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MORTAR BOARD 

Scholars…Chosen for Leadership…United to Serve

 

What is Mortar Board?

Mortar Board is a national honor society recognizing college seniors for their achievements in scholarship, leadership, and service. There are 231 chartered Mortar Board chapters nationwide. Our chapter, Xi Phi, was first established in 1924 on the then-Nebraska State Teachers College campus as an honor society with standards similar to those of Mortar Board. In the 1980s, Bobbie McKenzie and Jackie Rosenlof, Mortar Board members and chapter advisors, felt a Mortar Board chapter belonged on the then-Kearney State College campus. With the support of Kearney State President William Nester, they compiled and submitted a petition twice. In 1986, national officers visited campus to talk with faculty, examine curriculum, and interact with Xi Phi honor society members. The meeting was a success, and a chartering ceremony occurred on April 24^th, 1988.

UNK's chapter has a long history of excellence.  We have been awarded the Gold Torch awards 15 of the last 16 years by the national Mortar Board Headquarters organization, designating that we have exceeded the expectations for a chapter in the areas of scholarship, leadership, and service.  We have earned multiple Project Excellence awards, including 9 of the approximately 90 awards given in 2014.  In August 2014, our chapter received the Ruth Weimer Mount Chapter Excellence Award at the national conference in Atlanta.  This award recognizes the top Mortar Board chapter in the country.  In receiving this award, UNK joins fellow award winners such as Purdue University, Kansas State University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Washington, University of California Los Angeles, and The Ohio State University as receiving of this prestigious award. 

What does Mortar Board do?

Our Mortar Board chapter is an active group, so membership means not only attending meetings, but also participating in meaningful activities and campus/community projects throughout one’s year of collegiate membership. The point of Mortar Board is to give back to the university that enabled members to attain the academic and extracurricular success they have experienced.  Projects that Mortar Board has been involved with in the past year include: Last Lecture Series, True Blue Game Days, Fuel Around the Fountain, Reading is Leading, Freshman & Sophomore Recognition Event, Faculty Appreciation Dinner, Campus Clean-Up, Habitat for Humanity, A Million Thanks Letter Writing Campaign to Veterans and Active Service Members, and Adopt-a-Family.

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