Sophomore Tri.Kappa member Amanda Stevens realizes that she and a Beverly Health and Rehabilitation resident hale from the same area. Volunteering gave Tri- Kappa members a chance to help people in the community. Photo provided by Tri-Kappa. Sophomore Rebecca Murray and a Beverly Health and Rehabilitation resident smile after spending an a!temoon together. TriKappa members also volunteered at the Methodist Girls Home, Dot Beck's and collected items for Children's Hospital. Photo provided by Tri- Kappa. CfI~L-~ O~ i~I-Y-JAPPA B-A~N pB-irfJB-AN ~B-~VI?B- Aw'A~1? This year's Petitjean Service Award was given to Tri-Kappa social club for their exemplary service to the campus and the surrounding community. Tri-Kappa members had a full year of service projects. Audreya Cole, president. said the club had so much fun doing service projects that the girls didn't really look at it as service. During commitment week, members and pledges collected clothing and toiletry donations for Compassion Center in Little Rock. Members also visited with people at Beverly Health and Rehab and at Dot Beck's Tender Years. While visiting with the community members, the girls sang and spent time with them. The members of Tri-Kappa visited with teenage girls at The Methodist Girls Home to help the girls with their homework. At Christmas, Tri-Kappa and Zeta Rho joined forces to collect canned goods for families that needed extra help for the holidays. Tri-Kappa collected crayons, coloring books and stickers to give to the Children's Hospital in Little Rock for birthdays and new patients. Tri-Kappa also sponsored an international child from Christian Children's Fund. "These projects were a good way to get the girls more in the habit of serving and working on what we are really supposed to be dOing," Cole said. "It made us a lot more aware that doing things here and there really does help." Petit Jean Service Award 232~~~~~~~S~o~c~ia~1~C~1'u'b-s Rebecca Murray, sophomore sunshine officer, said the girls in Tri-Kappa were excited about participating in the service projects. "We wanted to get our club more involved in service," Murray said. "We always just did one or two service projects, so one night my roommate, who is the other sunshine officer, and I brainstormed for ideas. "We are trying to grow spiritually as a club and service was the way to go," Murray said. "We wanted to do more for Children's Hospital. but we couldn't due to their regulations." Freshman Dana Power said she was impressed with the leaders of the club because they thought of creative ways to serve others. "My favorite project was the nursing home," Power said. "I was scared at first, but then I hearo that they really appreciated it and I was touched. "The service projects brought everybody together in our club to help people who aren't as fortunate," Power said. "It helped our club grow to be among the community and our club sisters." Murray said the members ofTri-Kappa were honored and humbled by receiving the 2001 Petit Jean Service Award. "We are really excited about winning the Petit Jean Service Award and have lots of new ideas and would like to do even more next year," Murray said. "We'll just have to see what God has us to do." -Myca Haynes
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