SERVICE THROUGH FRIENDSHIP Every month Sigma Phi Mu members visited Southern Christian Home in Morrilton, a home where orphans live in group homes with house parents. After making friends there , club members enjoyed returning on a regul~r basis. "The best part is just sitting around talking to the kids and sharing our pasts, " said Darla Knox. Members wanted the children to know they were not there simply to have fun, but to get to know them. Melinda Oliver said she liked to go because, "I've made friends there. I know some of them have been abused in the past and I want to show them that it doesn't have to be that way." Oliver said her most vivid memory was Christmas last year when they went to each house to distribute gifts to the children. She especially enjoyed the surprised look on everyone's faces, including those of the house parents. Sigma Phi Mu members traveled to Morrilton one Saturday each month. They usually played volleyball or basketball, and sometimes had picnics. Social directors organized each trip's activities, taking into consideration that the kids ranged from birth to 18 years of age. The club chose this service project because it was mutually beneficial - it gave the children special friends and special times to remember, and it gave members of the club opportunity to get to know and to serve those in need. - Ellen Fowler "The best part is sitting around talking and sharing our pasts. " \flen~v Mauricio pe1forms in chapel with other Cemral Amen·- CC/JZ students. Club members were inuolued in a uarie(yofschool actil'ities. Photo byjason Burt Sigma Phi Mu . 1st row: Tim Cox, Marjorie Schwertly, Alyssa Rickard , Liliana Sanchez, Wendy o · ea! , Valerie Rickard, Priscilla Ray, John Boles. 2nd row: Katy Hoover, Carla Quan ,Robyn Bowers, Sara Healy, Susan Dotson, Kisha Brown , Kathryn Allison. 3rd row: Nathan Mellor, Rachel Bradford, Darla Knox, Mary Riley, Dena King, Holly Robertson , Amity Tunley, Barbara Wiebusch. 4th row: LaDona Pedigo,Jessica B1yant,Wendy Mauricio,Melinda Oliver, Kim Smith, Michelle Morgan. 5th row: Brian Lewis, Alyssa Gilbert, Carolyn Harper, Dena Slayton, Arny Scoggins, Nicole Troisi, Joe Mcclary. 6th row: Melissa Swartz, Michele Lee, Molly Griswold , Laura Martin , Christie Willcox, Sharon Stewart, Kirn Hardy. 7th row: Dan Mullins, Scarlett Bowen , Melissa Ellis, Michele \ 'anRheenen , Kerry Beth Woods. Photo by Jason Burt. Sigma Phi Mu 226~---=---~~ Social Clubs
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