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Phi Theta Kappa Update
Once again, congratulations are in order to tlie hardworicing members and
advisors of Alpha Kappa Omega. At regional competition in Charleston,
SC, on March 6-8, our chapter came away with awards in almost all cate
gories. We won the Scholarship Hallmark for our region, got honorable
mention in the areas of Fellowship and Service and we also won honorable
mention as a Distinguished Chapter. Dr. Holt won the Horizon Award for
advisors and Denee Barrett came away with the Hall of Honor award which
is given in honor of time and service donated to the club. Members work
ing on each hallmark are as follows:
Leadership:Binita Thakkar and Billy Black
Scholarship: Rachel Gorshe
Service: Cindy McQueen
Fellowship: Louise Baldock
Those who helped with the organization and other various last minute de
tails were: Steven Anderson, Denee Barrett, David Calhoun, Renee Griffin
and Jose Hernandez.
Phi Theta Kappa will be sponsoring a blood drive on Tuesday, April 7
from 10:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. It will be held in the commons of the new
student center building.
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Something To Think About
Submitted by Stormie Campbell
“Woman is:
feeling comfortable in your own body, but gradually learning
to hate it because you are too short or tall, too fat or thin,
thick-thighed or big-wristed, large-eared or stringy-haired,
short-necked or long-armed, bow-legged, knock-kneed, or pi
geon-toed - something that might make boys not like you.”
Compiled from “Barbarous Rituals” from Sisterhood is Powerful, edited by
Robin Morgan.
Easter Eggs and
Eostre's Hare
By Shelley Schreiber
How do eggs and rabbits figure
into the celebration of Easter?
Long before Christianity, ancient
peoples celebrated the arrival of
spring with festivals and
other celebrations. The
egg was a symbol
for fertility and
new life; the new
life that spring
brought after winter, evident by
flowers blooming, birds returning
with song and the day’s sunlight
dominating once again over the
coldness of long nights.
As far back as 3000 years ago, re
cords show that the Chinese peo
ple gave red-dyed eggs to each .
other at their spring festivals.
Other nationalities of people all
over the world have also partici
pated in this custom. Egg decorat
ing was an elaborate and time
I consuming task, and the
'^eggs were kept for
^years. Some of the re
curring designs that
^were used are flowers
representing love, a deer
for good health, the sun for
good luck and a rooster for wishes
that will come true. The earliest
people used natural dyes to color
their eggs. When added to hot wa
ter, spinach resulted in green dye,
beets for red, tea for brown and
onion skins for yellow.
Another custom brought to the U.
S. is the Easter-egg tree. TheGer-
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