Honor Thy Elders

I have no doubt that many of you adult students out there will not only be successful in your college classes, but you will excel to the point that many of you will be invited to join an honor society. There are several great benefits to joining an honor society: it looks great on a resume, and honor societies are excellent sources of scholarships. Here are a few honor societies that you may be invited to join as adult students:

Phi Theta Kappa--Phi Theta Kappa is the honor society of the two-year college. This honor society offers some of the best transfer scholarship opportunities anywhere for students planning to transfer to a four-year college. There are transfer scholarships of $36 million available for Phi Theta Kappa members transferring to over 600 four-year colleges. They also have a number of other scholarship opportunities available for their members, including the Jack Kent Cooke scholarship that may be valued at up to  $30,000.00 for students to complete a bachelor's degree.

Alpha Sigma Lambda--is an honor society who's purpose is to "celebrate the scholarship and leadership of the adult student in higher education." It's great to be able to join an honor society with a group of your peers who know the sacrifices it takes for an adult student to get their degree.

Kappa Delta Pi--This one is for you prospective educators out there. KDP is open to only the top 20% of those entering the education field.  They offer resources for student teachers, scholarships and grants, and help you to find a job in teaching after graduation.

I was lucky enough to be a member of all of these honor societies when I attended Gonzaga. It feels really good to wear all those honor cords around your neck on graduation day when many of your younger peers may not have any! So, if you are invited to join an honor society, check out the benefits you can get from joining, as well as getting that "gloat factor" from membership.

Do you know of any other honor societies that admit adult students? Please let our readers know by posting a comment. Thanks!

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2 Responses to “Honor Thy Elders”
  1. Jack says:
    August 2, 2009 at 8:24 PM

    Here’s an example of a adult student who went back to college and, despite her own low expectations, did remarkably well — http://www.ahamoment.com/pg/moments/view/5267. I hope you enjoy her telling of her “aha moment” that led this mother of four to go back to college.

    Thanks,
    jack@ahamoment.com

  2. nrickman says:
    August 5, 2009 at 5:22 PM

    Thanks for the link, Jack! Adult students often think they’ll be utter failures in the classroom, but they are usually some of the best students going. They have learned to prioritize their time and know what it’s like to have to make deadlines from being in the home and the working world.

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