Read all about Alpha Chi's Winter term scholarship dinner celebrating our outstanding grades courtesy of your very own VP Intellectual Development, Whitney Haskin!
On Monday, January 23rd,
the Alpha Kappa chapter had their very first Scholarship Dinner of 2012. This
dinner is an Alpha Kappa tradition that is not nationally practiced in every
Alpha Chi Omega chapter. Scholarship Dinner commemorates the achievements and
progress that the ladies of Alpha Kappa have made throughout the past term.
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| 3.5 and above |
The
dinner began with the introduction of our two guests of honor. Ben Eckstein,
the ASUO President, attended the event and sat at our head table next to Alpha
Chi President Annie DeMarchena. We were also honored with the presence of
Professor Mary Wood, a law professor at the University of Oregon. The entire
chapter was so pleased to see two incredibly influential individuals attending
our chapter dinner. After a swift dinner and dessert, Annie made her
announcements and the scholarship ceremony began. The categories of the
honorees at each Scholarship Dinner are 3.0 and above, 3.5 and above, and 4.0
and above.
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| 3.0 and above |
Both the above a 3.0 and above
a 3.5 categories received recognition in front of the whole chapter. A photo of
each group was taken and will be posted next to a certificate within a frame on
the wall of our house so that their achievements can be more permanently displayed.
Ladies with a 3.0 and above do not have to complete any study tables. They have
presented themselves as beyond capable of excelling and completing their own
academic goals.
Those who fall into the final
category, above a 4.0, are rewarded with more substantial candy, the photo and
frame, and are also given a pair of hand made “smarty pants” or pajama shorts
with our decorated Greek letters embellished somewhere along the seam. While
that tradition may sound a little silly, it is something that girls work for
and look forward to.
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4.0 and above with their
smarty pants! |
Our chapter has many goals and
hopes for the new year. Within the realm of academics, we hope to strive far
above and beyond our last cumulative GPA and tend to our own personal
ambitions. As sisters, it is our duty to help and encourage one another to
“seek the heights” of our personal intellectual destinations. 2012’s
outstanding numbers in each of the three recognition categories has inspired
the members of Alpha Kappa to work harder, to study that extra hour or two, to
explain a difficult concept in economics to a friend, to proofread that paper
for the third time, to be an inspiration to other students, and to strengthen
our bond as sisters.
“Excellence
is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are
everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in studying the exemplary.” -Warren
G. Bennis
I am so proud to say that I am sisters with all of these amazing women who work so hard! I know that each and every one of them is going to go on to accomplish great things. Whitney worked so hard on this dinner, and she did an outstanding job of showcasing how much our chapter cares about academics and scholarship. Can't wait for the next dinner Spring term!
LITB,
Chrissy Hardesty
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