By ANDRIANNA MARSTON

alm045@latech.edu

 

Tech’s Golden Key International Honor Society reviewed its opportunities to attract new members at a Halloween social Oct. 27.

Jennifer Adams, president of the honor society and a senior biology major, said one of the main concerns for this year is to increase the club’s membership.

“We usually have about ten people show up to the programs we sponsor,” Adams said. “But I feel like we had more than just the usual faces come to the Halloween social.”

Some officers of the club said the event was more than a way to gain new members — it was also informational.

John Prine, vice president of the group and a senior social studies education major, said Golden Key has some exclusive connections to scholarships and job opportunities.

“The society offers national and international scholarships from companies such as Ford, Sallie Mae, General Electric and many others,” Prine said.

Members also have the privilege of uploading their resumes on http://www.vault.com for free, Prine said.

“It usually costs about $100 to post your resumes on this Web site, but it’s free to Golden Key members, and we have a lifetime free access to the site,” Prine said.

Besides the opportunities the club offers to students, Prine said, the society is proud of its history.

“The organization was founded in 1977 and has been active on our campus for about eight years,” Prine said.

Jacquelyn Adcock, a member of the club and a senior biology major, said the society is always concerned with student academic achievement.

Golden Key is an academic honor society which recognizes and encourages scholastic achievement among Tech students, Adcock said.

“Golden Key invites the top 15 percent of juniors and seniors to be members of the group,” Adcock said. “And the organization believes in rewarding students for their academic excellence.”

Adcock said in addition to perfecting the members’ academic successes, the club tries to help other students as well.

“This year we started a tutoring program for Tulane football players,” Adcock said. “The students are not required to come unless their academic standing is in bad shape, and they are recommended by their coaches to be tutored.”

Adcock said one of the club’s commitments is to contribute to the betterment of the community. One contribution the honor society made was “adopting” children from Caruthers Residence Hall the week of Homecoming and taking them to the parade, concert and game.

Adams said the club wants more students to be involved in community activities.

Adams said “Since there were more members at the Halloween social, I hope membership at service projects will increase.”