Gaden M. Corpening was inducted into the Beta Sigma Psi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Spartanburg Community College on April 8.

Corpening, majoring in mathematics, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gay S. Corpening of Tryon and is married to Aline DuPre of Tryon.

Established in 1918 by two-year college presidents, Phi Theta Kappa is the oldest and most prestigious honor society serving two-year colleges around the world. The society serves to recognize and encourage the academic achievement of two-year college students and provide opportunities for individual growth and development through honors, leadership and service programming.

Students must rank in the top 20 percent of the class to be invited to membership in Phi Theta Kappa and must maintain high academic standing during their enrollment in the two-year college. Phi Theta Kappa is the largest honor society in American higher education with more than 1.7 million members and 1,100 chapters located in 50 United States, United States territories, Canada and Germany.

In 1929, the American Association of Community Colleges recognized Phi Theta Kappa as the official honor society for two-year colleges. The society holds membership in the prestigious Association of College Honor Societies as the general scholarship honor society representing two-year colleges.