Several awards were presented to alumni & alumni associations at PTK Catalyst last month in Nashville. The headquarters website contains a news release with all of the details here.

Also of note, the convention website has been updated ahead of next year’s centennial. Information on negotiated rates for hotels have been posted and registration is slated to open sometime in June. Being in Kansas City this time should help ease costs for those wishing to travel.

Important Dates – 2018:
March 23rd:  Hotel Reservation Deadline for the negotiated rates
April 19th – 21st: PTK Centennial Catalyst – Kansas City Convention Center, Kansas City, Missouri

Save the Date
2nd Annual Alumni Reunion
September 9th, 2017
Sleepy Hollow Sports Park – Des Moines

October Update

At the end of September we held our first annual alumni reunion at Thomas Mitchell County Park near Mitchellville. Thank you to everyone who came and joined in on the food and festivities. Be sure to check out some photos from this year’s event and be on the lookout for details on next year’s event, tentatively slated for around the last Saturday in September 2017.

We have also added a forum to the website, which you can check out using the link above. Members will have to register in order to participate on the forums.

Fall Conference Wrapup

This year’s fall regional event was held on October 6 & 7 at Iowa Valley Grinnell Campus.

2016 Officer Elections

This year we had elections for Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and to fill the remaining year of an unexpired term for Membership Coordinator.  The results are:

Vice President: Sheryl Jaber
Secretary: Sami Venteicher
Treasurer: Daniel Herrstrom
Membership Coordinator: Elaine Butler

Regional Event Scholarship, Raffles, and Giveaways

At each regional event the association gives out a scholarship to a chapter in attendance at the event to cover the registration fee for a member to attend a subsequent regional event. This semester’s recipient is the Beta Gamma Rho Chapter from the Des Moines Area Community College – Newton Campus.

At our marketplace table, in addition to the usual items we sold raffle tickets to members and advisors for a chance to win either a University of Iowa or Iowa State University themed basket. During our general session time we drew the winners of the two baskets and handed out a few prizes to those who could answer some Phi Theta Kappa trivia questions.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at Regional Convention in the spring!