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Kappa PiPhi Alpha ThetaPromoting Professionalism"Art colors the life and enriches living."This was the motto of Kappa Pi, an inter-Kappa Pi. Front row: Kerr, LaLonde, Molner, Pickens. Second row: Williams, Mengleberg. Thirdrow: Green -co-sponsor, Evans, Nelson , Wagner, Christa/di. Back row: Mueller , Doran-cosponsor, McGufnnes, Caples. - photo by Public Relations Office.Phi Alpha Theta. Front row; Davis, Treat, Addington. Back row: Jewell-sponsor, Morris , Froyen ,HoI/and, Segraves-sponsor, Muncy -sponsor. - photo by Wes Holland.national honorary art fraternity. Accordingto co-sponsor, Dr. Faye Doran , the purposeof this organization was "to promote ahigh standard of scholarship in all areas ofeducation, but especially in the visual arts. "Kappa Pi sponsored several activitiesthroughout the year. In January, the groupsponsored a High School art show. Thepurpose of this was to call community attentionto developing young artsists. Also ,like years before, during Spring Sing weekend,the organization sponsored a universitywide "Art Fest." This allowed prospectivestudents to familiarize themselveswith the accomplishments of Harding students.Also in January, Kappa Pi took a trip tothe Oklahoma Art Center. While there, thegroup viewed a Jamie Wyeth exhibition aswell as the permanent collection of 20thCentury American Art. They also visitedthe Cowboy Hall of Fame and theOklahoma Christian College art department.Two main goals of Kappa Pi as stated byDr. Doran were, "to promote the awarenessof visual arts in the University and inthe community and to raise the performanceleve of each student in the art programby promoting and rewarding the goalof excellence." t'llf'&Phi Alpha Theta was a history honorsociety which gave the students an opportunityto explore areas of history that werenormally not covered in a regular class setting.All programs not only proVidedspecial interest for the students, but alsoprovided fellowship with students andfaculty in the history department. To pursuetheir interest in Phi Alpha Theta, a 3.0grade point average must be attained on12 hours of history.Their main highlight in the spring wastheir 25th anniversary Chapter Banuet ofthe charter members. It began with 9 or 10members with Dr. Ganus as one of themembers of the first Irst group in 1960.Phi Alpha Theta was not only concernedwith the past , but also with current eventsbecause the news of today became thehistory of tomorrow. f1~62 Honor societies