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page 2 - The Behrend College Beacon - November 12,1998 Education Fraternity at Behrend looks for national recognition By Angela Rush stair writer The Behrend chapter of Kappa Delta Pi has a national chap ter application that is pending ap proval w ith the national headquarters in West Lafayette, Indiana. Kappa Delta Pi, an international Honors So ciety for education, started in Colo rado, Illinois in 1907. This organiza tion stands for the pursuit of excel lence in education, and they want to obtain the highest standards of teach ing excellence. Kappa Delta Pi sig nifies many aspects of education. Professor Marcia Janson, an advisor and alumni of Kappa Delta Pi, was part of the biggest chapter of the organization, which is the Beta Gamma Chapter located at Indiana with the community and docs many lyPp ~ 4-. I „-, p, J community based projects. Some of ' CUIIIIIIUCU. the programs they may be working on jy - are in association with the Special irom l Olympics, with day care centers, in ner-city youth, and Reading is Funda mental Week. During Reading is Fun damental Week they collect old hooks and distribute them to disadvantaged schools. They may offer a tutoring program for students along with vari ous other activities and programs. In order to become a mem ber of Kappa Delta Pi, since it is an honors society, one must meet national requirements. Mike Linhart, 04, Gen eral Arts and Sciences and elementary education, said, "One must obtain a 3.0 to at least get into the organization.” Linhart is the president of Kappa Delta Pi. After someone is initialed as a member or pledge, they remain a Saturday, November 21st: At 10 p.m., Behrend will have its first Pajama Party sponsored by Trilogy Entertainment and MCC. It will be held in Reed Commons. The charge is $2 with PSU ID and $3 without PSU ID. No jeans allowed. Pajamas are a must. Jennifer Fontecchio would like to send a special thank-you to Sigma Tau Gamma for helping the setup of events. Please come out and be apart of one or more of these ex citing festivities. All are welcome. TD) 1 me iDeaeom meeds editors for tine Spring Applications for editor in chief should be submitted to Ken Miller in the Dean of Student Affairs office. Applications should include a description of qualifications, editorial philosophy, assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the Beacon, and a plan for organi zation of the editorial staff. Applications are due Friday, Novem ber 20. Applications for other editorial positions should be submitted directly to the Beacon office in the Reed Building. Those applica tions should include a brief statement describing qualifications. Please call 898-6488 for more information University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Katherine Wolfe is another advisor and Dean Baldwin overlooks the education program, as well as Kappa Delta Pi, here at Behrend. Kappa Delta Pi, here at the Behrend College, will benefit the stu dents and it seems to be the best choice for Behrend students that are involved in the educational program. Once the organization is approved of. the per spective members, totaling about 25- 30, will be initialed as members of Kappa Delta Pi. It is anticipated that il Kappa Della Pi is approved, it will be towards the end of the Fall semes ter, 1998. Behrend already recognizes this organization as Kappa Delta Pi in order for it to receive funding through SGA. Kappa Delta Pi is involved semester member for life, as long as they pay their dues and are active, even if ones GPA slips from a 3.0. If a person is interested in Kappa Delta Pi but does not have a 3.0 and they are in the edu cation program, they can become a pledge. Linhart said, "There are no standards to become a pledge of the group and you get full rights as a member, except you can’t vote on the procedures or events that the group plans on doing." This organization is open to anyone who is interested in the education field and would like to see educational standards raised. Students who become in volved in this organization are going to benefit from the organization be cause it offers a lot of opportunities for an individual. Il gives one an op portunity to attend conferences, re ceive tips on interviewing and what information to provide in a portfolio when going for a job, among many other things. Kappa Delta Pi is an international organization that pre pares its members for the future. Ac cording to Linhart, "We are an inter est group that has expressed an in terest, and have taken the proper pro cedures and now are awaiting ap proval of receiving a charter.” The perspective members are dedicated to this organization. Linhart said, “I believe that this program will be very successful. Word of mouth is the best advertisement, and once we start implementing some of the programs this is possible.” News 11/5/98 Reported that a rug was stolen from Niagara Lobby. 11/5/98 Complainant reported that while working at Bruno’s he laser pointer. Couldn’t tell what area it came from. Complained not request first aid. 11/5/98 Complainant reported that something exploded in the ret Lobby. Individual found what they believed to be some chemica 11/5/98 Someone stole one of the benches on the Niagara North 11/7/98 Complainant reported that the benches from Perry Hall that the benches were on the porch of Niagara. 11/7/98 Individual reported a bat inside the theater. Despite the < could not be captured prior to the opening of the show. No probl performance. lolice A.nd Safet REPORT-r What did you think Goo Goo Dolls cone “I thought it was.rCally good and bqth bands played-well. A little too crowded though.” “I liked it a lot and it was what I expected it to be. They played the songs I thought they would.” “Better than I expected it to be. It wasn’t as jammed packed as I expected and it had a good atmosphere.” -Meeghan Trumbull, 03, Biology “I thought it was a good event for the school. They should have sold more tickets because the gym wasn’t that crowded.” -JoAnn Fabrizio, 03, Industrial Engineering “It was good and we should continue to get more good bands like that at Behrend.” -Greg Cooper, 03, Psychology -Jake Rowley, 03 PLET -Matt Slavonic, 03, MIS