Three Maricopa CAC students inducted into honor society

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The Alpha Theta Delta Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society welcomed 50 outstanding Central Arizona College students into its ranks on Wednesday night, Nov. 5, during an induction ceremony at the institution’s Signal Peak Campus in Coolidge, Ariz.

A standing room only crowd of friends and family attended the ceremony that was organized by the Phi Theta Kappa leadership at the campus.

The city of Casa Grande had the highest representation of inductees with 22 students being recognized for their scholarly contributions and academic success. Florence was second with eight students honored, while the city of Maricopa had three:

Azita Afsharimehr
Lori Swink
Jessica Veo

The Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society was established in 1918; it serves to recognize and encourage the academic achievement of two-year college students. The society provides opportunities for individual growth and development through honors, leadership and service programming.

Today, Phi Theta Kappa is the largest honor society in American higher education with more than two million members and 1,200 chapters located in the United States, U.S. territories, Canada and Germany.

In 1929, the American Association of Community Colleges recognized Phi Theta Kappa as the official honor society for two-year colleges.

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