“This past year Butte College’s Beta Theta Kappa chapter was named as one of the world’s top 30 Distinguished Chapters within Phi Theta Kappa—the international honor society for two-year colleges. Our members collectively contribute over 2,500 hours of service each year to the campus and our communities.  But we could not have achieved this level of activity without the financial assistance of the Butte College Foundation.  Each year we must raise $20,000 or more to support our projects and leadership training, and each year we have to start from scratch, with no regular institutional funding.  We rely on the Butte College Foundation for partial funding and we are tremendously grateful for their continuing support and encouragement.”

-Roger Ekins, Faculty Advisor

With the help of a grant by the Foundation, about 60 local high school students come to the Butte College campus for one day in April to compete in various areas of chemistry. This event channels students’ love of competition into a rewarding academic endeavor. Volunteers from Butte College chemistry classes help organize Chemistry Day, making this an event where students and faculty work together to make a difference in our local schools.