Sigma Tau Delta Sigma Theta Tau Clubs Offer Good Foundation Sigma Tau Delta was a part of a National English Honor SOdety that promoted and Sigma Theta Tau. Front row: Priddy, Walter, SuI/ins, Brasher. Second row; Burkett, Blain , Marcussen, Scott, Endicott , Barton, Tucker, Fret/and, Nicholson. Back row: Glenn, Antczak, Lentz, Ebeling, Edwards , Bradford, Lambert. - photo by James McCreary. Sigma Tau Delta. Front row: Madden, Tillery , Grahn , Caldwell . Back row: Cox, Mathis , Caudle, Herrel, Daniel. - photo by James McCreary. All Tangled Up. Members of the College Bowl prepare themselues for anothel'- tournament . photo by James McCreary . 64 Honor societies recognized excellence in the study of language and literature. Their chapter also served a social purpose to some extent , to provide camaraderie for students with a common love of literature. The fall induction this year was he ld in conjunction with a reception for all English majors and minors. The society also planned a costume party in which tl.~ir special guests were dressed as famous literary figures 'or characters. In addition to these activities the students provided an editorial board for Shapes and Names, which was the department's creative writing journal, and they a lso sponosred a poetry reading by Erin Jolly , a poet from Parkin, Arkansas. In November , a small group of this SOciety attended a lecture on writing on technology at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock given by Walter Org, past presi - dent of the Modern Language Association. Dr. Dennis Organ, sponsor of Sigma Tau Delta, stated that "Being an honor society, Sigma Tau · Delta will serve primarily the purpose of recognizing and rewarding students who have achieved academic distinction in English. But the organization also gives students a chance to pursue their common interest outside the classroom. In the past years we have taken trips to Oxford, Mississippi to the William Faulkner Mansion and have sponsored discussion groups on writers or works not covered in the regular curriculum." t.~ Sigma Theta Tau was a national honor SOciety for baccalaureate nurses. The local chapter at Harding University was Epsi lon Omicron . Sigma Theta Tau was established to recognize excellence in nursing by admitting to membership only nurses with baccalaureate degrees. The membership of Sigma Theta Tau was composed of nursing students, faculty and nursing community leaders. Students in the bachelor of nursing program who have a 3.0 grade point average for their nursing curriculum were considered for membership. Faculty and nursing leaders in the community were considered for membership because of nursing accomplishments. leadership , service or research. Selection of new members was done by nomination and vote by the existing members of the Epsilon Omicron chapter of Sigma Theta Tau. Student members have displayed excellence in nursing as well as in scholastic achievement. With the purpose of recognizing excellence in nursing, the Epsilon Omicron chapter had sought to recognize outstanding nurSing, accomplishments of students, faculty and other nursing leaders by
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