The Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) is an organization that, supposedly, was founded to promote student achievement. Their purpose statement on their website:
Phi Theta Kappa’s nonprofit mission is to recognize and promote student academic achievement. PTK provides opportunities to cultivate professional and leadership skills, secure scholarships, explore diverse career paths, and build a network of supportive peers and trusted advisors that last a lifetime.
But that shiny statement of high principle is just a veneer. Here’s why.
In 2014, Army veteran Toni Marek, a volunteer with PTK, was allegedly sexually assaulted by PTK’s Executive Director, Dr. Rod Risley. She reported the assault, as any rational person would. This was the beginning of a cascade of intimidation and recrimination that has now led to legal proceedings.
Toni Marek was a volunteer with…
