The Panhellenic Times

N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 7 V o l u m e 1 , I s s u e 2

B a y l o r P a n h e l l e n i c

In this edition: Z e t a h o s t s ‘ K o m e n o n t h e G o ’ BEST Trip 2

Homecoming 2

Order of Omega 3

Panhellenic Scholarship 4

Chapter News 5

4.0 Cumulative GPA 3

Professor of the Month 4

The Delta Delta Delta sorority at Baylor University hosted an inaugural 'Kicks for Kids' kickball tournament to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and raised $5000 for the continued support of children's cancer research. The campus-wide tournament took place September 27-28 behind the fields at the Baylor Science Building, including more than 20 participating teams with "The Regulators" as the final winners. $2500 of the proceeds will be sent directly to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and $2500 will be sent to the Kidsville Wing of Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco. "Making 'Kicks for Kids' an all-university event on campus as well as including the Waco community contributed a large part in the successful amount of money raised...our goal was to raise more money for St. Jude and Hillcrest than previous years, and we were able to exceed this goal," said Julia Johnson, philanthropy event chair.

St. Jude is the leading cancer research hospital for children and is a non-profit organization; therefore patients never have to pay for treatment. It takes $1.2 million per day to run St. Jude. For more information about St. Jude or opportunities to contribute, contact erin_geil@baylor.edu.

'Kicks for Kids' Successful in Raising Money for Cancer Research

The month of October is an important time for the fraternity’s national philanthropy of Zeta Tau Alpha. A unique opportunity came to the Baylor campus this year, and the Zeta Tau Alpha Chapter was involved, Komen On the Go™. The chapter was present to help the Susan G. Komen Foundation with their endeavors in educating young college students during their campus visit. The Zeta chapter nationally supports breast cancer awareness by back ing a l l o rgan iza t ions committed to breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment. In preparation for this event Zeta hosted their annual All-University event, “Strike-a-thon,” to help raise money to host a ‘Think Pink Week’ on campus. During ‘Think Pink Week,’ Zeta sold “Real Men Wear Pink” t-shirts to benefit fundraising efforts. They also handed out pink ribbons and pamphlets on breast cancer to students. The Central Texas Alumnae Chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha hosted a ‘Survivorship Luncheon’ to raise money benefitting the cause this month as well. Many collegiate Zetas were in attendance for the event.

Congratulations 2007 Pigskin

1st Place Delta Delta Delta

Kappa Sigma Third Place

Kappa Kappa Gamma

Alpha Tau Omega Chi Omega

Phi Gamma Delta Phi Kappa Chi Sing Alliance

ZTA Top: Kristen Robinson, Allison Ahlgrim, Katie Bohannon, Kira Taniguchi, Bottom: Kimberly Marshall, Amanda Gonzales L to R: Kira Taniguchi, Kimberly Marshall

L to R. Kristen Robinson, Jessica Frederick

Komen On the Go™ is a community education and outreach tour that is part of Susan G. Komen for the Cure's efforts to engage all generations in the fight against breast cancer. After all, every three minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in the U.S. This exciting tour has expanded its reach in 2007 to nearly 150 campuses and communities via two colorful cruisers traveling in tandem, connecting more people to the cause. www.komen.org

I had such a good time on the BEST trip to Prague and Vienna. I think my favorite thing about it was getting to know people outside of Kappa, and forming friendships through our time there. When you are forced to spend 9 straight days with the same group of people, you get to know each other a lot more quickly. While in Prague we got to meet with the CEO and founder of Fleet Sheet, the CEO and founder of BCH Telecommunications, the president of the International Baptist Theological Seminary, a film

producer, an economics professor at the school of economics, and the head of economic and political development for the US Embassy. We also visited the main historical attractions there, including the concentration camp and museum in Terezin, the cathedral and palace, as well as the Skoda automobile plant. My favorite spot was the Charles’ Bridge where at night you can see the whole palace lit up on the hillside. We also had plenty of free time to shop and hang out together at night. We didn’t spend as much time in Vienna, but none of our time there was scheduled so it was fun to see the city completely on our own. We went to the world famous Vienna Opera House, St. Stephen’s Cathedral, the Albertina Museum, and rode on the ferris wheel that lets you see a view of the whole city. The hardest thing about being gone for so long was missing so much class and trying to get caught up on work, not to mention missing Pigskin practice! However, I would say that overall it was definitely worth it and I would do it again!

2007 Homecoming Queen

“ B E S T i s a n a c c e l e r a t e d s t r a t e g i c management course for academica l ly exce l l ent s t u d e n t s . T h e u n i q u e two-semester program provides highly motivated students an opportunity to enhance their professional skills through a combination of teamwork, i n n o v a t i v e l e a r n i n g methods, field cases, and international exposure. The class is structured around nine committees that are coordinated by two student CEOs. This structure is conducive to building team skills and m a x i m i z i n g t h e productive capacities of individuals,” Terry S. Maness, Dean, Hankamer School of Business.

Baylor Business Program, “BEST,” Visits Prague

Best Program Best Trip

Homecoming Float Winners

1st Place

Delta Delta Delta/Alpha Tau Omega

2nd Place

Pi Beta Phi/Kappa Sigma

3rd Place Kappa Omega Tau

Whitney Lye, Kappa

On Thursday, November 1, Rachel Zapata, r e p r e s e n t i n g Delta Tau Delta, was crowned the 2 0 0 7 B a y l o r H o m e c o m i n g Queen. She is from Plano, Texas, and is the daughter of Lois and Jim Landrum, Andres and Eliza Zapata . Rachel is a Piano Performance major with a minor in Voice. She has remained on the Dean’s list since her freshmen year of college. Rachel is a member of many greek organizations such as: Gamma Beta Phi, Mu Phi Epsilon and Kappa Kappa Gamma. She is also a member of the Baylor chapter of Music Teacher’s National Association. She is currently the sweetheart of the fraternity, Delta Tau Delta. She is a Baylor Beauty and a nominee for Who’s Who among America’s Universities. Her future plans are to pursue a Masters Degree in Piano.

L to R. Rachel Zapata, Brittany Lynn Mueller

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Greek Men and Women

B a y l o r p a n h e l l e n i c P r e s i d e n t ’ s

Alpha Chi Omega Chi Omega

Kappa Alpha Theta

Blair Bishop Accounting Tori Davis Undeclared Paige Foley Biology/Pre-med Blair Littleon Health Science Studies/ Pre-med

Catherine Cook Speech Pathology Jenevieve Descar International Studies/ Business Administration Brittany Harlan International Business/Spanish Paige Panter English/Art

R e c o g n i t i o n o f O u t s t a n d i n g A c h i e v e m e n t :

4 . 0 C u m u l a t i v e G P A

Bre Edgley Fashion Merchandising Kandace Wolfe Accounting Elizabeth Turman Biology Rachel Milbern Nursing Brooklyn Ferguson Finance Jenny King Theatre

Katie Canalichio Biochemistry Catherine Cyrier Accounting Teresa Lopez Mechanical Engineering

Alpha Delta Pi

Laura Allen Psychology Allyson Cook Sociology/Chemistry Lindsay Donham English/Pre-law Holly Held Biology

Delta Delta Delta Bianca Areceo International Business/ Finance Lindsey Brock Speech Pathology Sarah Casey University Scholars Ashley Goddard Early Childhood to 4th Grade Generalist Holly Hodges Biology/Pre-med Kristen Risinger Special Education Maryssa Simpson Film & Digital Media Christine Tamer Journalism Emily Wade Finance/Economics Carrie Wallis Political Science

Elizabeth Edwards Nursing/Medical Humanities Miranda Hocutt Accounting Molly Macewan Undecided

Kappa Delta Katherine Demaniel Psychology/Political Science Kimber Fowler Education Kathleen Gulley University Scholars/Political Science/Public Relations

Kappa Kappa Gamma Pi Beta Phi

Zeta Tau Alpha Brittany Burianek Business Amanda Kano Math Elise Leslie Accounting Lindsey Owens Speech Pathology Jenny Parker Economics/Environmental Studies Kelly Pierson Speech Pathology

O r d e r o f O m e g a

The purpose of the Order of Omega is:

• To recognize those fraternity men and women who have attained a high standard of leadership in interfraternity activities, to encourage them to continue along this line, and to inspire others to strive for similar conspicuous attainment;

• To bring together outstanding fraternity men and women to create an organization which will help to mold the sentiment of the institution on questions of local and intercollegiate fraternity affairs;

• To bring together member of the faculty, alumni, and student members of the institution's fraternities and sororities on a basis of mutual interest, understanding and helpfulness;

• To help create an atmosphere where ideas and issues can be discussed openly across Greek lines and to help work out solutions.

Order of Omega Recipients

Amanda Beattie Christian Beltran Elizabeth Burleson Kate Cockcroft Mallory Driggers Jennifer Evans Ashley Francis Jessica Francis Cate Giblin Ida Jamshidi Rachel King Erika Labuzan Laura Leskoven Marissa Lyon Megan Marshall Heather McLeod Nick Messina

Kappa Alpha Theta Kappa Alpha Theta Phi Kappa Chi Sigma Phi Epsilon Alpha Delta Pi Alpha Chi Omega Kappa Alpha Theta Phi Kappa Chi Kappa Alpha Theta Kappa Alpha Theta Phi Kappa Chi Delta Delta Delta Kappa Alpha Theta Alpha Tau Omega Alpha Delta Pi Kappa Kappa Gamma

Zeta Tau Alpha Phi Kappa Chi Pi Beta Phi Alpha Delta Pi Alpha Delta Pi Zeta Tau Alpha Delta Sigma Theta Alpha Delta Pi Alpha Chi Omega Alpha Chi Omega Kappa Alpha Theta Alpha Delta Pi Alpha Chi Omega Delta Delta Delta Pi Beta Phi Kappa Delta Tau Kappa Epsilon

Steph Murray Kristen Nelson Matt Pierce Kevin Reis Amanda Rudolph Lauren Sanders Amanda Seale Daniel Slover Kaiti Smith Ginnie Snead Scott Strickland Sarah Swagerty Lauren Swaner Zack Taylor Katie Uhlrich Annie Williams

The Order of Omega was founded at the University of Miami in the fall of 1959 by a group of outstanding fraternity men, who felt that individuals in the Greek community should be recognized for their service to the fraternity system and the university.

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Professors of the Month

Professor Baty was chosen because her passion for what she teaches encourages her students to want to learn more. She is extremely friendly and truly cares about everyone in her class. She is constantly going out of her way to help her students and she is greatly respected by all. She is definitely an asset to the Communications Department.

Professor Rowatt shows extroardinary enthusiasm and excitement in teaching and reaching out to students everyday. Not only does she have a love for her job, but she has a great passion for her family. She is a great role model in how she divides her attention extensively to her student life, family life, and home life. She is a true inspiration to all of her students.

October Tamara Rowatt

Department of Psychology and Neuroscience

September Rosalind Kennerson-Baty

Communications Department

Professor Courtney was chosen because of his selfless dedication to his field. His love for forensic science and can easily be seen through his impeccable teaching methods. His personal background and experience make him an expert on many topics and make his classes some of the most interesting on the Baylor Campus. His immense kindness and genuine concern for his students is evidenced daily and has definitely earned him this honor.

November Max Courtney

Department of Forensic Science

Alpha Chi Omega Carolyn Barr Kara Hamm Melody

Chi Omega Katie Fisher Meredith Kennedy Jenni Walkinshaw

Delta Delta Delta Kristen Fisher Holly Hodges Kristen Tekell

Kappa Alpha Theta Amber Clark Sydney Reynolds Cori Simpson

Kappa Delta MacKenzie Butcher Courtney Jewett Heather McLeod

Kappa Kappa Gamma Hannah Sprague Sarah Sommers Ashley Bowdon

Pi Beta Phi Jenevieve Discar Jennifer Sanderson Katie Winholt

Zeta Tau Alpha Kelly Pierson Stephani Hawbecker Kristen Robinson

Fall Panhellenic Suite Scholarship

President Roundtable 11/15

Santa’s Workshop 11/30

FINALS 12/6-12

Formal Recruitment 1/8-12

Dear Pen Pal

Kappa Delta Affected by California Wildfire

Kimber Fowler, who lost her home to the San Diego fires. We are collecting money for her family and anyone who would like to contribute can drop a check off at the chapter room or in campus mail to box #85616.

Alpha Delta Pi Awarded for Achievements Alpha Delta Pi is pleased to report that at this summers' 156th Year International Convention in Boston, the Zeta Chi Chapter of Baylor University returned home with eight awards, including five 'silver platter' awards of highest excellence. Awards included the Achievement Award, Diamond 4-Point, Scholastic Excellence, Panhellenic Excellence, Total Membership Education Excellence, Alpha Member Excellence, Harris Finance Award and the Adelphean Award. In addition two members were awarded merit tuition scholarships by the Alpha Delta Pi Foundation: Erika Labuzan and Christa Howard.

Alpha Delta Pi Sorority brings International Contest to Baylor Campus with its First Annual Ultimate Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament. On Wednesday, Sept 27, hundreds of students gathered at the Fountain Mall to kick off the event with a performance by the James Peel Band. Then, contestants worked through levels of the competition as they enjoyed a hot dog cookout and music performances throughout the evening. In the ultimate showdown of the top three, the grand prize winner took home three hundred dollars in cash. Proceeds of the event were donated to Alpha Delta Pi's philanthropy, the Ronald McDonald House. Special thanks to Kay-Lynne Beck for coordinating the event for the chapter.

Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament Comes Baylor

Kappa Kappa Gamma Service News

One of Kappa’s national philanthropy’s is “Reading is Fundamental.” In an effort to support our national effort, we partner with Parkdale Elementary’s 3rd grade. Each child is paired with a Kappa and they exchange “pen pal” letters throughout the year. Every month we write letters to our pen pals. Occasionally, we eat lunch with our pen pals and play with them at recess. This year, we also go to Parkdale every Friday and offer one on one tutoring to help increase their reading level. Working with Parkdale is a very humbling experience for every Kappa. It is such a great opportunity to be able to invest in the lives of these children. It is such a neat experience to witness the impact we made on their lives. While it is not always possible to see the end result, we are privileged to see their academic improvement and personal growth throughout the year. We are blessed to have such a wonderful opportunity to bring a little bit of joy into their lives. Volunteering is truly an outreach effort that allows us to leave a situation better than we found it!!

-Jordan Sandefur, Kappa Service Chair

Please Pray

for the Family

of

Kappa Delta, Kate Bronstein

This year’s Outstanding Greek New Member was awarded to Alpha Delta Pi, Catherine Cyrier