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The Spring 2012 Diamond A publication of National Sophomore

President’s Message

his year is speeding to a close. With selections as a high priority, it is also good to remember that regular programs should continue in order for the members of the chapter to remain involved. Having a Tspecial project at this time, which captures the interest of the group, would help end the year on a high note. Involving the freshmen, eligible for Lambda Sigma, would add another strong dimension. Jane Price Harmon The national board was so impressed with the caliber of leadership, which National President INSIDE THIS ISSUE we saw at the presidents’ conference, so we are expecting this to be a banner year in reporting. The list of requirements for Honor Chapter is on the web, so be sure Alumni Spotlight to check it out and gauge what you need to do. We love giving out well, deserved awards for page 2 Honor Chapter! The more the merrier! N James O’Dwyer Recipient of TeenNick HALO Award page 3 Honor Chapter Selection Criteria

National Scholarship ambda Sigma Society recognizes certain chapters each year as honor Reminder chapters. The national executive board selects these chapters for page 3 their general excellence and achievement. Chapters are not in Chapter News Lcompetition against each other for this recognition, but may page 4 each achieve the recognition on the basis of individual chapter accomplishment. Professor of the Month Mugs Available Requirements these chapters must fulfill to be considered include: page 5 completion of all reports including the mid-year status report, ritual report, and annual reports by the president, treasurer, and advisor; Diversity Statement completion of all rituals in accordance with chapter and national page 10 guidelines; submission of the Initiate List along with payment of all required Brochures Available fees; submission of an article to at least one issue of the Diamond; a page 13 minimum of $50 contribution to the national scholarship fund; electronic submission and approval of the by-laws to national by November 1st; implementation of a Available chapter project consistent with the national service project, underprivileged and at-risk-youth; page 13 and attendance at the presidents’ conference.

Mission Statement If all the above criteria are met, the national executive board will consider the chapter’s service page 13 projects to the institution as well as the community.

Upcoming Deadlines All information to be used for consideration of honor chapter status must be submitted to the appropriate member of the national board by the deadlines. The final deadline for all monies Chapter Roster due, initiate list, and annual reports is the end of the chapter’s school year, or no later than National Directory June 1. page 14 The national executive board meets each summer, usually in late June, and all decisions are made at that time. Both the president and the advisor are invited to submit materials along with their annual reports for the board to consider in making its decision. There is no limit on the number of honor chapters who may be recognized each year. N Alumni Spotlight

or Dr. David Fardo, Beta chapter at 1997-98, his career path started in elementary school when, he entered and won math competitions, and in Fseventh grade decided he wanted to be an actuary after consulting the “Best Jobs in America” book.

Although he did fulfill that dream briefly, his love of academe, specifically research and teaching, eventually led him to the where he is currently an assistant professor of biostatistics in the College of Public Health.

But for Fardo the journey has always been about mathematics. After high school he entered Miami University with a host of academic scholarships, and later graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in mathematics and statistics and minors in economics and Spanish. It was there that he served as treasurer of the Beta chapter of Lambda Sigma and began to understand where he wanted to go and what was important to him. “I came to understand that if I was too internally focused, I was not terribly productive. I needed to be of service at the same time,” he said.

He had been a model teen whose service with his church’s mission trips and his high school’s National Honor Society had instilled in him the importance of giving to others. So, at Miami Dr. David Fardo with wife, Karen, and daughter, Emily. it was natural that he would continue his sense of service. He worked with the service projects of Beta chapter and was an the American Society of Human Genetics in Hawaii and organizer for Kids Fest, a campus-wide service project California and the International Congress of Human Genetics in sponsored by the Inter- Council. “It is important for Brisbane, Australia, among a long list of others. everyone to volunteer; it’s important in anyone’s life,” he said. Despite his intense interest and skill in research, he also has Following his graduation from Miami, he continued to exemplify developed a love of teaching, due mainly to growing up in a the ideals of Lambda Sigma. He did become an actuary… college town with a father who is a college professor and a temporarily…but realized that his dream was to teach and do mother who “taught” as well in her real estate career. And research on the college level. So, he quit his job in Chicago and despite the fact that he teaches only two graduate classes per returned to UK to pursue a master’s degree in statistics. semester because of his extensive research, he is quick to recall the satisfaction he experienced from teaching along the way. “I By this time he had married his high school sweetheart, Karen, taught Intro to Statistics at UK,” he said, “and I also taught the and together they shared his journey to service course for the MA in public health. During the summer where he continued his service, not only within the university’s of 2006 I was instructor for the Summer Preparatory Training School of Public Health, but also as a “beep” ball coach for the Program in Probability & Operational Math at Harvard,” he Association of Blind Citizens in Boston. He was also involved continued. And his skill in the classroom has not gone with the Ronald McDonald House in Boston…all while unrecognized. He received a Certificate of Distinction in expanding his interest and influence in the field of statistical Teaching from Harvard, as well as the R. L. Anderson Teaching genetics. He was, in essence, a model student who was Award in the Department of Statistics at UK. developing his scholarship as he continued his service. The honors and awards continued to reflect his balanced approach Today, he serves on capstone, thesis and dissertation to life. At Harvard he received the Ruth L. Kirschstein National committees at UK. He has the latest technology in his home Research Service Award. He had already been recognized with which allows him to work there as well as on campus where as membership in . he analyzes data from complex research projects. “I have lots of DNA data on the genome-wide association study of He blended his experiences at Harvard with all his service and hippocampal sclerosis a neuro degenerative disease,” he says of scholarly interests and came back home to the University of his most recent project. Kentucky in 2008. During this time, his research scholarship took him around the world to present data from the various With his meteoric rise in the relatively new field of biostatistics, studies he has done. Among his presentations are seminars at he has remained a very humble scholar. Said one fellow student,

Page 2 “He has always been grounded in what is important, and James O’Dwyer Recipient of everyone likes him.” It seems he has cultivated the fourth Lambda Sigma goal of fellowship as well. TeenNick HALO Award

For Dr. David Fardo, however, it is family that keeps him focused or the past 3 years teens that are making this world a as he explores and analyzes the data that may someday change better place to live in have been honored for their the way we all live our lives. “I’m proud of the ‘Daddy/Daughter dedication and service to others. Nick Cannon, host of date nights at Chick-fil-a,” he said with a smile, “and the fact F“America’s Got Talent,” serves as chairman of TeenNick that the restaurant where we’ve been going has decided to HALO Awards. He, along with Lady Gaga, Jessica Biel, David make it a part of their marketing program.” The dates are a Beckham and Taylor Swift honored this year’s four recipients on regular event for him and his daughter Hope, age three. Future November 6, 2011, at a televised, red carpet event in Los dates will no doubt include younger daughter, Emily who is one Angeles. Not only did the recipients get the recognition they year old. deserve and the opportunity to celebrate with these celebrities, but they also each received ten thousand dollars to help pay for Leadership, scholarship, fellowship and service…the four tenants their college education. of Lambda Sigma continue to play a role in the life of one alum, Dr. David Fardo – who has made the most of his experiences James O’Dwyer, member of Alpha Tau chapter was one of the and stays focused on what is really important to him and his recipients of this prestigious award! A native of Georgia, family. He is a sterling example just why these four tenants O’Dwyer was sitting in his residence hall at the University of continue to guide our society after nearly 90 years. Alabama on April 27, 2011, when the deadly tornado hit Tuscaloosa, Alabama. While the tornado miraculously spared the Ron Wolfe campus destruction, it left a six-mile area across town devastated. Executive Secretary N O’Dwyer decided that he would collect supplies to help those in need. National Scholarship Using the social media his word Reminder spread quickly and within hours his pplications for five $500 scholarships are due driveway was over May 1, 2012. Lambda Sigma chapters are invited flowing with to nominate one of their current members for donations. Due to these Lambda Sigma scholarships for the 2012-13 A the success of his James O’Dwyer receives $10,000 from Nick Cannon. academic year. As you select this person, be certain drive, he was able that you use a fair and open process to choose to assist not only someone who meets the national scholarship eligibility victims in requirements. These include a second year student Tuscaloosa but, who has: also, in smaller surrounding towns. N maintained high scholastic standards From this effort N made significant contributions to the chapter, Magnolia Disaster university, and community Relief was started N demonstrated leadership ability to help the small rural towns that Contributions for the scholarships may be sent to Ron were hit the Wolfe, executive secretary, at the end of the year with hardest and helped Taylor Swift presents an invitation to the HALO your annual reports and fees. While larger donations the least. are encouraged, a minimum donation of $50 is required Awards to James O’Dwyer. to be considered for honor chapter status. Today this relief effort continues, coordinating donations to affected areas and providing help for other disasters no matter Again, applications are due May 1, 2012. For more how large or small. In the future he plans to create “hit kits” for N information contact [email protected]. small communities that will provide all the essentials needed in time of a disaster. N

Page 3 Chapter News Eta of goods were made and donated to Carnegie Mellon University over 15 different charities. It was a great night for Lambda Sigma and a greater At the beginning of fall semester night for serving the community! Carnegie Mellon University’s Eta chapter of Lambda Sigma wondered how they would leave an impact on the campus. Fortunately to their advantage, Chi there were a lot of people on campus Louisiana Tech University who were passionate about service. To their disadvantage, there were so many The Lambda Sigma chapter at Louisiana Omega members, Jessica Wade and Nick Popejoy, mediums to express this passion that it Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana, represented Lambda Sigma during Homecoming was hard to get everyone in the same recently had club shirts printed for Week. place. members and to sell to the student body. Omega The chapter plans to sell these shirts as a The chapter’s goal for the semester was fundraiser for future events. Honor Chapter to allow anyone on campus to engage in Pittsburg State University a service activity while having the Chi also participated in the annual Dawg multitude of service organizations in one Haul where student organizations help The Omega chapter of Lambda Sigma place. The Eta chapter hosted a Simply students move in their residence halls or began their service year with a busy Service Late Night in November. A Late apartments. The chapter plans on Homecoming Week at Pittsburg State Night at Carnegie Mellon is an event that assisting with the Big Event next month. University. The weekend prior to happens between 9 pm and 1 am, which This event allows student organizations Homecoming Week, the Omega chapter is open to the entire campus. Through to perform acts of community service in participated in their first service project much planning, the Eta chapter invited and around the Ruston area. Also of the year. The SWIPE Out Hunger over 15 organizations on campus; planned is a Doughnut Day during exam movement to battle global hunger made including but not limited to greek week where we will give away free its way to PSU and Omega Lambda Sigma organizations, cultural organizations and doughnuts and coffee, or juice, to members participated by measuring, small service organizations. Each students who are on their way to their filling, sealing, and labeling food packages organization had their own service stand final exams. to feed hungry people across the world. and represented a different charity and a The chapter began their involvement in different service activity. Some examples Lauren Cheatwood Homecoming Week by collecting clothing were making Christmas ornaments for a Secretary for students at local K-12 schools. The nearby children’s center and making clothing drive was held during peanut and butter sandwiches for a Convocation at the football stadium, and nearby church. The special guest for the students and staff donated a total of 35 night was the Alpha chapter from the boxes of clothes as they entered. The who came and clothing was donated to needy students celebrated the night of service with the at seven elementary schools, three junior Eta chapter and the rest of the Carnegie high schools, and three high schools. The Mellon community. There were also over Omega chapter continued their ten acappella and dancing performances involvement in Homecoming Week by to keep the participants entertained participating in Gorilla Games, a team throughout the night. competition for campus organizations and Gorilla Art, an art competition in Over 300 people attended the late night which a gorilla is painted with each and over seven hundred and fifty dollars Chi T-shirt design organizations interpretation of the

Page 4 every home football Our projects in November involved game during the giving back to our community. For semester. The chapter Veteran’s Day, Alpha Gamma sent hand- also helped organize written letters to veterans, members of graduates for fall the armed services currently deployed, Convocation to raise and those recovering from injuries. Alpha more money for Gamma also participated in the service work. Pittsburgh Beautification Project. Members volunteered to spend a The Omega chapter is Saturday morning raking leaves along a currently beginning well-traveled path in the city. plans for their spring campus-wide talent In December, Alpha Gamma was show, Pitt State’s Got extremely involved in the 2011 Omega members participated in a Halloween party. Talent. The chapter is Pittsburgh Jingle Bell Run to support the also planning on Arthritis Foundation. Members of Alpha Homecoming Week theme. Omega participating in The Big Event, a campus- Gamma managed fundraising tables and chapter members, Nick Popejoy and wide service project to thank the sold paper jingle bells to raise money for Jessica Wade, proudly represented the community for their support. To help the foundation. One Saturday in chapter as candidates for Homecoming keep with the national philanthropy, December a team of Alpha Gamma king and queen. Omega chapter will also be participating members, dubbed the Lambda Sigma in Rock and Bowl for Kids which benefits Elves, participated in the event to help After a whirlwind Homecoming Week, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Crawford raise awareness. the Omega chapter began planning a County. With passionate and talented Halloween party for the Intensive English members, the spring semester for the Alpha Gamma has many upcoming service students attending PSU. The party Omega chapter of Lambda Sigma is opportunities for the spring semester, consisted of a costume contest, games, looking to be a busy to fulfilling one. including making Easter Baskets for music, and food. A total of 75 Intensive University of Pittsburgh Medical Center English students attended along with 25 Sarah Poland Children’s Hospital, fundraising for Lambda Sigma members all in their best Editor Pittsburgh Action Against Rape, and costumes. participating in more Pittsburgh Beautification projects. We are looking The Omega forward to another fun and proactive chapter semester! participated in Alpha Gamma Honor Chapter two holiday Katie Bennett service Fundraising Chair projects, Adopt a Family and The Alpha Gamma chapter of Lambda Salvation Army Sigma at Duquesne University recently bell ringing. concluded a fruitful fall semester! Alpha Professor of During Adopt a Gamma managed and participated in Family, various service projects to help enrich the Month members went the lives of others. on a shopping An Omega member wraps Mugs trip to presents for a local family. In the month of October, Alpha Gamma Available personally pick designed on-campus campaigns to out presents for a local family in need increase awareness of two important lue ceramic mugs with the while Salvation Army bell ringing offered issues. The first, Turn Towers Pink, raised greek letters Lambda Sigma students the opportunity to help raise money for the Susan G. Komen and “Excellence in Teaching” money for the Salvation Army and their Foundation by selling and hanging pink all in gold letters are available charity work. Omega chapter was ribbons throughout Duquesne Towers B for $7.50 each. Contact John honored as the top bell ringing Living and Learning Center. In addition, Hauser, national vice president, to organization on Pittsburg State’s campus. Alpha Gamma launched an awareness place your order. His contact campaign against rape by providing information is listed on the last To help support their service projects, Halloween tips for college students on page of this newsletter. N members of the Omega chapter sold the tables located in the Reverend Sean programs and seatbacks to PSU fans at Hogan Dining Center.

Page 5 Alpha Delta service as we did. We are thrilled to see Alpha Eta Honor Chapter bright, new faces and look forward to the Honor Chapter University of Southern future of our chapter. Penn State Erie – Mississippi Tessa Willoughby The Behrend Campus Editor During the fall semester at Southern The members of the Alpha Eta chapter at Miss the members of the Alpha Delta Penn State Behrend enjoyed an eventful chapter were busy leading several first semester and are extremely excited philanthropic events while also for the upcoming service schedule. As maintaining a high level of academic the organization with the second highest excellence. The chapter continues to Mansfield University number of service hours on campus, we maintain Lambda Sigma’s ideals of are eager to uphold this ranking and leadership, scholarship, fellowship, and The Alpha Epsilon chapter at Mansfield strive to be even more involved. service. University had a wonderful fall semester. The new members got to know each We started the first semester by From the very beginning, we set out with other while also helping the community. participating in the 25th Annual one goal: to do our absolute best in International Coastal Cleanup. Lambda assisting the people of Hattiesburg as The first community service project our Sigma, along with other organizations on well as those on the campus of Southern chapter did was to go Trick or Treating for campus, traveled to five different Miss. To start, the chapter organized a canned goods. We went with the honors locations along Lake Erie to collect as care package project during midterms, group so that we could cover more much trash as possible. Along with the which displayed to entering freshman our ground and collect more cans. We coastal cleanup, we also completed one support for them and let them know collected over 200 cans and donated them of our Adopt-A-Highway cleanups, where about our chapter. The project also to Haven which is a women’s shelter. we are responsible for keeping four on allowed us to raise funds for the chapter. and off ramps free of garbage. Feeling Next, Alpha Delta became involved in an The next service project Alpha Epsilon sufficiently dirty from all of our trash outreach project for the Mary Bethune did was Santa’s gift bag. This project collection, we opted to take a cleaner Alternative School. We donated money, allowed us to adopt children in the route by volunteering at the school’s shopped for uniforms, and delivered community whose parents could not Career and Internship Fair, as well as the them to the campus in need. Our afford to buy gifts for Christmas. Our Open House for prospective students. members raised enough funding to chapter adopted three children and purchase twenty polo shirts and nine bought them presents. Our most interesting project of the first belts. semester occurred during Behrend’s The spring semester is going to be busy Annual Hunger and Homelessness Week. In the past, members of our chapter for Alpha Epsilon . We have many service Our members took part in Cardboard were involved in USM’s campus-wide projects and fundraisers planned. Also, City, an event where organizations build Halloween Carnival. We chose to this semester we will be promoting our cardboard structures all over campus and continue that tradition, set up a booth, name to the freshmen and the rest of the then must remain at the structure for a and played horseshoes and darts with campus. We are planning to sponsor a 24 hour time period. We made sure to the children. The event was both fun and dodge ball tournament and decorate our Cardboard City with the educational for everyone involved. information/pizza party for eligible letters and colors of Lambda Sigma Following the Halloween season, the members. We will end the year with a before having five of our members brave chapter volunteered in Lighting the Way, banquet to induct the new members into the elements and spend a cold night a project designed to build a scholarship the Alpha Epsilon chapter. We all are very trying to sleep within the structure. We fund in the name of a deceased Southern excited about this semester and looking managed to collect a large amount of Miss student. Lambda Sigma purchased forward to the induction of the new food and clothing, as well as over a and decorated a Christmas tree in the members into our wonderful Lambda hundred dollars for the Second Harvest front of campus, which helped welcome Sigma chapter. Food Bank of Erie. the holidays. Ellen Wareham We ended the semester by making As students work to close out their President Christmas cards for veterans and local sophomore year, Alpha Delta has not nursing home residents. We also slowed down yet. Our current project volunteered in numerous events such as involves a detailed selection process for Ornament Making and Breakfast with new members. Our chapter wants to be Santa at the local Children’s Museum. certain that those who succeed us will For our final event of the semester, we show the same amount of dedication to volunteered at the Fall Commencement

Page 6 Ceremony, where many Lambda Sigma who otherwise would have gone without. throughout the spring, allowing our alumni received their degrees and were members to invest time in mentoring sent into the work world. One of our most exciting projects was many children in the area. The Alpha Iota traveling to Dayton, Ohio to help build a chapter is involved in several other Entering into the second semester, our home for Habitat for Humanity. Our tutoring and teacher aid programs within main event will be the second annual members graciously woke up very early the community. Lambda Sigma Dodge Ball Tournament. on a Saturday morning and donated their Last year’s members managed to recruit time to help build a new home for a As a chapter, this year we have written nearly 30 teams and raise over twelve family. Despite the miserable weather letters to troops overseas, collected hundred dollars for the Kanzius Cancer and pouring down rain, members did not toiletries for a local correctional facility, and Research Foundation. Our goal for this hesitate to grab a hammer and some helped serve dinner at the local soup year’s tournament is to raise fifteen nails and get to work. kitchen. We have also visited a nearby hundred dollars for the foundation and nursing home and played games with the recruit even more teams. We are back to work this semester residents. These service opportunities have coming up with new, exciting service been a great way for our members to get Along with the Dodge Ball Tournament, projects. We already have plans to to know each other as well as give back to our members will be volunteering at the participate in Relay for Life as well as our community in many different ways. Kids Café, which is a local afterschool several other events around Slippery Rock. program for children living below the This spring we are excited to have the poverty level. We will also be Aleksandra Johnson opportunity to go to Tuscaloosa, volunteering at other on campus events, President Alabama, and work with Habitat for as well as spending a day with Habitat for Humanity to help tornado victims that Humanity. We are looking forward to were affected last April. This chapter- organizing and planning the membership wide event will provide lots of time to events for the upcoming class of Lambda Alpha Iota grow even closer while giving back to a Sigma members. We hope that the new Honor Chapter great cause. This will be a very moving class will be energetic and ready to Mississippi State University experience as members see the tornado uphold the reputation that Lambda Sigma damage first hand and devote a full day carries within the Behrend community. to helping rebuild in Tuscaloosa. Students of the Alpha Iota chapter of Lambda Sigma are ready to take on a Bryan Cryder We are already gearing up for our new new semester filed with many service President member selection. The interest meeting opportunities. Members are involved in for the 2012-2013 members was held at various activities around campus such as the beginning of February, and we are greek organizations, student government, excited to share our experiences with student recruitment, and various sports, the future members of Lambda Sigma. Alpha Theta but they still manage to make time to Our new members will be initiated in Honor Chapter serve others. Our chapter ended the March, and we can not wait to get to Slippery Rock University past semester with a fundraiser raising know them through selection this spring. over one-thousand dollars. The Greetings from Lambda Sigma’s Alpha fundraiser involved selling doughnuts to This is just a glimpse of what the Alpha Theta chapter at Slippery Rock students across campus, rewarding both Iota chapter of Lambda Sigma is doing at University! Our group has been working members of the chapter as well as those Mississippi State University. We are hard all year to better ourselves, as well who supported us with their purchase. excited about another successful as our community, through service semester of service! projects around campus. We are also Students have especially enjoyed extremely excited to continue our getting involved in Project Aim, a efforts during the spring semester. mentoring program in the city of Starkville. Students meet once a Last semester our group participated in week with children in local schools events around campus that focused on to provide guidance. Many helping children in need. They included members of our chapter often volunteering during Slippery Rock’s come to our biweekly chapter Season’s of Giving event, which helped meetings telling stories of how homeless children, military families rewarding the mentorship is. The overseas, and those in local nursing mentors often get more out of the homes. We also had a bake sale to fund experience than do the children! buying Christmas gifts for a local child Project Aim will continue

Page 7 Alpha Kappa Alpha Lambda Alpha Mu Georgia Institute of D’Youville College Technology This year our chapter of Lambda Sigma is Hello from the eighth most beautiful The Alpha Kappa chapter of Lambda motivated to making a lasting difference in campus in America! Berry College’s Sigma at is ready for our community. We have been working Alpha Mu chapter of Lambda Sigma had a another great semester of serving the hard throughout the fall semester in order very busy and successful semester last community. We started our semester to prepare for our future fundraisers. fall. Each bimonthly meeting was spent with a recap of the past year’s key During our meetings, which occur every planning and executing events that service projects and by brainstorming other week, all of our members give great emphasized our commitment to the four new ideas for projects as well. input and are very helpful with important pillars of leadership, scholarship, decisions that have to be made. fellowship, and service. Two exciting projects that the Alpha Kappa chapter participated in last Alpha Lambda began the school year by Service opportunities that Alpha Mu semester were our Thanksgiving Give-A- coordinating the Freshman Move-In Day. participated in fall semester included the Meal outreach project, as well as our Members of our chapter helped the campus-wide Make A Difference Day, in Christmas service event, where we students and their families get settled into which the members held a prize booth in provided two children with gifts for the college life. We answered any questions a local children’s carnival. Our members holidays. With both of these projects that they had and introduced them to love the carnival setting, as we also made chapter members used several resources, Lambda Sigma. This helped us build new popcorn during our family weekend and including other on-campus organizations, friendships with the students that were founder’s day, Marthapalooza Celebration. to help make the service initiatives as starting a new chapter in their lives. Twice a month, members volunteered at successful as possible. a Young Moms program babysitting the Around Thanksgiving, for the second year children of local young mothers for a Our Thanksgiving Give-A-Meal outreach in a row, our chapter donated food for night while the women participated in a project involved providing meals for over Thanksgiving baskets that are made at support group. It is certainly a great 25 families in the Metro our college. Alpha Lambda is extremely break from studying to go and play peek- Community. We partnered with Harper- concerned with helping others and a-boo! And as if Alpha Mu was not Archer Middle School in Atlanta to help feeding the hungry in our area. committed enough, several people serve low-income families who were in volunteered with Boys and Girls Club, need of assistance with purchasing their Another one of our annual fundraisers is the Rome Open Door Home, Thanksgiving Day meals. To ensure the our exam week survival pack. These Alzheimer’s Memory Walk, the End success of our service initiative, as well packets contain food, drinks, and other Hunger Now event through Wesley as bring awareness to our fellow peers at small items to help the students living on Ministries, Hospitality House Thrift Store, Georgia Tech, we collaborated with campus survive the stressful final week of Dr. Santa Claus toy drive, and several several different organizations on campus the semester. This fundraiser has always local church programs. to help raise money to provide the been one of our most successful and it meals. did not fail this year. The largest event the chapter sponsored was Dimes for Diabetes in November, Another outreach project that the Alpha In the upcoming months, our chapter is the first ever Diabetes Awareness Week Kappa chapter planned was working with planning a March Madness Tournament, at Berry College. After planning for Hands On Atlanta to provide gifts for with some of the money going to a local months in preparation for the week, each two young boys for their Christmas. charity, as well as a community clean-up member was very enthusiastic to finally Our chapter was able to provide both day in our area. see the plans in young boys with bicycles, helmets, and action! Each Hot Wheels cars. Alpha Lambda is extremely excited to day during the end the year on the right foot by helping week, we held For spring semester we have several others. We are excited to induct our several tables project ideas that will give us the new members in the spring and hand the in our student opportunity to continue making an torch to the future of our chapter. lobby during impact in our community. We look lunch hours forward to having a great semester at Samantha Rowen educating Georgia Tech and with Lambda Sigma! President students about the warning Brooke Smith signs of Alpha Mu president, Lauren Community Service Chair diabetes, Logan with Miss America disproving 1999, Nicole Johnson.

Page 8 common myths about the disease, and encouraging donations for the American Diabetes Association (ADA). We also sold shirts built around Miss America 1999 shares the idea of a her crown. Type 3, or a person who knows and loves someone Alpha Tau Chapter members with diabetes. Half of the money collected from shirt sales was donated to Alpha Tau the ADA. Our most publicized Dimes for Diabetes event was the arrival of Nicole Johnson, Miss America 1999. Ms. Lambda Sigma is quickly Johnson came and spoke to our campus becoming the premiere honor and community about her own personal society at the University of experiences with Type 1 diabetes, and Alabama. We are very active how she manages the disease. We were around campus, and never cease so honored to have her, and the event to lend a helping hand when we was a complete success! can. Whether it is working with Tuscaloosa’s OnePlace, or Habitat The winter break was a wonderful for Humanity, we take great pride opportunity for us to rest and get in representing The University of Alpha Tau members dressed for a special occasion. excited about spring semester. We plan Alabama, and the city of Tuscaloosa. to host a Spread the Word to End the Alpha Phi Word Rally to raise awareness of people This past fall, we were able to celebrate a Honor Chapter with special needs. Alpha Mu also is very special event when James O’Dwyer, Ferrum College continuing to volunteer at the Boys and one of our members, received the Girls Club in hopes of taking a more Nickelodeon Teen Halo Award. After the The Alpha Phi chapter of Lambda Sigma is active role in tutoring the children. horrific events of April 27, 2011, many located at a small private school in Other weekly opportunities include the students took the time to help our Virginia named Ferrum College. The Young Mom’s program, Open Door neighbors and aid in the relief efforts, but students from this college have joined Home, and local church programs. Of James took it a step further. He began together with local organizations in an course, we will also be planning our collecting supplies to help the tornado effort to raise awareness, serve the induction on March 18th! victims in Tuscaloosa, and as his efforts community, and grow as individuals. One began to increase, he was able to aid the of our major service events of the fall Alpha Mu at Berry College has had an smaller towns that were affected by the semester was the chili tent at the Blue incredibly, wonderful year and we feel so travesty. He started Magnolia Disaster Ridge Folklife Festival on Ferrum’s thankful to have had the opportunities to Relief to target these rural towns that campus. Our chapter was able to work host such meaningful events for our were hit very hard, but were receiving with a local chapter of the Lion’s Club at campus! very little attention. Nine months later, the event. Our members helped by he continues to work very hard with serving chili and refreshments, as well as Magnolia Disaster Relief, and needless to helping with the set-up of the chili tent. say, we are all very proud of him! The 2011 Folklife Festival had over 10,000 visitors and has been going strong We are looking forward to our service for almost four decades. The festival is a projects for this semester. We will be unique display of what life is like in working with Mississippi State’s chapter Appalachia. You can expect to find such of Lambda Sigma to do a Habitat for events as mule jumping, horse pulling, Humanity build in Tuscaloosa. We are banjo and fiddle workshops, coon dog very excited for this upcoming event, and races, etc. If anyone is interested in know that working with another chapter learning more, please visit will be very beneficial. www.blueridgefolklifefestival.org.

Page 9 Alpha Psi Alpha Omega divided among the children and elderly of University of Toledo Westfield State University the hospital who are there on extended health stays. The Alpha Psi chapter of Lambda Sigma at The Alpha Omega chapter at Westfield the University of Toledo is off to a great State University was so excited to begin During spring semester we are excited start in 2012. The membership selection this year as new Lambda Sigma members! to, again, work with Noble Hospital on process is underway, with a revised Westfield is a small, tight knit community their annual 5K Race. We will also host a application and new methods for school. Consequently, we were eager to fundraiser at an off-campus restaurant, publicizing our organization. We hope to use our shared values of leadership, which will be an evening of fun and food! find outstanding students to continue scholarship, fellowship and service to The Alpha Omega chapter is looking what the class of 2011-2012 has make our school a better place to live forward to recruiting new members to accomplished. and learn. this wonderful organization and we wish everyone the best of luck in their spring One of our most popular fundraising Since this has truly been a wild year of semester! event was Orange Crush, a Valentine’s weather in Massachusetts, the first thing Day fundraiser where students our chapter did was raise money for the purchased an orange pop for one dollar American Red Cross of Western Mass. and left a note attached for their campus At our university’s annual Family Day, we Beta Delta crush. The chapter was excited to see set up a booth and offered parents the Honor Chapter such a successful and fun event. opportunity to purchase care packages Middle Tennessee State for their children. Through the funds University Our major fundraising event, the penny raised from these care packages and wars, is receiving community involvement many generous donations we were able Beta Delt a Honor Chapter ended the fall from local businesses. It is a competitive to donate to the disaster relief efforts in semester with a packed schedule of event to see which business can raise the our community and the surrounding events. We participated in two outside most money with funds raised donated towns. philanthropic events and two in-house to Food For Thought. This event, which donation drives. Our in-house drives started in February, will run throughout Because our goal is to make an impact in consisted of a card-making project for our the remainder of the semester, ending in our community, we also wanted to assist American soldiers. Each member made April. a local hospital. Noble Hospital in two cards with a special note inside each Westfield, Massachusetts, works to one and collected them all at a meeting to Another major event that the Alpha Psi deliver the highest quality health care to send to the soldiers fighting for our chapter will be participating in is the the Westfield area and the surrounding country. In November we participated in University of Toledo’s Big Event, a communities. Our chapter hand-made a Special Kids Angel Tree. We took a community-wide service project that is a sixteen, fleece knot blankets in a variety family of four – one little girl, one little day devoted to giving back to the Toledo of fun colors and patterns. We had a boy, and two parents. With this drive we area. The event will be held on March 24th. great time working closely as a chapter collected one hundred and forty dollars to make these blankets. A few weeks plus gifts from each of their wish lists. Involvement within the chapter continues later a small group of students went to grow. The executive board and down to the hospital to donate the Our outside philanthropic events were a committees are working hard to keep blankets in person. The blankets were day of service at Greenhouse Ministries the chapter on its successful path, promoting a true sense of leadership and service! Diversity Statement Rebecca Wancata Secretary nherent in the purposes and ideals of Lambda Sigma Society is the understanding of the importance of diversity within the organization in achieving its goals. To this end, the National Executive Board of Lambda ISigma Society encourages its member chapters to actively pursue candidates for membership who would broaden and strengthen the local chapters by providing diverse backgrounds. This diversity within the organization should serve to enhance the potential for leadership and service by acknowledging the wide range of students within the college or university and their potential to contribute to the goals of the society. N

Page 10 and volunteering at a World Outreach Beta Epsilon Fall Festival. On our service day, we had Washington 28 in attendance. We helped organize University and restock their merchandise. At the Fall Festival we aided in setting up and During the fall semester, the taking down much of the event. We also Beta Epsilon chapter was assisted during the day, in the parking lot, working on several keeping the facility clean, and helping in concurrent projects. On any way possible. Halloween day some of our members teamed up with Beta Delta ’s spring semester is going to be the Campus Y to put on Safe a full one! We have already prepared Trick or Treat for St. Louis many of our recruitment events. We are children around campus. Later, Beta Epsilon members volunteering at Campus Kitchen. going to host information nights, and have several members prepared and information tables in our student union delivered meals on Thanksgiving for graders, as well as an “Important Values” to spread awareness. We are excited to Angels’ Arms, an organization that places class (emphasizing qualities such as have our activities night, a night dedicated children in foster homes. In addition, teamwork, communication, etc.) to to teaching and showing our potential groups of members would periodically younger children. new members what Lambda Sigma is all volunteer at Campus Kitchen, a student about. We are going to have crafts, run organization that prepares and This year’s Random Acts of Kindness games, snacks, and lots of fun. delivers meals to various soup kitchens Week promises to be full of inspiring and philanthropic organizations around events to invigorate and engage our In terms of volunteering this semester, we St. Louis. Always trying to add some of campus community. Our activities will have three days set aside for big our own flair to our service projects, one include a screening of Pay it Forward in philanthropic events. We are looking night in our version of “Iron Chef, Soup one of the campus eateries, attaching forward to participating in a Habitat for Edition,” we organized into two groups candy and compliments to the underside Humanity project in March. It will be a to see whose soup reigned supreme – of desks in lecture halls, giving first experience with Habitat for they were both very well received. compliments to students walking from Humanity for many members in our the residence halls to main campus, and chapter. We are also going to be After a fun and fulfilling first semester other fun and caring endeavors. volunteering at a local pet shelter called the Beta Epsilon chapter jumped right PAWS. Many of our members have a love into preparations for what looks to be a All in all, this year has been and promises for animals and want to give back to rewarding spring. In addition to revising to continue to be a rewarding experience them. Our third philanthropic event will our by-laws in order to ensure that the for all our members and the friends that be associated with the American Cancer chapter continues to grow and flourish, we make along the way. Best wishes from Society. This project is still in the works. we have our main service project and the Beta Epsilon chapter at Washington We are looking forward to participating in our annual Random Acts of Kindness University and remember that a warm some more in-house donation drives, too. Week just around the corner. The smile is the universal language of kindness. chapter decided that our service project Beta Delta Honor Chapter is trying to this semester would be teaching at the Ben Zunkeler make a difference. We want to be helpful Youth Learning Center. We teach two Internal Vice-President and known on and off campus. We want high school preparatory classes to 8th to make sure we are having fun while serving our community and making friends. With a busy semester ahead, we look forward to finding the perfect members to lead our chapter in the right direction with our values fresh in mind.

Erin Pettit Editor/Secretary

Beta Epsilon members at Halloween event.

Page 11 Beta Zeta cause. By the day of the Walk we were Honor Chapter excited to present the Autism Speaks Pace University – Foundation with four hundred and fifty five dollars. Our nine members spent NYC Campus the morning playing games with the children at the walk and getting other The Lambda Sigma Beta walkers involved in the pre-walk line Zeta chapter at Pace dances. We then made the three-mile University-NYC Campus trek from the Capitol Building down and has organized multiple around the Washington Monument. events on campus to support various causes After the walk festivities concluded, near and dear to the those members who could remain hearts of the executive Beta Zeta members participated in the annual Toys for Tots downtown made our way to the World board and individual Drive sponsored by the Marine Corp. War II memorial where we spent some committees. Every member time site-seeing and bonding. Our of our chapter has put their individual awareness about the domestic sex extraordinary experience has influenced skills to good use whether it is culinary trafficking trade in the . It us to take part in the Susan G. Komen prowess for our numerous bake sales, or also gives support to young women who Walk for the Cure scheduled for spring social networking to advertise the have been victims of sexual abuse and 2012. We hope to have even more events. Everyone at the Beta Zeta exploitation. is home to participants, and raise more money for chapter has worked hard to make so many opportunities and different ways another worthy cause. Lambda Sigma an ever-present to leave the world a better place. organization on campus. In addition the Beta Kappa chapter also While a lot was accomplished this past participated in a canned food drive Every year our Lambda Sigma chapter semester, there is still much more work before the winter holidays and collected chooses several philanthropic the Beta Zeta chapter in New York City well over 200 cans, which were donated organizations to serve as the center of can do in the spring! to a local food bank that was having our charity work. This year, a large focus troubles filling its shelves. This semester has been on CARE, a humanitarian we also partnered with Children’s organization that combats poverty in 87 Hospital of the Nation’s Capital to make countries and has reached out to over Beta Kappa Valentine’s Day cards for the patients. 82 million people worldwide. In order to We also will be visiting a local retirement break the cycle of poverty among women and children, CARE places On October 22, 2011, the Beta Kappa emphasis on women’s self-sufficiency by chapter of Lambda Sigma at George providing necessities such as healthcare, Mason University participated in the education and emergency relief in times Washington, D.C. branch of the National of crisis to those who need it most. Walk for Autism. Our initial recruitment Bake sales were also sponsored to raise goal was to have five members money for CARE. We also held ribbon participate in the Walk, but we were sales to help raise money for the Susan lucky enough to increase our numbers to G. Komen Foundation in support of nine by the day of the Walk. In addition breast cancer awareness. In October, in to our member numbers, we hoped to support of the American Foundation for raise at least two hundred dollars for the Beta Kappa members relax after the Walk. Suicide Prevention, we participated in a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge entitled “Out of the Darkness.” With a growing military population, Pace University was recently named one of the most military friendly schools in the nation. In that spirit, we chose to support the Marine Corp’s annual Toys for Tots Drive for American children whose families could not afford gifts this past year. Currently, we are in the process of brainstorming potential fundraisers for GEMS, a nonprofit organization to spread Beta Kappa members participated in Washington D.C.’s National Walk for Autism.

Page 12 home to spend the day visiting the Beta Gamma service not only to our campus, but also residents, and participating in activities to our neighboring communities. This with them. We are looking forward to a year’s Lambda Sigma members have fabulous conclusion of our year as active The 2011-2012 Beta Gamma chapter at created their own traditions of service Lambda Sigma members. the University of Pikeville has been to be carried on in years to come. We determined to honor the Lambda Sigma are anxious to see what the future holds traditions of leadership, scholarship, for Lambda Sigma, as well as the entire fellowship, and service through the University of Pikeville community. Beta Mu involvement of it’s members. Merisa Ferrell To start the year members of the Beta Corresponding Secretary At the beginning of our first year as a Gamma chapter began their first service new chapter, we were faced with some project involving the Pike County Animal challenges. We are proud to say that Shelter. While visiting the shelter Brochures with the dedication and hard work of members worked with groups of animals each member we have overcome those that were in extreme need of attention. Available challenges. The success began when we Ultimately, the visit turned into a day of agreed to create committees so that fun for everyone involved, as members limited number of brochures every member had a chance to be fully walked dogs and played with the animals are available for chapter use in active and experience a leadership role. at the shelter. Following our first visit marketing Lambda Sigma Our scholarship committee planned trips the members decided to extend our ASociety to eligible first year for the club to attend educational events services to include a semester long students and the campus such as the Reading Museum and donation drive. Boxes were placed community. Contact Barbara Ross, Benjamin Franklin Institute. As for our around campus and filled with supplies national editor, to place your order. service committee, they planned dates to needed for the shelter by the student Her contact information is listed on attend and serve at the youth after- body, as well as faculty and staff. the last page of this newsletter. N school program affiliated with our University to assist with homework and, As a way to give back to the student also, to read to the students. Meanwhile body at the University of Pikeville, the Honor Cords the membership committee is preparing Beta Gamma chapter sponsored a for the scheduled interactive events for Halloween weekend with a horror Available the prospective incoming new Lambda movie, double feature showcasing Sigma Beta Mu members. We are Paranormal Activity 1 & 2. Both any chapters are now providing extremely excited to continue our hard showings were free to the campus honor cords for their graduating work and to have a well-prepared, community while refreshments were seniors to be worn at graduation. example platform established for the sold and donations accepted to go MIf you are interested in ordering next year members. This will allow them towards more fellowship activities in the these blue and gold cords, you may do so to continue to improve upon the near future. With the movie night being by contacting the following company: foundation that we developed during such a big hit on campus, the Beta Beta Mu’s first year! Gamma chapter hopes to be able to Schoen Trimming and Cord Co., Inc. provide students with more movie night at Screta Ford opportunities in upcoming weeks. http://www.cordsandtassels.com/ President products2.htm During spring semester our chapter has or Shelby Hickox been spreading the traditions of calling them at Secretary leadership, fellowship, scholarship, and 212-255-3949. N

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