Sayde Turner
  • Agriculture Information Science
  • Class of 2015
  • Corinth, MS

Sayde Danielle Turner inducted into NEMCC Phi Theta Kappa

2014 Mar 20

Approximately 240 new members joined the Northeast Mississippi Community College Iota Zeta chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society during the organization's spring induction ceremony on Thursday, February 13 in the Seth Pounds Auditorium including Sayde Danielle Turner of Corinth, MS. Each new member recited the chapter pledge under the guidance of chapter president Jake Hall of Belmont, signed the Book of Oath and was awarded a certificate of membership. Founded in 1918, Phi Theta Kappa is an international honor society composed of 1,100 chapters at colleges in the United States and Canada. International headquarters for the organization is located in Jackson, Miss. Phi Theta Kappa seeks to foster the development of leadership and service, to provide an intellectual climate for the exchange of ideas, and to encourage the establishment of scholarships for advanced education. Northeast's Iota Zeta chapter has been recognized as a "Five Star" chapter for the past 11 straight years, the highest rating given any chapter, and has been recognized as an exemplary model. Advisors for the chapter during the 2013-14 academic year are Dr. Ray Harris, Andrea Mathis of Booneville, Dr. Deborah Kehoe of Oxford and Carla Falkner of Tupelo.