Mississippi Valley State University - Delvian Yearbook (Itta Bena, MS)

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Along with the dutiful task of indulging in academic classes, there’s the joy of involving oneself in a club or organization. The purpose is to provide students with extracurricular activities that are exhaust outlets for us after studies. Each spring semester the student body elects officers for the Student Government Association (SGA) to serve the following year. The Student Union Board (SUB) is composed of volunteers selected by a standing committee to draw up student activities. Within the music field, there’s Music Educators National Conference (MENC), Jazz Band, Jazz Rock Ensemble, All Faith Gospel Choir (AFGC), University Singers, Concert Choir and the Youth for Christ Choir. The MENC attends annual meetings, state and national, to learn of developments in the music field. They also attend seminars and make reports to their Seminar Recital class of the Music Department. The Jazz Band carries the hottest notes!! They have performed with Bobby Bryant — renown trumpeter — and Bill Easley for the Bobby Bryant Clinic. This band was also featured at the Mississippi Music Educators Association Clinic (band division) in Biloxi, December 1979 and the Governor’s inauguration on January, 1980. The Jazz Rock Ensemble is a newly formed group. Its members play percussion instruments, groups numbers and in solos. The word we have on them is they will be the first Black University group to be represented at the Percussion Arts Society National Convention in California next fall. The All Faith Gospel Choir is profound in gospel singing! The group has attended the National Black College Gospel Music Workshop in Atlanta for the past three years. The choir last year took fourth place in the National Gospel Music Workshop competition in New York. If you love good singing, hard work and can spare the hours, take a grand step into All Faith. The Youth for Christ Choir is noted for its Monday night music presentations in the university chapel. Its performances are good and the songs are very soul-stirring. The University Singers work diligently each semester to present music of culture. During the Fall semester, the singers present “Christmas Vespers” and each Spring they do a variety of selections. The Concert Choir presents Handel’s “Messiah” each Christmas season. If you haven’t heard them — you’ve missed a real tribute to the life and times of Jesus Christ. Beta Kappa Chi is a new organization for Biology majors. Alpha Chi is a National Honorary Society that caters only to those eloquent juniors and seniors who have grade point averages of 3.3 or better. In the business department, there’s Phi Beta Lambda, National Business Honor Society (NBHS) and National Collegiate Association for Secretaries (NCHS). Phi Beta Lambda serves business majors and minors. Who has the word on the National Business Honor Society? NCAS re lates national news to the secretaries. What more? Among the academic organizations are the Art Club, Biological Science Club, Social Science Club, Pre-Law Club, Health and Physical Education Club (HPER), Pre-Med Club and Industrial Education Club. In non-academics we have the Devil Boosters Club, Pre-Alumni Club, Flying Demons, and Arnold Air Society along with other new developments that appear each year. Alpha Kappa Mu (AKM) is a national Black Honor Society. Members must maintain a GPA of 3.5 Tau Beta Sigma is an honorary band sorority. Kappa Kappa Psi is the honorary band fraternity. Baptist Student Union (BSU), Methodist Student Union and the Islamic Student Union are all growing. They are great resources for strength through prayer. There is some talk of a Catholic Student Union! The Modeling Squad speaks for itself. Since they screen their models carefully, the team is not for everyone. Blood Psi Phi is a social fraternity. Woman Phi Blood is a social sorority. Whatever the club or organization, each have a common purpose — bringing together persons with similar interests and working together for betterment of those interests. What’s your interest — you name it; the Valley has it, or will get it for MOU go 234 ee

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION Standing: Johnny Johnson, Melvin Stokes, Juanita Anthony, Wanda Brooks, Joanna Aron, Adleen Bady, Sheila Richardson and Eddie Thomas. Seated: Michelle Wesley, Aubrey Pittman and Sylvia Taylor. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND APPOINTEES Standing: Edgar Brady, Juanita Anthony, Joanna Aron, Sylvia Taylor and Melvin Stokes. Seated: Eddie Thomas, Aubrey Pittman and Aaron McGee.