James Madison University - Bluestone Schoolmaam Yearbook (Harrisonburg, VA)

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The Sociology Club is a rapidly growing organization, which is only in its third year of existence. Students interested in this field are provided opportunities for discussion with other students and faculty members. The club sponsors guest speakers, parties, dances, bake sales, and is currently investigating a variety of community service projects to participate in. Circle K is an active club emphasing leadership development of its members through service to others. The current Circle K International theme is Together for Tomorrow. The three major emphasis areas for service are the elderly, the teenager, and the handicapped . Projects have included exercise and educational programs at nursing homes, outing for underpriviliged children, fundraisers for Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, and others. This year K-Family projects were initiated with local Key Clubs and Kiwanians Clubs. Circle K — a total organization building a better tomorrow by action today. ••••••••••••••••••••••••• The Black Student Alliance (BSA) is a unified group of students that articulates and expresses the ideah, interests and concerns of black students on campus and throughout the Harrisonburg community . The organization seeks to meet these goals through various activities, projects and programs. Among these are community projects, donations, adoption programs, black student scholarship fund, social functions and cultural awareness projects. Each year the Black Student Alliance sponsors Black Emphasis Month during which black students participate in a major play and bring speakers to campus. Membership is open to all students . Reaching 222 Black Student Alliance, Circle K, Sociology Club

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Service Aces The Social Work Organization (SWO) exists to maintain open lines of communication between social work majors and faculty , to render services to the community, and to provide opportunities for learning about human needs and services. Members of SWO are represented on the Social Work Advisory Board, serving alongside a wide variety of Social Service professionals . Volunteer work has included regular visits to Western State Hospital, the Pediatrics Ward of Rockingham Memorial Hospital, working on blood and organ donor drives, and various fund-raising activities for local social services. The Student Alumni Association (SAA) is a service organization in which students serve students — past, present and future . SAA members are in charge of annual Homecoming activities, senior seminars, alumni relations, guided campus tours, and program sales at sporting events. As Alumni Relations workers, SAA members worked at receptions and dinners sponsored by the Alumni Association, and offered daily campus tours for prospective students and their parents. SAA continues to expand and increase efforts to better serve the university. The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, was founded at Howard University in Washington D.C . in 1908. The Lambda Chi chapter was chartered in 1978. This international organization initiated the movement of Greek letter sororities among black women in America, and encourages high moral and ethical character, academic excellence, and service to humanity. Beginning with sixteen women, the sorority ' s membership has grown to over 80,000 nationwide . The Lambda Chi Chapter ofAKA has participated in blood donor drives. Student Activities Night, and Homecoming Activities. Lambda Chi has worked booths at Spring Fever, held Halloween parties for children, and adopted needy families in the Harrisonburg area. The chapter also annually sponsors the Martin Luther King clothing drive. AKA, SAA, SWO 222

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SOCIOLOGY CLUB (far bottom left) — Front Row: Leigh Hutchings, Secretary: Dawn Marsh, Vice-President: Stephanie Cockley, Bonnie Jean Wickhan, Student Representative to the Sociology Program Comm.: Back Row: Mark Saunders, J. Matthew Fukumoto, President: Daniel T ' . Ronski. CIRCLE K (above right) — Front Row: Karen Fowler, Kathleen Harrigan, Treasurer: Kathleen Johnson, Nancy Spain, Vice President. Second Row: Carolyn Kennedy. Teresa Whitt, Lisa Paulucci, Lori Norford, Carrie Rittenhouse. Annette Norford. Third Row: Debbie Overacre. Annette Graliam. Glori Stifler. Thea Wolitz, Tammy Hannah. Nancy Wood. Shelley Carpenter. Back Row: Todd York. Scott Helm. Bruce Smith. Kiwanis Advisor: Bob Hunt. President: John Russell. Secretary. BLACK STUDENT ALLIANCE (far top left) — Front Row: Terri Holston. Diane Burrell. Corresponding Secretary. Second Row: Patricia Toliver, Jacqueline Powell, Historian: Kevin Battle. Treasurer; Deborah Jones. President; Stanley Tompkins. Vice President; Tony Jones, Parliamentarian . Back Row: Cheryl Gaskill. Marvin Stith. Sergeant-at-Arms; Glenda Martin. Velvet Claud. Monica Parker. Nancy Finley. Circle K members played activities with children at Anthony Seeger such as this demonstration with the Hula-Hoop (right). All service clubs actively help others, but once in awhile they take time out for themselves. The Sociology Club is no exception as Matt Fukumoto (above) enjoys a root beer and another member goes for the food (left). Sociology Club, Circle K. Black Student Alliance 223