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
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' 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.
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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