Southern University - Jaguar Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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Alpha Kappa Delta Morgan C. Brown Ever McWright Mabel Martin Otto Sampson Kappa Delta Pi Lurlee Coleman Hattie White Dorothy Jean Wills Joseph Wilson Alpha Kappa Delta National Sociological Honor Society was founded under the leadership of Dr. Emory S. Borgadus of the University of Southern Cali- fornia in 1920. The organization is a non-secret, democratic, national honor society which is oriented toward the promotion of qnterests in Sociology, research in social problems, and activities leading.to human welfare? The chapter at Southern University, Gamma, was last to be established in Louisiana. It was awarded during the spring semester of the 1964-65 school year, and the official charter date was May 18, 1964. Kappa Delta Pi was organized on March 8, 1911, and incorporated June 8, 1911, under the law of the State of Illinois as the honorary educational fraternity. In 1932, this title was changed to Kappa Delta Pi, an Honor Society in Education. Eta Mu Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi was established at Southern University May 16, 1952. Kappa Delta Pi, an organization of Education majors, seeks to encourage sincere endeavor in the field of Education. Membership is reserved to students who achieve superior academic records. The organization sponsors educational activities and programs. There are approximately 20 members on campus, including undergraduates and faculty members.

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l02 Alpha Mu Gamma Caldwell, Lucretia Chambers, Elizabeth Garner, J oan Hall, Tyrone Hayword, Marilyn Marks, Mary Roche, Maliss Walker, Lula Weary, Eula Manuel, C. Traves, C. The Beta Sigma Chapter of Alpha Mu Gamma was established at Southern University in May, 1963. It is a national honor society for the promotion of interest and proficiency in foreign languages. Pi Omega Pi Irving, Mattie Jones, Vincent Scott, Virtys White, Unice Pi Omega Pi is the National honorary fraternity in Business Education. Delta Lambda Chapter of Pi Omega Pi was organized at Southern University on May 23, 1959. The purpose of the organization is to create and maintain high scholarship among prospective teachers of business subjects.

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Pi Gamma Mu Pi Gamma Mu, the National Social Science Honor Society, was founded in 1942 at the College of William and Mary; years later, the Louisiana Epsilon Chapter was established on the campus of Southern University. The purpose of Pi Gamma Mu is to improve scholarship in the social sciences and to achieve synthesis therein; and to inspire social service to humanity by an intelligent approach-to the solution of social problems. Huckaby, Hilry J ones, Vincent Pitre, Victoria Powell, Maggie St. Cyr, J anet Temple, Sandra Kyles, Joseph PiMuE Pi Mu Epsilon is an honorary fraternity composed of both undergraduates and graduates. Its purposes are to promote academic excellence, to encourage and to provide an opportunity for research at the undergraduate level. Coleman, Lurlee Givens, Chester Smith, Jesse L.