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PLAN TO ATTEND THE 2014 TRIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION IN OCTOBER IN N. CHARLESTON, S.C.Come join us for Pi Gamma Mu's triennial international convention in Charleston, S. C., on October 16-18, 2014, at the Crowne Plaza Charleston Airport - Convention Center in North Charleston. This charming southern city is one of the Top 10 tourist attractions as one of the oldest and most beautiful cities in the United States. | |||||||||||
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CALL FOR PAPERSPi Gamma Mu student members may propose to present papers at the triennial international convention. Pi Gamma Mu will pay for one night's lodging at the Crowne Plaza Charleston Airport - Convention Center for up to 12 student members whose proposals are accepted and who present their papers as a formal 10- to 15-minute oral paper presentation at the international convention. Other student paper proposals will still be accepted but students will be invited to present their work in a poster session and not as a formal presentation. Regardless of the final presentation format, we are encouraging students to submit their work and look forward to learning about the research that Pi Gamma Mu members have completed. | DEADLINE FOR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS IS FEB. 15Each year, Pi Gamma Mu awards 11 scholarships to outstanding members. Five are named scholarships. Three scholarships are worth $2000 each, and the other eight are worth $1000 each. These scholarships are primarily intended for first-year graduate work in the social sciences. If you are interested in applying, you should start putting your information together right away. Applications must be fully completed and received at the Pi Gamma Mu office in Winfield, Kans., with a postmark on or before February 15. Winners will be notified in March, with the grants awarded in September. Please check the Pi Gamma Mu Web site for information and the application form. The URL address is www.pigammamu.org/scholarship_application.asp. | ||||||||||
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NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – TAKE 2
| NOMINATE TRUSTEES BY FEB. 15The nominating committee invites all chapters to submit names of candidates for a position on the Board of Trustees to appear on the 2014 ballot. Chapter participation is essential because the Pi Gamma Mu constitution states, "Each candidate whose name appears on the ballot must be nominated by a chapter." Nominations for board members may be sent to Beth Biddle in the international office. | ||||||||||
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PI GAMMA MU MOURNS LOSS OF DR. ORVILLE D. MENARD, | |||||||||||
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SHADOW PRESIDENT | CHAPTERS IN ACTIONThe Pennsylvania Alpha Omicron Chapter at Washington & Jefferson College organized a social-science dinner together with the social-science club. They had a formal dinner and speakers from University of North Carolina – Greensboro and discussed a wide range of social and political topics. It was a huge success and they plan on making it an annual campus tradition. Dr. Yongsheng Wang is the chapter sponsor and chancellor of the Northeast Region. | ||||||||||
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VIEW FROM THE PODIUM | WAYNE STATE COLLEGE BECOMES FIRST PI GAMMA MU "STAR"Congratulations to the Nebraska Delta Chapter at Wayne State College. It received the first "Pi Gamma Mu Star" plaque in the fall. The chapter sponsor, Dr. Randy Bertolas, uploaded the Pi Gamma Mu link, shown below, to the chapter's Web site. Would your chapter like to be a "Star"? Has Pi Gamma Mu helped you by giving you the recognition that you have earned as an honor student, or by facilitating your institution's process of recognizing honor students? If so, please help us to create new chapters so that faculty members and honor students at other colleges and universities can benefit, too. | ||||||||||
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SHOW YOUR PI GAMMA MU SPIRIT! |
The international office is selling royal-blue Pi Gamma Mu sweatshirts in sizes M, L, XL, and XXL for $25. We have navy-blue polo shirts, embroidered with the Pi Gamma Mu key design in white, which are always a popular item. We have them in sizes M, L, XL, and XXL for $25. You can order your honor cords any time during the year. They can be worn at graduation, they can be draped around your Pi Gamma Mu membership certificate on the wall, or you can be creative--but be sure to order yours. There is an order form on the merchandise page at www.pigammamu.org/store.html. You can also call the international office and purchase these items with a credit card, and they will be mailed to you immediately. | |
Church Hill Classics offers beautiful Pi Gamma Mu frames that can turn your membership certificate into a spectacular work of art! Visit the Web page at www.pigammamu.org/church-hill-classics-store.html. | If you would like more items with the Pi Gamma Mu logo, check out the selection from our CafePress storefront. |
ACHS Membership Protects the Legitimacy of Honor Societies | |
Pi Gamma Mu is one of 66 members of the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS), which is the authority on standards and definitions for the honor society movement. ACHS has stepped up efforts to alert the higher education community to the standards of traditional honor societies. In contrast, some new so-called honor societies exist online and allow self-nomination, accepting fees with no questions asked. If in doubt about an organization, you can check out the ACHS Web site (www.achshonor.org) for the list of honor societies that are members. |
Pi Gamma Mu is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and able to accept tax-deductible donations. If you would like to make a donation to our organization in honor / memory of a professor, sponsor, loved one or friend, or to support our scholarship program, you are encouraged to do so. Pi Gamma Mu gives 11 scholarships to students going into a graduate program in social science each year. You can mail your donation to Pi Gamma Mu, 1001 Millington St., Suite B, Winfield, KS 67156.
Anytime you move, such as after graduation, please notify the Pi Gamma Mu office immediately. This will prevent your mailings from being interrupted or discontinued. The International Social Science Review is returned to us by the post office, which is an additional expense for the international office to absorb. Just mail a change-of-address card, post card, or letter to Pi Gamma Mu, 1001 Millington St., Suite B, Winfield, KS 67156. If you prefer, you can send an E-mail message ([email protected]), or go to our Web site (www.pigammamu.org) to change your address information. We need your name, as well as your old and new address. Thank you very much for taking a few minutes to keep your information current.
When you graduate, please give us a new E-mail address if you have been using your college address to receive your Pi Gamma Mu Newsletter. At some point (each college is different), your college E-mail address will be eliminated and you will no longer receive the newsletter or other information from Pi Gamma Mu.
Here are ways to contact our international office.
Regular mail: 1001 Millington St., Suite B, Winfield, KS 67156
Telephone: (620) 221-3128
Email addresses:
● | Beth Biddle, acting executive director, associate director for chapter services: [email protected] |
● | Angela Shear, chapter-development officer: [email protected] |
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