EDUCATION: Honor Society Prepares Teachers As a college community, we heard of many Greek letter groups and clubs. Most of us may associate Greek letters with social clubs, but there are other groups as well which possess Greek letter names. These include various academic-related honor societies. One such honor society which has been at Harding for a number of years was Kappa ·Delta Pi national honor society for education. There are certain requirements which must be met before being invited to become a member. These included declaring the intention of becoming a teacher, and having completed 60 hours with a .3.0 GPA or better. Kappa Delta Pi participated in numerous activities on local, regional and national levels. In April, the sponsor Dr. Wyatt Jones took a few of the officers to the 1992 national convention in Memphis, TN. The members were able to listen to lectures given by nationally known speakers in education. KAPPA DELTA Pl. 1st row (I tor): Sara Keichline, Diana Goad, Wendy Waite, Mandy Dodson, Lisa Herndon, Traci McMennamy, Lisa Gootee, Cara Orr. 2nd row: Laura York, Patti Vaughan, and Ryan Richardson. ~ TIMOTHY CLUB. 1st row (I to r ): Don ~ Shackleford, Jonathan Byrd, Steve /1 Home, Jason Dodson, Edwin Slack, ~ Jack McKinney, Carl Mitcheli, Jared 5: Dockery, Nkansah Y.B, Michael D. :.; Humber 2nd row: Shane Gage, Shan- [ non Simmons, Sam Barrington, Wade ~ Osburn, Scott Genry, Cathy Cline, Ri - . cardo Maia, Faith Ort, William Diederich and Mark Thiesen On the local level, the society held mock interviews to help prepare students for. the process ofjob searches" after they graduate. The spring service project in-1 eluded taking goodies to a teachers' lounge in the lo-. cal area. "This was just to show our app'reciation for teachers, many of whom have trained our student teachers," said Jones. Whether the Harding chapter of Kappa Delta Pi was engaging in projects locally, regionally or nationally, the opportunities and experiences were endless. The main goals for the society was best said by Jones, "Our chapter has offered opportunities for leadership. This can be a springboard for their professional careers."+ - Julie c. Carey TEACH, GOOD NEWS~ KAPPA DELTA PI Bi TIMOTHY CLUB 67
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