Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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The second floor of Lappin Hall houses one of the many clubs on campus which contributes help to students in their chosen field. Mu Gamma Sigma, the Morehead Geological Society, not only gives its mem- bers a chance to explore earth's past, pre- sent, and future, but is one of the most active organizations. The Geological Society believes in up- holding a professional level of merit through the members' class work, field studies, and orderliness. llAlthough we're undergraduates, we try our best to portray professionalism in the field of Geology, said Dawana Johnson, a senior from Greenup Co. and president of the club. The club is composed of students major- ing or minoring in Geology and Earth Sci- ence, or those who just show an interest in 94 Academics geology. There are many annual events the club sponsors, like a fall banquet which includes a prominent speaker in the field of geology. Last fall the banquet featured Patrick Good- ing, a petroleum geologist with the Ken- tucky Geological Survey. The club also has a spring picnic, local and national field trips to state parks, and weekend retreats. Last se- mester the Morehead Geological Society toured Mammouth Cave National Park. Each summer the club organizes a two- to-three week trip to distant areas of geOe logical interest. in the summer of '86, the club explored states like Colorado, South Dakota, Wyoming, ldaho, and Montana They visited places such as the Yellowstone National Park and the Great Rocky Moun- tains. This summer, the Geological Society will look at geology in Washington DC, the northern portion of Maryland, and Virginia. Some of the sites they will visit are the Smithsonian Institute and the United States Geological Survey Headquarters. Mu Gamma Sigma holds fundraisers, at- tends meetings of geological societies, sponsors guest speakers, and invites other geology clubs at different colleges to visit Morehead. This year the Geological Society will host a visit from the George Washington Univer- sity Geology Club. Mu Gamma Sigma also participates in a science fair in which an award is given to an elementary, grade school, and high school student in the category of Geology or Earth Science. Charles E. Mason, an assistant professor of Geology is the advisor for the club. BY ERIC HICKMAN ? THE GEOLOGICAL Society believes in upholding a professional level of merit through the members' Class work, field studies, and orderliness. Student Todd Stewart is shown some helpful techniques by the advi- sor of the club, Professor Greens PHOTO BY IACK SIMPSON.

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Social Student Workers Correction SOCIAL WORKERS have an organization all of their own. These students are STUDENT CORRECTIONS is a branch of social work in which individuals gaining this seeking degrees that will enable them to help needy, homeless, abused individuals degree will have the capacity to discipline people or help to rehabilitate those with who have no other place to turn problems; Home EC Serves Area The Students Home Economics Associ- ation tSHEAi is made up of students in the SENIOR Teresa Traxel finishes some cookies prepared in one of her Home Economics classes. Traxel is from Mays- viIIe and is a member of Chi Omega sorority. PHOTO BY jACK SIMPSON.

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0x A PRAE-MEDICORUM is an organization for pre-medical majors This Club sponsored a benefit walk for cardiac rehabiliation patients in conjunction with the More- head Clinic. PHOTO BY TIM CONN Prae-Medicorum is, as the name sug- gests, an organization of pre-medical ma- jors, but the club also has some members who are interested in medicine, but haven't fully decided on a major. At least twice a year the club has repre- sentatives from different medical schools speak on the requirements for their schools. Each year the Prae-Medicorum also makes it a point to visit one of the two The Pre-veterinary Medicine Club iPsi Lambda Mul is a pre-professional club that strives to help prepare its members to face a career in veterinary medicine. The club is open to all interested pre-vet students who have a GPA of 2.5 or better. The club has been active since 1979, when it was reacti- vated after a four year absence. Each year, the club holds a practice inter- view board to help students pre are to face the interviews necessary for a mission to vet school. Area vets give talks on their experiences with interview boards and vet school. The club helps active club members pay for their trave expenses to interviews at veterinarian colleges. In order to ay for this and their expenses, the club hol 5 fund rais- ing events. This often includes running a concession stand at special events at the university farm. One event in which the club is active is the Logging Show. Last year, the show was held at the Derrickson Agri- cultural Complex in late September. ? STUDENTS interested in veterinary medicine may join the Pre-veterinary Medicine Club. Carolyn Bratcher works with one of the dogs at the kennel. This club helps active club members pay for their travel ex- penses to interviews at veterinarian colleges. PHOTO BY TIM CONN medical schools in Kentucky. Their visits are alternated between the University of Ken- tucky and the University of Louisville. This year the trip was to Louisville. In early October, several of the members joined efforts with the Morehead Clinic to sponsor a benefit walk for cardiac rehabili- tation patients. This was not a charity event, but a chance for heart patients to show they can still be active. The patients walked for three miles around the football field. ?