Self-Indulgence Corner: Recollection of Madonna's Career: American Bandstand!

Dick Clark to Madonna (circa 1984): What are your dreams, what’s left?

Madonna's reply:

"to Rule the World!"

Self-Indulgence Corner: Da Vinci's Dream: A.K.A. The Realization of a Nightmare! D.D.C 2016

My own personal 'homage,' if you will, for Leonardo da Vinci!

Leonardo da Vinci, the Italian polymath, was a pacifist. Many of his inventions never made it past the drawing table because da Vinci died before having his notes published. He did not intend to have his ideas used for military purposes; however, throughout time, leave it to the narcissism of man to disregard his wishes and use Da Vinci's ideas anyway for violence and destruction. Da Vinci, the scientist and inventor--not the painter--always captured my interest and love of science.

Self-Indulgence Corner: Van Gogh's "Perfect" Starry Night! D.D.C 2016

Volunteerism: PTK 4 Haiti

Dear Phi Theta Kappans,

The first step towards getting our Alpha Beta Phi chapter from the current “3-star chapter” level to the desired “5-star chapter” level is by reaching out to those less fortunate around the community and the world ("Service"). With that in mind, the first group project our MC Phi Theta Kappa Chapter is taking part in is to help Dr Roger and Amelia Belizaire with their annual humanitarian effort in Haiti.

The Belizaires travel to assist the people of Haiti on their own accord. They help provide medical care to the people of Haiti. The Belizaires have doctors and other medical staff accompany them to help; however, they are always in dire need of donations such as the ones listed. Please help us in our collaborative effort to provide as many of the items needed.

The Belizaires leave for Haiti on June 16^th (for two weeks), so please start donating now, if you would. We would love to have everything ready for them by Tuesday, June 14^th, so they have ample time to pack our donations.

There are some members of our MC Phi Theta Kappa chapter you may start contacting in order to begin your donations.  

1.     Heather Dudley:

Midland College “Welcome Center” (Heather will be working at the center during the summer in the afternoons, you may drop off items to her, but please call or text first).

Cell: 325-267-1025

Email: heather.dudley5@gmail.com

2.     Dora Carey:

Cell: 432-235-3841

Email: doracarey_proshops@live.com

  

(Pictures are of Dr. Roger Belizaire and Amelia Belizaire. Thanks, Heather, for the pix.)

Read more about the annual trip to Haiti on the Midland Reporter Telegram online: 

Midland doctors offer support in Haiti, hope for country's recovery 

Self-Indulgence Corner: Twitter Trending #BadIdeaIn5Words Don't Forget Your College Diploma

Self-Indulgence: They Didn't Break Me!

Midland College: Dora Graduation 2016 Gif

PTK: Patty Chick for Vice President of Services

Hello fellow Phi Theta Kappa members,

My name is Patty Chick and I will be running for this year’s Vice President of Services. I recently had the opportunity to attend this year’s Nerd Nation and I am eager to take what I’ve learned at Nerd Nation and help to make our Phi Theta Kappa Chapter a 5 Star Chapter here at Midland College.

Let me begin by giving you a little background of myself. I am currently a part-time student here at Midland College. I am married and have 3 children ages 12, 13 and 20. My 20 year old and I recently took a class together and I thought that was very fun. I do not work, I am currently a stay at home mom which gives me a lot of flexibility to devote and dedicate my time to Phi Theta Kappa. I have been a military brat, as they say, growing up and then married into the Military with my husband. It has always been my way of life. It has taught me strength, structure and organization skills which I will be using to help make Phi Theta Kappa successful. I have also been able to travel abroad through the Military and have seen and met many diverse nationalities and have experienced many cultures through my travels.

On the softer side of me, I have a heart for service. I enjoy helping people, something that has been instilled in me by my parents. They have always taught and showed me to love one another, help others, and take care of those in need. Being Catholic, I look up to Mother Teresa of Calcutta as my patron saint, my special guardian. I also admired the works of Princess Diane. I love what they stand for.

For those reasons, I have chosen to run for Vice President of Service. I am confident that, we together, will make our Phi Theta Kappa at Midland College a huge success.

Thanks and Many Blessings, 

Patty Chick

PTK: Dora Carey for President

Fellow Phi Theta Kappans, I am running for the position of president. There are a variety of reasons why I would be honored to be your president – as well as reasons why I would make an ideal leader for our chapter. I have been in the corporate world for over twenty years. I have dealt with CEOs and various other executive managers. I am not afraid of hard work nor do I get easily intimidated by people; however, I am a firm believer in treating everyone with respect. I am diligent in making things happen. If I do not know the answers, I find them, but more importantly, I ask others for help. I have had extensive training in the corporate world and was named ‘district manager of the year’ three years in a row. I worked hard to climb the proverbial ladder. I was fortunate to have held executive management positions without a college degree.

Every ten years I find myself doing something different with my life; I love a challenge. My latest challenge is to get my degree. This is my third time in college. The first two times I left college for wonderful career opportunities. This time around, I was determined to finish college and finish strong. Not only because of a promise I made to my late mom a few days before she went home to meet her Maker but because of a promise I made to myself long ago.

I have always placed high demands on myself and always been a hard worker and fast learner. I am a firm believer in being a student of the world each and every day. A college professor from Texas Tech once told me, “learn a little about a lot, and you will get along with anyone.” I still follow his advice. I also follow the advice my late parents embedded in me, which is to help others and to always pay good fortune forward.

I have so many ideas I want to bring to fruition for our Alpha Beta Phi Chapter. Many of the ideas have been in my mind since I accepted membership two semesters ago, but the most grandiose of ideas I learned from attending Nerd Nation in Maryland. It was a truly magnificent trip. I made several new friends, and I networked a lot. I made alliances with Phi Theta Kappans from our Texas region as well as from other regions, including the international officers from around the country/world. I mention the ties I made during Nerd Nation because those associations are going to benefit our MC chapter a great deal.

As your president, I will continue the arduous work I currently perform as your treasurer; however, as your president, I will work harder. I want to make everyone feel as if he or she is a part of, not only the best group on our MC campus, but I want to make everyone feel like a valued family member. I will always listen to and ask you for your ideas and opinions. I will continue to maintain an “open door” policy and will reply to your questions and concerns on a timely basis. My vision for our chapter is too much to list, but at the end of the day, my vision will help bring our chapter the notoriety and respect it deserves. Together, with a strong leadership team and committed participants, we can make our chapter successful. Aristotle said it best: “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.”