. ttonor 8ocielies Honor societies benefit students S everal honor societies on campus allowed students to become active within their chosen field. Kappa Pi, Delta Mu Delta, Pi Kappa Delta, and Sigma Tau Delta honored students for their academic talents as well as their outside achievements. Kappa Pi offered many opportunities to students majoring in art. Members were required to take twelve credit hours in the area of art, carry a 3.0 grade point average in all art classes, and 2.5 overall. Dr. Faye Doran and Greg Clayton sponsored the art honor society. Delta Mu Delta, the naSERENITY. Samantha White, senior, takes advantage of the spring weather and paints the scenery around her. White was a member of Kappa Pi, a national honor society for art majors. - Photo by Jeff Montgomery. tional honor society for business majors, was one of the largest honor societies on campus. Dr. George Oliver served as faculty sponsor. The purpose of the honor society was to encourage high scholarship and to recognize students in the school of business. Members were required to have a 3.2 grade point average and be in the top 20 percent of the class with completion of 64 hours. The English honor society, Sigma Tau Delta, helped publish Shapes and Names, the English department's annual literary magazine. Membership requirement was a 3.0 overall grade point average. Dr. Organ and Dr. Long sponsored Sigma Tau Delta. Pi Kappa Delta, the honor society for forensics, participated in numerous intercollegiate tournaments, as well as helped to host the annual Harding University Forensics Tournament which was for high school students. "Pi Kappa Delta gave me the opportunity to compete nationally with other Universities," said Suzette Koch, a member of Pi Kappa Delta. Dr. Patrick Garner served as sponsor. Pi Sigma Alpha was an honor society for students majoring or minoring in Political Science. It promoted scholarship and gave special recognition to deserving members. John Suit, a member commented, "Pi Sigma Alpha gave us the opportunity to associate with students who had similar interests. It also provided an arena to explore our different political views. " Dr. Tom Howard and Mark Elrod served as sponsors. -G. Shawn Morgan and Lex Owens DELTA MU DELTA. Front row: Leslie Freeman, Suri Hartono, Karen Norwood, Jan Kelley, Sharon Coleman, Kim Hurt, Cindy Nichols, Cynthia Harper, Ingrid Cho; Second row: Quendy Gibbons, Brett Biggs, Al Fannin, Clay Harland, Lee Bell, Mark Waters, Rafael Martinez, Jeff Vonnetta, Kalai Reddick; Back row: Benjamin Calderon, Emily Brown, Kerry Jenkins, Joel Harper, Murray Sanderson, Brent Carr, Gary Ritchie, Michael Rodgers, George Oliver. - Photo by Jeff Montgomery. Pl KAPPA DELTA. Front row: Patrick Garner, Jason Foster, Sam Barrington, Jennifer Folding, Steve Yates, Craig Lair, Tanya Tennyson. - Photo by Dena Fritcher. Honor ·Societies 93
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