University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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peace Corps representative Joseph Dorsey stands before his display at Festifall. Held in the Diag, Festifall was a great way to advertise organizations to students. Hundreds of different interest groups set up stands to attract students on Sept. 5. MORTAR BOARD NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY I photo courtesy of 77;e Michigan Daily UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN STOCK CLUB :and IVu-r I Front Row: Mic.ili Veith. kyon Arnold. Nicholas Martin. i.i:mi Ik : . Alfe The L ' nirersit} ' Stock Club provided a great opportunity for beginner- ' . ! wet in the world of investment. The club focused on real estate, mutual furuN leral pnrtfuliu tracking and portfolio theory, ( omprised of 20 members, the club held monthly meetings in addition to their regular email :. In terms of investing, Stock i President LiamHerron advised fellow students. If ou don ' t want to put in the time in. go with mutual funds. The club to how torn. -leiiLs upon entering the real bis-world, Stock Club 313

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Iivesting in Their Future The University ' s Stock Club, although still very new, had experienced a year tion on a variety of stock options. The Stock Club ' s president, Liam Herron, created thq msion and change. The club was designed for the organization ' s own proprietary software, a windows based tuto-J beginner investor and offered its members a wide variety of resources and information. Essentially, it gave its members real life experience in dealing with investing. With monthly meetings and group e-mails, the organization, which con- sisted of twenty-two members, carried out its intended purpose of increasing the members ' knowledge of investing. The group arranged a library which members used to research informa- if you don ' t want to put the time in go with mutual funds. - President Jam Herron rial intended for the beginner investor. Throughout the year, the kept track of three virtual portfolios: low, medium, and high risk] which demonstrated the use of a variety of different investmenj strategies. The club even had an investment club account wit Smith Barney, so that a member who actually desired to inve money could do so with other members. by Cathy Schulze HARMON ETTES Reenajashnani From Kim: Nicole Gibby. Nicole Kahaut. Sarah Nickels. mancla l.aim-ralo. Christine Kapusky Row 12: KmiU Cnstdlo. Lauren Ahranis. Miche le Hitter. Michelle David. Melissa Shubalis This ear. the Harmonettes performed a lot of gigs and got to sing at Lee Bollinger ' s inaugural reception, explained excited member Emily Costello. Costello and nine other women from the Women ' s Cilee Club made up the all-female acapellasinging group. The group included four new members this year who blended their voices with the older members in singing various popular, jazz and gospel numbers. The llarmonettes held major concerts in the fall with the Gentlemen, another I niversity a capella group, and in the spring with a guest group. Another highlight for these women w;i their participation in the annual Monsters of A capelia concert which featured a number of a capclla groups. hy Jenny Sidle 312 Organizations KAPPA DELTA Pi MarkWollv lainii ' formal) Row t . Dana Shapiro. Am: Kappa Delta Pi, an international honor society in education, served students who had completed six credits in the School of Kducation and had accumulated at least a 3.0 (i.P.A in these courses. In order to prepare aspiring teachers for the job application process, principles from neighboring towns held mock thirty-minute interviews. This year, chapters from all around the country attended a four-day convention in November. Teachers, administrators, and even a representative from Beijing gave presentations about topics related to education. The convention is an inspirational experience that everyone should have the opportunity to he a part of, commented elementary education senior and president. Kristine Fortier. Also, members partici- pated in community service for two horn ' s on Halloween by dressing up and creating four different activities for elementary-school kids. In- Aiibivr Zi lmii

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| he University ' s 1997 solar powered car is driven through downtown New York City for the annual ECOFest parade. Team members affectionately dubbed their creation the Wolverine. r Car Team members Steve Myers, Rick Bodey, Sarah Tacey, and Jed Christiansen show off team memorabilia to a recruit at Festifall. Such items as team t-shirts, hats, jackets and scale models of actual solar cars caught the eyes of passersby. I his young Asian girl dis- covers that learningcan be fun as she plays a game to learn the English language. As her teacher called out words, she jumped onto the letters that spelled them. Laurie Louwsma, a Family Housing Language instructor, leads the class in a sing- along Halloween song, in which the children shout outcertain words that they are learning. The children learned words easily through these songs and en- joyed the holiday themes. 314 Organizations The Family Housing Language Program, l second language course for University student i North Campus, provided English as a ind faculty. There was a wide variety of ;us levels or conversation and grammar. after schoolchildren ' s workshops, and English through Movies . The program went on several field trips such as apple picking, the zoo, Huckleberry Railroad, and visited the fire department. Social events were also planned, such as the program ' s successful Thanksgiviii ' ' addition to classes, a conversation partner system W;LS offered, which allowed pamuimnu-i i practice speaking English outside of the classroom. by Cathy .st w rc Shelley Skopit