Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

Phi Theta Kappa Foundation

We are here to assist alumni and friends — individuals, corporations, foundations, and nonprofit patrons — as you seek avenues in which you can invest in the academic excellence set forth by Phi Theta Kappa since 1918. Valuable information concerning The Alpha Courtyard, annual giving, corporate giving, and planned giving can be found throughout these web pages. We welcome your questions and recommendations, and hope that if you are ever in Jackson, Mississippi that you will stop by and visit us here at The Center For Excellence.


Donor Stories

Dr. Jo Marshall and Dr. Scott Marshall Support Society, Each Other

Dr. Jo Marshall’s Phi Theta Kappa Experience began in Alabama and has taken her around the world.

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Hites Scholarship Challenge




Phi Theta Kappa has an opportunity to create a $2 million transfer scholarship endowment for Phi Theta Kappa members. In April 2009, the Hites Family Community College Scholarship Foundation offered a second challenge to Phi Theta Kappa – if the Society again raises $350,000, the Hites Foundation will provide an additional $650,000 towards the recently established $1 million Hites Transfer Scholarship Endowment for Phi Theta Kappa members.

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Phi Theta Kappa Center of Excellence

The Alpha Courtyard at the Center for Excellence was constructed to honor those who have supported and served the ideals and mission of Phi Theta Kappa.


Society Meets Hites Challenge; Second Challenge Issued

Phi Theta Kappa has an opportunity to create a $2 million transfer scholarship endowment for Phi Theta Kappa members. In April 2009, the Hites Family Community College Scholarship Foundation offered a second challenge to Phi Theta Kappa – if the Society again raises $350,000, the Hites Foundation will provide an additional $650,000 towards the recently established $1 million Hites Transfer Scholarship Endowment for Phi Theta Kappa members.

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Giving to Phi Theta Kappa

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A message from Phi Theta Kappa Executive Director Rod A. Risley

Thank you for visiting the Phi Theta Kappa Foundation web pages. We invite you to join us in building on excellence at Phi Theta Kappa, knowing that we are exceptional stewards of the funds entrusted to us, and that we are faithful to the mission of Phi Theta Kappa. The ways for you to give are diverse and rewarding, and our numerous areas of giving allow you to tailor your gift to your specific philanthropic goals.

Risley Presents Convention Address: The State of Phi Theta Kappa