Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 151 discount, because the purchases went to a local non-profit organization. Benefits, other than building up the day care ' s library, came with the donations. " I think it ' s a real positive kind of interaction, " Adene Winter, the day care ' s director said. " They enjoy the new books and the one-on-one interaction with college students. " Besides the service project necessary to win a chapter award, Mortar Board also continued annual projects, such as baby-sitting for students during finals week, organizing an administrative forum and sponsoring the 10th Kansas Academic Decathlon. The two-day event determined which of 17 high schools would represent Kansas at the National Academic Decathlon. The students took campus tours and participated in both speech interviews and essay contests about the year ' s topic, " The Sustainable Earth. " The combined scores determined the winner, Shawnee Mission East, would represent Kansas at the national competition in San Antonio, Texas. Mortar Board was also the only college organization to sponsor a decathlon. " I think it went really, really well, " said Emily Howard, academic decathlon chairman and senior in accounting and finance. " We had 180 students and everyone enjoyed it. I think it inspired us to make it better. " Alphas Inn Alphn Amnriron Institute of Chrmical Engineers Front row: Shannon Blender. Kimberly Meyer, Katie Bailin. Back row: Kerry Priest. Cory Epley. Bill Oisberger. Front row: Jennifer Schillelbein, Sarah Patterson. Nathan Stockman. Row 2: Walter Walawender, Kristin Ecord. Brandon Oberling, KailaYoung, Heath Wanamaker, Valerie Norris. Back row: Chet Davidson. Christina Erica. Will Stone, Robin Roth. Matthew Kyle. Steve Alley. 152 organizations