SPIRITUAL LIFE Clubs touch the lives ofmany as they serve the communit (. ..continued from page 99) "Knowing each others' needs brings us closer together. We take requests, an.d we pray about them," OEGE member Sa rah Cunningham said. One distinctive qualiry of Harding socia l clubs was the desire to serve. Each club found a way to do good and urged every member (Q get involved . "We usually work with Arkansas Children's Hospital. We visit and encourage the sick kids by singing to them, " Alpha Tau Epsilon president Matthew Miller said . Club service projects were fa r-reaching. Though their individual stories may not be known , countless people have reaped the benefits of Harding social clubs' service projects. "This year, we raised money to he lp David Pedicini go to Africa for mission work," Sub T-16 president Bryan Powell said. Christy Hutson, GATA money for a shipment of medicine into Cuba and for orphans to go to church camp in the summer. Ma ny clubs formed memora bl e tradi ti ons through participation in service projects during special times of the year. "Every December, we work with the Housing Authoriry by giving them a full -fledged Christmas parry," Chi Sigma Alp h a pre si dent Troy Bendickson said. Service projects were sometimes joint efforts of several clubs. Many clubs lent a hand in the Special Olympics th is year. Searcy's Sunshine School also received much help from Harding's social clubs. Social clubs hold spiritual traditions in high esteem. After "tending to their flock" with devotionals and spiritua l e n couragement, they reached out to "visit the widows" and "feed the hungry." This tradition of worship and service has proven successful for the past 70 service project di rector, years. said her club collected - Jeff Krinks DID YOU KNOW? In 1933 - when Harding was located in Morrilton - the campuswide joke was that TNT stood for ''rain't Nothin' To us" (that ain't nothing to us) . It actually stands for ''Trustworthiness, Noble ideas and Tact." 100 Social Clubs Ka Re Ta vice preSident Linda Makarova counts voles during a club meeting. Men's and women 's clubs held meetings on alternate Monday nights. Photo by Brian HendriCks.
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