'jflll gifts are given by God" <tJrama group exemplifies Christianity through theater Alpha Psi Omega, a national honor society for drama students, exists to promote and support theater on campus as well as in community theaters in the area. The Harding chapter is called Campus Players. To be eligible for membership, students acquired points by acting in plays, working on set designs, making costumes or working in another aspect of the theater. Once a student had acquired 100 points and satisfied the academic requirements, they were eligible to be inducted intoAlpha Psi Omega. Member Henry McDaniel said, "First of all, as a theater student who plans to go into the theater world professionally, I want this on my resume. The second reason, and the reason it looks good on a resume, is that you get to deal with theater on an organizational level and learn how everything comes together." Campus Players spent a lot of time traveling to local and regional theaters to watch plays. They often traveled to Memphis and other Christian schools to support the arts at these places. President Ben Jones said, "When we travel to see plays, not only are we supporting the local actors, but we also get exposed to different styles of acting and different kinds of theater." Many people feel that Christianity and acting cannot be mixed, but the Campus Players made one of their main emphases keeping God at the center of what they do. Last year, they hosted a conference on campus for an organization called Christians In Theater Arts (CITA). They discussed how to encourage drama to be more suitable for Christians. The sponsor of Campus Players, Robin Miller, said, "In reality, any gifts we have were given to us by God. When people forget that their gifts are from God, they get in trouble, especially in theater when people are telling you you did a good job. You have to remember that God did it and He can do it better than our wildest imagination." Promoting theater has always been a main focus for Alpha Psi Omega, but this year, they decided to take a more aggressive approach than in the past. "We decided to do more than just hang up fliers and make chapel announcements. We began hanging up banners in the student center and made many other plans to help get the word out," Jones said. "Who is going to come to a play on Friday night over the campus movie if the students don't even know the plays are going on? We want to give students some options on what to do on Friday night." This year, Alpha Psi Omega was small in numbers but big in potential to use their talents to help others. They planned several fund raising projects where club members were able to get additional acting experience, · and proceeds from the performances went toward worthy causes. - Hallie Bell American Marketing Association. First row: Neldelise Somarriba, Tonia Davenport, Velvet Hernandez, Belvet Recinos, Maria Hurtarte, Michelle Sasso. Second row: Daniel Velasco, Ana Lorena Quinonez, Darvin Knight, Flor Celeste Munoz, AnaAguilar, Elys Delgadillo. Third row: Miguel Carranza, Martin Rasberry, Charles Walker (faculty adviser), Jamie Truax, Karina Lungo, Tania Rojas. Fourth row: Rawle Reynolds, Jonathan Andrews, Charles Marcussen, Aaron Ortiz, Stacy Boyle, Michelle Browne. Photo by Aaron Gillihan. Bison. Kay Gowen (faculty adviser), Andrea Stark, Jessica Daniels, Diana King, Paul King, Kami Wentz. Photo by Jessika Poirier. American Marketing Association and Bison 177
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