29th Annual Virginia Phi Theta Kappa Regional Leadership Conference

Where:  University of VA, Charlottesville, VA

When:  09/19-21/2008

Hotel accommodations for this conference will be at the Holiday Inn--University Area and Conference Center, 1901 Emmett Street, Charlottesville, VA (434) 977-7700

The conference rate is $104 plus 11% tax (Total $115.44).

Deadline for reservations at the conference rate is September 5, 2008.

Registration for the Leadership Conference is $35.00, and the registration deadline is September 12, 2008.

The on-line registration link is http://www.vaptk.org/regional/regional.php

Checks should be payable to Phi Theta Kappa of Virginia EIN #91-1777-607.

Mail registration payment to:

Mike Brown, Interim Regional Coordinator
Southwest VA Community College
Richlands, VA 24641

The Virginia Alumni will once again be presenting a workshop at Leadership.

This year's workshop is entitled "Empowering Your Chapter to Success!"

You won't want to miss this!

“SEE YOU THERE!”

2008 Alumni Summer Planning Session

The Virginia Alumni Summer Planning session will be held on May 17, 2008, from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., at Natural Bridge Hotel, in scenic Natural Bridge, Virginia.

Summer Planning is an important gathering where we map out plans for the Alumni for the entire 2008-2009 year. We welcome the participation of any and all Alumni members, as we can always use a fresh perspective!

Details are on the Upcoming Events page. It is not necessary to spend the night, but for those who desire, the Natural Bridge Hotel is situated in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, with gorgeous views and on-site dining. The website for hotel reservations is http://www.naturalbridgeva.com/hotel.html

Come join us for fellowship and brainstorming as we construct a plan for the upcoming year!

2008 Regional Convention

The Virginia Phi Theta Kappa Regional Convention will be held in Richmond, Virginia, at the Virginia Crossings Resort from February 29, 2008, through March 2, 2008.

This is our most important event of the year, as the Virginia Region Alumni hold our annual meeting during the Regional Convention.  We invite all members to attend this critical meeting, as we will be electing our next President-Elect, Secretary, and one Member-at-Large during our annual meeting.

Regional is always a great conference, with a wide variety of activities and opportunities for fellowship.  Some of the activities you can look foward to are Chapter Presentations on the Honors Topic, the always-creative Campaigns for Regional Offices, and the Awards Banquet and Dance.

Please see the Upcoming Events page for specific information on registration and deadlines.  

Leadership Recap

The Virginia Region of Phi Theta Kappa hosted the annual Leadership conference at Hollins University, from September 14-16, 2007.  The Virginia Region Alumni provided one paid scholarship for each registered chapter, held a reception for advisors, and presenting a workshop on Public Speaking.

The reception was well attended, and both the workshop and the conference were successful.  Attendance was high at the Sunday morning workshop, with 17 chapter members attending, and six Alumni members participating. 

Feedback from the workshop has been very positive, and we hope to be able to support the region with both this topic and more workshops in the future.

Thanks to Alumni participants Deb Dale, Mary Matthews-Worsley, Rosie Robinson, Laurel Rothenberger, Anna Nylander, and Sue Walker for their part in the workshop.  Special thanks are due to Lisa Dale, our very own Vanna White, who assisted with a portion of the workshop, as well as helping out with photography all through the conference!

Honors Institute            10/18-21/2007

The Virginia Region Honors Institute will be held in Williamsburg, VA, at the College of William and Mary, on October 18-21, 2007.

The Virginia Region Alumni will participate in this conference, both by attending, and by sponsoring an activity.  We're going to the Maize Maze!

On-line registration is available at http://www.vaptk.org/regional/regional.php  Resigration deadline is October 10, 2007, so get registered for this always-awesome event!

The deadline for hotel registration is September 27, 2007, in order to get the conference rate.  Hotel information is available on our Upcoming Events page.

See you at Honors!