{"id":9447,"date":"2019-08-05T14:24:11","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T14:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/?p=9447"},"modified":"2019-08-05T14:24:11","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T14:24:11","slug":"ncc-honor-society-receives-national-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/2019\/08\/ncc-honor-society-receives-national-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"NCC Honor Society Receives National Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nash Community College\u2019s Gamma Beta Phi Chapter has been recognized among colleges throughout the United States as a\u00a02018 \u2013 2019 Distinguished Chapter. Durham Technical Community College is the only other North Carolina community college to receive the honor.<\/p>\n

Gamma Beta Phi is a non-profit, co-educational, honor and service organization for students in colleges and universities. Its objectives are to recognize and encourage excellence in education, to promote the development of leadership ability and character, and to foster, disseminate, and improve education through appropriate service projects. To be eligible for Gamma Beta Phi, NCC students must hold a 3.0 or higher cumulative grade point average and must have earned 12 or more semester hours in a major at Nash Community College.<\/p>\n

The Distinguished Chapter was awarded by the Gamma Beta Phi national headquarters and the entire society to honor chapters who have excelled in the chapter programming, recruitment campaigns, service projects, monthly meetings, leadership, and local community impact.<\/p>\n

The following colleges and universities were also recognized as\u00a02018 \u2013 2019 Distinguished Chapters:<\/p>\n

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University<\/div>\n
Middle Tennessee State University<\/div>\n
Henderson State University<\/div>\n
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge<\/div>\n
Bethel University<\/div>\n
California State University Channel Islands<\/div>\n
Troy University, Montgomery<\/div>\n
University of California Riverside<\/div>\n
Troy University, Dothan<\/div>\n
University of Central Oklahoma<\/div>\n
Howard Payne University<\/div>\n
West Texas A&M University<\/div>\n
Bluefield State College<\/div>\n
Central Penn College<\/div>\n
Durham Tech Community College<\/div>\n
Appalachian State University<\/div>\n
West Virginia State University<\/div>\n
Quincy College<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Nationally, Gamma Beta Phi has approximately 40,000 active student members in its comprised chapters.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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