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March 8, 2018
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Emma Cook awarded Order of Omega scholarship Destinee Marking Staff writer
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Order of Omega chose a Murray State student out of 140 applicants nationwide to be awarded a top scholarship. Emma Cook, junior from Marble Hill, Missouri, and president of Murray State’s Alpha Sigma Alpha chapter, received the 2017 Daisy Wood Scholarship valued at $2,000. Order of Omega is a Greek leadership honor society. According the organization’s official website, juniors and seniors, both men and women, who hold leadership positions and are highly involved within their fraternity or sorority, campus and local community are invited to join. Members are also the top 3 percent of students at each institution. The Murray State Order of Omega chapter meets monthly. Members work on up to two service projects per month that affect the school and the community.
The motivation to initially become involved with Order of Omega, Cook said, came from admiring her sorority sisters. “The girls I looked up to in my own chapter were in it, so that pushed me to interview and apply,” Cook said. To apply for Order of Omega scholarships, Cook said she first had to submit an essay to the Murray State chapter. From there, two people from the chapter were selected to apply for the national scholarships. The application involves a resume, list of leadership roles and involvement, essays on why she deserved a scholarship, what Order of Omega has done for her and her involvement in her own Greek organization. Cook said she believes her overall involvement is what made her stand out. “I served as president of my sorority as a sophomore. This is my second term and I’m vice president of our Order of Omega chapter,” Cook said. Emily Perry, sophomore
from Paducah, Kentucky, said Cook is hardworking and deserving of the accolades she receives. “She has such a giving attitude, loving heart and leader’s mentality,” Perry said. “When she does something, she does it with her whole heart.” Although a successful leader, Perry said Cook does not let any power get to her head. “She doesn’t do anything halfway and always has a humble attitude,” Perry said. Emily Mitchell, senior from Spottsville, Kentucky, and president of Murray State’s Order of Omega chapter, said Cook’s ability to be a leader and her personality are what stand out about her. “The passion that she has for philanthropy is evident through her sorority, as well as the ideas she brings to Order of Omega,” Mitchell said. “I believe her heart for service and her radiant personality allowed her to show our headquarters just how much she deserved this.”
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Emma Cook, president of Alpha Sigma Alpha, received the 2017 Daisy Wood Scholarship valued at $2,000, which was the highest award given by Order of of Omega nationals, a Greek honor soceity.
Women’s History Month NCAA From Page 1
Paige Effinger
Contributing writer peffinger@murraystate.edu
To celebrate Women’s History Month, faculty members and students of Murray State honored 25 women in 25 minutes on March 6. Each person picked the woman they would like to honor and then spoke about their achievements. The women ranged from Queen Elizabeth I to Coco Chanel. Marjorie Hilton, assistant professor in the department of history, coordinated the
event. She said initially her idea was to just open it up for students, but decided that faculty members should have an opportunity to speak about someone, too. A young daughter of a faculty member even spoke about her favorite historical woman, as well. March is Women’s History Month, and more specifically, March 8 is International Women’s Day. The theme for International Women’s Day this year is #PressforProgress. The 25
faculty and students who spoke outlined a rich history of that progress for women. This commemorative month means many things to people, and Hilton said she wanted to help make people aware the women not written in history books. “I think making people aware that there have been so many women in history that have actually shaped our culture and influenced us in so many ways that many people don’t think about,” Hilton said.
and let the rest of our potential competition know that Murray State is the real deal.” McGinnis encourages Racer alumni everywhere to watch the game and “if possible watch it together (with
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selling OVC championship t-shirts at the event for $10. “The 2017-18 edition of Racer Basketball has given us amazing thrills this season and maybe there are a few thrills still left to see,” Associate Athletic director for Media Relations Dave Winder said.
National Panhellenic Council: smaller chapters, bigger bonds Paige Effinger
March is Women’s History Month and 25 women were honored in 25 minutes at an event with Murray State faculty, staff and students.
other Racer alumni).” Alumni are also invited to attend the Selection Sunday viewing party at the CFSB Center. Racer fans can mingle with players, get autographs and take photos before and after the selection. If fans can’t attend the selection show, they can tune in on Facebook Live. Racer Athletics will be
National Panhellenic Council sororities and fraternities have been a part of Murray State’s campus since the late 1960s, and are currently in the process of recruiting new members. The National Panhellenic Council is made up of four organizations. There are three sororities Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta and Zeta Phi Beta, and one fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha. Kim Newbern, coordinator of Greek life and student leadership programs, said the NPHC is the ruling body over the nationally known African American fraternities and sororities. Historically, there are nine sororities and fraternities that make up NPHC.
Newbern said these nine are often referred to as the “Divine Nine”. Alpha Phi Alpha was the first NPHC organization to join Murray State’s campus in 1968. Newbern said they are getting ready for their 50th anniversary this year. NPHC organizations do the ‘recruitment’ process differently than the IFC and NPC organizations. NPHC organizations go through periods called ‘intake’ that start a few weeks into the semester with informational meetings. “There’s also an educational process that they have to go through,” Newbern said. “It is about a month for all of their activities, and then they will have a new member presentation at the end.” Interested members are required to participate in four interest classes to enter into
any organization. Newbern said these classes talk about time management, the history of NPHC, programming, recruitment, and others like that. Newbern started this position last July. She said one of her goals for this position was to make sure that NPHC organizations numbers were growing. The NPHC are generally smaller than the other Greek organizations. The average chapter size is four members, but this also allows for a stronger bond between organizations and members. She said the intake process makes a difference. It gives people time to learn their brothers or sisters. “When you have smaller numbers, you have more of an intimate relationship with your brothers or sisters,” she said.
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