unior Jessa Hilliard and freshman Caitlin Chester, Chi Kappa Rho embers, wash their club sister's feet. Not only did the club serve e community, but it also served the club members by note-writing, et-washing and other selVices. (Photo by Meghan Michaelson) reshmen Julie Horn and Ginger Marcussen examine a soda tab ollection box Feb. 10 that Chi Kappa Rho placed in the Sears lobby. lSpired by the Social Work club, the women's social club collected 1e tabs to help pay for Academic Resources Coordinator Carol owling's chemotherapy treatment. (Photo by Meghan Michaelson) ServantHearts Club builds a foundation ofservice A social club that built its fotmdation on service was the recipient of the 2004 Petit Jean Service Award. Chi Kappa Rho, chartered Oct. 20, was selected by the Petit Jean staff based on the club's amount of service, variety of servi~ projects and number of club members who participated in the activities. Junior Jessa Hilliard, Chi Kappa Rho president, said she was excited that the club received the service awa rd. "One of the reasons we Iorganized] this club was because we wanted to be service oriented," she said. At the heart of the service club's involvement were what Hilliard called SPUD groups: Service Promoting Unified Devotion. Each group, comprised of four or five women, was responsible for organizing one devotional for a club meeting and one service project in which the club could participate. Chi Kappa Rho was involved in several service projects, including helping the staff of the White County Junior Miss Pageant and sending cards to service men and women working overseas. The project that Hilliard said personally touched her was the club's work with the Cherokee church of Christ. Hilliard's father, a missionary to the North Carolina reservation, realized that if he didn't help the church, it would die. He fotmd a preacher to minister to the people, but even though the church brought in enough revenue to pay for the building maintenance, there was not enough money to support a preacher. When Chi Kappa Rho discovered the Cherokee church's need, the club decided to step in and help by collecting spare change after chapel. With the students body's support, the club raised more than $500. "When they understood the need for the church, everybody seemed really eager to help," Hilliard said. "You could see it in their faces; they wanted to do it." The club did not extend service just to those outside the club, but those inside it as well. Chi Kappa Rho practiced what Hilliard said was internal service. A popular way the women ministered to one another was through flooding. A member would tell Hilliard if someone in th~ club needed encouragement, and Hilliard would pass the word on to the other members. Throughout the following week, everyone in the club would send a letter to the woman in need. II It's all about serving God and doing good for others. II - sophomore Katie Moran "I have been flooded, and it was so uplifting," sophomore Katie Moran said. "My mailbox was literally flooded. Twould open the box and mail would all fall out." Whatever projects the groups chose, for Moran, they all came down to one thing. "It's all about serving God and doing good for others," she said. - Meghan Michaelson petit jean service award 11 233
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