Member Benefits Highlights – November 2015

‘Tis the season for holiday shopping and travel! Ease your holiday stress with these discounts available to members throughout November.

AmazonSmile
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way to support Phi Kappa Phi every time you shop at Amazon.com at no cost to you. When you shop using AmazonSmile, you’ll find the same low prices and selection with the added bonus that Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to Phi Kappa Phi. Start your shopping today! And don’t forget to bookmark the AmazonSmile link to make it even easier to support the Society every time you shop on Amazon.

Brooks Brothers
Mark your calendars for the last Brooks Brothers Shopping Event of the year! On November 19, members can save 30% on full-priced purchases online and in stores during the one-day sale. To receive the discount, you must sign up for a complimentary Brooks Brothers Corporate Membership Card by visiting Membership.BrooksBrothers.com or calling 1.866.515.4747 with organization ID number 11755 and pin code 61431.

Exclusive Worldwide Hotel & Car Rental Discounts
The holiday travel season is upon us and Phi Kappa Phi members, friends and family can access a worldwide inventory of hotels and rental cars at exclusive discounted rates using the Society’s Worldwide Hotel & Car Rental Discount Program. Whether you are traveling domestically or abroad, take advantage of huge savings up to 50% off hotels and 35% off car rentals at locations worldwide. Click here to book today!

Lenovo
Start your holiday shopping early with Lenovo and save on a variety of products:

• Up to 41% off select laptops
• Up to 37% off select desktops
• Up to 34% off select tablets

Visit the Phi Kappa Phi member site to redeem these and other great deals.

Phi Kappa Phi Graduation Gear
Graduating this fall? Receive a free Phi Kappa Phi tassel when you purchase the honor cord, medallion and stole! Visit the Online Store to purchase the bundle for $57.95 including shipping. Please note that protocol for wearing items at commencement varies from school to school. Be sure to check with your college or university before ordering.

Phi Kappa Phi Visa® Rewards Credit Card
Phi Kappa Phi has teamed up with Commerce Bank to offer members a Visa® rewards credit card. The credit card is the perfect way for members to show their Phi Kappa Phi pride everywhere Visa is accepted, as well as earn rewards points redeemable for thousands of rewards items. Other benefits include 20% off Phi Kappa Phi merchandise purchases, no annual fee, low introductory rate for first 6 months, $100,000 travel accident insurance and much more. To sign up for the Phi Kappa Phi Visa credit card and take advantage of the great benefits, click here.

Rental Cars
Members can save up to 25% when renting a car through Avis, Budget, Enterprise or National. View the specials and begin shopping the lowest rates by visiting these Phi Kappa Phi partner sites:

• Avis
• Budget
• Enterprise
• National

Apple Partnership Discontinued

As of November 1, Apple has discontinued numerous online partnership stores including the Phi Kappa Phi online store. As a result, members are no longer eligible for a discount from Apple through the Phi Kappa Phi portal.

As an alternative, qualifying members can request the education discount available from Apple. To check your eligibility, call 1.800.MY.APPLE, ask to speak with the Consumer Education Team and state the name of your university or college, or visit the Apple Education Online Store. (Please note that the education discount and Apple Education Online Store is not affiliated with Phi Kappa Phi.)

Members are encouraged to take advantage of the discounts offered by other Phi Kappa Phi technology partners including Dell and Lenovo. To access all available member discounts, click here.

If you have questions, please contact Jamie Chapman at jchapman@phikappaphi.org or 800.804.9880, ext. 217.

Excellence in Innovation Award Deadline is December 10

In September, Phi Kappa Phi launched its Excellence in Innovation Award. The new $100,000 award, given once per biennium, will recognize a college and university for its achievements in finding powerful answers to important local, regional, national, or global challenges.

While Phi Kappa Phi has pursued its mission of recognizing and promoting academic excellence since its founding in 1897, until now it has not played a significant role of any sort in the national conversation on higher education.

We seek to change that by doing what we do best—recognizing and promoting excellence. Since 1933, Phi Kappa Phi has awarded fellowships and grants to members and students on our chapter campuses.

Currently, we award more than $500,000 annually through programs that last year recognized over 270 individuals.

But we have never had an award for institutions until now.

The Society will present the first Excellence in Innovation Award in 2016 to an institution of higher learning that uses innovative and substantive solutions to achieve meaningful, measurable outcomes to improve the lives of others and create systemic large-scale change.

The application period for colleges and universities to apply for the Excellence in Innovation award is currently open and will close December 10. To learn more about the award including award criteria, eligibility, and timeline details, visit www.PhiKappaPhiInnovation.org.

Call for Book Reviewers

Phi Kappa Phi Forum, the Society’s multidisciplinary quarterly magazine, is seeking an experienced writer to serve as a book reviewer for the spring 2016 edition. The selected writer will be invited to review From Skedaddle to Selfie: Words of the Generations by Allan Metcalf. The length of the review should be 500 words and is due in draft form by December 15, 2015.

To be considered, please email Beth Colvin at bcolvin@phikappaphi.org with a brief description of your professional credentials and why you would like to review the book. Please also include additional links and/or attachments of writing samples. The selected reviewer will receive a free copy of the book.

To learn more about Phi Kappa Phi Forum, click here.

Tell Us Why You Joined Phi Kappa Phi and Win!

Why did you join Phi Kappa Phi? Was it because of the networking opportunities, career resources or awards and grants? Were you looking to enhance your résumé? Whatever the reason, we want to know! Tell us why you joined Phi Kappa Phi by November 11 and be entered for a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card.

To enter the contest, tell us why you joined in as many or as few words as you wish on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram using the hashtag #JoinPhiKappaPhi. (You must include the hashtag to be entered.) Following the end of the contest on November 11, we will choose one winner—selected at random from all posts—to receive a $100 Amazon gift card.

You must be an active Society member to enter the contest. For official rules and contest details, click here.

And don't forget to check out what your fellow Phi Kappa Phi members are saying. Just search #JoinPhiKappaPhi or visit the Phi Kappa Phi Tagboard to see what is being shared!

Get Connected with Link

Phi Kappa Phi is excited to launch Link, an exclusive, members-only online community. With Link, members can network with peers, share ideas, discuss challenges, post questions, search for other members and much more!

Beginning today, active Society members can access the user-friendly site and start networking with members across the nation. There are currently three Society-wide communities available within Link—The Quad, The Study Group, and Forum Readers. There are also a variety of communities available to chapter officers. Additional communities will gradually launch over the next several months.

In addition to joining these communities in Link, you can search for other Phi Kappa Phi members and begin networking using the Member Directory. 

Ready to connect? Follow these five simple steps:

1. Sign in with the same username and password you use to access your Phi Kappa Phi member account and accept the Community Rules & Etiquette and Privacy Guidelines
2. Update your profile by editing your contact details, bio, education and job history
3. Customize your privacy preferences via the My Account tab to control what others see on your profile.
4. Visit the All Communities page by clicking Communities in the main navigation bar and browse/join the communities you have an interest in.
5. Search for other Phi Kappa Phi members and begin networking.

For additional information about Link including frequently asked questions, visit http://link.phikappaphi.org/faq. If you have questions, please contact Jamie Chapman, member engagement director, at jchapman@phikappaphi.org or 1.800.804.9880, ext. 217.

Poetry Submissions Wanted

The Phi Kappa Phi Forum welcomes submissions of original, previously unpublished poetry from active Society members that fits the theme of each edition.

For spring 2016, the theme is change. The submission deadline is Dec. 21, 2015.

Poems will be selected to appear in the print version of the magazine, though others may appear online. Selected poets will receive five free copies of the Forum in which their verse appears. Previous winners must wait one year before entering again.

Send your poem, contact information, a photo and a short bio, including your Phi Kappa Phi chapter affiliation and member number, to poetry@phikappaphi.org.

Entries are judged by poet, Berry College professor and Phi Kappa Phi member Sandra Meek