Mortar Board Initiation

On April 19, 2013, new Mortar Board members were initiated into the Xi Phi Chapter of Mortar Board.  In addition, 2012-2013 Mortar Board members were initiated as alumni members of Mortar Board.  Thank you for a great year and good luck new initiates!  Check out the pictures below of the initiation ceremony at the Museum of Nebraska Art!

2012-2013 Members

New Initiates

Mortar Board Membership 2013-2014

Congratulations and welcome new members!   

Get ready for a fun and exciting year full of 

scholarship, leadership, and service!! 

New Initiates

Lisa Klingelhoefer

Chaney Black

Sarah Meuret

Regan Vanskiver

Blair Youngs

Erin Gotschall

Michael Bohn

Michael Christen

Jordan Bloesser

Amanda Swenson

Karlee Nuttelman

Kara Loeffler

Shelby Maloley

Rick Poppe

Andrew Broadfoot

Halsey Lutt

Nicole Connor

Adam Kahle

Abby Riese

Kayla Hansen

MaryAnn Pelc

Amanda Ullman

Erin Hullinger

Outstanding Freshman & Sophomore Awards Application

These awards are based on scholarship, leadership, and service.  There will be one award for a freshman and one for a sophomore. 

 

Each winner will receive a scholarship to be applied to the Fall 2013 semester.

Applicants must meet the following requirements: 

Freshmen: At least 24 credits completed by May 3, 2013

Sophomores: At least 48 credits completed by May 3, 2013

Minimum Cumulative GPA of 3.3

Pick one up from:

*Student Union Welcome Desk 

*Any 2012-13 Mortar Board Member 

OR

To access the Freshman application, follow the link below and click download to download the application.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6GN1VUEoXNrRW9hMlJSZ3UwNzg/edit?usp=sharing

To access the Sophomore application, follow the link below and click download to download the application

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6GN1VUEoXNrRXNmbHktVEtCeGc/edit?usp=sharing

Applications Due Wednesday, April 3, 2013

If you have any questions, please contact:

Katie Swett at swettkl@lopers.unk.edu or Dr. Amber Messersmith at messersmitas@unk.edu 

Polar Plunge!

For our March Philanthropy event, the Xi Phi Chapter decided to participate in the Polar Plunge, which is an annual event that takes place in cities all across the country. Essentially, participants raise money for the Special Olympics by plunging into freezing cold water. Being able to participate in the Polar Plunge not only allows the Special Olympics (specifically the Nebraska Special Olympics in our case) to get some outstanding monetary donations, it also allows for some awesome PR and a great opportunity to get the communities across Nebraska involved in knowing and learning more about the Special Olympics. The Xi Phi Chapter had two "plungers," Whitney Nelson and Justin Vogel, who together raised $150 for the event. The Xi Phi Chapter team was one of 11 teams participating in this year's Polar Plunge at Yanney Heritage Park.  Check out the pictures and video below!!!

Polar Plunge
MB Member Support

Polar Plunge
Whitney and Justin

Mortar Board Week: February 10 - 16, 2013

MORTAR BOARD WEEK:  

• Freshmen and Sophomore Recognition Event-- Monday, February 11, 2013.
• This event recognized freshmen and sophomores at the top of their class by congratulating them on their academic performance. 
• The event took place in the Nebraskan Student Union and included approximately 100 students and more than 15 faculty members.
•  Keynote Speaker: Dr. Charles Bicak
• Last Lecture Series- Tuesday, February 12, 2013 -Copeland Hall.

o    Mortar Board hosted and facilitated the campus tradition in which Mortar Board, along with the campus honored a faculty member.  This year’s speaker was John Lakey.
To watch this lecture, follow this link: http://flash.unk.edu/vod/unkmedia/john_lakey/Last_Lecture_Lakey.mp4

• Mortar Board Alumni Social- Wednesday,  February 13, 2013.
• The Chapter organized a meet and greet social with our area Alumni.
• The event was held in order to network and catch up with our Alumni.
• The event was held at the Alumni House.

Photos from Mortar Board Week:

Freshman and Sophomore Recognition Event
Dr. Charles Bicak

Freshman and Sophomore Recognition Event

Last Lecture Series
John Lakey

Last Lecture Series

Alumni Social

Mortar Board Candidate Information Sheet

To access the Mortar Board candidate information sheet, please follow the link below.  Once you get to this link, click file, then scroll down and click download to download the document.  Once downloaded, you will be able to fill out the information sheet.


https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6GN1VUEoXNrWmlfN2pHb1RLZUE/edit

Mortar Board Teams Up With Storm Hockey

As a fundraiser for Mortar Board, members sold tickets to the Tri-City Storm hockey game on January 12, 2013.  The event was a great success and Mortar Board says thank you to Storm Hockey and everyone who came out and supported the Xi Phi Chapter!  Check out the photos from the game below!

Both current members and alumni!

Katie, Krista, and Whitney

Abbi, Whitney, Sam, and Ariane