (Danville), Carey Ann Stewart (ECPI – VA Beach), and E. Allen Vincent (Danville).

Eight alumni members entertained the masses with our rendition of ‘silent’ movie vs. ‘talkie’ movie explaining the impact of technology in that genre based on the Honors Study Topic “Paradox of Affluence: Choices, Challenges, and Consequences.”

2009 Summer Planning

Our alumni summer planning will take place June 13, 2009 @ 12:00 noon in Richmond, Virginia at the Capital Ale house http://capitalalehouse.com/ located at 623 East Main Street (6th and Main St.), Richmond, VA 23219, Phone 804-780-ALES The Downtown location offers free parking after 4:00 pm weekdays and anytime on weekends in the Lanier Parking Systems Deck located on the corner of 6th & Main.”

We will conduct business before/after we dine (approximately two hours). Afterward, those who wish to participate may join us in a walk (1/2 mile) to Capitol Square to view the various monuments (including the VA Civil Rights Memorial, weather permitting. Everyone attending will be responsible for purchasing his or her own lunch.

In the event of inclement weather, or attendees who cannot walk the half mile (much of which is uphill), transportation will be available.

If you plan to attend, please R.S.V.P. by May 30, 2009 via e-mail to vraaptk@yahoo.com Please provide your name and contact information in the e-mail should we need to contact you regarding any last minute changes.