Freshman Carly Kester, senior Katie Anderson and sophomore Laura Jackson wrap Christmas boxes for Nicaraguan children at the Chi Kappa Rho service project mixer Sept.18 in the Hammon Room. Members and attendees dressed in camouflage, wrote letters to troops in Iraq and prepared boxes for Highway Church of Christ’s Christmas gift ministry. [Jonathan Lindsay] Senior Dianne Rubin sings with a Harding Place resident on Nov. 8 at a Regina and Chi Sigma Alpha visit to the assisted living facility. “It’s uplifting to get to know the residents,” Rubin said. “And we get to teach them ‘older’ new songs.” [Jonathan Lindsay] Freshman John Dollen hands sophomore Bryan Clifton a saw while working on Theta Nu Xi’s Habitat for Humanity project, part of Bisons for Christ on Sept.19. Theta Nu Xi members continued the work as part of their club’s project from last spring’s Bisons for Christ. [Jonathan Lindsay] w hether it was volunteering locally or internationally, social clubs were very active in serving others. Each club took on different service projects as one of their many club responsibilities.Whether through an ongoing relationship with an organization or a one-time workday with Bisons for Christ, club members found creative ways to serve. Chi Omega Pi did a variety of projects for the Sunshine School throughout the year, from a Halloween haunted house to providing students with Christmas gifts. Senior service project director Erin Younger said that one of the main projects involved helping the Sunshine School raise money to build a new facility, namely through hosting a car wash on September 22. Even club week activities incorporated their longstanding relationship with the special needs school. “During club week we had our new members go to the school with some older members to help clean,” Younger said. “They just tidied up the place.” Although serving outside Searcy might have seemed unrealistic, the women of Shantih found a creative way to reach others beyond borders. The club helped provide food, clothing and school supplies to three girls overseas through a Compassion International sponsorship. To raise money, the women babysat at Valley Baptist Church during an anniversary celebration for donations toward their sponsorship. For men’s social club Sub T-16, a Bisons for Christ opportunity was just down the street at local benevolent organization His House.The organization provided groceries for the areas underprivileged. Sub T-16 members volunteered their manpower on September 19 to stock shelves and un-box goods. “It was a wonderful way for people to come in contact with the church by meeting their needs,”SubT-16 member senior Derek Glover said. TNT members also were part of Bisons for Christ.The men visited more than 26 homes, handing out packs with paper towels, soap, toothpaste and brushes for the Beebe Housing Authority. Service project director sophomore Paul Habegger said members talked to homeowners, initiating conversations about how they were doing and asking if they could pray for anything. “We were all glad that we went,”Habegger said. “Even though it seemed some of us had better things to do than handing out bags, it just made our day to see them smile.” [Jared Abelson, Laura Navarro and Kristin Kelley] right roots Serviceshineson andoffcampus [ ] 250 [social clubs]
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