Catawba College's Omicron Chapter of Alpha Chi, the national college honor society, held an initiation ceremony for candidates on October 21 in Omwake-Dearborn Chapel on campus. The ceremony was held in conjunction with the college's annual Homecoming and Family Weekend. The organization's 2011-2012...

Catawba College's Omicron Chapter of Alpha Chi, the national college honor society, held an initiation ceremony for candidates on October 21 in Omwake-Dearborn Chapel on campus. The ceremony was held in conjunction with the college's annual Homecoming and Family Weekend.

The organization's 2011-2012 president, senior Joshua L. Owens of Mt. Pleasant, N.C., officiated, assisted by acting faculty sponsor Professor Julia Hayes and faculty advisors Dr. Maria Vandergriff-Avery, chair and associate professor of sociology, and Dr. Barry Sang, dean of Catawba's Shuford School of Performing Arts and professor of religion. Dr. Sue Calcagni, assistant professor of biology and environmental science, delivered the homily for the ceremony, "No Cats Were Harmed in The Making of This Homily." Alpha Chi President Joshua Owens delivered the invocation while Sarah Robinson of Cartersville, Va., brought words of greeting and introduction.

Candidates initiated into the organization include seniors Amanda Joyce Carter of Sanford; Jubilee Ann Meehan of Kannapolis; Lisa Pearl Pilcher of Yadkinville; Alyssa and Darlene Retundie of Mooresville. Junior inductees include Amelia Danielle Baity of Hamptonville; Kylie Ann Beinke of Cary; Gabriella Jean Bressi of Villanova, Pa.; Meredith Madr'e Brown of Troutman; Jodye Shae Carroll of Mt. Pleasant, S.C.; Joshua Ray Cummings of Faith; Elizabeth Grace Davis of East Bend; Christina Cherrie Faircloth of Belmont; Hannah Rebecca Fisher of China Grove; Ashley Gail Freeze of China Grove; Katherine Rae Higgins of Durham; Jaclyn Mirisa Lawrence of Waxhaw; Ivory Taylor May of China Grove; Maura Lee Pantone of Pittsburgh, Pa.; Blake Richey Rushing of Indian Trail; Dustin Stuart Shelton of Kannapolis; Lindsay McCarn Smith of Salisbury; and Elizabeth Jane White of Salisbury.

Catawba's Omicron Chapter of Alpha Chi was founded in May 1978 with the induction of 13 members. To date, more than 600 members have been inducted. Alpha Chi inducts no more than the top 10 percent of juniors and seniors from all academic fields. Founded in 1922, the society has active chapters at more than 300 colleges and universities in 45 states and Puerto Rico.

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Catawba College's Omicron Chapter of Alpha Chi, the national college honor society, held an initiation ceremony for candidates Friday, Sept. 19 in Omwake-Dearborn Chapel on campus. The ceremony was held in conjunction with the college's annual Family Weekend. The organization's 2008-2009 president, ...

Catawba College's Omicron Chapter of Alpha Chi, the national college honor society, held an initiation ceremony for candidates Friday, Sept. 19 in Omwake-Dearborn Chapel on campus. The ceremony was held in conjunction with the college's annual Family Weekend.

The organization's 2008-2009 president, senior Kenzie M. Brogden of Wilmington, N.C., officiated, assisted by faculty sponsor Dr. Bethany S. Sinnott, a professor of English, and faculty advisors Dr. Cynthia Osterhus, assistant professor of teacher education, and Dr. Maria Vandergriff-Avery, associate professor of sociology. Professor Paul E. Oakley, director of choral, vocal and sacred music studies, an associate professor of music, and the college organist, delivered the homily for the ceremony, "We Know What ... But Who?"

Candidates initiated into the organization include seniors Jill Rose Archambault of Glen Falls, N.Y.; Derek Wade Freeze of China Grove; Jessica Dawn Kitzmiller of Sandy Ridge; Alesha Spring Roseman of Salisbury; Shahin Soltan Mohammadi of Gothenburg, Sweden; and Caitlin Elizabeth Springs of Santa Clara, Calif. Juniors initiated include Jacqueline Renee Allen of Winston-Salem; Rebecca Leigh Chinnis of Charlotte; Andrea Elizabeth Clabaugh of York, Pa.; Leslie Michelle Denton of Salisbury; Kyle Brandon Ganow of State College, Pa.; Alyssa Lauren Halter of Hertford; Amanda Adele Lederer of Bradenton, Fla.; Cyle Andrew Petersen of Campbell River, British Columbia; Eric Stearns Schmehl of Shamong, N.J.; and Kristopher Watson of Voorhees, N.J.

Catawba's Omicron Chapter of Alpha Chi was founded in May 1978 with the induction of 13 members. To date, more than 550 members have been inducted. Alpha Chi inducts no more than the top 10 percent of juniors and seniors from all academic fields. Founded in 1922, the society has active chapters at more than 300 colleges and universities in 45 states and Puerto Rico.

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Catawba College's Omicron Chapter of Alpha Chi, the national college honor society, held an initiation ceremony for candidates on Sept. 25th in Omwake-Dearborn Chapel on campus. The ceremony was held in conjunction with the college's annual Family Weekend. The organization's 2009-2010 president, sen...

Catawba College's Omicron Chapter of Alpha Chi, the national college honor society, held an initiation ceremony for candidates on Sept. 25th in Omwake-Dearborn Chapel on campus.  The ceremony was held in conjunction with the college's annual Family Weekend.

The organization's 2009-2010 president, senior Andrea E. Clabaugh of York, Pa., officiated, assisted by faculty sponsor Dr. Bethany S. Sinnott, a professor of English, and faculty advisors Dr. Maria Vandergriff-Avery, associate professor of sociology, and Dr. Barry Sang, professor of religion.  Dr. Sheila Brownlow, professor of psychology, delivered the homily for the ceremony, "If not you, then who?"  Senior Caitlin Springs of Santa Clara, Calif., delivered the invocation.

Candidates initiated into the organization include seniors Patrick Bryan Dennis of Durham; Grant Alexander Gibson of Owen Sound, Ontario; Nathaniel Ray Griffin of Boomer; Katherine Virginia Hill of Fayetteville; Amber Michelle Hughes of Seattle, Wash.; and Kali Marina McCullough of Columbia, Tenn.  Juniors initiated include Alexa Rae Baird of Plainfield, N.J.; Cynthia Mary Cook of Franklin, Pa.; Stephanie M. Hill of China Grove; John Matthew Hoehman of Granite Quarry; William Reece Huneycutt of Locust; Chad Michael Innis of Mint Hill; Mark Lee Ketterer of Hamilton, N.J.; Joseph Stephen Manser of Mooresville; Sarah Yie-Wah Morse of North Berwick, Maine; Zachary Talmadge Owen of Charlotte; Austen Matthew Peters of Clemmons; Lara Anne Poplo of Newark, Del.; Laura Elaine Ritchie of Salisbury; Sarah Claiborne Robinson of Cartersville, Va.; Laura Whitney Sale of Yadkinville; Robert Bruce Sawyer of Salisbury; Vanessa Galera Silva of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Elizabeth Nicole Sloop of Salisbury; and Mara Lee Stewart of Hurricane, W. Va.

Catawba's Omicron Chapter of Alpha Chi was founded in May 1978 with the induction of 13 members.  To date, more than 550 members have been inducted. Alpha Chi inducts no more than the top 10 percent of juniors and seniors from all academic fields.  Founded in 1922, the society has active chapters at more than 300 colleges and universities in 45 states and Puerto Rico.