car3n 3 / 6 Feb 21, 2011 #1Good morning.I received an email saying that I have been invited to join Phi Theta Kappa, an international honors society. When filling the application, I came to a point where I had to write a statement of my commitment to Phi Theta Kappa. I just wanted to see if what I had planned to write is good enough. It had to be about 50 words or so.Here is my statement:I commit myself to uphold the high purposes of Phi Theta Kappa to which I have been invited. As a former member of the National Society of High School Scholars, I will be loyal to my community; and, I will continue to maintain and encourage high standards of scholarship , service, leadership, and character.Thank you for your help :)
ak21 3 / 4 Feb 23, 2011 #2seems, good to me, only 50 words, so can't do much there :D. Only thing is do you mean: standards of scholarship applicants , community service Just sounds weird to me with the: high standards of scholarship
KilgoreTrout 2 / 2 Feb 24, 2011 #3Sounds great! I would only change three things, which I have highlighted in red.I commit myself to uphold the noble purposes of Phi Theta Kappa to which I have been invited. As a former member of the National Society of High School Scholars, I will be loyal to my community, and I will continue to maintain and encourage high standards of scholarship, community service, leadership, and character.
EF_Susan - / 2,364 12 Mar 1, 2011 #4Looking good. Always add substance when you can:I commit myself to uphold the high purposes of Phi Theta Kappa to which I have been invited , XXXXX< YYYYYY< and ZZZZZ ZZZZZ ZZZZZZ. ---Specify. It makes a more powerful assertion.As a former member of the National Society of High School Scholars, I will be loyal to my community meaningless. Say something specific. Give them value. :-)