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President’s message Mortar Board members and friends, On March 28, I was both honored and pleased to preside over the installation of the 230th chapter of Mortar Board, the Epignosis chapter at Alcorn State University. Dr. Sally Steadman, National Foundation president and past National President and Brandon Caten, National Council student representative and president of the Azalea chapter at the University of South Alabama, assisted with the installation and initiation of the first class. From the original installation script written in the early 1920s: www.mortarboard.org Spring 2013 VOLUME 43, NUMBER 2 MORTAR BOARD FORUM ® EDITOR Laura Bockbrader (The Ohio State University, 2008) lbockbrader@mortarboard.org EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jane A. Hamblin (Purdue University, 1973) jhamblin@mortarboard.org ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Megan Stevens (The Ohio State University, 2003) mstevens@mortarboard.org Susan Herndon Caples “You are taking a step – the full significance of which you may only dimly realize now. You have known the close ties that come from fellowship in a common endeavor. In affiliating yourself with Mortar Board, you face a new vision and a wider field. Your vision need no longer be one of local bounds, your field no longer marked by the confines of your own collegiate institution. In your affiliation with Mortar Board, you now have the privilege of accepting a fellowship cemented and strengthened by a sympathy of aspiration and ideals which shall bind you to other students on other campuses. They share your ideals of striving toward all that is highest and noblest in college students. They have been chosen as you have been chosen – with the utmost care and respect for scholarship, leadership and service.” Almost a century later, Mortar Boards are linked with global connectivity, but this script still holds true! In addition to the first class of 18 initiates at Alcorn State, chapters are selecting and inducting new members all across the country. Our members are as diverse as our cultures, but we are all bound by the responsibilities and privileges of Mortar Board membership. I am so fortunate to be a part of an organization that affects the lives of so many! Special thanks to our National Office staff who continue to amaze me with their energy, professionalism, creativity and love of Mortar Board! I am so indebted to them for their dedication and efforts for the successful winter meeting in Atlanta, the second Special National Conference, numerous conference calls, the installation of the Epignosis chapter and especially for the support they provide daily to our chapters and alumni! Yours in scholarship, leadership and service, Susan Herndon Caples National President president@mortarboard.org ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT OFFICER Bridget Williams Golden (Purdue University, 1997) bwgolden@mortarboard.org MEMBER SERVICES AND DATA SPECIALIST Tracey Fox tfox@mortarboard.org OPERATIONS SPECIALIST Frances Kaufman fkaufman@mortarboard.org EDITORIAL OFFICE Mortar Board National Office 1200 Chambers Road, Suite 201 Columbus, Ohio 43212 Phone: 800-989-6266 ext. 106 Email: mbforum@mortarboard.org Website: www.mortarboard.org Mortar Board publishes the Forum three times annually. Articles and submissions to the editor are welcome and may be sent to the National Office at mbforum@mortarboard.org. Please contact the National Office for advertising rates. All rights reserved. Materials may not be reproduced or translated without written permission. Direct requests for reprint permission to the editor. MORTAR BOARD, INC. MISSION (Adopted 1994) Mortar Board, Inc., an honor society that recognizes college seniors for their achievements in scholarship, leadership and service, provides opportunities for continued leadership development, promotes service to colleges and universities and encourages lifelong contributions to the global community. Please note that it is Mortar Board’s practice to list the year of a member’s chapter’s installation if she/he is a postgraduate initiate. Mortar Board Forum |Spring 2013 3
President's Message
Susan Herndon Caples
Mortar Board members and friends, <br /> <br /> On March 28, I was both honored and pleased to preside over the installation of the 230th chapter of Mortar Board, the Epignosis chapter at Alcorn State University. Dr. Sally Steadman, National Foundation president and past National President and Brandon Caten, National Council student representative and president of the Azalea chapter at the University of South Alabama, assisted with the installation and initiation of the first class. From the original installation script written in the early 1920s: <br /> <br /> “You are taking a step – the full significance of which you may only dimly realize now. You have known the close ties that come from fellowship in a common endeavor. In affiliating yourself with Mortar Board, you face a new vision and a wider field. Your vision need no longer be one of local bounds, your field no longer marked by the confines of your own collegiate institution. In your affiliation with Mortar Board, you now have the privilege of accepting a fellowship cemented and strengthened by a sympathy of aspiration and ideals which shall bind you to other students on other campuses. They share your ideals of striving toward all that is highest and noblest in college students. They have been chosen as you have been chosen – with the utmost care and respect for scholarship, leadership and service.” <br /> <br /> Almost a century later, Mortar Boards are linked with global connectivity, but this script still holds true! In addition to the first class of 18 initiates at Alcorn State, chapters are selecting and inducting new members all across the country. Our members are as diverse as our cultures, but we are all bound by the responsibilities and privileges of Mortar Board membership. I am so fortunate to be a part of an organization that affects the lives of so many!<br /> <br /> Special thanks to our National Office staff who continue to amaze me with their energy, professionalism, creativity and love of Mortar Board! I am so indebted to them for their dedication and efforts for the successful winter meeting in Atlanta, the second Special National Conference, numerous conference calls, the installation of the Epignosis chapter and especially for the support they provide daily to our chapters and alumni!<br /> <br /> Yours in scholarship, leadership and service,<br /> <br /> Susan Herndon Caples <br /> <br /> National President <br /> <br /> president@mortarboard.org
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