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The Aggie Recently initiated sorority members share their experiences For many students, joining Greek life is a way to find their community amid such a big student body at UC Davis. While Greek life has continued this year during the pandemic, the rush process and other in-person activities have been replaced with an online experience. As another remote quarter comes to an end, newly initiated sorority members reflect on their experiences this quarter.  Susie Schaffer, a first-year chemical...

Don Rittner Boy Scouts, Detachable Collars, and a Troy Connection? By Don Rittner on December 30, 2020 at 9:21 PM   By Don Rittner Chances are everyone knows a Boy Scout or two. This youth building movement began in London back in 1908. It was brought to America shortly after by W. D. Boyce, an American newspaperman, who after being aided by a London scout thought it would a great program for kids in the US. After returning to America in 1910 he joined up with Edward S. Stewar...

    WASHINGTON, N.C.     This year especially, as campus has been quiet and many families have had to cope with the consequences of an unmitigated pandemic in the United States, the Beaufort County Community College community has joined together to collect funds and supplies to make the holidays brighter for all of our community members. Student and employees collected donations for Toys for Tots, the Salvation Army and the Beaufort County Humane Society; hosted an Angel Tree; and donat...

June 4, 1929 – Nov. 12, 2020 Dorothy was born on June 4, 1929, in Bloomington, Indiana, to Thelman Eugene Lewis, a civil engineer and Flora Margaret Bradford Lewis, a nurse. After high school in Indianapolis, Dorothy studied at Butler University in Indianapolis where she received a Bachelor’s of Science in 1951 and was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. During her senior year at Butler she met a young man from Kentucky named Thomas Graves Reed, Jr. who was studying chemical engineering...

GATLINBURG — The small plate on the little box identifying it as Charter No. 78793 has behind it the story of an educator who sought to make a big impact. Carol Myers, a library assistant at Pi Beta Phi Elementary School, established the Little Free Library outside the downtown Gatlinburg school as a passion project. She passed away last week. Principal Carey Woods says that Myers could be counted on consistently to go beyond her in-school duties. “There are so many beautiful words I ...

Christian Basi, a university spokesman, confirmed Emily Kirk had died. Her death Friday was posted on Instagram by an affiliate with the Pi Beta Phi sorority, calling her a beloved member. A LinkedIn profile for Emily Kirk indicated she was a certified nursing assistant with MU Health Care from Stilwell, Kansas. The Instagram post also noted she was "passionate about nursing." "I have the hopes of becoming a nurse but to always strive for something further as I attend the University of Misso...