Night at the BOOseum!

On October 25, 2012, Mortar Board members volunteered at the Kearney Area Children's BOOseum! As part of this service project, members of Mortar Board helped with set up, assisted with games, handed out candy, and provided assistance to a variety of booths that were set up for the children to enjoy. Check out the pictures from this event below! Great job Mortar Board!

Briana

Briana

Jenna, Adam, & Morgan

Josh

Katie

Josh

Allison

2011-2012 Chapter of Mortar Board Receives Awards

The 2011-2012 Xi Phi Chapter of Mortar Board received the prestigious Golden Torch Award at the 2012 Mortar Board National Conference.  This award recognizes a chapter for "superior exemplification of the Ideals of our Society through exceptional chapter operations and service to alma mater."  In addition to this award, the 2011-2012 Xi Phi Chapter also received a number of Project Excellence Awards for a variety of events and projects they organized and participated in throughout the course of the year.  These awards included:

• Mortar Board Blog
• Inclusive Playground Project
• Education Rocks!
• Books! Books! Books!
• UNK Honors Convocation
• Alumni Appreciation Event
• Trick or Treat to Help Kids Eat
• Outstanding Freshman and Sophomore Awards
• Loper Cleanup
• Last Lecture Series
• Freshman Scholarship Recognition Event
• Faculty Appreciation Dinner
• Dead Week Booth
• Mortar Board's Christmas Adoption
• Breakfast with Santa

Congratulations to the 2011-2012 Mortar Board Chapter!

IN WITH THE NEW...

Welcome new initiates!  You are now a group of elite leaders on campus encouraged to uphold Mortar Board's highest ideals of scholarship, leadership, and service.  Meet the challenge with pride and honor and mold the chapter into the best it has ever been!

2011-2012 Members, thank you for your time, service, and commitment to Mortar Board over the past year.  It has truly been an honor working with all of you as you have all set the bar high for future classes. Good luck in your future endeavors as you begin the next chapter of each of your lives.


In Best Regards,

Caitlin Foy

Chapter Historian '12

Newest Initiates and Latest Alumni

Congratulations Class of 2013!

24th ANNUAL HONORS CONVOCATION AND MORTAR BOARD INITIATION

Mortar Board welcomes 25 newly initiated members into the Xi Phi Chapter of Mortar Board!  The event was held on April 15, 2012 at 3:00pm in the Ponderosa Ballroom of the Nebraskan Student Union. Photos below captured the initiation process.

Signing the Book

 

 

Pinning

2012-2013 Class

APPLAUDING EXCELLENCE: RECOGNIZING STUDENT LEADERS--ONE OF OUR VERY OWN!

"On April 11, 2012, the UNK Office of Student Life Division of Student Affairs hosted the first annual Applauding Excellence: Recognizing Student Leaders reception and program. A number of students and student organizations were honored with awards. We are exceptionally proud of our Membership Selection Chair, McKenzie Wiese, who was named Outstanding Student Organization Leader. Not only did Mortar Board nominate her for her tireless efforts to plan, publicize, and lead the group through Membership Selection, the Loper Programming and Activities Council (LPAC) also nominated her for her service as LPAC President. This photo was taken with Dean of Student Affairs Dr. Joe Oravecz right after McKenzie received her award.

Considering officers from all 200 UNK student organizations were eligible for this award, this is indeed a tremendous honor. Thanks for all of your hard work and for representing Mortar Board so well, McKenzie!"- Dr. Amber Messersmith

McKenzie Wiese and Dr. Oravecz

HONORS CONVOCATION

As part of our leadership activities, the Mortar Board Chapter hosts the Honors Convocation in April each year.  At this event, the Chapter honors the outgoing Mortar Board members, recognizes and awards the Notable Freshman & Sophomore Award, and initiates the newly selected Mortar Board members.
The Honors Convocation event took place on April 15, 2012 at 2:00pm in the Ponderosa Ballroom at the Nebraskan Student Union. 

MORTAR BOARD MEMBERSHIP 2012-2013

Congratulations and welcome new members!   

Get ready for a fun and exciting year full of 

scholarship, leadership, and service!! 

New Initiates

Morgan Abert

Ariane Aten

Hilke Brandon

Laura Brockhaus

Luke Conrad

Abbie Davis

Josh Englund

Kyle Gibbens

Jenna Issacson

Alyx Lingenfelter

Elizabeth “Libby” Manfull

Jordan Moncrief

Briana Nelsen

Whitney Nelson

Marissa Niday

Allison Palmer

Kaitlin Pearson

Adam Peters

Kira Putscher

Krista Scheer

Samantha Seina

Miranda Stanczyk

Katie Swett

Kathy Venteicher

Justin Vogel