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CHAPTERS IN ACTIONCONGRATULATIONS TO PI GAMMA MU INDUCTEESWilmington University's Delaware Beta Chapter inducted 104 new members last November. Nearly 300 people attended the event. The chapter was established in 2007 under the auspices of chapter advisor Johanna Bishop. Membership is open to students who meet stringent academic requirements and agree to participate in service projects. Each member is supposed to contribute 10 hours of volunteer time to a cause or organization of his/her choice. Please check out the PowerPoint presentation the chapter shared with headquarters to give an idea of the variety of projects chosen by the members since the chapter was chartered. Other projects to be accomplished this year at the Delaware Beta Chapter include one member who is volunteering for a mental health association at the chapter's booth at a Lung Walk, a Relay for Life, and a Kidney Walk. Another member volunteers as a student mentor at an elementary school. One member is organizing a Polar Bear Plunge for February 6, 2011, and another member has volunteered to be a cheerleader at the Polar Bear Plunge. This student has recruited five others who are committed to volunteering with food management and teaching cooking classes at a nearby YWCA. Chapter members are volunteering at a hospital to provide social/mental support to families in crisis; coordinating a free Health & Wellness seminar in their county to discuss heart disease, prostate cancer, cervical cancer, obesity, and more; one is working with a foundation that awards one-time scholarships to high school students planning to attend college as well as holding annual events (Spelling Bee, 5K Run/Walk, educational opportunities for disadvantaged youth, and promote healthy lifestyles); and another student is participating in the Easter Seals Volleyball Challenge this March as well as working in the respite program at Easter Seals. Vermont Alpha Chapter Inductees The Vermont Alpha chapter at the University of Vermont had a wonderful ceremony last spring, and another great group of new people were inducted into their chapter this fall. The chapter sponsor, Dr. Richard G. Johnson III, is on Fulbright leave from January 1, 2011, to August 1, 2011, teaching & researching at Hong Kong Baptist University. The West Virginia Theta chapter at Bluefield State College made a monetary contribution to the Bluefield Va., Rotary Club's student scholarship fund. One chapter member was a featured speaker last fall at a campus-wide forum on immigration policy which was well attended. At Grambling University, the Louisiana Eta chapter will be busy in February. It is planning to host two workshops: a Black Male Empowerment Forum and Seven Ideals of Pi Gamma Empowerment Workshop. The chapter will also host a joint Pi Gamma Mu Collaborative Induction Ceremony for Grambling State University, Alcorn State University and Southern University, and then the conference participants and inductees will attend services at New Rocky Valley Baptist Church. FAMILY EMPOWERMENT SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENTPicture from Left to Right: Lula Thornton (Mother of Dr. Thornton), Dr. Thornton, Dr. Staten, and Lucille Staten (Grandmother of Dr. Staten) Two Pi Gamma Mu members — Dr. Frances Staten, professor of sociology at Grambling State University and Pi Gamma Mu governor for Louisiana, and Dr. Alma Thornton, professor of sociology and director of the Center for Social Research at Southern University and A&M College — have initiated a Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society Family Empowerment Scholarship campaign. The scholarships will benefit students attending Grambling State University. The first two of these $1000 scholarships will be named “The Ed and Lucille Staten Empowerment Scholarship” and “The Richard and Lula Thornton Empowerment Scholarship.” Donors will donate in memory of those who touched their lives. Drs. Staten and Thornton are seeking contributions from Pi Gamma Mu members, family members, friends, colleagues, and graduates of Grambling State University who would like to sponsor a scholarship in honor of a relative or friend. To this date, additional verbal commitments to meet the challenge of establishing a designated memorial scholarship have been received from Mr. Kenneth Rayford, Dr. Thomas Durant, Dr. Raymond Hicks, Ms. Deborah Staten Robinson, and Mrs. Lottie Davis Prudhomme. Drs. Staten and Thornton's goal is to recruit 100 Black families over a five year period. |
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