Spring 2009
Volume I, Issue 1
The Ohio State
University
Chapter #155
“Recognizing and Promoting Academic Excellence in All Fields of Higher Education and
Engaging the Community of Scholars in Service to Others.”
Executive Officers:
Box Tops for Education
Michael A. Shearer
President
T he OSU PKP Chapter is partnering with Harambee Christian Elementary School
to collect Box Tops for Education to help raise money for the school. Harambee is
Vacant
a K-5 private elementary school located here in Columbus, Ohio. You can help
President-Elect
Harambee earn up to $20,000 each year through the program by clipping 10 cent
Cheria V. Dial
Box Tops coupons from hundreds of General Mills products and partnering brands,
Vice President
like Cheerios, Betty Crocker, Hefty, Juicy Juice, Ziploc, Kleenex and many more!
Please send your Box Tops to: Alex Steinman 1000 Bonham Ave. Columbus, OH
Leanna Packard
43211 and visit http://www.boxtops4education.com/ for more information.
Student Vice President
Kenneth L. Shellberg
Chapter Newsletter Naming Contest
Treasurer
Lisa Feldhaus
D o you have a great name for the Chapter Newsletter? Submit
Secretary
your name idea by June 30th for a chance to win a $25 dollar gift
certificate to Amazon.com. One entry per person and the winner
Sophia O. Tolliver
will be notified by e-mail. Please submit all inquiries and entries
Public Relations Officer
to phi_kappa_phi@osu.edu with the subject heading PKP News-
letter Naming Contest. Good luck!
Board Members:
Mike Belair
Catherine Clark-Eich
Meet Your Vice President...Cheria V. Dial
David Fooce
Terry Gustafson
C heria V. Dial, serves as Vice-President of the Ohio State
Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi and chairs the Scholarship/Awards
Sarah Lang
Committee. She was invited to join the executive board in the fall
Richard Murdock
of 2002 and inducted into the Ohio State Chapter in 2003. As a
Phi Kappa Phi executive board member Cheria manages the se-
Linda James Myers
lection process for the chapter’s undergraduate scholarship
Elin Seren
awards.
Nikki Strader
As Associate Director of the University Honors & Scholars Cen-
Rockelle Strader
ter, Cheria leads the 7-member Recruitment and Communica-
Dennis Thompson
tions Team which oversees the Honors & Scholars recruitment and application proc-
ess, publications/website development and alumni initiatives.
Beth Tucker
Cheria earned her B.A. from Tufts University in 1994 with a double major in Spanish
and International Relations. She also holds an M.A. in African American and African
Studies and an M. A. in Higher Education both from The Ohio State University
earned in 1998 and 1999 respectively. More recently, Cheria was selected as a
2009 Distinguished Staff Award winner as OSU. Congratulations!
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FEEDBACK CENTRAL:
OSU PKP E-mail Listserve
To subscribe to the PKP mailing list (listserv) on
The Executive Board is always looking for
the OSU list processor, send e-mail to:
ideas
and
suggestions
on
how
to
strengthen the bonds of our organization.
phi_kappa_phi@osu.edu
Got an idea for social event? Want to vol-
with the word SUBSCRIBE
in the subject line.
unteer at the next initiation? Need infor-
mation about your dues status? Send all
To unsubscribe to the PKP mailing list (listserv)
of you questions, ideas, and suggestions
on the OSU list processor, send e-mail to:
to the chapter email address:
phi_kappa_phi@osu.edu
phi_kappa_phi@osu.edu
with the word UNSUBSCRIBE
in the subject line.
*Please note, additions/deletions are usually
completed within 24-48 hours.
2009 Scholarship Winners Announced
A s part of its efforts to recognize and encourage academic achievements in all disciplines, The
Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi sponsors an annual Study Abroad Grant competition. The program is
designed to help support students at institutions with active Phi Kappa Phi chapters as they seek knowl-
edge and experience in their academic field by studying abroad. Each year, Phi Kappa Phi awards 50
Study Abroad grants of $1,000 each with a maximum of three awards per institution.
Two current Ohio State students have each earned a 2009 study abroad grant from the Honor Society
of Phi Kappa Phi! Honors student Ashley Bartman will be using the grant to go to Florence, Italy where
she will study art conservation and art history at The Studio Art Centers International (SACI). Mount
Leadership Society Scholar Molly Van Hart will be using the grant to volunteer at an orphanage run by
Save Lives Foundation in Nepal, an opportunity she located through an organization called
"Volunteering Solutions."
Ashley is a second year studying anthropology. Molly is a third year international studies major. Con-
gratulations Ashley and Molly, we are so very proud of you and your accomplishments!
“Let the love of learning rule humanity.”
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OSU PKP Student Organization
I n its second year of existence, the Phi Kappa Phi student group at The Ohio State University
has made tremendous strides as a newly formed student organization on campus. This year we
strengthened our ties to the Harambee School located in the South Linden area of Columbus. This pri-
vate school was established to serve as a safe haven for low-income, socioeconomically disadvantaged
children of Columbus. The school currently serves K-5 and holds various events for community mem-
bers. Members of the student group have been serving the school in a variety of different ways
throughout the 2008-2009 school year. Some members choose to volunteer as tutors at the school
every week, while others who cannot commit to a weekly schedule prefer to help out with various
events the school holds.
The benefits of establishing ties with Harambee are already apparent. Volunteers get the chance
to pass along some of their knowledge to the developing minds of tomorrow. In addition, volunteers act
as mentors to many of the kids and are frequently greeted with hugs when entering a classroom. The
children, too, have greatly benefited from the relationship. They are able to take advantage of more in-
dividual time to work on their hard subjects and in the process they develop strong relationships with the
volunteers. We are exceptionally pleased with the progression of the student group and the impact we
have made on the children at Harambee.
Five PKP Members Chosen As Truman Scholars
S elected on the basis of leadership potential, intellectual abil-
ity, and likelihood of ‘making a difference,’ five Phi Kappa Phi
members were represented among the 2009 Truman Scholars.
Each scholarship is valued at $30,000 to be used for graduate study. Additionally, scholars are pro-
vided an advantage for priority admission and supplemental financial aid at some premier graduate
institutions, leadership training, career and graduate school counseling, and special internship oppor-
tunities within the federal government.
Established in 1975 by Congress, the Truman Scholarship Foundation honors the thirty-third Presi-
dent and exists to award scholarships to college students who plan to attend graduate school in
preparation for careers in government or elsewhere in public service.
The five Phi Kappa Phi members named as Truman Scholars are:
John Edward Campion, United States Naval Academy
Reynaldo A. Fuentes, University of Wyoming
Jennifer Nicole Lamb, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Amelia Nichols, Carnegie Mellon University
Alexandra Rosenberg, United States Military Academy
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NEWS FROM SOCIETY HEADQUARTERS
Introducing PKP v2.0
At Phi Kappa Phi, we are constantly seeking new ways to communicate with mem-
bers. From our Web site to newer broadcast vehicles such as Facebook, Linkedin,
and Twitter, we want to be a part of your world and want you to be a part of ours.
For regular updates, please check us out on the following networks:
PhiKappaPhi.org
D ID Y OU K NOW ?
honor society. Phi Kappa Phi inducts annually approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff,
and alumni.
the Philippines. Membership is by invitation only to the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students
and 7.5 percent of juniors.
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAPTER PRESIDENT
S ince Phi Kappa Phi was chartered on the OSU campus in 1973, we have initiated stu-
dents, faculty and staff into this prestigious national honorary and provided scholarship
awards to our students. Since 2000, PKP has awarded over $72,000 in scholarship
money to OSU Freshmen, Seniors and Graduate Students to further their academic stud-
ies and fund domestic and international research projects. The OSU chapter continues to
provide at least $6000 annually.
We have received communications from members living outside Central Ohio requesting
ways they can be involved. Presented in this newsletter are two activities any Phi Kappa
PKP OSU
Phi member participate in and can make a difference. First, to help support Urban Con-
Chapter President,
cern and the Harambee Christian School, our chosen service organization, anyone can
Michael Shearer
contribute and participate in Box Tops for Education. Second, It’s been years since our
chapter published a Newsletter, until now. We’re searching for a better name than “Phi
Kappa Phi Newsletter” and offering a thank you prize for the best suggestion.
“Let the Love
of
Thanks to everyone who has participated in a Phi Kappa Phi activity in the past. The cur-
rent Executive Board is dedicated to making our chapter active beyond initiation.
Learning
Whether you’re a Phi Kappa Phi student, faculty, staff member or an alumnus, we are
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working to find a way to pique or renew your interest in Phi Kappa Phi and to use your
talents or expertise in the future. Please visit our website at pkp.osu.edu for more infor-
Humanity!”
mation and ways to get involved.
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