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August 10, 2007
ΜμΣι΄«Γ½ Mortar Board chapter receives grant from national council
The Mortar Board National Senior Honor Society at the University of Louisiana at Monroe returned from the National Mortar Board Conference in Columbus Ohio July 27 β 29 with a $200 book-buying grant; the ΜμΣι΄«Γ½ chapter is one of only four to receive a grant from the National Council.
ΜμΣι΄«Γ½ Mortar Board President Raghda Khalid Elsayed and Martha Anderson, assistant dean of students and national alumni representative to Mortar Board, represented ΜμΣι΄«Γ½ at the national conference, held at Ohio State University.
"I am honored to be a member of Mortar Board because it values not only scholarship and leadership, but also service,β said Elsayed. βOur chapter is really excited about the fall semester because we will start working on the national project 'Reading is Leading'." The funds will enable the chapter to participate; the ΜμΣι΄«Γ½ group will purchase books to be distributed in the community.
The ΜμΣι΄«Γ½ chapter of Mortar Board, one of 223 chapters nationwide, was established in 1977. The mission of Mortar Board is to recognize college seniors for their achievements in scholarship, leadership and service.
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