School of Business Growth Characterizes Special Interest Groups What was once the Account· ing Club became this year's Pi Gamma Psi. This national organization marked a new beginning for accounting students at Harding as an of· ficial constitution, formal initia· tion ceremonies and a struc· tured dues system came into play for the first time. The club began in earnest im· mediately upon its arrival on the Uni versity scene. Under the tutelage of sponsor Ken John· son and president Chris Genry, members planned and took part in all kinds of activities, both social and intellectual. Pi Gamma Psi's monthly meetings generally featured a guest lecturer from the ac· counting field, Employees from J. C. Penney, Arthur Anderson and Co. and Price Waterhouse visited the club members from time to time and presented helpful tips on jobs. A game night was also held each month at the home of a faculty member. This served as a relaxing social event where refreshments were served and games were played. On February 13 the club had a progressive dinner. It was what one member called "big time fun" as the members paraded first to the home of Jim Henderson for a salad, From there. it was on to a spaghetti dinner at Ken Johnson's abode. The final dessert stop was taken at the house of Mark Van Rhee~~n: After the dinner, the club's first induction ceremony was held. Seventy four people were added, with 30 percent of the new members being freshmen and sophomores . Genry spoke of the new change in membership en· thusiastically, " In the past our club has been primarily for seniors," he said. " There's a new emphasis on making the membership desirable for underclassmen now. The future of Pi Gamma Psi looks great!~ Delta Mu Delta, the business honor society, used large induction ceremonies in both the fall and $pring to recognize outstanding students in the fields of economics and busi· 118 · School of Business ness. The club, which takes its Greek letters from the English meaning of "Through knowledge, power, stressed a strength in the individual to manage creatively for social and economic good. "We inducted 24 new members in the fall who met the requirements of a 3.45 grade pOint average in at least 60 hours, " said Mark Clay, president of the group. By mid-spring the club 's size stood at 60 and was still growing. Harding's chapter members received the Delta Mu Delta newsletter sent out by the na· tional organization to keep local units informed on activities. They stressed in meetings leadership through all aspects of life - in the work world, home and church. Each member stated before receiving a certificate as the seal of his new honored status these words: "I promise to faithfully uphold and promote the lofty goals and ideals set forth by this organization." ~ The Data Processing Management Association (DPMA) came to the HU campus for the first time and had a busy year. The 50 charter members were all full·time students in 4 good standing headed toward a degree in business. The club met monthly to hear different representatives of the business world from such companies as IBM and Digital Equipment Corporation. Harding director of administrative computing John Nunnally also made a guest appearance before the club to " discuss his job and those possibilities in the states. Members of the group attend· ed two seminars during the year. John McDormin of Dallas conducted one on small business systems before the arrival of Don Jones and Jerry Randall and their program about graphics applications. A service project was under· taken to aid local businessmen. Thi s included the development of a directory with computer sites of White County listed. - Courtesy 0( Publicity Office
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