Leadership is not magnetic personality—that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not "making friends and influencing people"—that is flattery. Leadership is lifting a person's vision to higher sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.
Peter F. Drucker

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Mark your Calendars - Important Fall Dates to Remember

Executive Board Retreat
August 25, 2007 @ 1:00 pm

All Member Retreat
September 8, 2007 @ 1:00 pm

Summer 2007 Service Opportunities!

Soccer with King Kennedy Youth
Monday, July 23, 2007
9:00am (field east of the Rec Center)
The youth of King Kennedy have challenged KSU students to a soccer scrimmage. No doubt fun will be had by all who attend.

First Book of Portage County
Saturday, July 28, 2007
1:00-5:00pm
Streetsboro Family Days
Selling book plates, voting tickets, and registering karaoke singers!

KSU United for Biloxi
Friday, August 3, 2007
1:00-4:00pm
King Kennedy Community Center
Come help package school supplies collected to benefit the children of Biloxi while interacting with the King Kennedy youth!

Join the KSU_VOLUNTEERS listserv to receive direct e-mails regarding service opportunities on campus!

The Laurels would like to Congratulate the new Chapter of 2007-2008, inducted March 18, 2007!

You can read more about the new chapter on the News and Minutes Page!

The Induction Ceremony, held in the Governance Chambers on the second floor of the Student Center, was a momentous occasion. Through this ceremony, each member of the incoming chapter receives a certificate of membership, accepting with it the "burden of its privileges" while outgoing chapter pledges to "continue their pursuit for excellence."

The Torch has been passed from one chapter to the next.
May you "ever hold high The Torch".

The Torch

The God of Great Endeavor gave me a torch to bear.
I lifted it high above me in the dark and murky air,
And straightway, with loud hosannas, the crowd proclaimed its light
And followed me as I carried my torch through the starless night.
Till drunk with the people's praises, and mad with vanity,
I forgot 'twas the torch that they followed, and fancied they followed me.

Then slowly my arm grew weary upholding the shining load,
And my tired feet went stumbling over the dusty road.
And I fell - - with the torch beneath me. In a moment the light was out,
When lo! from the throng a stripling sprang forth with a mighty shout,
Caught up the torch as it smoldered, and lifted it high again,
Till, fanned by the winds of heaven, it fired the souls of men.

And as I lay in the darkness, the feet of the trampling crowd
Passed over and far beyond me, its paeans proclaiming aloud.
And I learned in the deepening twilight the glorious verity,
'Tis the torch that the people follow, whoever the bearer may be.

Music

Looking for music to accompany initiation? We are happy to host the following files for our National Office.

The Ode to Mortar Board

Thy Ideals (The Mortar Board Alma Mater)

Combined Chapter Meetings

After induction, incoming and outgoing chapters unite for the remainder of the Spring Semester. Our regular meetings host both chapters as we transition officers and the chapter as a whole. Our last few projects provide new members the opportunity to become active and shadow outgoing leaders before graduation. Meeting together is both fun and inspiring as you can see an outgoing member (Architecture Major) and incoming member (James Zhu, Treasurer Elect) taking a break from brainstorming to compete in a construction project with chocolate candy.

Eric Phillips, Architecture Major
Committee Co-Chair

Outgoing Chapter 2006-2007

Chapter Transition Meeting, April 2007

James Zhu, Finance Major
Treasurer Elect

Incoming Chapter 2007-2008

Chapter Transition Meeting, April 2007

Contact Us

Kent State University
Mail Box 25
Center for Student Involvement
Kent, OH 44242

Kimberly Haas
President
khaas2@kent.edu

Valerie Henry
Retiring President
vhenry@kent.edu

Madelyn Otcasek
Director of Communications
motcasek@kent.edu

Dr. Nancy Mitchell
Senior Advisor
nmitchel@kent.edu

Dr. Margaret Dixon
Junior Advisor
mdixon@kent.edu

Web Development
Emily Schmidlin
eschmidl@kent.edu
Stephanie Blackstone
sblackst@kent.edu

Important Dates

Regular Meetings
7:30 - 8:30pm

Thur, Feb 1 (BSA Rm 483)

Tues, Feb 6
(St Ctr Rm 304)

Thur, Feb 22 (BSA Rm 483)

Tues, Mar 6 (BSA Rm 483)

Thur, Mar 22 (BSA Rm 483)

Tues, Apr 3 (BSA Rm 483)

Thur, Apr 19 (BSA Rm 483)

Tues, May 1 (BSA Rm 483)

Thur, May 3
Rathskeller
(date/location change!)

2007 Events

Mock Selections
Feb 6

Mortar Board Week
Feb 12-16

Study Valentines
Feb 12-13

Selections
Sat, Feb 17
BSA Rm 483

Tapping
Week of Feb 26

Orientation
Mar 11

Biloxi Playhouse Silent Auction
Mar 17

Induction
Mar 18

Leadership Awards
(Sheri Jo Luft)
Apr 9
Ballroom

Officer Elections
Sun, Apr 15 7pm
St. Ctr Rm 313

Book Drive for Canton Arts Academy
May 3

First Book Spaghetti Dinner
May 4

King Kennedy Orchestry Trip
May 5

Walk for Autism
June 2

Important Document

Final Bylaws with Participation Policy

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