Phi Theta Kappa Trivia Quiz

Answer: A student in a bachelor's degree program

A student attending a community college, a junior college or an associate degree program at four year college is eligible to join the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society, because these are all a two-year college program. A bachelor's degree is an academic degree which is considered at a four-year college program.

Answer: Stephens College

On November 19, 1918, the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society was established at Stephens College, a two-year women's college located in Columbia, Missouri. In 1929, Phi Theta Kappa was acknowledged by the American Association of Junior Colleges as the official honor society of two-year educational institutions.

Answer: no

In 1910, six charter members formed the Kappa Phi Omicron Honor Society at Stephens College. This group grew in size and evolved to be the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society, which was established in 1918.

Answer: Margaret Mosal

In 1930, Dr. Margaret James Mosal became the first elected National President of the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society. She also served as the National Secretary and the Executive Director of the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society. She served in a leadership role in the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society from 1935 through 1985.

Answer: Jackson, Mississippi

Dr. Margaret James Mosal, the first elected National President of the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society, moved the organization's national headquarters to Canton, Mississippi in 1935. Dr. Margaret Mosal lived in Canton, Mississippi at the time. In 1997, the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society moved their national headquarters to a new building in nearby Jackson, Mississippi.

Answer: Golden key

The golden key is the symbol used on the the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society membership pin. The Greek letters Phi Theta Kappa appear in the middle the key. Behind the letters is a wreath, composed of oak leaves on one side and leaves of laurel on the other side.

The oak leaves signify stability and strength of character while the leaves of laurel signify achievement and success. Above the wreath is a representation of the head of Athena, the Greek goddess of learning.

Answer: Wisdom, aspiration and purity

Across the center of the membership pin three Greek letters appear. These letters are the initials of the Greek words phronimon (Phi), thumos (Theta) and katharotes (Kappa). These three Greek words translated to English mean "wisdom", "aspiration" and "purity", which are considered to be the principles of the the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society.

Answer: Phi Theta Kappans

Members of the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society are known as Phi Theta Kappans. Members are discouraged for using the acronym "PTK" to refer to the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society because the Latin letters P,T and K do not truly correspond to the Greek letters Ö, È and Ê.

The terms "Kappans" or "Phi Thetans" are also discouraged by the the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society because the organization considers these terms to be "incorrect usage".

Answer: 2006

The Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society inducts approximately 100,000 new members annually. In 2006, the membership of the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society passed the 2,000,000 mark.

Answer: Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, and died in 1790, long before the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society was founded. Ross Perot joined the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society while attending Texarkana College. Trisha Yearwood joined it while attending Young Harris College, and Jim Lehrer did so while at Victoria College.