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Newest Innocents proud of honorary’s traditions By Karen Frizzell Staff writer Kristy Jacobberger didn’t mind when she was tackled after her envi ronmental engineering class a few weeks ago. She knew this meant she was soon to be one of the new members of the Innocents Society. Jacobberger and 12 other juniors were chosen last month out of 90 applicants for the Innocents Society. The Innocents Society, a group of 13 seniors, is unique to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is also con sidered the chancellor’s honorary society. Requirements for acceptance into the Innocents Society are outstanding scholarship, including a minimum GPA of 3.3; outstanding leadership; and selfless service. Jacobberger, a junior biosystems engineering major, said she was hon ored to be a new member. “I’m so proud that I was chosen," she said. New members are tackled at their residence, classroom or workplace by current members. This tradition start ed back in the early 1900s when membership to the honor society was restricted to men. New members will be initiated at a ceremony on Ivy Day, April 10, which will be attended by Gov. Mike Johanns and other guests. Laura Lessley, philanthropy chairwoman, said she thought it was an honor to belong to the society. ' “I wanted to be an Innocent because it seemed like such an honor to me to be one of the top 13 seniors,” said Lessley, a senior biological sci ences major. “I think these honoraries are so great for our campus.” The group has striven since 1903 to spread school spirit and pride and work with the chancellor, faculty members and dtaff to continue to make the university a better place. Each year the group has a differ ent focus. This year it was serving 13 different philanthropies, including Habitat for Humanity. The Innocents also joined the Chancellor’s Leadership Class in starting the Laura Cockson Memorial Scholarship and were active in Masters Week and Homecoming. Innocents Society President Jill Maaske, a senior biochemistry major, . said it was important not to lose sight of the importance of education and that Innocents recognized that quali ty “The neat part about this organi zation is that your peers recognize that you’re dedicated to the belief in leadership and service and will always hold education at a high point,” Maaske said. Another goal of the Innocents this year was to work on improving com munication with faculty and deans of colleges on how to fight apathy and improve the university environment. “It’s been an honor and a privilege to be able to serve the university,” said Lessley. “It’s been one of the most significant experiences I’ve had.” Mortar Board members selected By Karen Frizzell Staff writer When people in black robes and devil masks walked into junior Chris Stone’s fiction writing class, she knew what that meant. Someone in her class was soon to be a new member of Mortar Board, a national honor society. Stone, a dietetics major, didn’t know she was the chosen one until the masked visitors announced her name. “I didn’t think I would get in because it’s so competitive,” Stone said. New members were selected Feb. 27 for the class of2000 Mortar Board. More than 160 applicants were vying for 25 spots. Mandy Wilcox, a senior advertis ing major, was also selected and said she was honored to be a new member. “I feel so welcome in this group of people,” she said. Now, Stone, Wilcox and the other new members of the group have start ed to meet and become acquainted with the traditions of one of the top honor societies on campus. Mortar Board is a national organi zation that allows driven seniors to interact with other students who share the same desire to serve the university. It focuses on scholarship, leadership and service. I Oluyemisi Smith, a transfer stu dent from Duke University in Durham, N.C., said those admitted to Mortar Board were given a great opportunity. “I see Mortar Board as a unique I honor society because it is an exten sive application process that is looking for people that are going to be active and committed,” said the senior bio chemistry major “Here, everyone has an opportuni ty to be a leader because everyone has a function.” According to the Mortar Board Web site, the honorary was the first national organization to include senior college women. In 1905,13 women at UNL formed an organization to com plement the male-only Innocents Society formed at UNL in 1903. They called this new group of women The Society of the Black Masque, which was an independent society until it joined the national honor society of Mortar Board in 1920. Membership was opened to men in 1975. Ben Akin, one of the selection chairmen for Mortar Board, said he hoped the new members can be a unit ed group. 1 “It’s up to them to come together and learn about each other and help them grow and serve the university in whatever capacity they can,” he said. Akin said he enjoyed the diversity -1 Mortar Board provides. The new members are from both City and East campuses, residence halls and the greek system, and include off-campus students as well, he said. Smith’s favorite thing about Mortar Board was “having a chance to work with such an awesome group of people on campus that I never would have met on a professional, academic and personal level. “I’m so glad I got the chance to work with such a diversely talented group of people.” EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AT MDS HARRIS Study Participate Representative MDS Harris is expanding our Call Center to handle a growing number of inbound calls. 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