Phi Theta Kappa plans
rock ‘n roll event
As part of Phi Theta Kappa, our members are involved
in an honor study topic and an international service
project. This year, our current honor study topic
is “Popular Culture: Shaping and Reflecting
Who We Are.”
For the international service project, “Conquering
Cancer, Continuing the Fight,” we have teamed
up with the American Cancer Society. In our attempt
to gain more knowledge of popular culture and
to help the American Cancer Society, we have planned
an event that we think, and hope, will be grand.
Alpha Zeta Eta will be having a 1950’s
Jubilee on Nov. 19 from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. All proceeds
from the event will benefit the 2006 American
Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life,”
which kicked off last Thursday, Oct. 20, at North
Lake, and is scheduled to take place in spring
2006. The annual event is an all-night affair
where team members take turns walking in a marathon.
Prior to and during the relay each team collects
money for the ACS.
Next month’s Jubilee will encompass everything
related to the 1950s, from the art, to the clothes,
to the cars they drove. We will transform the
cafeteria, patio and courtyard to the fabulous
Fifties. This fun family event will have several
contests, games and, of course, plenty of food,
drinks and vendors.
Some of the highlights of the event will include
an art show, American Bandstand talent show, and
a classic car show. We will end the event with
a 1950s sock hop where we will twist away to music
of that time. We will pre-sell tickets to the
Sock Hop for $5.
Enjoying all the family fun activities at the
Jubilee is great, but at the same time, it will
be a great opportunity to get a headstart in raising
money for your Relay for Life team. We will provide
tables to sell merchandise to raise funds. All
that is required is to follow the theme of the
1950s with your dress and the decorations on your
table. So, what if you don’t have a team
but still want to raise money for your club? You
can still have a table, for a fee of $25, and
then you can keep the money you earn.
I hope everyone will join us on Nov. 19 for this
wonderful look back into a period of American
history. For those who need S.E.A credits or just
volunteer opportunities, this is a great way to
gain those, help raise money and awareness for
a wonderful cause, and have fun in the process.
For more information about the Jubilee and how
to form your Relay for Life team, contact our
AVP of Service Vicki Riley at vicki.riley@ptk.org
or come to our meetings on Fridays at 4:30 p.m.,
in room A-206.
— Debra Jensen is vice president of
Alpha Zeta Eta, North Lake’s chapter of
Phi Theta Kappa.
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