Social Work majors were offered the opportunity to be a member of the Beta Lambda chapter of Alpha Delta Mu, the national honor society for such students. Louise Pace and Mary Shock served as faculty sponsors of Alpha Delta Mu. Pace said that society members tried to "uphold the values and ideals of social work." Those ideals were that "every person is worthy of respect and has basic worth." A new honor society was very successfully introduced at Harding this year: Alpha Epsilon Rho, the national fraternity exclusively for radio/television majors. Senior Steve Parrett pioneered the concept of Harding's becoming a chapter of the society. After its first year, the Harding chapter was the state's second largest, with 21 members. The society sponsored fundraisers for a charity, and to provide members funds to attend the national convention held in March Alpha Delta Mu. First row: Pace - sponsor, Woolard, Carr, Bonner, Dixon, Wilkins. Back row: Shifflet, T)rson, Young, B. Caskey, Shock - sponsor, 1 Caskey. - photo by Bill Tripp. Alpha Psi Omega. First row: Shedd, Hammitt, San Juan, Sims, Paton. Second row: White, McKechnie, Morley, Atkinson, Robinson. Back row: Williams, Ellissponsor, Atkins, Turner, Cowart. - photo by Jack Davis. in New York City. Mike James and Lou Butterfield served as faculty sponsors. The honor society for students intersted in theater was Alpha Psi Omega. A scale of points was applied to different roles in plays and technical crew experience, and when a student had accumulated 50 points, he could become an Alpha Psi Omega member. Members helped with all campus productions, providing a core of people to support them. They also organized an occasional service project. The honor society was part of the Eta Omega national fraternity for theater students. The Alpha Upsilon chapter of Delta Mu Delta, the national honor society for business students, was one of the largest honor societies on campus. Eligibility for this society included a 3.25 GPA on 60 credit hours or more. Dr. Jim Henderson, dean of the School of Business, served as faculty sponsor of Delta Alpha Epsilon Rho. First row: Parrett, Hodges, Rose, Mortenson, Buce, Shipp, Morris. Back row: Bonham, Dore, Greenhagen, Peugeot, Stewart. - photo by Bill Tripp. Delta Mu Delta. Front row: Sproule, Wingfield, Landis, Holt, Saleh, Davis Mahoney. Second row: G. Smith, Griffith, Fraley, Baker, Jansom, Fogle, McAfee, Green. Third row: Valier, Chrisman, DeMatteis, Hammitt, Burks, Hendon, Puckett, Loe, Maynard. Back row: Henderson - sponsor, P Sartin, M. Sartin, Crabtree, Reed, B Smith, Easterday, Isaacs, Taylor. - photo by Bill Tripp. 214 Honor Societies Alpha Delta Mu, Alpha Epsilon Rho, Alpha Psi Omega, Delta Mu Delta
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