2008 Forum, Vol. LXXVIII

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Contents 2008 FORUM of Phi Eta Sigma . . . . . . . . . . John W. Sagabiel, Editor The National Scene “Phi Eta Sigma—Prepared to Face the Future” Grand President Molly Lawrence ......................................................................................

“The Three Musketeers” Grand Secretary-Treasurer John W. Sagabiel ....................................................................

Chapter News New Chapters Installed ................................................................................................................

Chapter Activities, Projects, and Leadership ..............................................................................

Profile: Chapter Adviser ..............................................................................................................

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Scholarship News Founders Fund Scholars .............................................................................................................. 36 Feature Articles “The Mercer University Chapter Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary”

by Campus Chapter Leadership ..........................................................................................

“Student Members of the Executive Committee”........................................................................

“Omicron Delta Kappa, The National Leadership Honor Society”

by John C. Roberts..............................................................................................................

“Pride in Our Executive Committee Performance—Delivered”

by Jack Sagabiel..................................................................................................................

“The Future Starts With Understanding Our Members”

by Dr. Jeanna Mastrodicasa, Esq ........................................................................................

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Convention News Thirty-ninth National Convention and Leadership Workshops “Pride in Your Performance—Every Day” ........................................................................ 71 Distinguished Service Awards .............................................................................................................. 74 Audit Report for 2006-2007 ................................................................................................................ 77 Directory of Phi Eta Sigma Chapters ................................................................................................ 97 Regions of Phi Eta Sigma ....................................................................................................................106

The FORUM is published annually as the official magazine of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, Inc. All articles, pictures, and other materials for publication should be sent to the editor: Dr. John Sagabiel, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Boulevard #11062, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 42101-1062. Submissions welcome.

Cover: Churchill Downs is the most famous racetrack in America and the home of the pinnacle of horse racing success, The Kentucky Derby. Photo courtesy of Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau <www.gotolouisville.com>, Churchill Downs, and Reed Palmer.

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The National Scene Phi Eta Sigma — Prepared to Face the Future

by Grand President Molly M. Lawrence

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othing endures but change” is attributed to the Greek philosopher Heraclitus. That statement is as contemporary today as it was in the late 6th century BCE. We all face change continuously change in our personal life, change in our academic life, change in our work life, change in our family life.

Organizations also change. Phi Eta Sigma was once a fledging secret society with exclusively male membership. Today PES is recognized as one of the premier collegiate honoraries. Its membership practices and administration are held to be a model for other groups. The road has not always been an easy travel; however, the vision of PES has remained constant – to continue to promote and recognize academic achievement early in students’ collegiate studies.

The leadership of Phi Eta Sigma throughout its history has been acknowledged as exemplary. From the founding father Dean Thomas Arkle Clark, University of Illinois, to our current Grand Presidents Emeritus B. J. Alexander, Tarleton State University, and John Harrell, Indiana University, the unselfish labors of the numerous individuals who have devoted their time and efforts to PES are legendary among honor societies.

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Today, as the Phi Eta Sigma torch of leadership again passes, I am pleased and honored to be the first woman to serve Phi Eta Sigma as Grand President. Another change that has occurred is the election of Tony Kemp, Mercer University, as Grand Vice President at the Executive Committee meeting in June 2007. Mary Jo Custer, Syracuse University, remains Grand Historian with Kyle Sessions, Illinois State University, as Grand Historian Emeritus. Howard Gray, Brigham Young University, and Marilyn Moore, Gannon University, continue as current Executive Committee members. Our student Executive Committee members are Leah Campbell of Gannon University, Linda Chu of the University of California at Los Angeles, and Heather Reif of The Florida State University. Our steady guiding force and right hand continues to be Grand SecretaryTreasurer Jack Sagabiel, Western Kentucky University. Jack is ably supported by the Grand Chapter staff.

The current PES Executive Committee certainly has large shadows to fill. Everyone is committed to continuing the distinguished record and high standards set by our predecessors. In order for this group to be successful, it needs the support of the faculty advisers and, most importantly, the student membership.

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The infrastructure of Phi Eta Sigma continues strong and healthy. Chapter development and vitality as well as number of student memberships are at an all time high. We will again award the largest dollar amount and number of Grand Chapter scholarships in PES history. Planning is well underway for the 2008 national convention.

On a personal note, I want to recognize the passing of Sharon Harrell, wife of Grand President Emeritus John Harrell. While Sharon never served in an official Phi Eta Sigma role, she was one of our greatest supporters. Sharonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quiet competency

has been a role model for PES students for many years. She supported John in his advising of the IU chapter as well as with his Grand Chapter work and at national conventions. Sharon was a mainstay at the national convention registration desk.

Throughout the national conventions, you could see her talking individually and collectively with students. As someone who has spent their entire professional career in higher education, I learned how to recognize true educators. Sharon Harrell was the consummate educator. Phi Eta Sigma will miss Sharonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s participation and support and grieves her passing.

Grand President Molly Lawrence is laying the foundation to expand our national leadership zone with the assistance of Grand Presidents Emeritus John Harrell, B. J. Alexander, and Jack Sagabiel.

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The National Scene The Three Musketeers

by Grand Secretary-Treasurer John W. Sagabiel

Student delegates attending the first Phi Eta Sigma national convention in 1928 established the national Executive Committee. Since then the goals and work product of the Committee have evolved from convention to convention to reflect the times.

A fringe benefit to our Society fellowship is the special touch the spouses of the Executive Committee members share with our members and chapter advisers. This unique fellowship adds a special dimension to the national convention and off-year Committee workshop spirit.

retired nursing professor at Indiana University.

Survivors include her husband of 42 years, John R. Harrell of Bloomington, Phi Eta Sigma Grand President Emeritus; two daughters: Kristyn Harrell and her husband Michael Stull of Oak Park, Illinois, and Kimberly Harrell of Bloomington; four grandchildren: Emma Harrell, Henry Stull, Benjamin Stull, and Julia Stull; one sister, Beverly Scott and her husband Raymond, and one nephew, Joshua Scott, all of Moreno Valley, California; and hundreds of successful former nursing students.

The Three Musketeers . . . are now two.

A special bonding evolved among the spouses of the Executive Committee members during the first fifty years of our history. Especially during the past thirty-five years, this bonding has evolved into a loyal fellowship that has most recently included “The Three Musketeers.”

Convention after convention, Executive Committee meeting after Executive Committee meeting, The Three Musketeers have made all attendees feel welcome. The Three Musketeers feature Mrs. John (Sharon) Harrell, Mrs. B.J. (Lois) Alexander, and Mrs. Jack (Marge) Sagabiel, each of whom are very much in evidence at all Society functions, including the June 2007 Executive Committee workshop in Arlington, Texas.

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The Three Musketeers—(left to right) Marge Sagabiel, Sharon Harrell, and Lois Alexander.

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Chapter News New Chapters Installed

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ince the 2006 Forum was published, Phi Eta Sigma has chartered five chapters and rechartered two.

Several campuses are in the planning phase pursuant to chartering their chapters.

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON Charleston, South Carolina February 20, 2007

The College of Charleston is the oldest institution of higher education in the state of South Carolina and the thirteenth oldest in the United States. The College of Charleston, founded in 1770, is a public liberal arts college and is controlled by a board of trustees. The founders of the college included three signers of the Declaration of Independence and three fathers of the United States Constitution.

Flowers for charter member Caroline Kluttz from mom and dad, Janet and Banks Kluttz, of Fort Mill, South Carolina, and grandparents Dee and Gene Bunts of Salisberry, North Carolina.

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The Phi Eta Sigma chapter was chartered on the College of Charleston campus on February 20, 2007, by Dr. John H. Newell, director of the honors program and professor of history. Phi Eta Sigma joins Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Psi Chi, and Phi Alpha Theta on the Charleston campus. Dr. Newell is a Phi Eta Sigma member from the University of Georgia. There were 298 charter members.

Congratulations to charter member Heyward Duffy from mom and dad, Jimmy and Larry, of Charleston, South Carolina.

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Chapter News SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY Bolivar, Missouri April 26, 2007

Southwest Baptist University is a Christ-centered, caring, academic community preparing students to be servant leaders in a global society. The university is a four-year liberal arts university established in 1878 at Lebanon, Missouri. The university moved to Bolivar, Missouri, in 1879. The Phi Eta Sigma chapter was chartered on April 26, 2007.

Students are served by more than four hundred faculty and staff members, and the curriculum offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in numerous fields of study. The university offers eleven departmental organizations and three honor societies to the student body. The president of the university is Dr. C. Pat Taylor. The chapter was chartered by Ms. Allison Langford, instructor, University Success Center.

Charter member Kristen O’Neal helped to set an academic standard for honors recognition at Southwest Baptist University. Kristen is featured with mom and dad, Pat and David of Wheatland, Missouri.

Southwest Baptist University charter officers include president David Kellogg, vice president Kristin Edwards, secretary Chris Dodson, treasurer Elizabeth Lackey, and chapter adviser Allison Langford.

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Morehead State University charter officers featured president Rebecca Green, vice president Gregory Howard, secretary Amy Cummings, treasurer Elliott DeAtley, and chapter adviser (not shown) Philip Krummrich.

MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY Morehead, Kentucky May 5, 2007 In 119 years, the sweep of history has carried Morehead State University and its predecessor institution, The Morehead Normal School, from one makeshift classroom to the high-tech world of Internet-based classes and a radio telescope/space tracking system that reaches from a campus ridgetop literally to the stars.

Today, Morehead State University enrolls more than 9,000 students from one hundred Kentucky counties, forty-two states, and thirty-seven nations.

Morehead State University has hosted a chapter of Phi Kappa Phi for many years. The Phi Eta Sigma chapter was chartered on May 5, 2007, by Dr. Philip Krummrich, chairperson of the foreign language and philosophy department.

Charter member Hayley Hoyng enjoys her academic recognition with mom and dad, Fonda and Steve Hoyng, and sister Stevie, all of Morehead, Kentucky.

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Chapter News THE CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK New York, New York May 10, 2007

Founded in 1847 as The Free Academy, The City College of New York (CCNY) was one of the great experiments of the young American democracy.

Today, the oldest of the eleven senior city colleges is really a small university with four renowned professional schools and an outstanding college of liberal arts and sciences. Phi Beta Kappa and Beta Gamma Sigma are among the longtime honor societies chartered on the CCNY campus. The president of City College is Dr. Gregory H. Williams.

The team of John (dad) and Eleanor (daughter) from Queens, New York, helped to make the CCNY chartering very successful.

The CCNY chapter was chartered on May 10, 2007. The chartering leadership was provided by Michael P. Smallis of the Division of Student Affairs, which falls under the umbrella of the Finley Student Activity Center and the Office of Co-Curricular Life. The center touches the lives of more than 130 student organizations.

CCNY charter chapter leadership included president Eleanor Fallow, vice president Abhinav Kumar, treasurer Atira Kaplan, secretary Sandy Xian, historian Mandeep Kainth, and chapter adviser Michael P. Smallis.

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VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE Norfolk, Virginia September 17, 2007

The Virginia Wesleyan College chapter was initially chartered as our 234th chapter on April 22, 1983. The chapter was recently rechartered by Dr. Joyce B. Howell, Batten Professor of art history.

The 300-acre campus is located on the border of Norfolk and Virginia Beach in the heart of the historic Hampton Roads area, the largest metropolitan area in the state of Virginia.

The college offers a steady supply of ways to stimulate both the mind and the adrenaline; at last count, students participate in more than seventy clubs and organizations. Honors recognition touched lives at Virginia Wesleyan College for many years with Psi Chi in psychology, Phi Alpha Theta in history, and Omicron Delta Kappa in leadership providing national recognition, along with The Society for Collegiate Journalists, who recently moved its national headquarters to Virginia Wesleyan College.

Virginia Wesleyan College chapter treasurer Rachel Fanchers is the beneficiary of family support from mom and dad, Cathryn and Kirk, of Baltimore, Maryland.

Charter member Alisa Crider with mom, dad, and brother, Cathy, Roger, and Daniel, and grandparents Polly and Al Greer of Norfolk, Virginia.

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Chapter News STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK DELHI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY Delhi, New York September 29, 2007

Founded in 1913, SUNY Delhi is a residential campus of approximately 2,600 students located in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains of New York. Delhiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus offers an 18-hole championship golf course, clubhouse, outdoor recreation center, arboretum, and nursery.

The chartering took place on Delhiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family day and followed the Delhi honors recognition program at the campus library. Many parents were on campus for family day and then attended the Phi Eta Sigma chartering that afternoon. The leadership for the Delhi chartering is credited to professor Joan Erickson of the department of mathematics.

Family day honoree Michael Sloat was pleased to share his academic recognition with mom and dad, Gina and Brian, of New Windsor, New York.

SUNY Delhi College of Technology charter leadership included chapter president Aaron Crouse, vice president Aliza Rutledge, secretary Jennifer Corl, treasurer Kyle Hares, and senior adviser Valerie Outsen, with chapter adviser professor Joan Erickson.

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Chapter president Michael Kwiatkowski, vice president Kate Harrington, secretary Nikita Minder, treasurer Natalie Catendo, with chapter adviser Dr. William Knox.

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY Macomb, Illinois October 20, 2007

The Western Illinois University chapter was initially chartered on April 27, 1973, as our 172nd chapter. Chartering leadership was provided by Dr. James R. Connor, university provost and academic vice president. The chapter was recently rechartered by Dr. William L. Knox, director of the Centennial Honors College. The featured speaker was Dr. Alvin Goldfarb, president of the university.

The rechartering and reception was hosted by the Olson Conference Center.

Phi Eta Sigma rejoins Kappa Delta Pi, Psi Chi, Phi

Kappa Phi, and Beta Gamma Sigma with active honor society chapters on the Western Illinois University campus. In March 2006, the university was ranked as one of the best value undergraduate institutions among colleges and universities in the nation by The Princeton Review’s “America’s Best Value Colleges,” based on student opinion data from a total of 646 schools. The student body has all the advantages of large public universities— accomplished faculty, modern technologies and facilities, and broad academic and extracurricular activities.

Beth and Vincent Catendo of Schaumburg, Illinois, with honoree daughter Natalie and university president Dr. Alvin Goldfarb.

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Chapter News 2007 Charterings in Review

Little sis is proud of her brother at the College of Charleston.

International student and College of Charleston charter member Dave Marongue was pleased to share his honors recognition with mom and sis.

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The College of Charleston honors center sits majestically on campus.

Chartering reception at the College of Charleston was enjoyed by all.

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Southwest Baptist University charter member Angla Plattner shares her recognition with dad and mom, Randy and Carol of Blue Spring, Missouri.

Kay Holcomb shares her Southwest Baptist University honors with mom and dad, Ginger and Clifford, and special friend Josh Comer.

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Morehead State University charter member Susan Brown and mom Rebecca of Fort Thomas, Kentucky, share our special morning together.

Western Illinois University honoree Butch Pool shared his recognition with mom and dad, Tamie and Doug of Griggsville, Illinois, and grandparents Shirley and Dick Hall of Springfield.

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The Western Illinois University honorees were also outstanding as a group.

SUNY Delhi provided Eric Newell with lots to celebrate with mom and dad, Doris and Roger of Melville, New York, on the annual family day with honors recognition.

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Virginia Wesleyan College charter chapter leadership includes president Kimberly Fahle, vice president Anna Sims, secretary Shannon Agostino, treasurer Rachel Fancher, senior adviser Korinda Rusinyak, with chapter adviser Dr. Joyce Howell.

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Chapter News 2007 Chapter Activities, Projects, and Leadership

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gain this year, local chapters of Phi Eta Sigma have reported their many excellent activities and projects. It is clear that Phi Eta Sigma, through its members, makes a valuable contribution to the recruitment and retention of good students on campuses nationwide. The emphasis on promoting scholarship, exercising strong organizational skills, participation in campus and community help projects, and innovative programs to fit each local campus never fails to impress Forum readers.

Many chapters send in newsletters directed to local members, and these, too, are remarkable for their concept and their execution. Phi Eta Sigma members are making a difference at their schools and among their fellow students, and that difference is for higher standards and citizenship values.

Members will certainly continue to make differences in their homes, their communities, and their chosen careers after they leave the campus; and these differences will be to the benefit of families, friends, and fellow citizens. The following are alltoo-brief summaries of the reports of chapter of champions’ leadership, activities, and projects sent to the national office by press time.

From The University of Alabama chapter, Amy Bedingfield shares an overview of her year as chapter president: “As president of the University of Alabama’s Phi Eta Sigma Chapter, I am proud to say that I coordinated efforts for member participation in numerous community service events on our campus and in our community. My mission was to add to our chapter’s esteemed reputation on

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campus while simultaneously serving others. One example was our participation in the ‘Ask Me Campaign’ that took place at our university during the first few days of school. We helped set up these ‘Ask Me’ booths to help incoming freshmen get oriented with the campus and their new college lives. By providing refreshments, directions, and advice, we helped numerous students adjust to their new college surroundings. Later in the fall, The University of Alabama always has a food drive in competition with Auburn University. We proudly assisted with the ‘Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger’ food drive by asking inductees at our fall 2006 induction ceremony to bring cans of food.

“As a result of the devastation that Hurricane Katrina caused, I wanted to see if there was a way that we could give aid to our members who were affected by this natural disaster. It was decided that a $500 book scholarship would be the best way to help out, and we were actually able to award this scholarship to two well-deserving students. I also organized our group to assist with the ‘Quarters on the Quad’ Campaign. Here at UA, we have a beautiful space of land that we know as the Quad. Around the sidewalk that outlines it, we placed tape and encouraged students who passed by to donate a quarter to aid in the Hurricane Katrina efforts.

“For our final spring service project, I decided to coordinate efforts with the March of Dimes walk for premature babies. Upon learning that over two hundred babies are born pre-term or very pre-term in Alabama, we knew that we had to do something about it. I encouraged members to participate not

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only by walking in the event, but also through monetary donations. I am extremely proud to say that in our efforts to stop premature birth, we surpassed our goal two-fold and raised over $2,000, earning us an award with the March of Dimes as one of the top fundraisers!”

The Bernard Baruch College (CUNY) chapter of Phi Eta Sigma entered the 2007-2008 academic year with a line-up full of activities and events for both its members and the Baruch College student body at large. Apart from its induction ceremony in the spring, its masquerade ball in the fall was one of its largest events of the year. For the first time ever at Baruch College, Phi Eta Sigma created and hosted a masquerade ball called “Masq’d by Midnight” as one of its philanthropic activities.

Not only was it a social event for students and faculty, but it also raised funds for The Hunger Project, a renowned nonprofit organization committed to ending world hunger in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Social functions such as this one serve to emphasize the importance of service, building relationships, and making the most of one’s college experience.

Baruch members were afforded many other unique and exciting opportunities to give back to the community and develop themselves as individuals.

Those opportunities were made available through year-round programs, as well as one-day events.

The year-round programs included Cents Ability and The Scholars Program. In the spring of 2007, the chapter partnered with Cents Ability, a nonprofit organization in New York City whose aim is to teach the fundamentals of finance to inner city high school students. Baruch students, chapter members and non-members alike, were able to volunteer as tutors to high school students, teaching them the basics of finance, such as establishing credit and budgeting. The Scholars Program, another of the chapter’s year-round activities, is designed to provide Phi Eta Sigma mentors for Baruch’s freshmen population, as well as for inter-

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national students and transfer students, who may find it difficult to transition into a new school or different country. New York Cares Day and Hands on New York Day are two of the chapter’s most popular one-day events, where volunteers help revitalize New York City schools and public sites, such as parks.

One of the most important values of this year’s executive board is partnership. There are over 176 clubs and organizations at Baruch College; and through partnership, Phi Eta Sigma is able to reach out to a wider audience. In early October, the Baruch chapter joined three other prominent honor societies on campus to host “The Honor Society Gala.” Professionals from leading nonprofit organizations and some of today’s top corporations came in to speak to Baruch students about a variety of topics, from leveraging the impact of leadership to perspectives on the environment. Partners from Cents Ability were brought in, not only to talk about how students can get involved with Cents Ability, but also to stress the importance of financial education in the United States today, and the kind of impact that college students can have on such a pressing issue. The Baruch chapter of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society looks forward to inducting new members in the spring and continuing a legacy of leadership, service, and excellence. (Submitted by chapter president Roseliny D. Genao) At the induction ceremony held in early September, the California State University-Chico chapter of Phi Eta Sigma added ninety-five new members.

During the ceremony, Dr. Jill Swiencicki from the Department of English, who was selected by the inductees for her superior teaching ability, was celebrated as an Honorary Faculty Member. She encouraged students to get involved and make a difference in other people’s lives.

In an effort to do just that the Chico State chapter

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has many upcoming events planned. Phi Eta Sigma members, along with other Chico State students and organizations, will once again participate in an Up ‘til Dawn national collegiate fundraiser.

Last year the Chico State participants sent more than 18,000 letters to friends and family requesting donations for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in an effort to increase awareness about childhood cancer and help find a cure. They earned over $186,000, classifying Chico State as the number one fundraiser for this event.

Phi Eta Sigma members will also be participating in a Fun Without Alcohol Fair. Butte County elementary school students are invited to this funfilled fair, which promotes healthy alternatives to drug and alcohol use via interactive booths, games and activities. In an effort to give back to the Chico community, Phi Eta Sigma members, along with other Chico State organizations, will “Scour and Devour” the campus and the surrounding community to rid it of any garbage—making it a truly beautiful place to be!

counseling center. They also volunteer in the numerous campus-wide community service projects on and off campus.

The Florida Southern College chapter held its annual pizza party/membership drive in 2007, increasing the number of inductions by more than 30 percent over 2006. Chapter members congratulate chapter secretary Martha Yates on being the recipient of a 2007 national undergraduate award.

The 2006-2007 school year was fabulous for The Florida State University chapter of Phi Eta Sigma. In August, members started out the year by serving as ushers at Convocation, welcoming new students and their families to FSU. Phi Eta Sigma members also used this opportunity to provide information about Phi Eta Sigma to approximately one thousand attendees.

California State University-Long Beach chapter members were among the two hundred volunteers from the CSULB community who participated in the 8th Annual Make a Difference Day. This special event is the most encompassing national day of helping others — a celebration of neighbors helping neighbors. Volunteers performed exterior home repairs, painting, and landscaping at designated sites in the Long Beach area.

In September, the chapter hosted its annual leadership workshop, providing the new executive board and committee members with the opportunity to meet each other, learn about the workings of Phi Eta Sigma within Florida State University, and set chapter goals for the upcoming school year. Later in September, the chapter held its first yard sale, selling member donated clothes, books, lamps, kitchen supplies, and much more. The turnout was spectacular, and the chapter raised enough money to pay travel expenses for one additional executive board member to attend Phi Eta Sigma’s national convention in Austin, Texas.

Phi Eta Sigma members continue to touch lives as tutors in The Catholic University of America

Four executive board members, Dayelin Roman (president), Leigh Baker (vice president), Sheldon

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Jordan (secretary) and Heather Reif (committee member and nominee for national officer) traveled to the national convention with chapter adviser, Chris Boyd. Each representative served actively in their selected convention committees, helping to decide the future direction of Phi Eta Sigma on the national level. Heather was one of only three nominees to acquire a position on Phi Eta Sigma’s National Executive Board and has already begun her role in helping to plan the 2008 Phi Eta Sigma National Convention. Congratulations, Heather!

Phi Eta Sigma’s public relations officer, Amanda Meter, was instrumental in planning and organizing FSU’s 2007 Council of Honor Societies’ honors week, a week-long event with daily activities promoting academic excellence and FSU sanctioned campus-wide honor societies. At the first annual honors week Brain Bowl competition, Phi Eta Sigma members promoted the academic nature of the organization by winning the bowl championship and bragging rights until the 2008 competition. Go Phi Eta Sigma!

In November, the chapter hosted a holiday cardmaking social, at which members enjoyed each other’s company while creating holiday cards for the residents at a local assisted living facility. This service project was started in the 2004-2005 school year and continues to be a popular event. The chapter’s newest service project, the “Tutoring Extravaganza,” was first held in December during the week before finals. Members of Phi Eta Sigma tutored fellow FSU students in subjects such as mathematics, chemistry, economics, and Spanish and provided peer review services. Participation numbers were higher than anticipated, filling all available space, and evaluations submitted by member volunteers and tutored students were positive.

In the spring, due to the popularity of these events, the chapter repeated both the holiday card-making social and the “Tutoring Extravaganza.”

Meanwhile, the executive board’s primary objective was to recruit and induct new members. To support these efforts, the dean of undergraduate studies included a message about Phi Eta Sigma in the letters of congratulations she sent to all new freshmen who had earned a 3.5 GPA during the fall term. Invitations were then sent to all qualifying members inviting them to an informational meeting at which invitees were provided with detailed information about the FSU chapter and offered a question-answer forum between these students and the executive board members. Further, the chapter worked closely with FSU’s International Programs office to recruit qualified students who were studying abroad in London, Valencia, Florence, and the Republic of Panama. These efforts definitely paid off as reflected by achieving a record 907 new inductees.

This event was one of many changes and additions that have been implemented since the executive board considered the results of a survey that was conducted in 2006 to gain a better understanding about how members and potential members feel about the organization. The survey indicated that many non-members thought that Phi Eta Sigma was a socially-oriented rather than an academically-oriented society. Further, members felt that communication between the organization and members needed to be improved. The chapter responded by establishing a Facebook page, increasing e-mails, and generating flyers and chalking to promote events.

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The 2007 Induction Ceremony was elegant and moving, thanks largely to the guest speaker for the evening from the Center for Civic Education and Service, Dr. Laura Osteen. The ceremony was followed by a reception with elegant hors d’oeuvres and live entertainment from the Sarah Mac Band.

You can view the event at https://campus.fsu.edu/ bbcswebdav/orgs/SOO_107_org/Phi%20Eta%20S igma%20Videos/2007%20induction%20ceremony.m4v

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A Phi Eta Sigma general meeting was held one week after the induction ceremony to provide the newly inducted members with plans for the upcoming school year and encourage them to get involved.

During the chapter’s weekly summer 2007 meetings, a tentative calendar for the 2007-08 school year was set, a new service project idea was explored, and the scrapbooks and library display were updated. Members who participated in these meetings also planned the chapter’s involvement in FSU’s first “Luau” in collaboration with University Libraries, Thagard Student Health Center, and over a dozen more university departments and organizations. Event-goers and members enjoyed tropical refreshments and friendly limbo competition at this lighthearted event, all while receiving valuable information from many campus departments and organizations. The chapter members hope that these efforts will allow another successful year for Phi Eta Sigma at FSU in 2007-08. (Submitted by Meredith Hager, edited by Leigh Baker) Phi Eta Sigma had always been a power on the Gannon University campus, but this year the executive board took it to new levels. Very few opportunities for campus-wide service were missed, some were invented, and luster was added to the Phi Eta Sigma name. The chapter held fall and spring blood drives that were more successful than ever before. They were an amazing benefit to the community, since the receiving blood bank is the only one that solely benefits the Erie, Pennsylvania, area. Members participated in a

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park cleanup that included pulling up asphalt from a runoff area and clearing invasive species of plant life. They learned about the ecology of the area and just why it is so important to keep it free of pollutants, biological or otherwise. Some other service projects included helping at Habitat for Humanity and L’Arche, Christmas caroling at an elderly care home, collecting canned food and nonperishable items for the needy, participating in Box City and collecting money for the homeless, and participating in Relay for Life to raise money to find a cure for cancer.

Phi Eta Sigma strengthens the sense of community within the Gannon group and on campus. Events such as a New Year’s party after Christmas break, a potluck dinner with the honors program, and a tailgate party with a Phi Eta Sigma group from a rival school were great social events. The tailgate party was especially successful because it created a community between two schools. One of the things occasionally missing in an honor society is the word “fun.” The chapter tried to reinsert it and adjust the common view of an honor society to one that incorporates a strong sense of community and has an appreciation for enjoyment, service, and academics.

The achievements of any Phi Eta Sigma chapter are a tribute to the national chapter itself and all other chapters nationwide. The attention to community, both in interpersonal relations within the chapter and in duty to the world around us, contributed greatly to the Gannon chapter’s success. Members are encouraged to follow the example and help

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society by building community, one chapter at a time.

The Hofstra University chapter enjoyed another great academic year. During the 2006 fall semester, members participated in the Breast Cancer Walk at Jones Beach. They hosted the first of two Bowl-a-Thons, this one raising money for the Mary Brennan Inn, a soup kitchen near the university. To wrap up the semester, they had a Band Showcase, which featured some of Hofstra’s best musical talent, all in an effort to support the VH1 Save the Music Foundation. The spring semester ushered in the second Bowl-a-Thon, which raised money for “race 4 a cure,” an organization founded by a Hofstra alumnus who lost her father to brain cancer. The chapter finished off the semester with an “End of Year Dinner” to send off its wonderful members who were graduating and turn over the reins to a new leadership team. The chapter also awarded fifteen local book scholarships.

The fall induction and dinner at Huntingdon College was held in September. The chapter continues to provide tutoring services in chemistry and biology at the Academic Assistance Center.

The Alpha Chapter of Phi Eta Sigma at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is continuing to serve the campus and community through new and exciting programs. The chapter’s philanthropy coordinator, a new position beginning this year, has started to fundraise for Aid for Argentina. Members plan to raise enough money to donate a computer to an impoverished school in Argentina. They have also started planning a regional conference for all chapters of Phi Eta Sigma in Illinois. The goal is to increase communication among the chapters and to create new and innovative academic and non-academic service projects to benefit their communities. Each executive board member is heading a committee to help with various projects, including the tutoring program (on and off campus), publicity, philanthropy,

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and regional conference planning. The chapter has continued serving the students at Garden Hills Elementary School, donating over seven hundred hours of tutoring last year. The director of internal affairs recently conducted an online survey for members to provide feedback about the Society.

The executive board is currently utilizing these results to make the Alpha Chapter of Phi Eta Sigma the best it can be.

Jacksonville State University’s annual Phi Eta Sigma induction was held April 4, 2007. About two hundred family members and friends attended and enjoyed the formal ceremony and reception that followed the initiation of sixty new members.

The chapter awarded campus scholarships to seven members who have maintained perfect 4.0 GPAs during their college careers: Elisabeth Boykin, Jarrod Bundrum, Shea Nelson, David Robbins, Rebecca Vernon, and Megan Wright. During the summer, Shea Nelson spoke with incoming freshmen and their families about Phi Eta Sigma as part of the browse session at the freshmen orientation program. The officers attended spring and fall preview days to talk with potential students about Phi Eta Sigma.

The Kennesaw State University chapter assisted with the inauguration of the university’s new president. The chapter was active in the campus-wide games and cookout day, and members assisted with the annual First-Year Student Convocation.

The University of Maine at Presque Isle chapter collected twenty-three full boxes of books for “Better World Books” for use by students in Louisiana and Mississippi. Chapter members volunteered at the Fort Fairfield Blue Grass Festival and at Martha and Mary’s Soup Kitchen.

The Marshall University chapter continues to support Habitat for Humanity fundraisers and assists with the local animal shelter drives. The chapter hosts the Marshall University faculty

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dinner. This event is among the campus highlights of the year.

The University of Maryland, College Park chapter of Phi Eta Sigma started off the year in April 2007 by gaining more than a thousand new members at its annual induction ceremony. This past year, the chapter awarded more than $9,000 in local scholarships. Part of this money was used to award the local Helen E. Clarke Scholarship, an award for an exceptional junior. Last year, the Maryland chapter sponsored two very successful community service efforts. In September, a Katrina relief effort raised over $1,100 for hurricane victims. Additionally, members made over three hundred Halloween cards for patients at a local children’s hospital. Other volunteer efforts include making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the less fortunate and a teddy bear drive for the holiday season. Service events like these are held monthly throughout the year. Overseeing the Society’s operations at Maryland is a new-look executive board, featuring a president, five vice presidents, and a committee under each vice president. This model improved the overall organization and communication of the executive board and made it easier for the executive board members to work closely with one another.

Mortar Board and Tau Beta Pi scholarships also touch the lives of Phi Eta Sigma members. Each year, the Mortar Board National Foundation awards fellowships to members to assist in financing their post-graduate education. Samantha Spilka, a graduate of San Diego State University,

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was awarded a $5,000 graduate fellowship for use during the 2007-2008 school year. Mortar Board members Emily Ray and Amy Bedingfield from The University of Alabama received Phi Eta Sigma scholarships as full-time students during the 20072008 school year.

The Fellowship Board of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society, touched the lives of numerous Phi Eta Sigma members with awards of $2,000 each for use during the student’s senior year of engineering study. Recipients include Mary P. Sprouse (Kansas State University), Maanisaad Shahriar (Texas Tech University), Christopher Oliver (University of South Alabama), Peter Degner (University of Idaho), Crystal Condra (Mercer University), Christopher Rethmel (TriState University), Rashi Grewal (New Jersey Institute of Technology), Mark C. Horton (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology), John D. Hunt (University of Tennessee), Dyan N. Lorge (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology), Bee-Lian D. Quah (Arizona State University), Kristin E. Rice (Kettering University), Schruthi Shankar (New Jersey Institute of Technology), and Christopher R. Shearer (Ohio Northern University).

The Fellowship Board of Tau Beta Pi also announced the selection of the following Phi Eta Sigma members as recipients of $10,000 stipends for graduate studies: Mopelola A. Sofalahan (Morgan State University), Jeremy L. Schroeder (Ohio Northern University), Ryan J. Staab (University of Wisconsin-Platteville), Rick A.

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Nugent (Louisiana State University), Kevin Zhou (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), and Pavel Gershteyn (University of Tulsa).

Planting trees on Arbor Day (historical apple trees) has become an annual event for the Phi Eta Sigma chapter at Pacific University. The chapter also provides tutoring services at the local high schools.

The Penn State University chapter holds monthly meetings, often featuring a guest speaker or small workshop on topics such as graduate schools and résumé writing. Chapter members are involved with the Penn State Dance Marathon (THON), the American Red Cross, the United Way, the Second Mile, intramural sports, and the local branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

They also participate in days of service and other volunteer opportunities on campus. Chapter leaders are exploring new methods of membership recruitment and anticipate another large group of inductees for the 2008 spring induction.

The winter semester activities at St. Ambrose University feature the Superbowl of Euchre and the World Series of Spoons, which are fundraisers for the family from Africa that the chapter has been sponsoring since their arrival two and a half years ago. Each week chapter members visit the family to assist them with their daily lives and with learning English. Each year the chapter awards the Ambrosian Spirit Award to a faculty/staff member or student who embodies the mission of the university. The chapter also awards a Phi Eta Sigma chapter scholarship to an outstanding member.

Building Phi Eta Sigma pride among new chapter members at Salisbury University is an important component of the local chapter mission. To that end, the chapter is promoting name recognition and membership with the distribution of car decals and drawstring backpacks. Following the beautiful induction ceremony, new members are given, free of charge, a colorful decal that displays in gold and

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black lettering “Phi Eta Sigma, The National Freshman Honor Society.” Parents are given the opportunity to purchase a similar “proud parent” decal for a minimal fee. Additionally, new and current members have the opportunity to show their pride by purchasing drawstring backpacks with the Phi Eta Sigma name beautifully displayed in gold lettering. Chapter members are very excited to be able to display their Phi Eta Sigma pride and hope that these efforts will encourage eligible students to take pride in accepting the membership invitation, as well as encourage existing members to participate in chapter activities.

Shawnee State University members of Phi Eta Sigma do their best to keep up with campus opportunities by attending three student government meetings per quarter. Among its campus activities is the chapter’s leadership in the university’s community Halloween party for underprivileged children.

The Southeast Missouri State University chapter works with the campus chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi in an ongoing program called “Born to Read.” The program provides a book for each baby born in the two local hospitals, a total of over 1,500 books per year.

Over the course of this school year, the Southwest Baptist University chapter will host four campuswide academic forums.

The 2006-07 academic year was an active and exciting time for the Phi Eta Sigma chapter at Syracuse University. After holding an induction ceremony in the fall, the chapter welcomed over two hundred new members with great opportunities to become active in the Syracuse community.

Such activities as a career center orientation, an interview etiquette seminar, helping to set up for the university’s annual International Thanksgiving Dinner, and decorating and delivering gingerbread houses to local hospitals were held in the fall.

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The second semester brought even more activity with the launch of the chapter’s Web site, followed by hosting an egg hunt for the university’s children, as well as a day for students to register for passports, a Red Cross blood drive, and visits to children at a local hospital. The chapter also participated in a White Ribbon campaign against domestic violence, Kids Fest, and the Big Event, where members helped a local organization clean its garage and yard.

The year was topped off by the election of new officers, the design of a 20th anniversary T-shirt, and distribution of graduation cords to several senior Phi Eta Sigma members. Two members of the Syracuse chapter were recipients of Phi Eta Sigma national scholarships.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville chapter showed its true “volunteer spirit” by participating in area service projects throughout the year.

Students began the fall semester by entering a team in the city’s “Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure”.

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awareness for heart disease by collecting money for “Go Red for Women” in February. All proceeds were donated to the American Heart Association. The chapter grew in April as current members welcomed over four hundred new inductees. Finally, the school year ended with River Rescue, a local effort to beautify the Tennessee River.

The Tennessee State University chapter of Phi Eta Sigma continues to offer tutoring to campus students, as well as students at nearby McKissack Elementary-Middle School. Chapter members also represent the Society during homecoming festivities.

The University of Toledo chapter meets every two weeks and touches needy lives with various projects such as the delivery of mobile meals, fundraising for the Relay for Life program, and a dance marathon to fund youth activities. Toledo chapter members are the defending champs in the “Clean Your Streams” challenge, having collected more garbage than any other organization for each of the past two years.

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Western Kentucky University chapter leadership includes president Jessica Williams, vice president J. Robert Lindsey, secretary Kassandra Carter, treasurer Danielle Straub, senior adviser Brian Whitfield, and chapter adviser Professor Sheri Henson.

The Florida State University executive board provides the opportunity for the chapter membership to touch lives on the Tallahassee campus.

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Chip and Ann Love Ayre from Gallatin, Tennessee, helped son Andrew celebrate his honor society honoree status at Western Kentucky University.

Phi Eta Sigma honoree Ruby Burks included mom and dad, Patty and Steve, from Hendersonville, Tennessee, for special recognition at Western Kentucky University.

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WKU chapter president Jessica Williams was pleased to have mom and dad, Doreen and Terrell Holmes, attend a most recent induction ceremony.

Syracuse University members volunteering for the Big Event.

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Central Michigan University membership has plans for another productive school year.

The Florida State University new-member induction team shares academic recognition with all who qualify.

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Dr. Kenneth W. Dobbins, president of Southeast Missouri State University, with Phi Eta Sigma chapter officers Halley Juenger (senior adviser), Stephanie Black (president), and Donnie May (vice president) following the April 15, 2007, induction ceremony.

Southeast Missouri State University chapter members, wearing their custom-designed T-shirts, insert messages on the importance of reading into books that will be delivered to two local hospitals as gifts to families of newborn infants. The Phi Eta Sigma chapter assists the campus chapter of Phi Kappa Phi in this ongoing literacy project called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Born to Read.â&#x20AC;?

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Phi Eta Sigma joins the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi to bring welldeserved recognition to academically motivated students in a combined induction ceremony at Southeast Missouri State University.

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Baruch College Phi Eta Sigma officers at Freshmen Convocation Fair on August 23, 2007.

Baruch College chapter officers promoting club awareness at Baruchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Club Fair on September 27, 2007.

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Baruch’s Team Phi Eta Sigma at PS 161X in the Bronx on New York Cares Day, October 20, 2007.

A member of the Baruch College chapter paints a mural at PS 161X on New York Cares Day.

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Profile: Chapter Adviser

Dr. Benjamin Myers is assistant professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University and Phi Eta Sigma chapter adviser. He was the recipient in 2002 of a Washington University Arts and Sciences Ph.D. Dissertation Fellowship and the Mellon Dissertation Seminar Fellowship also at Washington University. He has enjoyed extensive teaching experience at Oklahoma Baptist University, University of the Ozarks, and Washington University.

Recent publications include “Pro-War and Prothalamion: Queen, Colony, and Somatic Metaphor Among Spenser’s ‘Knights of the Maidenhead,’” English Literary Renaissance 37 (2007): 215-249.

Recent academic presentations include “Spenser’s ‘Swan Song’: The Unity of the Prothalamion” presented at Exploring the Renaissance: An International Conference, March 2007, and “‘Old Woes’ and Older ‘Joyes’: The Pathos of the Fall and the Consolation of Marriage in Spenser’s Prothalamion” presented at the annual meeting of the South-Central Modern Language Association, November 2007.

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tatute VII of the Constitution and Laws of Phi Eta Sigma provides that all of the income from the Founders Scholarship Fund shall be used to grant annually one Scholar-Leader of the Year Scholarship of $10,000 and one or more Distinguished Member Endowed Scholarships of up to $7,500 each to members of Phi Eta Sigma.

Five such scholarships shall be designated for members pursuing full-time graduate degrees, thirty-four such scholarship shall be designated for members pursuing full-time undergraduate degrees, and one or more awards of $1,000 shall be designated for members for use during one year of full-time undergraduate study.

Fund income available for the 2007-2008 scholarships was $223,000, making it possible to award one $10,000 Scholar-Leader of the Year Scholarship, four $7,500 Distinguished Member Graduate Scholarships, thirty-four $4,000 Distinguished Member Undergraduate Scholarships, and forty-seven $1,000 undergraduate awards.

The members of the Scholarship Committee were: Ms. Molly Lawrence, Chairperson, The University of Alabama; Ms. Mary Jo Custer, Syracuse University; and Dr. John Sagabiel, Grand Secretary-Treasurer. The committee used the following criteria in selecting recipients:

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$300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 and $1,000 $500 and $1,000 $500 and $1,000 $500 and $1,000 $500 and $1,000 $500 and $1,000 $500 Jr/Sr, $2,000 Grad $500 Jr/Sr, $2,000 Grad $1,000 Undergraduate and $2,000 Graduate $1,000 Undergraduate and $2,000 Graduate $1,000 Undergraduate and $2,000 Graduate $1,000 & $2,000 Undergraduate and $2,000 Graduate $1,000 & $2,000 Undergraduate and $2,000 Graduate $1,000 & $2,000 Undergraduate and $2,000 Graduate $1,000 & $2,000 Undergraduate and $2,000 Graduate $1,000 & $2,000 Undergraduate and $2,000 Graduate $1,000 & $2,000 Undergraduate and $2,000 Graduate $1,000 & $2,000 Undergraduate and $2,000 Graduate $1,000 & $2,000 Undergraduate and $2,000 Graduate $1,000 & $2,000 Undergraduate and $4,000 Graduate $1,000 & $2,000 Undergraduate and $4,000 Graduate $1,000 & $2,000 Undergraduate and $5,000 Graduate $1,000 & $3,000 Undergraduate and $5,000 Graduate $1,000 & $3,000 Undergraduate and $5,000 & $10,000 Graduate $1,000 & $4,000 Undergraduate and $7,500 & $10,000 Graduate

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High scholastic record with a minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA. Participation in local chapter activities.

Evidence of creative ability.

Potential for success in chosen field.

Letters of recommendation, not to exceed three.

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$10,000 Thomas Arkle Clark ScholarLeader of the Year Award David Nare New Jersey Institute of Technology Dean Thomas Arkle Clark, dean of men at the University of Illinois and one of the three founders of Phi Eta Sigma, was our first Grand President, serving from 1927 until 1933.

The second recipient of the Clark Scholar-Leader of the Year Award is David Nare, a graduate of New Jersey Institute of Technology with a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering.

Clark Scholar-Leader David Nare New Jersey Institute of Technology

David served as chapter president and senior adviser to the NJIT chapter. In those leadership roles, he organized a tutoring program for the chapter in conjunction with the Honors College, as well as arranging and conducting new-member inductions. He represented his chapter at the 2004 national convention in Savannah, where he was elected to serve on the national Executive Committee.

In 2005, David attended the off-year meeting of the Executive Committee and participated in planning for the 2006 national convention. He served on a sub-committee to evaluate the Society’s Web site and make recommendations to the national office. Back at NJIT, he assisted the provost’s office with finding a replacement for chapter adviser Dean Judy Valyo, who was retiring. David also organized a farewell ceremony for Dean Valyo and provided consistent leadership for the chapter during the transition period.

At the 2006 National Convention and Leadership Workshops in Austin, Texas, David presented a very informative and well attended workshop on “Communication Skills: The Road to Becoming a Successful Leader.” He also chaired the Future Directions Committee at the convention and earned the title of “Mr. Reliable” for his outstanding leadership.

David’s other recognitions include membership in Tau Beta Pi and Omega Chi Epsilon honor societies.

He was named NCE Chemical Engineering Outstanding Senior in 2007 and received numerous other local scholarships and awards. He has also served as chapter vice president then president of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

David completed internships with two major companies. At Merck he helped develop a bacterial vaccine; and at ExxonMobil he built optimal refinery modules. He also conducted research on the thermo-chemical properties of sulfur-containing molecules at NJIT. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, David had to overcome terrific obstacles to join his parents in America and receive an education. Upon his arrival in America at the age of sixteen, David met his younger brothers and had to get reacquainted with his parents, in addition to getting adjusted to life in a new country. Now he realizes that his parents made difficult choices that would benefit him in the long run. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in chemical engineering at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. He feels great satisfaction from his academic achievements and his personal and professional growth, and he is very grateful to have been selected as the 2007 Clark Scholar-Leader of the Year.

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Scholarship News $7,500 Graduate Scholarships THE KENDRICK C. BABCOCK SCHOLARSHIP Dean Babcock, one of the three founders of Phi Eta Sigma, was dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois.

BABCOCK SCHOLARSHIP Victor Chan University of Illinois at Urbana-Campaign

Victor Chan is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with a degree in molecular and cellular biology. Serving as Phi Eta Sigma chapter vice president and president, he directed fundraising efforts and helped to establish new local chapter scholarships. As director of internal affairs for the chapter’s executive board, he facilitated a new points system for chapter members. Victor also represented the UIUC chapter at the 2004 and 2006 national conventions, received a $1,000 Phi Eta Sigma national undergraduate award, and earned local chapter scholarships, both graduate and undergraduate, for leadership and academic achievement. His other honors include membership in Alpha Epsilon Delta premedical honorary and selection for the Dean’s List. He is also active in the American Chemical Society, Alpha Chi Sigma Professional Chemistry Fraternity, and the Pre-Health Professional Society. Victor has worked as a certified pharmacy technician, as a student intern at a hospital, and as a teaching assistant and tutor on campus. He is now attending medical school with the goal of becoming a highly skilled physician who is sensitive to the needs of his patients.

THE CHARLES M. THOMPSON SCHOLARSHIP Dean Thompson, a founder of Phi Eta Sigma and Grand President from 1939 until 1963, was dean of the College of Business at the University of Illinois.

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Amanda Doherty completed her undergraduate studies in finance and economics at Old Dominion University. She served her Phi Eta Sigma chapter as treasurer and president, organizing community service projects such as a Relay for Life team and a campus cleanup effort. She also attended the 2006 national convention in Austin, where she served on the Publications and Promotional Committee, and was the recipient of a $1,000 Founders Fund award in 2005.

Amanda is a member of Omicron Delta Epsilon economics honor society, has been named to the Dean’s List, and has successfully completed graduation requirements for the Honors College and the College of Business Honors Program. She participated on ODU’s Federal Reserve Challenge Team and was an orientation leader on campus. She has been an intern for the training and employee development group at Norfolk Southern Corporation. She is now seeking a master of business administration degree and hopes to one day have her own real estate business.

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THE SCOTT GOODNIGHT SCHOLARSHIP Dean Goodnight, Grand President of Phi Eta Sigma from 1933 until 1939, was dean of men at the University of Wisconsin.

Emily Ray earned a bachelor’s degree in political science with a liberal arts minor at The University of Alabama. She served as Phi Eta Sigma chapter president and as junior and senior adviser. She represented the chapter on the university Coordinating Council for Honor Societies, serving as vice president and then president of the organization. Her academic recognitions include being named to the President’s List and published in JOSHUA (Journal of Science and Health at The University of Alabama). Emily also holds membership in Omicron Delta Kappa and Mortar Board honor societies and has earned a full tuition scholarship to The University of Alabama School of Law. She was chapter president of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority and was an SGA Senate Assistant.

Emily has also been active in several campus groups, such as the Pre-Law Students Association and Emerging Leaders, as well as with numerous community service activities, including “Beat Auburn-Beat Hunger” food drive and fundraisers for the Ronald McDonald House. She has worked on campus as a counselor for the Rural Science Scholars Program and was an intern with the Alabama Judicial Department. She is now seeking a juris doctorate degree and plans to specialize in intellectual property or constitutional law.

SCOTT GOODNIGHT SCHOLARSHIP Emily Ray The University of Alabama

THE FRED H. TURNER SCHOLARSHIP Dean Turner, member of the Executive Committee from 1938 until 1976, served as editor of the Forum and Grand Historian. He was dean of students at the University of Illinois.

Dayelin Roman earned baccalaureate degrees in communications and Spanish, with minors in business and psychology, at The Florida State University. Her Phi Eta Sigma leadership included her work with the chapter’s 50th anniversary celebration in 2005 and her roles as induction coordinator and later chapter president. As the FSU chapter delegate to the 2006 national convention, she served as co-chair of the convention’s Future Directions Committee. In 2007 she led her chapter in its largest ever membership drive, in addition to numerous other campus activities. Dayelin is a member of Sigma Delta Pi Hispanic Honor Society, has been named to the Dean’s List, and is a Florida Bright Futures Scholar. She is also involved on campus with Student Campus Entertainment programming board and the Student Alumni Association. She has completed internships in the field of communication for the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice and for a local firm that teaches entrepreneurship skills to children and adults. She is now pursuing a master’s degree in newspaper journalism at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications.

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TURNER SCHOLARSHIP Dayelin Roman The Florida State University

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Scholarship News Undergraduate Scholarships – $4,000 THE G. HERBERT SMITH SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Smith, active in Phi Eta Sigma from 1924 until 1980, served as Grand Secretary, Forum editor, and as Grand President from 1963 until 1975. He was president of Willamette University.

SMITH SCHOLARSHIP Leigh Baker The Florida State University

Leigh Baker attends The Florida State University, where she majors in biological science and psychology and minors in chemistry. She has served her Phi Eta Sigma chapter as president and vice president and attended the 2006 national convention, where she served on the Finance, Constitution, and Scholarship Committee. Leigh has received numerous academic recognitions such as inclusion on the President’s List and Dean’s List and enrollment in the Honors Program. Her volunteer activities, primarily as part of Phi Eta Sigma projects, include holiday card making for residents at an assisted-living facility, donating books to a women’s refuge, and tutoring on campus, in addition to her work with the Humane Society. She has been employed in food service and in retail and direct sales. Upon completion of her bachelor’s degree, she hopes to be accepted into a combined doctoral program in counseling and school psychology.

THE WILLIAM TATE SCHOLARSHIP Dean Tate, member of the Executive Committee of Phi Eta Sigma and recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, was dean of men at the University of Georgia.

TATE SCHOLARSHIP Leah Campbell Gannon University

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Leah Campbell is a biology major at Gannon University and is enrolled in a cooperative program with the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM). As Phi Eta Sigma chapter secretary, she was involved in organizing a campus blood drive and a Christmas Angels project. At the 2006 national convention in Austin, she was elected to the national Executive Committee and will present a workshop on communication at the 2008 convention. She is enrolled in the university’s Honors Program, has been named to the Dean’s List, and is a member of Beta Beta Beta and Gamma Sigma Epsilon honor societies.

Leah also participates in volunteer efforts, such as Locks of Love hair donation drive, and is a member of the Environmental Club. She has worked in food service and as a lab assistant and student aide on campus. Her enrollment in the LECOM cooperative program will provide a smooth transition into medical school after earning her baccalaureate degree.

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THE ARNO “SHORTY” NOWOTNY SCHOLARSHIP Dean Nowotny served as Grand President from 1975 until 1980. He was dean of students at the University of Texas-Austin from 1942 until 1964.

Kelli Rankin, a petroleum engineering major at the University of Texas at Austin, has served as service events coordinator and president of her Phi Eta Sigma chapter. At the 2006 national convention in Austin, she and the UT chapter officers acted as the convention host committee. She also served as chapter delegate and served on the Nominations Committee. Kelli is a member of Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society and has been recognized with university honors and local scholarships. She has held office in the Engineering Honors Council and holds membership in the Society of Petroleum Engineering, the American Nuclear Society, and the Bridge Club. She has worked as a research assistant in the departments of nuclear engineering and petroleum engineering, in addition to completing a field internship with a petroleum company. Kelli plans to earn a Ph.D. degree and focus her research in areas of engineering related to energy.

NOWOTNY SCHOLARSHIP Kelli Rankin University of Texas-Austin

THE RAYMOND E. GLOS SCHOLARSHIP Dean Glos, active in Phi Eta Sigma from its founding in 1923 until his death in 1988, was Grand Treasurer from 1932 to 1980, Grand Secretary from 1943 to 1948, and Grand President from 1980 to 1984. He was dean of the School of Business Administration at Miami University in Ohio.

Kaitlyn Fischer is seeking degrees in accounting and business administration with a concentration in finance at the University of Richmond. She has served as Phi Eta Sigma chapter president and vice president and attended the 2006 national convention in Austin. She is the recipient of the university’s Renee Elmore Scholarship and has been named to the Dean’s List. Kaitlyn is also a member of the Honor Council and Presidential Cabinet, is active in Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, serves as an orientation adviser for first-year students, and mentors an underprivileged inner-city sixth-grade student. She works on campus in the Career Development Center and has been an intern for UBS Financial Services. After graduation, she plans to pursue a career in investment banking.

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Scholarship News Undergraduate Scholarships – $4,000 (cont’d) THE KARLEM RIESS SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Riess served on the Executive Committee from 1954 to 2005 and as Grand Vice President and Grand President of Phi Eta Sigma. He was professor emeritus of physics at Tulane University.

RIESS SCHOLARSHIP Laura Fograse St. Ambrose University

Laura Fograse, a student at St. Ambrose University, is pursuing a degree in elementary education with endorsements in math, reading, and middle school.

She has served her Phi Eta Sigma chapter as vice president and president and attended the 2006 national convention in Austin. She also led the chapter in service projects, such as the Super Bowl of Euchre event that raised funds to assist a refugee family from Rwanda. Laura has been named to the Dean’s List and inducted into Alpha Chi Honor Society. She is involved in intramural sports and Campus Ministry activities, is a member of the Campus Activities Board, and has served as chapter secretary of Circle K International. Her work experiences have been in retail sales, tutoring, and babysitting. After completing her undergraduate degree, she plans to teach for a while before returning to school to seek a master’s degree.

THE JAMES E. FOY SCHOLARSHIP Dean Foy served as chapter adviser at Alabama and Auburn for twenty years. His Executive Committee leadership from 1948 to 1992 as Grand Editor, Grand Secretary, Grand Secretary-Treasurer-Editor of Phi Eta Sigma and as president of ACHS is legend. He is student affairs dean emeritus at Auburn University.

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Andrew Hoover is seeking a degree in finance and investment management at Duquesne University. As Phi Eta Sigma chapter vice president, he organized service projects, such as Alex’s Lemonade Stand for cancer research and the school’s annual Spring Clean-Up event. He has been named to the Dean’s List, is a member of Lambda Sigma Honor Society, and was a participant in the SPIRIT Emerging Leaders Series. Andrew has served as vice president of financial affairs for the Student Government Association and was a chairperson for the Freshman Orientation Program. As a certified lifeguard, he has worked for the local parks and recreation department as lifeguard and swim instructor.

He also works in marketing for the Pittsburgh Penguins professional hockey team. Future plans include becoming an investment banker or financial analyst with professional certification and eventually pursuing an M.B.A. degree.

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THE JOHN W. SAGABIEL SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Sagabiel was the charter adviser to the Western Kentucky University chapter for sixteen years, elected to the Executive Committee in 1975, served as Grand President from 1986 to 1992, and is currently Grand Secretary-Treasurer-Editor.

Meghan Johnson is a student at Arizona State University, where she majors in marketing and minors in sociology. She has served her Phi Eta Sigma chapter as social committee chair and president and represented the chapter at the 2006 national convention in Austin, Texas. She was awarded ASU’s Sun Devils Scholarship and has been named to the Dean’s List. Meghan has been a volunteer for several service projects, including a fundraiser for the American Lung Association, the American Heart Walk, the annual Breast Cancer Walk, and university homecoming activities. She enjoys her employment with the university as a Career Services peer adviser. After completing her baccalaureate degree, she plans to attend the Training Institute School for Image Consultants in New York City in preparation for a career as an image consultant.

SAGABIEL SCHOLARSHIP Meghan Johnson Arizona State University

THE GAYLORD F. HATCH SCHOLARSHIP Dean Hatch served as the University of Illinois chapter adviser from 1968 to 1993 and as Grand Historian from 1976 to 1994.

Michelle Beck is a molecular and cellular biology (pre-med) major with a minor in Spanish at the University of Illinois. She has served as Phi Eta Sigma chapter president, treasurer, and peer tutoring coordinator. She has been named to the Dean’s List and is a member of Alpha Epsilon Delta Premedical Honor Society. In 2006 Michelle traveled to Costa Rica and Nicaragua as a medical volunteer with Global Medical Training, in addition to volunteer work for Hospice and as a childcare and special recreation volunteer. She has worked as a pathology lab researcher, a resident assistant on campus, and an emergency medical technician at an area medical center. After graduation, she plans to attend medical school and pursue a medical career in the field of obstetrics and gynecology.

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HATCH SCHOLARSHIP Michelle Beck University of Illinois

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Scholarship News Undergraduate Scholarships – $4,000 (cont’d) THE JAMES G. ALLEN SCHOLARSHIP Dean Allen served as Texas Tech University charter adviser from 1946 to 1984 and was the fifth recipient of the Phi Eta Sigma Distinguished Service Award.

ALLEN SCHOLARSHIP Tara Powell Texas Tech University

Tara Powell attends Texas Tech University, where she is seeking a bachelor of science degree in applied exercise physiology. As Phi Eta Sigma chapter president, she led members in efforts to make the chapter more visible, resulting in increased memberships. She also assisted in the establishment of a $10,000 endowment fund for chapter scholarships. Her academic recognitions include the Dean’s List and a Collegiate All-American Scholar Award. She is a member of HOSA, an organization for students in health/sciences fields, and participates in volunteer efforts, such as Relay for Life and Special Olympics. Tara has been a surgical assistant for an oral surgeon and has worked for the University Family Physicians office and for a private health clinic. After earning her B.S. degree, she plans to continue her studies in nursing school and would like to become a health educator for women’s health issues.

THE CHARLES BURCHETT SCHOLARSHIP Dean Burchett served as University of Tennessee chapter adviser from 1954 to 1999. He was a recipient of the Phi Eta Sigma Distinguished Service Award in 1984.

BURCHETT SCHOLARSHIP Holly Buchanan University of Tennessee

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Holly Buchanan majors in journalism and electronic media and minors in political science at the University of Tennessee. She has served as Phi Eta Sigma chapter historian and president and was a delegate to the 2006 national convention in Austin, where she served on the Publications and Promotional Committee. She is the recipient of the university’s Nat Cole Scholarship for journalism and several other local scholarships. Holly is an active member of Chi Omega Sorority, the National Broadcast Society, and the Society of Professional Journalists. She has also participated in Relay for Life and numerous other benefits for charitable organizations. Her employment opportunities have included being a broadcasting intern, a radio news anchor, and a personal assistant. After graduation, she plans to earn a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

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THE ARCHIE L. LEJEUNE SCHOLARSHIP Mr. Lejeune served as Louisiana State University chapter adviser for thirty-six years. He was a recipient of the Phi Eta Sigma Distinguished Service Award in 1984. The LSU chapter hosted the 1970 national convention.

Alice Lee is a chemical engineering major at the University of California, Los Angeles. As historian and executive board member of her Phi Eta Sigma chapter, she has participated in many volunteer activities, as well as marketing and recruitment efforts. She has been named to the Dean’s Honor List and was a recipient of the Jo Anne J. Trow Undergraduate Scholarship. She is a founding member of the school’s Student Committee on Ethics and Honor and also holds membership in the Society of Women Engineers and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Alice works as a student supervisor at the university’s biomedical library and is a research assistant in the chemical and biomolecular engineering laboratory. After earning her baccalaureate degree, she plans to seek a Ph.D. degree in biomedical engineering.

LEJEUNE SCHOLARSHIP Alice Lee University of California, Los Angeles

THE LARRY L. MANGUS SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Mangus provided the leadership for the establishment of six Phi Eta Sigma chapters, most recently at Shawnee State University in Ohio where he served as chapter adviser for thirty-five years. He was a recipient of the Phi Eta Sigma Distinguished Service Award in 1984.

Meredyth Eagon is pursuing degrees in radiologic technology and natural science with a concentration in biology at Shawnee State University. She has served as Phi Eta Sigma chapter secretary and represented her chapter at the 2006 national convention in Austin. She is the recipient of several local scholarships and has been named to the President’s List and Dean’s List. Meredyth has volunteered her time as an emergency medical technician at a local emergency department. Her work experiences involve food service and being a clerk and receptionist for retail establishments. Upon completion of her bachelor’s degree, she plans to further her studies in the field of radiologic technology by specializing in ultrasound and CAT scan.

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MANGUS SCHOLARSHIP Meredyth Eagon Shawnee State University

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Scholarship News Undergraduate Scholarships – $4,000 (cont’d) THE G. ROBERT STANDING SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Standing was the charter adviser to the California State UniversityChico chapter for thirty years. He was a recipient of the Phi Eta Sigma Distinguished Service Award in 1990.

STANDING SCHOLARSHIP Michelle Li Bernard Baruch College

Michelle Li attends Bernard Baruch College (CUNY) and is seeking a bachelor in business administration degree in accountancy, following the CPA track, with a minor in humanities honors. She has served as Phi Eta Sigma chapter secretary and carried on the primary leadership responsibilities of the chapter while the president and vice president were studying abroad. She is also a member of Beta Alpha Psi Honor Society, has been named to the Dean’s List, and is enrolled in the school’s Macaulay Honors College. Michelle has participated in Big Brothers/Big Sisters and numerous other community service efforts, as well as working in the college’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program in Chinatown. Her work experiences include working for a computer firm contracted by the New York City Department of Health to digitalize its sensitive records. She will continue her education through a five-year program at Baruch to earn a master of science degree in taxation while preparing for the CPA exam.

THE ROBERT D. PLACE SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Place provided Phi Eta Sigma recognition for Otterbein College students for thirty-four years. Student delegates attending the 1996 national convention unanimously endorsed the funding for this national scholarship.

PLACE SCHOLARSHIP Jessika McCarver University of Tulsa

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Jessika McCarver majors in accounting and minors in psychology at the University of Tulsa, where she was the first secretary of the newly rechartered Phi Eta Sigma chapter. She has participated in the chapter’s volunteer efforts with St. Jude Hospital and Habitat for Humanity and attended the 2006 national convention in Austin, where she served on the Publications and Promotional Committee and accepted the chapter’s “Pathways” award for cooperation with the national office. Jessika has been recognized on the Dean’s Honor Roll and the National Dean’s List and is a member of Beta Alpha Psi Honor Society. She volunteers for Youth at Heart youth leadership program and with Leaders Incorporated (LINC) as a peer mentor for incoming minority students, and she is active in the Student Finance Association and the National Association of Black Accountants. Jessika is employed on campus as an assistant to the director of athletic development. After completing her baccalaureate degree, she plans to attend graduate school at Tulsa to seek an M.B.A. degree.

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THE OSCAR BECK SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Beck served as charter adviser to the University of North Alabama chapter for thirty-one years. Student delegates attending the 1996 national convention unanimously endorsed the funding for this national scholarship.

Shea McConahay is a psychology major and business minor at The Ohio State University. She has served as Phi Eta Sigma chapter vice president and attended the 2006 national convention, where she served on the Finance, Constitution, and Scholarship Committee. She is enrolled in the Honors Program and has been named to the Dean’s List and National Dean’s List. Her campus activities include serving as chair of the service steering committee for Leadership Ohio State and publicity chair for the Collegiate 4-H, in addition to membership in the Psychology Club. Shea has worked on campus as an assistant in the Office of the President, and during the summer has been an office assistant for the local parks and recreation department. After earning her undergraduate degree, she will begin graduate study in the area of counseling to achieve LPC certification.

BECK SCHOLARSHIP Shea McConahay The Ohio State University

THE GARY GRIKSCHEIT SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Grikscheit provided Phi Eta Sigma recognition for University of Utah students for thirty-one years. Student delegates attending the 1996 national convention unanimously endorsed the funding for this national scholarship.

Niva Misra attends the University of Tennessee, where she is seeking degrees in pre-medicine and anthropology. As Phi Eta Sigma chapter vice president and then president, she led members in the “Go Red for Women” project to promote women’s heart health, as well as a campus beautification effort and a Christmas event for disadvantaged children. She is a member of Alpha Epsilon Delta pre-health honor society and an honoree on the National Dean’s List, as well as the recipient of several local scholarships. She serves on the Student Government Association University Services Committee, is involved in the Indian American Association, and volunteers at the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. Niva has been a radio disc jockey and participated in a medical exploration student internship at the UT Medical Center. Her plans for the future include attending medical school.

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Scholarship News Undergraduate Scholarships – $4,000 (cont’d) THE W. LEE JOHNSTON SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Johnston was the charter adviser for the Campbell University chapter and the University of North Carolina-Wilmington chapter of Phi Eta Sigma. In 2000 he was the recipient of the Phi Eta Sigma Distinguished Service Award. He has provided Phi Eta Sigma leadership for a total of thirty-five years and is the current North Carolina-Wilmington adviser.

JOHNSTON SCHOLARSHIP Allison Nelson University of Iowa

Allison Nelson, a student at the University of Iowa, majors in accounting and management information systems and minors in health and sports studies. She has served her Phi Eta Sigma chapter as treasurer and president, leading her chapter in several community service projects. She also created the chapter’s Web site and converted its membership records to electronic format. Allison is enrolled in the Honors Program and recognized on the President’s List and Dean’s List. She is involved in Women in Business, Beta Alpha Psi accounting fraternity, and other campus and community volunteer opportunities. She is employed as a student supervisor at the Union Station student union and as an official and scorekeeper for intramural sports. Upon completion of her undergraduate degrees, she plans to take the CPA exam and work in assurance control for a public accounting firm, but she also hopes to coach on a part-time basis.

THE CURTIS F. LARD SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Lard provided the encouragement and support for the Texas A&M University chapter officers to host national conventions in 1976 and 1996.

He was a recipient of the Phi Eta Sigma Distinguished Service Award in 1986 and has served as chapter adviser for thirty-five years.

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Lauren Kirst attends Texas A&M University, where she is seeking a degree in management information systems with certification in international business.

She has served her Phi Eta Sigma chapter as scholarship co-chair and senior adviser and was the chapter delegate to the 2006 national convention in Austin, where she served on the Publications and Promotional Committee. She was also the recipient of the Curtis F. Lard Founders Fund Scholarship for 2006-07.

Lauren was selected as a Texas A&M Distinguished Student and named to the Dean’s Honor Roll. She is an active member of the Aggie Habitat for Humanity chapter and plays flute and saxophone in the university concert band and the Hullabaloo spirit band. Her employment experience includes retail sales and working in the university library. After graduation she plans to work with a computer systems consulting firm and eventually return to school for an M.B.A. degree.

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THE STANLEY L. STEPHENS SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Stephens provided Phi Eta Sigma recognition for Anderson University students for thirty-two years. Student delegates attending the 1996 national convention unanimously endorsed the funding for this national scholarship.

Joseph Norman is an English major with minors in college honors and business at SUNY Geneseo. He has served his Phi Eta Sigma chapter as treasurer and as a delegate to the 2006 national convention, where he served on the Nominations Committee. He also led the chapter in fundraising efforts for charitable organizations and for a chapter endowment fund. He has been selected for the College Honors Program, the Dean’s List, and the All Academic Team for the SUNY Athletic Conference. Joe is active in the Finance Club, manages a student investment team, and is a member of the cross country and track and field teams. He is co-owner of Notable and Newsworthy, a business that produces “VIP Profiles” e-newsletter, a motivational and networking tool, in addition to being an intern as a marketing consultant for the Alliance for Business Growth that helps promote tourism and marketing development in smaller municipalities. After graduation, he plans to continue work in his business and possibly pursue an M.B.A. degree in the future.

STEPHENS SCHOLARSHIP Joseph Norman SUNY Geneseo

THE ROY E. THOMAN SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Thoman has served as charter adviser to the West Texas A&M University chapter for thirty-five years. Student delegates attending the 1996 national convention unanimously endorsed the funding for this national scholarship.

John Pappas, a student at the University of Virginia, majors in economics and minors in German and politics. As director of service for his Phi Eta Sigma chapter, he has led members in several community outreach activities, such as a fundraiser for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America and tutoring at a local refugee center. He is an Echols Scholar in the university’s Honors Program and has been named to the Dean’s List. John has served as a judge on the student-run University Judiciary Committee and as historian of the Hellenic Society for Greek-American students. In addition to an internship with HelleNext, a non-profit organization that connects young Greek-Americans with professional Greek-Americans, he also works as a circulation desk assistant at the university music library. Upon completion of his undergraduate studies, John plans to attend law school and is interested in pursuing a career in corporate law.

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THOMAN SCHOLARSHIP John Pappas University of Virginia

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Scholarship News Undergraduate Scholarships – $4,000 (cont’d) THE RICHARD TUERK SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Tuerk provided Phi Eta Sigma recognition for students at Texas A&M University-Commerce (formerly East Texas State University) for thirtythree years. Student delegates attending the 1996 national convention unanimously endorsed the funding for this national scholarship.

TUERK SCHOLARSHIP Heather Reif The Florida State University

Heather Reif majors in entrepreneurship and business and minors in biology and chemistry (pre-dental track) at The Florida State University. She has been involved in public relations as a member of the executive board of her Phi Eta Sigma chapter. At the 2006 national convention in Austin, she served on the Future Directions Committee and was elected as a student member of the national Executive Committee. She is working with the Committee on plans for the 2008 national convention and will present a workshop for student members on preparing for their professional futures. Heather is also a member of Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society and was selected for the Dean’s List and as a Garnet and Gold Key Leadership Honor Society Torchbearer. She is active in the Pre-Dental Society and volunteers at the local humane society.

She has been a part-time orthodontic assistant and an office assistant at a community college. After completing her bachelor’s degree, she plans to attend dental school and specialize in orthodontics.

THE JOHN R. HARRELL SCHOLARSHIP Mr. John R. Harrell served as Grand President of Phi Eta Sigma from 1992 to 1999 and now serves on the Executive Committee as Grand President Emeritus. He was a recipient of the Phi Eta Sigma Distinguished Service Award in 1982 and served as the Indiana University adviser for thirty-one years. He provided the encouragement and support for the Indiana University chapter to host national conventions in 1982 and 1986.

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Paulina Rezler, who is a legal studies major at St. John’s University, has served her Phi Eta Sigma chapter as vice president. Creative in her role as events planner, she has planned a number of Literary Days for children in the public schools and the local library, where chapter members taught the kids about the environment, the importance of recycling, and other environmental concerns.

The goal of all community service activities is to incorporate an academic component in each. She was one of four members who successfully petitioned the Student Government for a budget for the Society’s activities. She is an active member of Alpha Theta Upsilon sorority, Moot Court, and Colleges Against Cancer. She is a member of the President’s Society, the highest honor available at St. John’s, and is listed on the Dean’s List. Future plans include attending law school with a dual program leading to both a J.D. and an M.B.A.

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THE BILL W. SHAFER SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Bill W. Shafer served as chapter adviser to the University of Southern Mississippi for twenty-five years. Student delegates attending the 1996 national convention unanimously endorsed the funding for this national scholarship.

Nick Sciacca is a pre-pharmacy major at Purdue University and serves as vice president of his Phi Eta Sigma chapter. He volunteers one and one-half hours each week for the chapter’s tutoring service for local children and has worked as a volunteer in the library of a local elementary school. He was a delegate to the Phi Eta Sigma National Convention and Leadership Workshops in Austin, Texas, in October 2006, where he was recognized as the Society’s 900,000th member and was featured as such in the 2007 Forum of Phi Eta Sigma magazine. He has maintained a 4.0 GPA since beginning his studies at Purdue and was awarded a $500 scholarship from the School of Pharmacy in recognition of this accomplishment. He is a member of the Purdue Student Union Board, the Emerging/Engaging Leadership Program, and the Student National Pharmaceutical Association. Work experience includes an internship at Osco Drug/CVS. Upon obtaining his bachelor’s degree, he plans to earn a graduate degree in pharmacy at Purdue.

SHAFER SCHOLARSHIP Nick Sciacca Purdue University

THE EMMA O’REAR FOY SCHOLARSHIP Mrs. Emma O’Rear Foy, a Phi Beta Kappa member from The University of Alabama, was office manager and steady support for Dean James E. Foy during his tenure as Grand Secretary-Treasurer.

Amy White is an elementary education major at Auburn University. She has served her Phi Eta Sigma chapter as historian and public relations chair and has been extremely active in chapter activities. She is a member of the Honors College and Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society, has been included on the Dean’s List each semester, has served as president and scholarship chair of the College of Education Student Council, and also represented her college as a Student Ambassador. She has served as chaplain of her social sorority, Alpha Xi Delta, and is a member of the Panhellenic Council. Special interests include singing in the university concert choir. Amy has volunteered at the Auburn Early Education Center as well as several local elementary schools. Following completion of a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, she plans to pursue a graduate degree in education and to become a teacher.

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Scholarship News Undergraduate Scholarships – $4,000 (cont’d) THE KYLE C. SESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Kyle Sessions, a Phi Beta Kappa member from The Ohio State University, served as chapter adviser at Illinois State University for twenty-nine years and is the author of Looking Back: A Seventy-fifth Anniversary History of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society as published in the 75th Anniversary Edition of Forum of Phi Eta Sigma. He served on the Executive Committee as Grand Historian from 1994 to 2004 and currently serves as Grand Historian Emeritus.

SESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP Laura Bockbrader The Ohio State University

Laura Bockbrader is a vocal music education major and psychology minor at The Ohio State University. She led her Phi Eta Sigma chapter as president and represented the chapter at the 2006 national convention in Austin, where she served on the Finance, Constitution, and Scholarship Committee. She was a recipient of the university’s Outstanding First-Year Student Leadership Award, was named to the Dean’s List, and was active in The National Society of Leadership and Success/Buckeye Leadership Society and the Association of Ohio State Class Honoraries. Laura is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, Sigma Alpha Iota professional music fraternity, and the Honors Student Advisory Board. She is a tutor for the Boys and Girls Club of America and participates in several other volunteer efforts. Upon completion of her undergraduate degree, she plans to teach music in public or private school and later to seek a master’s degree in guidance and counseling or in higher education.

THE DONALD GREGORY SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Donald Gregory has served as chapter adviser to the University of Nebraska for thirty-two years. Student delegates attending the 2000 national convention unanimously endorsed the funding for this national scholarship.

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Christopher M. Settles, a Kentucky Governor’s scholar, attends the University of Kentucky, where he is majoring in political science. He was instrumental in the rechartering of the Kentucky Phi Eta Sigma chapter, has served as its president, established a modern and updated constitution, and was the chapter’s delegate to the 2006 national convention in Austin, Texas. His interest in the law and politics has led him to serving internships to a district judge, the Criminal Appeals Division of the state Attorney General’s Office, and a state representative. He has been included on the Dean’s List each semester and is a member of Phi Alpha Delta (Pre-Law). His hobbies include music and intramural sports. Volunteer activities have included work at the Lexington, Kentucky, Veterans Hospital Emergency Room. Upon graduation, he plans to pursue a law degree at the University of Kentucky.

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THE HERB SONGER SCHOLARSHIP Dean Herb Songer has served as chapter adviser to the Fort Hays State University chapter for thirty-two years. Student delegates attending the 2000 national convention unanimously endorsed the funding for this national scholarship.

Kelly Wight, a nursing major, attends Brigham Young University, where she has maintained a 3.95 GPA on a 4.0 scale. She has served her Phi Eta Sigma chapter as both co-president and president and participated in the 2006 National Convention and Leadership Workshops in Austin, Texas. In her role as president, she has helped organize Provo, Utah’s, annual Alzheimer’s Walk and has been a leader in the chapter’s participation in the Reading is Fundamental program sponsored by the local Kiwanis Club, which provides books for children in local elementary schools. In addition to assisting in the distribution of the books, she read with them the books they had chosen. She has also served as vice president of Phi Kappa Phi, vice president of the Utah Student Nurses Association, and president of her choir. She is a teaching assistant in anatomy at Brigham Young. Future plans are to enroll at the University of Utah, where she will pursue the Doctorate Nursing Practitioner (DNP) degree.

SONGER SCHOLARSHIP Kelly Wight Brigham Young University

THE FRANKLIN B. KRAUSS SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Krauss served as Pennsylvania State University chapter adviser for twenty-five years. Student delegates attending the 2002 national convention unanimously endorsed the funding for this national scholarship.

Sara Yaron, who attends the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, is enrolled in the nursing honors program and has been included each semester on the Dean’s List of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, as well as the campus-wide Dean’s List. She has served her Phi Eta Sigma chapter as treasurer and was also a delegate to the 2006 Austin national convention. She participates in intramural sports, is a member of the Eau Claire Student Nurses’ Association, and volunteers as a Sunday School teacher at her campus Ecumenical Religious Center. Since her junior year in high school she has worked part time in a local hospital as a nurses’ aid and currently works as a peer health educator with the Student Wellness Advocacy Team. Future plans include earning a master’s degree with emphasis in either public health nursing or family health nurse practitioner.

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Scholarship News Undergraduate Scholarships – $4,000 (cont’d) THE WILLIAM L ROBINSON SCHOLARSHIP Dean Robinson served as Ohio Northern University chapter adviser for twenty-five years. Student delegates attending the 2002 national convention unanimously endorsed the funding for this national scholarship.

Jared Zook is enrolled in the Honors Program as a finance major at the University of Idaho. Academic honors include receiving the University of Idaho Student Achievement Award, the Interfraternity Council New Member of the Year Award, and inclusion on the Dean’s List each semester. He has served as president of his Phi Eta Sigma chapter and as a delegate to the 2006 national convention, where he served on the Finance, Constitution, and Scholarship committee. Extremely active in the university’s Student Government Association, he has served as president pro-tempore, is a member of the Senate, and is chair of the ways and means committee. Other activities include membership in Alpha Kappa Lambda social fraternity, student alumni relations board, and the Knights of Columbus. He spent spring break 2006 as part of the Alternative Spring Break program helping to rebuild homes in Mississippi damaged by hurricanes. Future plans include graduate study in either business administration or law.

ROBINSON SCHOLARSHIP Jared Zook University of Idaho

THE B. J. ALEXANDER SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Alexander was the charter adviser to the Tarleton State University chapter for twenty years, elected to the Executive Committee in 1988, elected Grand Vice President in 1988, served as Grand President from 1999 to 2007, and now serves on the Executive Committee as Grand President Emeritus. He was the recipient of the Society’s Distinguished Service Award in 1990.

Stephanie Stokes attends Tarleton State University as a pre-dental major. She has served her Phi Eta Sigma chapter as vice president and president and was a delegate to the 2006 National Convention and Leadership Workshops. She works part time in the office of a Stephenville, Texas, orthodontist and plans to attend dental school upon completion of her bachelor’s degree. She is very active in her church group and participates in a mission trip each year.

Community service includes volunteering in a local nursing home. Her hobby is her lifelong involvement in dance. She has been a member of the Texan Stars Dance Team and placed fourth in a state dance competition during her freshman year. She has been recognized as a Distinguished Student at Tarleton and has been the recipient of several local scholarships.

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THE MARJORIE T. SAGABIEL SCHOLARSHIP Mrs. Sagabiel, a retired business educator, was a recipient of the Association of College Honor Societies Certificate of Distinction on the occasion of the association’s 75th anniversary celebration in 2000. She has assisted her husband, Phi Eta Sigma Grand Secretary-Treasurer John Sagabiel, with his Society roles since 1974 and with national office leadership responsibilities since 1992.

SAGABIEL SCHOLARSHIP Justin Faith University of Louisville

Justin Faith majors in political science and minors in economics and history at the University of Louisville. He has served as president and community service chair of his Phi Eta Sigma chapter and was a delegate to the 2006 national convention in Austin, where he served on the Finance, Constitution, and Scholarship Committee. He has been named as a Dean’s Scholar and University Honors Scholar and was accepted into the Harlan Scholar Program of the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law. Justin is also a member of the Order of Omega and Pi Sigma Alpha honor societies. He has volunteered as a tutor in political science and economics and is involved in service events, such as Shalom Homeless Shelter and Adopt-A-Highway. He works as an academic peer adviser in the College of Arts and Sciences and has been a legislative intern in the Kentucky General Assembly. His future plans include law school and practicing civil rights law.

THE MARY JO CUSTER SCHOLARSHIP Ms. Custer, member of the Executive Committee and Grand Historian of Phi Eta Sigma, was the recipient of the Society’s Distinguished Service Award in 2000. She also serves as chapter adviser at Syracuse University.

CUSTER SCHOLARSHIP Lacy Burkhart Syracuse University

Lacy Burkhart is a student at Syracuse University pursuing a degree in television/radio/film with minors in marketing and sociology. As an active member of her Phi Eta Sigma chapter, she was involved in hosting a regional conference on the Syracuse campus and attended the 2006 national convention in Austin, where she served on the Publications and Promotional Committee. Lacy was selected as a Chancellor’s Scholar and has been named to the Dean’s List. Her volunteer efforts include mentoring high school sophomores through the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership organization (HOBY) and participating in Relay for Life with the American Cancer Society. She is executive producer of the news show “Syracuse Live” for the campus television station and has completed an internship with the Wheeling Nailers professional hockey team. After completing her bachelor’s degree, she plans to begin a career in television production.

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Scholarship News Undergraduate Scholarships – $3,000 (cont’d) THE MOLLY M. LAWRENCE SCHOLARSHIP Mrs. Lawrence, Grand President of Phi Eta Sigma and member of the Executive Committee, was the recipient of the Society’s Distinguished Service Award in 1992. She also serves as chapter adviser at The University of Alabama.

Wayne Sullivan attends The University of Alabama, where he is a finance major and economics/computing technology minor. In his role as president of his Phi Eta Sigma chapter he has planned, organized, and participated in many campus and community service activities, including volunteering in Thanksgiving and Christmas fundraisers for the Salvation Army. He also served as a delegate to the Phi Eta Sigma Thirty-Eighth National Convention and Leadership Workshops. A National Merit Scholar, he is enrolled in the University Honors Program, has been recognized on the President’s List and the Dean’s List, and has been a recipient of a University of Alabama Presidential Scholarship. He has served on the University Programs Board as director of issues and ideas and is a member of the executive board of the Talented Tenth Ambassadors, an organization that encourages black students to attend college.

Future plans include earning an M.B.A. degree and possibly attending law school.

LAWRENCE SCHOLARSHIP Wayne Sullivan The University of Alabama

THE HARRY B. SHUCKER SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Shucker has served as the charter chapter adviser of the Furman University chapter for twenty-five years. He received the Society’s Distinguished Service Award in 2002. Furman University has also established a campus-endowed scholarship in his name.

Nichole Zuloaga is a junior intelligence studies major and French minor at Mercyhurst College, where she has maintained a 4.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. She has served her Phi Eta Sigma chapter as president and was a delegate to the 2006 national convention in Austin, Texas. As president, she has led her chapter in many worthy activities, including work with underprivileged children and the sponsoring of a campus-wide talent show to benefit the seriously ill son of a university staff member. Nichole has been included on the Dean’s List each semester and was elected an Ambassador for the college, the leadership body of the campus. She has co-authored a business intelligence textbook with one of her professors and has worked with the director of the Intelligence Studies Program translating documents from English to Spanish and vice-versa. She spent a year in Chile, where she instructed children and adults in the English language. She plans to pursue a career in law enforcement as an analyst.

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Undergraduate Awards â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $1,000

Jeanette Anderson University of Wisconsin-Madison

Erinn Bartley Pennsylvania State University

Adam Bax Missouri State University

Amy Bedingfield The University of Alabama

Jessica Beerman The Ohio State University

Lauren Berentes Indiana Univ. Purdue Univ. Indianapolis

Joanna Berry The Catholic University of America

Shannon Black Syracuse University

Krystal Born University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Tanya Bruederli The University of Texas at Austin

Michael Burk Indiana Univ. Purdue Univ. Indianapolis

Rachael Caruso University of Maryland, College Park

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Scholarship News Undergraduate Awards â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $1,000 (contâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d)

Nicholas Chamberlain University of Maryland, College Park

Varun Chowdhary Texas A&M University

Elizabeth Clark Missouri State University

Larry Cloud Georgia Southern University

Maria Cobb Salisbury University

Lindsay Dagenhart University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Sarah Dierschke Texas Tech University

Jacquelyn Evan Purdue University North Central

Kathleen Harne University of Maryland, College Park

Mallori Hecht Georgia Southern University

Kelly Higgins North Carolina State University

Elizabeth Hon Mercer University

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Andrea Hughes Florida Institute of Technology

Lisa Kennedy Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Ashley Kieler Wartburg College

Michael Lawson New Jersey Institute of Technology

Sandra Li University of Washington

NoĂŤl Martinez New Mexico State University

Lashonda May University of Southern Mississippi

Emily McLane Adrian College

KariAnn Mech Gannon University

Kelly Metz Texas Tech University

Adam Pfenninger Kettering University

Clinton Pillow Western Kentucky University

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Kathleen Rex John Carroll University

Angelia Robinson Old Dominion University

Sarah Sanchez University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tina Santiago New York Institute of Technology

Karly Schledwitz Furman University

Katherine Scocozzo Purdue University

Tiffany Skrmetti University of Southern Mississippi

Jenna Sykoff Binghamton University

Allison Vidonish The College of William and Mary

Christopher Vo East Carolina University

Martha Yates Florida Southern College

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Feature Articles The Mercer University Chapter Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary

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n Saturday March 24, 2007, the Mercer University chapter of Phi Eta Sigma celebrated seventy-five years of honors recognition for its academically motivated students.

The Mercer Institute, named for minister Dr. Jesse Mercer, was founded on January 14, 1833, with thirty-nine students in attendance. The original intention for establishing the university was for the training of theological and classical school students. Since 1833 the university has evolved into one of the leading universities in America.

Approximately one hundred years after the Mercer University founding, March 26, 1932, to be specific, the Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society chartered a chapter on the campus. Just prior to chartering the thirty-second Phi Eta Sigma campus chapter at Mercer University that spring, the Society chartered chapters at LSU and Duke. Shortly thereafter, the Northwestern University chapter was chartered.

The Mercer University chartering and banquet was held at the Dempsey Hotel and directed by Grand Secretary G. Herbert Smith of the University of

Phi Eta Sigma chapter officers with adviser Tony Kemp represent the Mercer University Office of Academic and Advising Services with gusto.

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Feature Articles Illinois. Dean John B. Clark and Dr. Spright Dowell, president of the university, provided the Mercer University chartering leadership.

From a modest beginning in 1833 with thirty-nine students, Mercer University now touches the lives of approximately 7,500 students through at least fifteen nationally accredited programs of study. In the meantime, Phi Eta Sigma has grown from a chartering membership of seventy-six in 1923 to a national organization with 357 chartered chapters and more than 950,000 initiated members.

A Founders Fund scholarship recipient for 200607, Christy Webb, is keeping the Mercer University tradition for national academic excellence alive and well. Chapter adviser Tony Kemp is serving with distinction on the ten-person Phi Eta Sigma Executive Committee after being elected by the

student delegates attending the 2006 national convention.

Chapter president Yasmen Srour served as master of ceremonies for the chapterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 75th anniversary celebration, and chapter secretary Mahsa Hlydari delivered the invocation. A formal dinner was served to the two hundred honorees and their loved ones. Special music selections were presented by the Mercer University Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chorus, Dr. John E. Simons, conductor. Senior adviser Christy Webb introduced university president Dr. William Underwood, who extended greetings and congratulations to all attendees and guests. Jack Sagabiel, Grand Secretary-Treasurer, extended best wishes from the Executive Committee and chapter advisers of Phi Eta Sigma. Dr. C. Jay Pendleton, associate vice president for academic and advising services, presented final remarks.

Mercer University President William Underwood touches lives.

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Student Members of the Executive Committee

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tudent delegates and chapter advisers convened at the University of Illinois on November 23, 1928, for the first national convention of Phi Eta Sigma. A unique strength began to evolve for our Society with that first convention. That strength was the realization by student delegates that real accomplishments are measured by responsibility. Phi Eta Sigma has become the beneficiary of this continuing responsibility.

This strength continues and perpetuates itself today through the vitality of student members elected to the Executive Committee. The 1970 Louisiana State University Convention amended the constitution to add a student to the committee and elected Larry Jones of Southern Illinois University, who served until our Golden Fiftieth Anniversary Convention in 1973, hosted by the University of Illinois.

At the Auburn University Convention in 1974, the constitution was again amended to provide two student members; and the 1980 University of Florida Convention increased this number to three. From the beginning, Phi Eta Sigma has placed faith in the good judgment of its student members and has found that faith to be fully justified.

The Nominations Committee of the 2006 Austin Convention recommended a team of three student leaders for election to the Executive Committee.

Meet these elected student leaders, review their credentials, and you will appreciate the strengths of our society.

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Executive Committee Elected Student Members 1970-2007 Name Larry Jones John Weas Warren Chandler Craig Kipp 1976 Warren Chandler* Thomas Jepperson 1978 Mark Timmes Daniel Koch 1980 Anna Verzinski** Greg LaRosa David Nelson 1982 Vicki Blomquist Darlene Frank David Strobel 1984 Larry Emond James LaPlant Beatrice Woodward 1986 Larry Ermond Paul Schubert Walter Woods 1988 Jennifer Carlson Michael Kelly Gerard Linsmeier 1990 Lucinda Davis Jennifer Pravecek Arturo Bautista-Hardman 1992 John Nolen Mark Rhinard Kathleen Thompson 1994 Andy Adams Caroine Phan Matt Streb 1996 Robert Castellanos Isaiah Fields Philip Tahtakran 1998 Jack Casey Mark Jones John Perry 2000 Marie Martini Franziska Voigt Andrea Zimmerman 2002 Bruce Johnson Brian Murphy Jamie Wyatt 2004 Christina Cipriano David Nare Elizabeth Varmer 2006 Leah Campbell Linda Chu Heather Reif * Second Term ** First Woman Elected 1970 1973 1974

School Represented Southern Illinois Indiana Tulane North Dakota Tulane Brigham Young Florida Wisconsin-Eau Claire Stephen F. Austin Maryland Georgia Texas-Austin Bowling Green State Wisconsin-Eau Claire San Diego State Central State (Okla.)

Vermont San Diego State Spring Hill Georgia Stephen F. Austin Stetson San Diego State Purdue Oregon Florida Tulane Oregon Washington Missouri Southern Washington Indiana Florida International Hofstra UCLA Emory Virginia Commonwealth Indiana Syracuse Tarleton Brigham Young Dickinson State Alabama Brigham Young Hofstra N.J. Tech Tennessee State Gannon UCLA Florida State

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Feature Articles About our 2006-2008 Student Members of the Executive Committee— Leah Campbell is a biology major at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania. She has served her Phi Eta Sigma chapter as secretary and as a delegate to the 2006 national convention in Austin, Texas, where she was elected as a student member of the Executive Committee. Leah is a member of Beta Beta Beta (biology honor society) and Gamma Sigma Epsilon (chemistry honor society), serves as a lab assistant in the Biology Department, and researches, along with the Gannon faculty, the health of Lake Erie.

Linda Chu attends UCLA in Los Angeles, California, where she majors in political science and international development studies. Through her community involvement on and off campus, Linda has dedicated her life to public service—bettering the lives of others. Linda currently serves as the youngest appointed commissioner in her hometown, mentors incoming students as a resident assistant, interns at the United States Attorney’s Office, and helps students pursue academic success as an undergraduate teaching assistant in the UCLA Department of Education.

Heather Reif, who attends The Florida State University, is an entrepreneurship and management major and a biology and chemistry minor. She plans to pursue her goal of becoming an orthodontist. She serves as the FSU chapter public relations chairperson, assisting in the organization and advertisement of all local chapter events. Heather is Webmaster for the campus PreDental Society chapter and volunteers at the Leon County Health Clinic and the Leon County Humane Society.

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An Opportunity to Recognize and Develop Your Leadership Excellence

by John C. Roberts OΔK National Headquarters

As a member of Phi Eta Sigma you have already begun to pave a road to academic excellence. By maintaining a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and representing the top 20 percent of your class, you have separated yourself from the average student and have demonstrated an ability to succeed in the collegiate environment as a freshman. As you approach your sophomore and junior year, classes become more focused and standards are raised, and it is important to continue paving that road to academic excellence. If you continue to work hard and are involved on your campus, you may have the opportunity to become a member of Omicron Delta Kappa.

Omicron Delta Kappa (O⌬K®), “The National Leadership Honor Society” for college students, recognizes and encourages superior scholarship, leadership and exemplary character. Membership in OΔK is a mark of highest distinction and honor.

Omicron Delta Kappa values and encourages members to remain active in campus politics, in upholding spiritual and moral values, and in rendering service to the campus and community.

Omicron Delta Kappa was founded on December 3, 1914, at Washington and Lee University in Richmond, Virginia. Fifteen student and faculty leaders formulated the idea that leadership of exceptional quality and versatility in college should be recognized, that representatives in all

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phases of college life should cooperate in worthwhile endeavors, and outstanding students, faculty and administrators should meet on a basis of mutual interest, understanding, and helpfulness. OΔK was the first college honor society of a national scope to give recognition for meritorious leadership and service in extracurricular activities and to encourage development of general campus citizenship. In nearly one hundred years, the organization has expanded to over three hundred colleges and universities across the United States.

Becoming a member of Omicron Delta Kappa is not guaranteed simply by having a certain grade point average. Membership is awarded to undergraduate junior and senior students; to graduate students; to faculty, staff, administration and alumni; and to persons qualifying for membership “honoris causa.” Selection of members is determined by multiple aspects of student life. The purpose of OΔK is to recognize and encourage exceptional junior and senior leaders in all phases of campus life. OΔK defines the phases of campus life as: • Scholarship • Athletics • Campus or Community Service, Social and Religious Activities or Campus Government • Journalism, Speech, or the Mass Media • Creative and Performing Arts

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Omicron Delta Kappa has nationally renowned members from each phase of campus life including: singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow, NFL quarterback Peyton Manning, Former U.S. Presidents; Franklin D. Roosevelt, James E. Carter, Gerald R. Ford, George H.W. Bush, and CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite, among many others.

As a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, you gain potential friendships with over 250,000 women and men whose peers recognize them as scholars and leaders; recognition by those around you who have been selected as the very top men and women at your college or university; recognition by leaders throughout the world; and the opportunity to continue a lifetime of service to your college and community with fellow OΔK members and alumni. Omicron Delta Kappa also offers several scholarships, programs and grants including: • Foundation Scholarships: twenty $1000 scholarships for outstanding OΔK seniors who plan to attend an accredited graduate or professional school.

• The General Russell E. Dougherty National Leader of the Year Award, a $4,000 scholarship, is awarded annually to an outstanding student member of O⌬K for the continuation of his or her education.

• Maurice A. Clay Leadership Development Initiative Grants, which are distributed to O⌬K Chapters (called Circles) in order to fund or reimburse leadership related events.

• Campus Leaders Today, Community Leaders Tomorrow (CLT2TM), Omicron Delta Kappa’s signature program. This three and one-half day program is designed to prepare young members of O⌬K for service on nonprofit boards of directors.

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A total of forty O⌬K members are chosen to attned and experience a “behind-the-scenes” look into the nonprofit sector. The 2008 program will be held in Washington, D.C. As a member of Phi Eta Sigma you should view gaining membership in Omicron Delta Kappa as a continuation of your academic success. As you enter your sophomore or junior year, maintain your proven record of academic achievement, explore the opportunities of becoming involved with your campus and community, and consider the prospect of becoming a member of the “National Leadership Honor Society,” Omicron Delta Kappa.

For more information visit your local College/University Circle or visit our website at: http://www.odk.org.

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Pride in Our Executive Committee Performance â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Delivered

by John W. Sagabiel

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he tenth Executive Committee off-conventionyear planning meeting was held at the Wyndham Arlington Hotel in Arlington, Texas, during June 5-8, 2007.

The first off-year meeting of the Executive Committee was held in May 1989 in Louisville, Kentucky. Attending that meeting and still serving on the Executive Committee were John Harrell, B.J. Alexander, Jack Sagabiel and Molly Lawrence. Among the topics for review during the second off-year meeting in May 1991 in Nashville, Tennessee, was a financial assessment of the Founders Fund scholarship investments. At that time the Founders Fund was valued at half a million dollars and the Society at large was valued at almost three-quarter million dollars. Scholarships in 1991 totaled $42,000.

Chapter and Executive Committee leadership has

provided the opportunity for the Founders Fund to appreciate to four million dollars and the Society at large to better than four and a quarter million dollars. The full and complete annual audit report, published for all to view in every issue of the Forum magazine, will provide specific values of all accounts.

The Executive Committee is pleased to announce Founders Fund investment income sufficient to award $250,000 in scholarships for the 2008-2009 school year. Graduate scholarships are all endowed. They are $10,000 and $7,500 each. The undergraduate endowed scholarships are $5,000 each, and the awards are $1,000 each. Founders Fund recipients are featured in every issue of the Forum magazine and on the Society Web site (www.phietasigma.org).

Following a full agenda of business and adminis-

Members of the 2006-2008 Executive Committee: (left to right) Heather Reif, Molly Lawrence, Tony Kemp, B. J. Alexander, Howard Gray, Marilyn Moore, Jack Sagabiel, Leah Campbell, John Harrell, and Linda Chu.

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Feature Articles Pride in Our Executive Committee Performance – Delivered (cont’d) trative incentives, the last order of business was a point of personal privilege by Dr. Alexander. He expressed his appreciation for the support he has received from the Executive Committee during his tenure as the Society’s tenth Grand President. He then submitted his resignation as Grand President.

The Executive Committee members expressed their appreciation for his long-time Society leadership and accepted his resignation with reluctance.

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Grand President. Grand President Lawrence called for a nomination to fill her former role as Grand Vice President. Howard Gray made the motion, with second by John Harrell, to elect Tony Kemp as Grand Vice President. The motion carried by unanimous vote.

The 2007 Executive Committee meeting was adjourned by Grand President Lawrence.

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The Future Starts with Understanding Our Members

by Jeanna Mastrodicasa Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, University of Florida

At the national meeting of the Association of College Honor Societies this past year, I was fortunate to present a talk about the shift in today’s college students and what that means for the future of honor societies. Using the framework of Howe and Strauss’s seven traits of millennials (special, sheltered, team-oriented, conventional, pressured, achieving, and confident), I discussed the much stronger relationship between today’s students and their parents and how that fits into the decision of whether or not to join an honor society.

Today’s traditional-aged college students, millennials, are definitely the most achieving generation in history. My research shows that on average, these students talk to their parents about one and a half times per day. They have higher test scores, they participate in more activities, and they focus on building a portfolio to “look good” to take them to the next level in their lives (college admissions, law school admissions, job market, etc.). How does an honor society fit into this portfolio?

Many honor societies are reporting that fewer students are choosing to join their organization. Here at the University of Florida, I have personally noticed a lower rate of response for three organizations I have worked directly with: Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Eta Sigma, and Alpha Lambda Delta. Of course, there are many factors in this, but here are a few that I think are important: 1. The proliferation of honor societies creates some sort of “white noise” for the student. They are unsure of how to sort out the most prestigious, the less prestigious, the genuine, and the

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potentially not real ones. choose to not join any.

Accordingly, they

2. It is crucial to have a credible Web presence.

Your Web site is the primary way for students and parents to read about your organization.

This applies to the national Web site, as well as any chapter Web sites. If it appears amateurish, then it will be discarded as not credible.

Reinforce the message of the legitimacy of the organization online; link to the ACHS site and offer tips on how to sort out the “real” from the “fake.” Ask your campus to host a generic Web site about “Joining Honor Societies”; the one at the University of Florida is an example: http://www.honors.ufl.edu/honorsocieties.html 3. In most cases, parents are the ones who are making the decisions about whether to join, not the students. Be prepared to discuss the purpose and the benefits of joining Phi Eta Sigma. I would receive most of my phone calls with questions about honorary organizations from parents, not students. If the parents don’t see the value for their membership fee, then they will not join.

4. The logistics of communication with the student is not very modern. Most honorary organizations are still using direct mail. You should have a PDF application available online on your Web site for students to fill out and turn in directly to your chapter, so that they can be referred to that site when they lose the form mailed to their house. Students tend to not check their snail mail on a regular basis, or more frequently, sim-

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Feature Articles ply choose to list their permanent address with the university so that all mail goes home for parents to sort and read through. Many students miss the campus deadline to join because the letter sat in the parents’ house for a month before the student sees it.

5. E-mail communication is preferred by students, but many universities will not release the e-mail addresses. Worse yet, many of the e-mails that are sent are perceived as spam (it might go into the junk folder, or immediately discarded) by the student and are ignored. Getting e-mail to be the best mechanism is tough, and each campus handles it differently.

6. Finally, ask your students what might work well to recruit more students. The response rate of students choosing to join your chapter is something to examine. Why aren’t more students at your school choosing to join your chapter?

Often students are the best source of the “word on the street.”

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Those are just a few thoughts for you in how to get more students to join your organization. I think that this is an ongoing discussion, and as our students shift, so will our strategies to keep the importance of the meaning of honor societies in higher education.

––––––––––––––––––– Dr. Jeanna Mastrodicasa is the Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs at the University of Florida, where she works with staff development, assessment, publications, and the Reitz Scholars Program. She served as the faculty adviser to the Phi Eta Sigma chapter at the University of Florida for nine years, recently stepping down to take a new position at UF. She is a frequent presenter about the trends of millennial college students at conferences and on college campuses across the country and is the co-author of the book Connecting to the Net.Generation: A Resource Guide for Higher Education Professionals, published in April 2007 by NASPA.

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Convention News Thirty-ninth National Convention and Leadership Workshops: Pride in Your Performance – Every Day October 3-5, 2008 Louisville, Kentucky

icture yourself in Louisville, Kentucky! Old and new combine in exciting ways in Louisville’s downtown, offering something for everyone from long–established attractions, such as the Kentucky Derby Museum at Churchill Downs, to a more recent addition—the Muhammad Ali Center. Our convention Saturday afternoon entertainment will explore as many venues as our time will allow because we are special guests, and Louisville takes great pride in sharing its treasures with special visitors.

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ever, vegetarian meals will be available at all times for those who request them in advance. The first official convention business session will follow dinner, after which committee meetings will be organized. Convention delegates and alternate delegates will have the opportunity to serve on, or chair, important Society administrative committees, including the Finance, Constitution, and Scholarship Committee; the Nominations Committee; the Future Directions Committee; and the Publications and Promotional Committee.

On the banks of the Ohio River, North meets South in a unique blend of style and grace that will set the tone for our Saturday evening stern-wheel riverboat experience. Two stern-wheel riverboats are available for our Ohio River outing. The Belle of Louisville is the oldest operating Mississippi River-style stern-wheel steamboat in existence today, as well as a National Historic Landmark.

The Spirit of Jefferson is the Belle’s “baby sister” and is fully heated and air-conditioned. Among the items on the Executive Committee summer meeting agenda in Dallas was to lay the foundation for a productive Louisville national convention. Phi Eta Sigma is in the administrative and financial condition we enjoy today, thanks to the careful management required by the Executive Committee.

The Friday evening activities will include a convention highlight, the ever-popular ice cream social. This social provides the opportunity for chapter advisers, student delegates, and student alternate delegates to exchange specialty gift items from their respective campuses and chapters, such as T-shirts, pens, pencils, stickers, etc.

We will begin our Friday evening activities with a dinner buffet, which will include items to satisfy the adventurous as well as the traditionalists; how-

In keeping with our national convention tradition, following lunch we will board tour buses for a narrated journey with stops to showcase Louisville as

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Saturday’s convention agenda will begin with a breakfast snack at the convention hospitality center. The second business session will follow; then our Executive Committee student members and other Society leaders will present workshops on a variety of topics. Committee meetings will complete our morning’s agenda. The convention luncheon will feature the introduction of a number of individual and chapter honorees.

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Convention News Thirty-ninth National Convention (cont’d)

As we continue to maximize our valuable time, we will visit the riverfront area and The Muhammad Ali Center. The Center serves as a place to celebrate the deeply rooted values and worldwide influence of Ali. His dream is that when visitors leave The Muhammad Ali Center, they will be inspired to live their own dreams and to be the best they can be.

buffet to be followed by the final business session, during which the election of Executive Committee officers and members will be held. Positions to be filled are the Grand Vice President, Grand Secretary-Treasurer, two chapter-adviser-at-large members for four-year terms, one chapter-adviserat-large member for a two-year term, and three student members for two-year terms. Convention committee chairpersons and secretaries will present committee reports, and any needed housekeeping matters will be resolved by convention delegates. For any honor society to thrive and grow, everyone attending the convention must work hard at finding tomorrow’s successes today.

This is the democratic foundation of Phi Eta Sigma and the justification for the Society to host a national convention.

After our visit to the Ali Center, our next goal is to assemble on the banks of the Ohio River and board either the Belle of Louisville or the Spirit of Jefferson for a sightseeing ride, dinner, and entertainment where “The Past…is Always Present!”

The tough part of every Phi Eta Sigma national convention is the goodbyes. Many new friendships will develop during our time together. Before we start thinking about the goodbyes, let’s take first options first.

Sunday morning will begin with a hearty breakfast

Louisville, here we come!

our special destination. A priority stop for Louisville visitors is The Kentucky Derby Museum, one of Kentucky’s premier attractions, which captures the pride, tradition, and excitement of the “ greatest two minutes in sports.” Three floors of exciting exhibits grant visitors an in-depth look at thoroughbred racing and the Kentucky Derby—the first jewel in racing’s Triple Crown.

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University of Illinois (3) ....................................................................................November 23, 1928 DePauw University ..........................................................................................December 4-5, 1930 University of Wisconsin (2) ..................................................................................April 14-15, 1933 University of Oklahoma ......................................................................................April 23-24, 1935 University of Alabama (2) ..................................................................................March 26-27, 1937 Indiana University (4) ..............................................................................................April 3-4, 1939 Southern Methodist University ............................................................................April 11-12, 1941 State University of Iowa ..................................................................................November 8-9, 1946 University of Alabama (2) ............................................................................November 19-20, 1948 University of Texas ..........................................................................................October 27-28, 1950 Purdue University (3)........................................................................................October 24-25, 1952 Oklahoma State University (2) ........................................................................October 23-24, 1954 University of Florida (2) ..............................................................................November 15-17, 1956 University of Wisconsin (2) ..........................................................................November 13-15, 1958 Southern Illinois University .........................................................................November 10-12, 1960 Indiana University (4) ......................................................................................December 6-8, 1962 University of Illinois (3) ..................................................................................October 18-20, 1964 Auburn University (2) ................................................................................October 30-Nov. 1, 1966 Purdue University (3)........................................................................................October 13-15, 1968 Louisiana State University................................................................................October 18-20, 1970 University of Illinois (3)......................................................................................March 25-27, 1973 Auburn University (2) ......................................................................................October 20-22, 1974 Texas A&M University (2) ..........................................................................November 12-14, 1976 University of Georgia (2)..............................................................................November 10-12, 1978 University of Florida (2) ..................................................................................November 7-9, 1980 Indiana University (4) ......................................................................................October 15-17, 1982 University of Georgia (2)................................................................................November 9-11, 1984 Indiana University (4) ......................................................................................October 17-19, 1986 University of Akron ..........................................................................................October 14-16, 1988 Oklahoma State University (2) ........................................................................October 19-21, 1990 Purdue University (3)........................................................................................October 16-18, 1992 Texas Tech University...........................................................................................October 7-9, 1994 Texas A&M University (2) ..............................................................................October 11-13, 1996 Indiana Univ./Purdue Univ. Indianapolis..........................................................October 16-18, 1998 Baton Rouge, Louisiana................................................................................November 10-12, 2000 Albuquerque, New Mexico ..............................................................................October 18-20, 2002 Savannah, Georgia ............................................................................................October 15-18, 2004 Austin, Texas ..................................................................................................October 27-29, 2006

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Distinguished Service Awards

Distinguished Service Award Chronicled

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he Phi Eta Sigma Distinguished Service Award was established by the 16th National Convention hosted by Indiana University on December 6-8, 1962. The first recipients were recognized during the 17th National Convention hosted by the University of Illinois in 1964.

Members of Phi Eta Sigma who have given loyal and devoted service to the society for a period of no less than five years may be recognized with the Distinguished Service Award to be presented at the national convention.

Since the founding of the award, sixty-four members have been recognized for their devotion to honors leadership. Past recipients attending the Austin national convention include: John Harrell, Larry Mangus, Jack Sagabiel, Curtis Lard, B.J. Alexander, Molly Lawrence, Lee Johnston, Mary Jo Custer, Dana Carroll, Dick Pencek, Joni Burke, and Harry Shucker.

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How to Nominate Candidates for Distinguished Service Awards

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he Executive Committee of Phi Eta Sigma calls to your attention the procedures for nominating individuals for the Distinguished Service Award and encourages members to nominate worthy candidates. Statute VIII of our constitution outlines qualifications and procedures:

Statute VIII - Distinguished Service Awards Section 1. Members of Phi Eta Sigma who have given loyal and devoted service to the Society for a period of no less than five years may be recognized with the Distinguished Service Award to be presented at the national convention.

Section 2. Nominations may be made to the Grand Secretary-Treasurer at least three months prior to the date of the national convention by the officers of a local chapter, present and past members of the Executive Committee, former recipients of the Distinguished Service Award, or university officials in institutions where Phi Eta Sigma chapters are located.

Section 3. From candidates duly nominated, the recipient or recipients will be selected by the Distinguished Service Award committee of three members, appointed by the Grand President to include one member of the Executive Committee, one previous recipient of the award, and one member at large. K

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RECIPIENTS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD 1964

Dr. Franklin Krauss, Penn State Dean William Tate, Georgia

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Dean Scott Goodnight, Wisconsin Dean Arno Nowotny, Texas

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Dean James G. Allen, Texas Tech

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Prof. A. H. Bailey, Georgia Tech Dean Warren Brown, Illinois-Chicago Dr. Lester Kieft, Bucknell Dr. John Krenkel, Arizona State Dr. C. H. Ransdell, Texas A&M Dean Fred Turner, Illinois

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Mr. James Fleming, Oklahoma State Dr. Karlem Riess, Tulane

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Dean Ray E. Glos, Miami (Ohio) Dr. G. Herbert Smith, Willamette Dr. William Turner, George Washington

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Dean James E. Foy, Auburn Mr. Lowell Ledbetter, Auburn

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Mr. John Harrell, Indiana Dean Ormsby Harry, WI-Eau Claire Dean Gaylord Hatch, Illinois

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Dean Charles Burchett, Tennessee Dr. Charles F. Fox, Hanover Dean Edwin Heusinkfeld, Grand View Mr. Archie L. Lejeune, LSU Dr. Larry Mangus, Ohio Wesleyan Dr. John Sagabiel, Western Kentucky

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Dr. Gerald Cowley, South Carolina Dr. Harold Hinderliter, Ohio Northern Ms. Molly Lawrence, Alabama Dean Joan Nelson, UCLA

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Ms. Carolyn Alhashimi, Stephen F. Austin Mr. Rex Fodrea, Purdue Dr. Bob Graalman, Oklahoma State Dr. Bill Ivy, Oklahoma State

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We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, Inc. as of June 30, 2007, and the changes in its net assets and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.

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Directory of Phi Eta Sigma Chapters Grand President: Grand Vice President: Grand Secretary-Treasurer: Grand Historian: Grand President Emeritus: Grand Historian Emeritus: Executive Committee: Student Members:

ALABAMA - Region X ALABAMA - Jan. 6, 1930 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . .Mrs. Molly Lawrence Student Affairs, Box 870301 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0301

Mrs. Molly Lawrence, Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Mr. Tony Kemp, Academic & Advising Services, Mercer University, Macon, GA 31207 Dr. John W. Sagabiel, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Boulevard #11062, Bowling Green, KY 42101 Ms. Mary Jo Custer, Division of Student Support & Retention, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244 Dr. B. J. Alexander, Tarleton State University Mr. John Harrell, Indiana University Dr. Kyle Sessions, Illinois State University Dr. Howard R. Gray, Brigham Young University Ms. Marilyn Moore, Gannon University Leah Campbell, Gannon University Linda Chu, UCLA Heather Reif, The Florida State University SOUTH ALABAMA - April 12, 1969 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Dale Adams UC 270, Students Affairs Mobile, AL 36688

CALIFORNIA - Region II UCLA - Nov. 10, 1936 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean Brian Carlisle 1206 Murphy Hall, 405 Hilgard Los Angeles, CA 90095

SPRING HILL - (1965-1996) ALABAMA STATE - April 25, 1987 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Michael P. Howley Humanities Montgomery, AL 36101-0271 AUBURN - Dec. 9, 1950 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . .Ms. Melissa Irvin-Howell 228 Foy Union Bldg.

Auburn University, AL 36849 AUBURN-MONTGOMERY - (1981-2001) BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN May 23, 1956 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Scott C. Dorman Philips Science Bldg., Box 549022 Birmingham, AL 35254 HUNTINGDON - April 22, 1986 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . .Dr. Maureen K. Murphy Dept. of Biology & Chemistry Montgomery, AL 36106 JACKSONVILLE STATE - Sept. 25, 1980 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Rhonda Kilgo MCIS Dept., 111A Ayers Hall Jacksonville, AL 36265 NORTH ALABAMA - April 21, 1973 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Michael Pretes Geography, Box 5184 Florence, AL 35632 OAKWOOD - (1997-2004) SAMFORD - (1972-1994)

CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY - (1947-1962) TROY STATE - (1974-1995) WEST ALABAMA - May 8, 1985 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mrs. Tammy White Rm. 7 Foust Hall, Station 29 Livingston, AL 35470 ARIZONA - Region III ARIZONA - Oct. 23, 1959 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Lynne Tronsdal Asst. Vice Pres. for Student Retention Tucson, AZ 85721 ARIZONA STATE - May 3, 1952 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Thomas Walker Intergroup Relations Center Tempe, AZ 85287

CALIFORNIA STATE-CHICO April 23, 1967 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Dami Hammer Advising, Meriam Library 190 Chico, CA 95929 CALIFORNIA STATE-FULLERTON(1996-2004) CALIFORNIA STATE-LONG BEACH Feb. 27, 1966 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Peter Lowentrout University 100 - AS 124A Long Beach, CA 90840 CALIFORNIA STATE-NORTHRIDGE (1997-2007)

NORTHERN ARIZONA -(1950-2004)

PACIFIC - (1963-1974)

ARKANSAS - Region V ARKANSAS - (1931-1994)

PACIFIC UNION - (1994-2000)

ARKANSAS STATE - June 12, 1960 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Sam Gennuso English, Philosophy & Languages State University, AR 72467 ARKANSAS TECH - (1989-2007) HARDING UNIVERSITY - April 26, 1992 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Pat Garner Department of Communications, Box 10791 Searcy, AR 72149-0001

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PEPPERDINE - April 6, 1982 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . .Dr. Donna Nofziger Plank Natural Science Division Malibu, CA 90263 REDLANDS - (1969-1976) SAN DIEGO STATE - Dec. 16, 1955 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Stacey Sinclair Division of Undergraduate Studies San Diego, CA 92182-1623 SAN FRANCISCO STATE - (1964-1967)

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FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL - (1982-2000)

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - (1936-1976)

FLORIDA SOUTHERN - April 5, 1984 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Joy M. Banks Roux Library Lakeland, FL 33801

COLORADO - Region III COLORADO STATE - Nov. 21, 1965 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Mrs. Loree R. Morse Assistant Registrar Fort Collins, CO 80523 CONNECTICUT - Region XIII SACRED HEART - April 24, 2006 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Valerie Wherley Student Mentor Office Fairfield, CT 06825

KENNESAW - April 30, 1984 Chap.Adv. . . . . . . . .Professor Kathy Matthews University Studies, 1000 Chastain Rd. Kennesaw, GA 30144

MIAMI (FL) - (1950-1994)

MERCER - March 26, 1932 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Tony Kemp Academic & Advising Services Macon, GA 31207

PALM BEACH ATLANTIC - (1997-2003) ROLLINS - Feb. 7, 1987 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Doug Little Director, Rollins Explorations Winter Park, FL 32789

GEORGE WASHINGTON - April 10, 1929 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . .Professor Daina S. Eglitis Department of Sociology Washington, D.C. 20052

STETSON - Oct. 18, 1978 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Peter Hauck Chemistry Department, Unit 8271 DeLand, FL 32720

GEORGETOWN - (1967-1973)

TAMPA - Oct. 21, 1973 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Angela Perry Chemistry, Box 3F Tampa, FL 33606

CENTRAL FLORIDA - April 29, 1989 Chap. Adv.: . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Stephen Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell First Year Advising & Exploration Orlando, FL 32816-0170 FLORIDA - Jan. 11, 1930 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Melissa Johnson University Honors Program, 140 Tigert Gainesville, FL 32611-3260

SOUTH FLORIDA - (1994-1999)

WEST FLORIDA - Nov. 22, 1985 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Franca Uvah University Advising Center Pensacola, FL 32514

FLORIDA GULF COAST - April 17, 1999 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Alice M. Brunner Central Advising Services Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565 FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - April 5, 1998 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Rodney Bowers Academic Support Center Melbourne, FL 32901-6988

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MORRIS BROWN - (1983-1992) NORTH GEORGIA - May 23, 1989 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Cristian A. Harris Dept. of Political Science Dahlonega, GA 30597 OGLETHORPE - Sept. 22, 1988 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Philip Tiu Mathematics Atlanta, GA 30319 WEST GEORGIA - (1973-1994) HAWAII - Region II HAWAII - (1964-1994)

GEORGIA - Region X ARMSTRONG STATE - (1978-1992)

IDAHO - Region I ALBERTSON COLLEGE OF IDAHO Feb. 5, 1984 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Paul R. Bennion Associate Dean of Students Caldwell, ID 83605

CLAYTON STATE - October 29, 2005 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Mark Hovind 220 Music Building Morrow, GA 30260

IDAHO - Nov. 9, 1934 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Stephan Flores Honors Prog., Idaho Commons Bldg. 315 Moscow, ID 83844-2533

COLUMBUS COLLEGE - (1989-1994)

ILLINOIS - Region VI AURORA - April 20, 1991 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Nancy Mactague University Library Aurora, IL 60506

FLORIDA A&M - (1987-2000) FLORIDA ATLANTIC - April 9, 1991 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Mikki Minney Assistant Provost, SU201 Boca Raton, FL 33431

GEORGIA STATE - (1956-1994)

FLORIDA STATE - May 13, 1955 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Christine Boyd Adv. Training/Dev., 5551A University Center Tallahassee, FL 32306

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - Region XIV CATHOLIC - June 1, 1929 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . .Dean Alyce Ann Bergkamp Undergraduate Prog., 107 McMahon Washington, D.C. 20064

FLORIDA- Region X BARRY - April 29, 1994 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . .Dr. George J. Cvejanovich History and Political Science Miami Shores, FL 33161

GEORGIA TECH - Jan. 7, 1930 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Steven Girardot Success Programs, 755 Ferst Dr. Atlanta, GA 30332

EMORY - April 24, 1993 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Judy Raggi Moore Director, Italian Studies Program Atlanta, GA 30322

BRADLEY - (1951-2006) GEORGIA - March 11, 1938 Chap.Adv. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Anna C. Beale Volunteer UGA, 153 Tate Student Center Athens, GA 30602 GEORGIA SOUTHERN - Oct. 19, 1991 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . .Dr. Christopher Caplinger Williams Center 1001, P.O. Box 8145 Statesboro, GA 30460

DEPAUL - (1962-1986) EASTERN ILLINOIS - April 10, 1999 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . .Dr. Richard B. Whitaker Dept. of Finance, 600 Lincoln Ave. Charleston, IL 61920-3099 LAKE FOREST - (1926-1968)

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ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN March 22, 1923 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Adva Steiner Advising & Academic Services Champaign, IL 61820 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO - April 17, 1967 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Jennifer C. Kosco M/C 204 Honors College Chicago, IL 60607-7044

HANOVER - (1957-2003) INDIANA - May, 19, 1930 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Damon Sims Student Affairs Bloomington, IN 47405 IUPUI - April 16, 1985 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Lisa K. Ruch 815 West Michigan St. Indianapolis, IN 46202

ILLINOIS TECH - (1948-1994) INDIANA NORTHWEST - (1984-1995) ILLINOIS STATE - (1965-2007) ILLINOIS WESLEYAN - May 21, 1967 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . .Prof. Rebecca Roesner Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 2900 Bloomington, IL 61702-2900

INDIANA AT SOUTH BEND March 21, 1981 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Brenda E. Knowles Honors, Box 7111 South Bend, IN 46634-7111

NORTHERN ILLINOIS - Nov. 20, 1999 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Jay Wagle Department of Marketing DeKalb, IL 60115

INDIANA SOUTHEAST - Nov. 13, 1977 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . .Professor James Williams Natural Sciences, 4201 Grant Line Road New Albany, IN 47150

NORTHWESTERN - (1932-1997)

PURDUE - Nov. 9, 1948 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . .Dr. Susan Melson Huffman Owen Hall, 1160 W. Stadium Ave. West Lafayette, IN 74906

QUINCY - April 20, 1994 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . .Dr. Michael Lopez-Kaley Box 141, 1800 College Ave. Quincy, IL 62301 SIU-CARBONDALE - (1954-1993) SIU-EDWARDSVILLE - June 1, 1982 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. James W. Klenke Student Affairs, Box 1058, Rendleman 2306 Edwardsville, IL 62026 WESTERN ILLINOIS - April 27, 1973 Chap.Adv. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. William L. Knox Centennial Honors College Macomb, IL 61455-1390 INDIANA - Region XI ANDERSON - Feb. 4, 1966 Chap.Adv.: . . . . .Dr. Kimberly G. Lyle-Ippolito School of Science & Humanities Anderson, IN 46012

PURDUE NORTH CENTRAL - Nov. 9, 1948 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Barbara A. Austin Director of Academic Advising Westville, IN 46391 TRI-STATE - April 27, 1983 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. David Syler Mathematics Dept.

Angola, IN 46703 IOWA - Region IV COE - (1972-1992) DRAKE - (1957-1992) GRAND VIEW - Oct. 10, 1983 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Evan Thomas History Des Moines, IA 50316

BUTLER - May 7, 1931 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. William Neher Speech, 4600 Sunset Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46208

IOWA - May 5, 1945 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Andrea Kann Honors Program, 417 Blank Honors Center Iowa City, IA 52242

DEPAUW - April 19, 1929 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . .Professor David Field 325 Asbury Hall Greencastle, IN 46135

IOWA STATE - June 4, 1947 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Roy Salcedo 2416C Friley Hall Ames, IA 50011

EVANSVILLE - Jan. 18, 1976 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Heather Kalb Department of Biology Evansville, IN 47722

MORNINGSIDE - April 16, 1967 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Bruce Forbes Religious Studies Sioux City, IA 51106

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NORTHERN IOWA - Sept. 14, 1982 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Mary Boes Social Work, 39 Sabin Hall Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0405 ST. AMBROSE - Dec. 11, 1967 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Ryan Dye Dept. of International Education Davenport, IA 52803 WARTBURG - March 31, 2001 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Mariah Birgen Department of Mathematics Waverly, IA 50677 KANSAS - Region IV BAKER - Oct. 7, 1979 Chap.Adv. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. John Richards Department of History Baldwin City, KS 66006 EMPORIA STATE - Dec. 11, 1998 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Dwight Moore University Honors Emporia, KS 66801 FORT HAYS - Oct. 20, 1958 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean Herb Songer Student Affairs, Sheridan Hall 208 Hays, KS 67601 KANSAS STATE - Feb. 20, 1957 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Bill Harlan Student Affairs & Serv., 809 K-State Union Manhattan, KS 66506 WICHITA STATE - (1969-2006) KENTUCKY - Region XI KENTUCKY - Dec. 5, 1946 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Jared N. Tippets Asst. Dean of Students, 518 Patterson Tower Lexington, KY 40506 LOUISVILLE - Dec. 12, 1959 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mrs. Joni Burke W-301 Administration Louisville, KY 40292 MOREHEAD STATE - May 5, 2007 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Philip Krummrich English, Foreign Lang., & Philosophy Morehead, KY 40351 MURRAY STATE - April 9, 1992 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Mark Malinauskas Honors Prog., 702 Doyle Fine Arts Bldg.

Murray, KY 42071 PIKEVILLE - (1983-2001) WESTERN KENTUCKY - Sept. 11, 1970 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mrs. Sheri Henson Department of Accounting Bowling Green, KY 42101

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FROSTBURG - Dec. 8, 1981 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Thomas Bowling Student & Educ. Services Frostburg, MD 21532 MARYLAND - March 7, 1940 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Nina Harris Academy of Leadership College Park, MD 20742

MISSISSIPPI - Region IX DELTA STATE - Sept. 21, 1977 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Chester Morgan History, Box 3162 Cleveland, MS 38733 MILLSAPS - Dec. 1, 1981 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Mark Hamon 1701 North State Street Jackson, MS 39210

LOUISIANA AT MONROE - Oct. 16, 1972 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean Amy Weems Student Life & Leadership Monroe, LA 71209

MORGAN STATE - April 14, 1982 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Don Brunson Honors Program, 105 Jenkins Baltimore, MD 21251

LOUISIANA STATE - May 22, 1932 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Paul Ivey Center for Freshman Year, 150 Allen Hall Baton Rouge, LA 70803

SALISBURY - May 15, 1983 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . .Mrs. Sandra Cohea-Weible Academic Affairs, Holloway Hall Salisbury, MD 21801

SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI - Dec. 11, 1950 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . .Dr. Toni Houston Anderson Undergraduate Studies Hattiesburg, MS 39406

LOUISIANA STATE - SHREVEPORT March 11, 1994 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Paula K. Lewis Dr. Donna L. Mitchell Counseling Center Shreveport, LA 71115

MASSACHUSETTS - Region XIII MASSACHUSETTS - (1955-1981)

MISSOURI - Region V CENTRAL MISSOURI - (1972-1995)

WORCESTER STATE - March 23, 1997 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Barbara Zang Department of Communications Worcester, MA 01602

CULVER-STOCKTON - Feb. 3, 1984 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Sue Abegglan Henderson Hall, 1 College Hill Canton, MO 63435 DRURY - (1951-1990)

LOYOLA - April 19, 1990 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Laurie M. Joyner College of Humanities & Natural Sciences New Orleans, LA 70118 NEW ORLEANS - (1967-2005) NICHOLLS STATE - May 14, 1971 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Michele D. Theriot Languages & Literature, P.O. Box 2023 Thibodaux, LA 70310 NORTHWESTERN STATE - May 18, 1963 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Steve Hicks University College, 237 Kyser Hall Natchitoches, LA 71497

MICHIGAN - Region XII ADRIAN - Sept. 11, 1988 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Lakshmi Dalwalla Mathematics Adrian, MI 49221 ALBION - (1949-1988)

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MISSOURI UNIV. OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - Sept. 29, 1963 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Ronald A. Kohser Material Science & Engineering Rolla, MO 65409

DETROIT - (1964-1980)

MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY Sept. 20, 1982 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Dana Carroll University College Springfield, MO 65897

KALAMAZOO - (1965-1978)

MARYLAND - Region XIV COLUMBIA UNION - Jan. 27, 1985 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Selma Chaij Center for Learning Resources Takoma Park, MD 20912

MISSOURI - (1926-2003)

MISSOURI SOUTHERN - March 3, 1988 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Chris Moos International Business, 307C Plaster Hall Joplin, MO 64804

FERRIS - (1964-1985)

MAINE - Region XIII MAINE - PRESQUE ISLE - April 20, 1982 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. James D. Stepp Director of Residence Life Presque Isle, ME 04769

MISSISSIPPI STATE - (1935-2005)

CENTRAL MICHIGAN - Dec. 9, 1966 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . .Dr. Katrina Piatek-Jimenez Dept. of Mathematics, Pearce Hall Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859

SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA - (1989-1994) TULANE - Dec. 10, 1954 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Christy Myers New Student Programs New Orleans, LA 70118

MISSISSIPPI - (1930-2005)

KETTERING UNIVERSITY Sept. 7, 1979 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Julie Simmons Prof. G.R. Bell Science and Math, 1700 W. Third Ave. Flint, MI 48504

NORTHWEST MISSOURI - April 28, 1982 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Beth Richards English, Colden Hall Maryville, MO 64468

MICHIGAN - (1926-1978)

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI - Feb. 5, 1984 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Alice J. Strange Foreign Language Dept.

Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

MICHIGAN STATE - (1954-1976)

ST. LOUIS - (1988-1994)

MICHIGAN TECH - (1954-1991) WAYNE STATE - (1986-2004) WESTERN MICHIGAN - (1962-1995)

SOUTHWEST BAPTIST - April 26, 2007 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Allison Langford University Honors Program Bolivar, MO 65613

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Lincoln, NE 68588-0471 NEBRASKA-KEARNEY - May 5, 1984 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Robert Luscher English, Thomas Hall 202 Kearney, NE 68849-1320 NEBRASKA-OMAHA - March 31, 1949 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . .Mrs. Rosalie Saltzman Honors Program Omaha, NE 68182 NEVADA - Region III NEVADA-LAS VEGAS - May 3, 1999 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Jerica Turek University Programs Las Vegas, NV 89154 NEW JERSEY - Region XIII GEORGIAN COURT - Feb. 7, 2004 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Anne Tabor-Morris Department of Physics Lakewood, NJ 08701

NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS May 20, 1965 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Margaret Gonzales Campus Life & Conferences Las Vegas, NM 87701

NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - May 12, 2003 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Monka Schueren Central Advising Center Old Westbury, NY 11568

NEW MEXICO STATE - April 27, 2000 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Jason Ackleson University Honors Program, MSC 3-HON Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001

PACE-NYC - (1985-1992)

WESTERN NEW MEXICO - (1982-1994) NEW YORK - Region XIII BERNARD M. BARUCH (CUNY) April 22, 1993 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Ronald Aaron Assoc. Dean, Student Development New York, NY 10010 BINGHAMTON - Feb. 5, 1995 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Robert Pompi Dr. H. Stephen Straight Couper Admin. Bldg. 705 Binghamton, NY 13902-6000 CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK May 10, 2007 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Michael P. Smallis Student Affairs, Admin. Bldg. 204 New York, NY 10031 COLGATE - Sept. 13, 1982 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean Beverly Low Dean of First-Year Students Hamilton, NY 13346 CORNELL - (1961-1973) ELMIRA - Oct. 4, 1990 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Bryan Reddick Academic Vice President/Dean of Faculty Elmira, NY 14901

MONMOUTH - Oct. 18, 1987 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Golam Mathbor School of Humanities & Social Sciences West Long Branch, NJ 07764

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY - Sept. 8, 1996 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Sammy Gergis Univ. Advisement, 107 Mack Student Ctr. Hempstead, NY 11549

NEW JERSEY TECH - May 7, 1952 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Sharon Morgan Associate Dean for First-Year Students Newark, NJ 07102

JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE - May 27, 1999 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Mrs. Litna McNickle 445 West 59th St., Room 100B Westport New York, NY 10019

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY (1986-2002) NEW MEXICO - Region III EASTERN NEW MEXICO - (1973-1990) NEW MEXICO - Sept. 14, 1973 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Celestina Torres Student Services Center Albuquerque, NM 87131

LONG ISLAND-POST CAMPUS Oct. 3, 1984 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Joan Digby Honors Program, 201 Humanities Brookville, NY 11548 NAZARETH - Oct. 8, 1995 Chap.Adv.: . . .Ms. Mary Anne Parker-Hancock Freshman Academic Support Serv.

Rochester, NY 14618

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PACE-PLEASANTVILLE - (1978-1996) ST. BONAVENTURE - Sept. 25, 1999 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Bart Lambert Department of Political Science St. Bonaventure, NY 14778 ST. JOHNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S - April 3, 2000 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Nancy S. Kaplan University Freshman Ctr., Library Jamaica, NY 11439 SUNY-BUFFALO - Dec. 11, 1959 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Amy Wilson Student Leadership & Community Engagement Buffalo, NY 14260 SUNY-CORTLAND - April 21, 1978 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Mike Toglia Psychology, Old Main Room 132 Cortland, NY 13045 SUNY-DELHI - Sept. 29, 2007 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Joan Erickson Evenden 419 Delhi, NY 13753 SUNY-FREDONIA - (1974-1996) SUNY-GENESEO - February 7, 1992 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Barbara Stewart Associate Dean of Students Geneseo, NY 14454 SUNY-NEW PALTZ - May 15, 2005 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Jeff Miller Honors Program New Paltz, NY 12561 SUNY-ONEONTA - December 5, 1994 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Michael P. Merilan Dean of Sciences & Social Sciences Oneonta, NY 13820-4015 SUNY-OSWEGO - (1983-1994) SUNY-PLATTSBURGH - April 14, 1983 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Robert Harsh Educational Opportunity Program Plattsburgh, NY 12901 SUNY-POTSDAM - Nov. 10, 1989 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Jason F. Schreer Biology, 44 Pierrepont Ave. Potsdam, NY 13676

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NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN April 25, 1985 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . .Professor Fred A. Grissom Department of Religion Rocky Mount, NC 27804

NORTH CAROLINA - Region XIV APPALACHIAN STATE - May 8, 1986 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Dino DiBernardi CSIL, Plemmons Student Union Boone, NC 28608

SAINT AUGUSTINEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S - March 25, 1995 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Olivia Jones International Studies, Boyer 300C Raleigh, NC 27610-2298

CAMPBELL - Oct. 28, 1974 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mrs. Laura T. Rich Student Support Services Buies Creek, NC 27520

WINGATE - April 3, 1984 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. John Sikes Box 3080, English Dept.

Wingate, NC 28174

DAVIDSON - (1962-1986)

NORTH DAKOTA - Region IV DICKINSON STATE - (1996-2006)

DUKE - (1932-2005) EAST CAROLINA - May 22, 1975 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. James Ellis Honors Program Greenville, NC 27858 ELON - November 20, 1994 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Mary Jo Festle Honors Program Elon College, NC 27244 FAYETTEVILLE - January 28, 1994 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Mrs. Elois Wingfield Helen T. Chick Bldg., Room 107D Fayetteville, NC 28301 METHODIST - (1986-1994) NORTH CAROLINA - (1947 - 1995) NORTH CAROLINA-ASHEVILLEApril 10, 1988 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Blake Hobby University Honors Program Asheville, NC 28804 NORTH CAROLINA-CHARLOTTE (1983-2004)

NORTH DAKOTA - May 23, 1930 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . .Dr. Gretchen Mullendore Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences Grand Forks, ND 58202 NORTH DAKOTA STATE - Sept. 30, 1964 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Carol Scott Architecture & Landscape Architecture Fargo, ND 58105 OHIO - Region XI AKRON - Dec. 13, 1940 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . .Dr. Karyn Bobkoff Katz Honors College Akron, OH 44325 BOWLING GREEN STATE - May 1, 1954 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Susan Peet Family & Consumer Sciences Bowling Green, OH 43403 CINCINNATI - (1933-1976) JOHN CARROLL - Sept. 27, 1998 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Robert J. Kolesar Honors Program University Heights, OH 44118-4581 KENT - (1957-1974)

NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON March 17, 1979 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. W. Lee Johnston Political Science Dept.

Wilmington, NC 28407 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL March 21, 1998 Chap.Adv.: . . . .Dean Peggy Watson Alexander Student Affairs, Student Serv. Bldg.

Durham, NC 27707 NORTH CAROLINA STATE - May 16, 1930 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Sean Cassidy Box 7316, University Scholars Program Raleigh, NC 27695

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MIAMI (OHIO) - (1928-2005) OHIO - (1936-1990) OHIO NORTHERN - May 22, 1966 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Roger H. Goldberg Assoc. Vice President for Academic Affairs Ada, OH 45810 OHIO STATE - May 5, 1928 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Nicole Craven Ms. Julie Schultz Dr. W. Randy Smith FYE Programs, 110 Enarson Hall Columbus, OH 43210

OHIO WESLEYAN - April 18, 1985 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Vicki DiLillo Psychology Department Delaware, OH 43015 OTTERBEIN - Dec. 12, 1965 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Kerry Strayer Communications Department Westerville, OH 43081 SHAWNEE STATE - April 9, 1996 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Jim Settle Student Affairs, 200 University Center Portsmouth, OH 45662 TOLEDO - Jan. 4, 1961 Chap. Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Eboni Gullatt Office of Student Involvement Toledo, OH 34606 WITTENBERG - April 3, 1938 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. John L. Young Student Development Springfield, OH 45501 YOUNGSTOWN - (1989-1992) OKLAHOMA - Region V CAMERON - Oct. 30, 1985 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Jennifer Holland Student Services, North Sheplar 324 Lawton, OK 73505 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA - Sept. 17, 1974 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Robert H. Epstein Dept. of General Business, Thatcher 221 Edmond, OK 73034 OKLAHOMA - (1927-1993) OKLAHOMA BAPTIST - Dec. 20, 1958 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Benjamin P. Myers English, Box 61214, 500 W. University Shawnee, OK 74804 OKLAHOMA CITY - Sept. 11, 1981 Chap. Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Mitzi McGuire English, 2501 N. Blackwelder Oklahoma City, OK 73106 OKLAHOMA STATE - Feb. 19, 1931 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . .Dr. David R. Thompson College of Engr., Architecture, & Tech.

Stillwater, OK 74078 TULSA - May 29, 1948 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Laura McNeese New Student Programs & Services Tulsa, OK 74104 OREGON - Region I EASTERN OREGON - (1998-2003) OREGON - (1949-2004)

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OREGON STATE - (1949-2007) PACIFIC UNIVERSITY - May 19, 2004 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Caleb Emmons Dept. of Math & Computer Science Forest Grove, OR 97116 WILLAMETTE - (1947-2006) PENNSYLVANIA - REGION XIII BUCKNELL - (1939-2003) CARNEGIE - MELLON - (1988-1992) CLARION - Jan. 25, 1983 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Mary Ann Fricko Counseling Services Clarion, PA 16214 DREXEL - June 4, 1969 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Mark R. Costello College of Arts & Science Philadephia, PA 19104 DUQUESNE - Nov. 15, 1983 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Frederick Lorensen 309 Duquesne Union Pittsburgh, PA 15282

PENNSYLVANIA STATE - Nov. 25, 1929 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Prof. Richard Pencek Athletics Department University Park, PA 16802

NORTHERN STATE - April 11, 1990 Chap.Adv.: . . . . .Dr. Kenneth C. Blanchard, Jr. NSU Box 704 Aberdeen, SD 57401

PITTSBURGH - May 13, 1937 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Joyce Giangarlo 140 Pitt Union, Student Activities Pittsburgh, PA 15260

SOUTH DAKOTA - May 22, 1930 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Curtis Olson 318 Dakota Hall Vermillion, SD 57069

PITTSBURGH AT GREENSBURG April 15, 2000 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Kerry Holzworth Department of Biology Greensburg, PA15601

SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES & TECHNOLOGY - Oct. 28, 1995 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Duane Hrncir College of Science & Letters Rapid City, SD 57701

PITTSBURGH AT JOHNSTOWN March 23, 1980 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Patty Derrick English, 230 Biddle Hall Johnstown, PA 15904

TENNESSEE - Region X BELMONT UNIVERSITY - April 21, 1996 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. James Wells English, 1900 Belmont Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37212

SLIPPERY ROCK - (1982-2007)

CARSON-NEWMAN - (1971-2004)

TEMPLE - (1962 - 1974)

MEMPHIS - April 7, 1974 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Patrick L. Perry Scholarship Office/Wilder Tower Memphis, TN 38152

WEST CHESTER - (1983-1994) WIDENER - (1975-2007)

EDINBORO STATE - (1980-1994)

WILKES - (1994-2003)

GANNON - May 2, 1987 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Marilyn Moore Registrar, 109 University Square Erie, PA 16541

RHODE ISLAND - Region XIII RHODE ISLAND - Dec. 18, 1979 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Linda Hendrickson Unversity College, Roosevelt Hall Kingston, RI 02881

INDIANA UNIV. OF PENNSYLVANIA March 20, 1999 Chap. Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. N. Bharathan Biology, 114 Weyandt Hall Indiana, PA 15705-1090 LEHIGH - May 15, 1930 Chap.Adv. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Lori Bolden Asst. Dean of Students, 212 University Ctr. Bethlehem, PA 18015 MERCYHURST - April 28, 1986 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Leslie A. Soltis Mathematics Erie, PA 16546 MILLERSVILLE - October 14, 1993 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Sandra Deemer Educational Foundations, Stayer Educ. Bldg.

Millersville, PA 17551 MORAVIAN - Nov. 13, 1999 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. James V. Skalnik Academic Affairs, Monocacy Hall Bethlehem, PA 18018

SOUTH CAROLINA - REGION X COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON Feb. 20, 2007 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. John H. Newell Honors Program, 10 Green Way Charleston, SC 29424

MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE April 28, 1998 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Bob Patterson Coordinator for Student Development Murfreesboro, TN 37132 TENNESSEE - May 17, 1930 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Mrs. Mary Mahoney Career Services, 100 Dunford Hall Knoxville, TN 37996 TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA Nov. 22, 1947 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Jean Dake UTC Placement Chattanooga, TN 37403

CLEMSON - (1940-1992)

TENNESSEE-MARTIN - (1974-1997)

COASTAL CAROLINA - Dec. 4, 1990 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . .Dr. Florence Eliza Glaze Honors Program Conway, SC 29528-6054

TENNESSEE STATE - May 3, 2004 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Erik Schmeller Dept. of History, Geography, & Political Sci. Nashville, TN 37209

FURMAN - May 12, 1982 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Harry B. Shucker Student Services Greenville, SC 29613

VANDERBILT - Dec. 8, 1950 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Shay Malone Leadership Dev., Station B 356308 Nashville, TN 37235

SOUTH CAROLINA - (1966-2004)

TEXAS - Region VIII ABILENE CHRISTIAN - April 26, 1986 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. David Dillman Political Science, AD 220 Abilene, TX 79699

SOUTH DAKOTA - Region IV DAKOTA STATE - Sept. 18, 2006 Chap.Adv: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Wayne E. Pauli Center of Excellence in CIS Madison, SD 57042

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TEXAS STATE-SAN MARCOS March 30, 1973 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Richard Fibish Student Organizations, LBJ Student Center San Marcos, TX 78666

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH March 26, 1983 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Janet L. Foldenauer New Student Programs Richmond, VA 23284

TEXAS TECH - May 18, 1946 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Gretchen Gürtler University Interscholastic League Lubbock, TX 79409

VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE April 20, 1998 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . .Dr. Robert L. McDonald Asst. Dean of Faculty, 210 Smith Hall Lexington, VA 24450-0304

WEST TEXAS A&M - Dec. 14, 1973 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Roy E. Thoman Box 725, Political Science Canyon, TX 79016-0807 UTAH - Region III BRIGHAM YOUNG - May 21, 1947 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Howard R. Gray Recr. Mgt., 273 Richards Bldg.

Provo, UT 84602

PRAIRIE VIEW - (1979-1992) ST. MARY’S - Oct. 18, 2005 Chap. Adv.: . . . . . .Dean Rosalind V. Alderman Associate Dean for Student Life San Antonio, TX 78228

UTAH - June 2, 1939 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . .Professor Carolan Ownby Sterling Sill Center Salt Lake City, UT 84112 UTAH STATE - (1961-1976)

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC - (1966-2006) VIRGINIA WESLEYAN - April 22, 1983 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Joyce B. Howell Batten Professor of Art History Norfolk, VA 23502 WASHINGTON AND LEE - May 2, 1937 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. David M. Leonard Dean of Freshmen Lexington, VA 24450 WILLIAM AND MARY - April 8, 1965 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Mark Sykes Dean of Students Office, 109 Campus Center Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795

SOUTHERN METHODIST - (1931-1990) WESTMINSTER - (1983-1992) STEPHEN F. AUSTIN - Oct. 7, 1980 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . .Dr. Pamela D. Roberson Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics Nacogdoches, TX 75962 SUL ROSS STATE - (1991-1997)

VERMONT - Region XIII CASTLETON - Sept. 27, 1983 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. John Klein Psychology Dept.

Castleton, VT 05735

TARLETON STATE - April 29, 1981 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Rueben H. Walter College of Science and Technology Stephenville, TX 76402

VERMONT - (1983-2003)

TEXAS-AUSTIN - Feb. 17, 1931 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. John Dark University Honors Center Austin, TX 78713

LYNCHBURG - Aug. 31, 1980 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Clifton Potter History Lynchburg, VA 24501

TEXAS-ARLINGTON - (1977-1994)

OLD DOMINION - October 3, 1998 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Louis H. Henry Honors College Norfolk, VA 23529-0076

TEXAS A&M - Jan. 5, 1949 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Curtis Lard M.S. 2124, Ag. Economics College Station, TX 77843 TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE - Jan. 8, 1960 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . .Professor Hunter Hayes Literature and Languages Commerce, TX 75429 TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (1962-1976)

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RICHMOND - Nov. 19, 1975 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Daniel Fabian Assoc. Dean of Richmond College Richmond, VA 23173 VIRGINIA - March 4, 1990 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . .Dean Clarybel Peguero Asst. Dean of Students, Peabody Hall Charlottesville, VA 22904

WASHINGTON - Region I EASTERN WASHINGTON - Feb. 18, 1981 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Mary Benham Honors Program Cheney, WA 99004 PUGET SOUND - April 18, 2006 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Alison Paradise 1500 N. Warner Tacoma, WA 98416 WASHINGTON - March 6, 1991 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Bryan T. Crockett First Year Programs Seattle, WA 98195 WASHINGTON STATE - April 17, 1993 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Xyanthe Neider Educational Leadership Department Pullman, WA 99164 WESTERN WASHINGTON - April 16, 1997 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Fred Grote Department of Psychology Bellingham, WA 98225-9089 WEST VIRGINIA - Region XI BLUEFIELD - March 19, 1990 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. John Cardwell Mr. Ralph Patsel Student Affairs & Enrollment Mgt. Bluefield, WV 24701

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MARSHALL - March 18, 1949 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr.Christopher Green Dept. of English, 346 Corbly Hall Huntington, WV 25755

WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY - March 16, 1992 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Donna Ritch Liberal Arts & Sciences, 2420 Nicolet Dr. Green Bay, WI 54311

WEST VIRGINIA STATE - Apr. 27, 1986 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Prof. James Spencer Department of Psychology Institute, WV 25112

WISCONSIN-MADISON - May 16, 1927 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . .Dr. Tori C.A. Richardson L&S Student Academic Affairs Madison, WI 53706

WISCONSIN - Region VII BELOIT - (1948-1970)

WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE - Oct. 28, 1963 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Kate Coffaro Honors College Milwaukee, WI 53201

CARROLL - (1969-1986) WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE - Oct. 6, 1966 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ms. Paula Stuettgen Student Activities Eau Claire, WI 54702

WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH - (1966-1974)

WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE May 23, 1960 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Wayne Weber Biology, 251 Gardner Hall Platteville, WI 53818 WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT March 9, 1981 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Jeana Magyar-Moe Psychology, D239 Science Center Stevens Point, WI 54481 WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER April 12, 1978 Chap.Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Marjorie Rhine University Honors Program - Anderson Whitewater, WI 53190

WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE - April 13, 2003 Chap. Adv.: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. DeAnn Possehl Student Life, 36 Ranger Hall Kenosha, WI 53141

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Regions of Phi Eta Sigma REGION I Albertson College of Idaho, Eastern Washington, Idaho, Pacific, Puget Sound, Washington, Washington State, Western Washington.

REGION II California State-Chico, California State-Long Beach, Pepperdine, San Diego State, UCLA. REGION III Arizona, Arizona State, Brigham Young, Colorado State, Nevada-Las Vegas, New Mexico, New Mexico Highlands, New Mexico State, Utah.

REGION IV Baker, Dakota State, Doane, Emporia State, Fort Hays State, Grand View, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas State, Morningside, Nebraska, Nebraska-Kearney, Nebraska-Omaha, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Northern State, St. Ambrose, South Dakota, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Wartburg.

REGION V Arkansas State, Cameron, Central Oklahoma, CulverStockton, Harding, Missouri Science & Technology, Missouri Southern, Missouri State, Northwest Missouri, Oklahoma Baptist, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma State, Southeast Missouri, Southwest Baptist, Tulsa.

REGION VI Aurora, Eastern Illinois, Illinois, Illinois-Chicago, Illinois Wesleyan, Northern Illinois, Quincy, Southern IllinoisEdwardsville, Western Illinois.

REGION VII Wisconsin, Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Wisconsin-Green Bay, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wisconsin-Parkside, WisconsinPlatteville, Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Wisconsin-Whitewater.

REGION VIII Abilene Christian, Houston, Lamar, Midwestern State, St. Mary’s, Stephen F. Austin State, Tarleton State, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas A&M-Commerce, Texas State-San Marcos, Texas Tech, West Texas A&M. REGION IX Delta State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisiana State, Louisiana State-Shreveport, Loyola, Millsaps, Nicholls State, Northwestern Louisiana, Southern Mississippi, Tulane.

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REGION X Alabama, Alabama State, Auburn, Barry, Belmont, Birmingham-Southern, Central Florida, Charleston, Clayton State, Coastal Carolina, Emory, Florida, Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, Florida Southern, Florida State, Florida Tech, Furman, Georgia, Georgia Southern, Georgia Tech, Huntingdon, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw, Mercer, Memphis, Middle Tennessee State, North Alabama, North Georgia, Oglethorpe, Rollins, South Alabama, Stetson, Tampa, Tennessee, Tennessee-Chattanooga, Tennessee State, Vanderbilt, West Alabama, West Florida.

REGION XI Akron, Anderson, Bluefield State, Bowling Green State, Butler, DePauw, Evansville, Indiana, IUPUI, Indiana-South Bend, Indiana Southeast, John Carroll, Kentucky, Louisville, Marshall, Morehead State, Murray State, Ohio Northern, Ohio State, Ohio Wesleyan, Otterbein, Purdue, Purdue North Central, Shawnee State, Toledo, Tri-State, West Virginia State, Western Kentucky, Wittenberg.

REGION XII Adrian, Central Michigan, Kettering.

REGION XIII Bernard M. Baruch, Binghamton, Castleton State, City College of New York, Clarion, Colgate, Drexel, Duquesne, Elmira, Gannon, Georgian Court, Hofstra, Indiana Unversity of Pennsylvania, John Jay, Lehigh, Long Island-Post Campus, Maine-Presque Isle, Mercyhurst, Millersville, Monmouth, Moravian, Nazareth, New Jersey Tech, New York Tech, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh-Greensburg, PittsburghJohnstown, Rhode Island, Sacred Heart, St. Bonaventure, St. John’s, SUNY-Buffalo, SUNY-Cortland, SUNY-Delhi, SUNYGeneseo, SUNY-New Paltz, SUNY-Oneonta, SUNYPlattsburgh, SUNY-Potsdam, Syracuse, Widener, Worcester State.

REGION XIV Appalachian State, Campbell, Catholic, Columbia Union, East Carolina, Elon, Fayetteville State, Frostburg, George Washington, Lynchburg, Maryland, Morgan State, North Carolina-Asheville, North Carolina-Wilmington, North Carolina Central, North Carolina State, North Carolina Wesleyan, Old Dominion, Richmond, Saint Augustine’s, Salisbury, Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth, Virginia Military, Virginia Wesleyan, Washington and Lee, William and Mary, Wingate.

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Phi Eta Sigma Anti-hazing Policy The Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society does not condone any form of hazing. Hazing shall include any mental or physical requirement or obligation placed upon a person by a member of the Society, individual or a group of individuals, which could cause discomfort, pain or injury including, but not limited to, striking, laying open hand upon, treating with violence or offering to do bodily harm to a person with intent to punish or injure the individual, or other treatment of a tyrannical, abusive, shameful, insulting, or humiliating nature. Hazing is an action taken or a situation created, whether during Society functions or other member contact situations, to produce mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment, or ridicule. Hazing is also considered to be the creation of a situation, which results in or might result in mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment, or ridicule, including involuntary servitude, often called â&#x20AC;&#x153;personal favors.â&#x20AC;? Both individual members and the Society chapter may be held accountable for such activity.

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