Delta Mu Delta. Front row: Kinningham, Clements , Cook, Tabalujan, Shanlin, Hawkins, Alexander, Holloway ; second row: McCreary, Denham, Butcher, Clements, Curtis , Maynard, Holmes, · Dean , Carter; third row: Cunnane, Cotter, Lafferty, Young, Warren, Maxwell, Kays , Stevens, Savage; back row: Lasher, Loe, Hendricks, Park, Lester, Knight, Kisseberth, Keene , Anderson, Skinness . - photo by Johnny Couch . I don't believe it for a minute. Philip Thames , a senior mass communications major from Huntsv ille , Alabama, and also a member of Alpha Psi Omega , played the part of Charlie Cowell in the Homecoming musical, The Music Man . - photo by John Radcliffe. Phi Alpha Theta, the history honor society, gave high-achieving history students the chance to exchange ideas and get to know members of the faculty better. The Arkansas Zeta chapter of Pi Kappa Delta, the national forensics honor society, stressed competition and participation in debate, speaking and oral interpretation. Admission requirements for the society were stringent, demanding extensive personal experience in both individual speaking and debate competition, as well as passing a national standardized test. Members of the society travelled a great deal, representing Harding in intercollegiate forensics. Pi Sigma Alpha, the political science honor society, required a 3.35 GPA in the student's major area, a B average in 10 or more hours of political science, and faculty recommendations for admission. The English honor society of Sigma Tau Delta's biggest project was in editing Shapes and Names, the school's literary magazine, produced each year from the best entries in the Jo Cleveland Creative Writing Contest, held early in the spring. The society also helped provide English . students with a group identification. "It's good to have that common, academic alliance," said vice-president Julie Grahn. One of Harding's more professionally focused societies was the Epsilon Omicron chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, the national honor society for nurses. Because of the society's prestige and emphasis on research development, only nursing students with baccalaureate degrees were admitted. Members included faculty, students and nurses practicing in the community. The Society for Collegiate Journalists required members to have at least two semesters' experience working with a college medium, and a minimum GPA of 2.0 A national organization, SCJ also helped with the presentation of the ACPA journalism awards in the spring. The honor societies provided an academic and sometimes a social outlet as well. Lisa Lemmon, president of Sigma Tau Delta, said, "Being in an honor society gives students an opportunity to associate with people who are interested in those same areas, and who excel in those areas." 4 Honor Societies 177
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