Spring Initiation 2017-March 26, 2017

Letters to students nominated to Phi Kappa Phi this year were sent out in December 2016 just prior to semester break. Letters are sent to the student's permanent address. Students can accept their nomination on line following instructions in their nomination letter or the chapter website.

This year's Initiation Ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 26 2017 at 1:00PM at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.

Noon Registration - all attendees must register at Registration Desk #1 at the Penn Stater Conference Center and Hotel

1:00 PM Ceremony Begins

2:00 PM Lunch Banquet

Cutoff date for accepting your nomination is April 9th, 2017 or March 5th, 2017 if you plan on attending the Initiation Ceremony on April 3rd, 2016.

Dress is semi-formal in keeping with the prestige of the occasion and acknowledging the accomplishments of the initiates. Acceptable men's wear would be: shirt and tie, with or without a suit or sport jacket or a suit.  Acceptable women's wear would be a suit (pants or skirt), dress pants or a skirt and a nice top or jacket or a semi-formal dress. Unacceptable dress would include jeans, sandals, sneakers, miniskirts, or bare midriffs.

Initiation dates to remember:

March 26, 2017 - Initiation ceremony at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Boulevard, State College, PA 16803 at 1PM.

April 9, 2017 - date online registration is closed for chapter.

Recognition Items

Phi Kappa Phi recognition items (stole, honor cord and medallion) are on sale at the national website, however, it is the policy of Pennsylvania State University that "ornamentation representing honorary societies or nationalities is not approved attire for Penn State commencement ceremonies." (Source: http://commencement.psu.edu/undergrad.html)