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BETA BETA BETA
was founded in 1922
by Dr. Frank G. Brooks as a National Honorary for students in the Biological
Sciences. The KAPPA LAMBDA chapter at Longwood University
Membership in Beta
Beta Beta is open to Biology majors who have met the following requirements: 1)
must be at least second semester sophomores 2) completed at least three Biology
courses (with lab) at Longwood University with at least one of them at the 200
level or above; 3) have a Biology course GPA of 3.25 or greater with no grade
of D or F in any Biology class. If a class is repeated, the original grade will
be used; and 4) a minimum overall GPA of 2.7. Students who have met all of the
preceeding requirements will be invited to become members at the next initiation.
Initiations are normally held in the fall and spring semesters. If a student
feels they are eligible for membership and have not been contacted, they should
contact the Beta Beta Beta adviser Dr. Ed Hooks.
BY LAWS of
KAPPA LAMBDA CHAPTER (2009)
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New members initiated on September 28, 2005 include: (l-r) Ray Stephens, Ellen Simpson, Sarah Crane, Kelly Jernigan, Douglas Horchler, and Jason Ferguson
BBB
Members help clean up trash at
Several BBB members assisted in SCIENCE DAY for elementary school children on
Sunday October 23, 2005
SEVERAL
BBB MEMBERS VISITED THE WOLVES EXHIBIT AND I-MAX PRESENTATION AT THE
NOVEMBER 20, 2005
Eight new members were initiated on February 22, 2006. These include ( l to r):
Jason Chambers, Melissa French, Jason Mann, Gina Manzella, Raymond McConnell,
Nancy Porterfield, Aimee Thompson and Kathryn Womack
Several members of BBB attended the 2006 meetings of the Association of Southeastern
Biologists
and BBB held in
BBB sold T shirts and had a Beer Bottle Bash contest for Spring Weekend 2006
BBB sponsored a trip to the National Zoo on April 15, 2006
BBB ended the year with an Ice Cream Social and election of new officers
BBB SPONSORED A RECEPTION FOLLOWING A "TOWN HALL LECTURE"
WHICH FEATURED LOCAL GOVERMENT REPRESENTATIVES
AND SCIENCE FACULTY DISCUSSING THE EFFECT OF GROWTH AND THE
ENVIRONMENT ON APRIL 18, 2006
Fall 2006 activities included a trip to see Al Gore's Movie
and a lecture " Buttons and Bows and Pearls: The Biology of Freshwater Mussels - a taxon in peril" by
Dr. Ronald Dimock from
The Spring Initation was held on February 13, 2007 and featured a Biological Trivia Game with the old members versus the new initiates. New initiates included : (l-r) Kelly Southall, Elizabeth Poyner, Brittany Miller, Derek Hambright, Nicole Gonder and Justin Dorn
The BBB T-Shirt for Spring Weekend 2007
The
Theme was Global Warming
BBB
ends the year with a Pizza Social at Perini's
BBB
members planning activities for the
2006-2007 year.
On
September 17, 2007 Dr. Amelon of the
Fall 2007 initiates include :( l-r) Zach Scott (Associate), Jonelle Lee, Maddie Stevens, Brittani Farquharson, Jennifer Kane, Amanda Scott, David Marshall, Abby Rhea, and Jennifer Gaskins (Associate)
BBB members try their
luck at Bowling in December, 2007 .
Members proudly show off their new BBB T-shirts February 12, 2007
New
members initiated on March 4, 2008 include :( l-r) Olivia Planes, Chris Payne,
Anna Murphy, Matt Hein, Tyler Fair and Dorian Adjibi.
BBB
had several bake sales this semester to raise money for Relay for Life.
BBB
Members ended the year with a pizza
party with their new adviser - Dr. Ed Hooks.
Dr. Hooks is replacing Dr. Don Merkle who
has served as the BBB adviser for the past 33 years.
BBB
sold T shirts, homemade pretzels and sand art for the 2008 Octoberfest booth.
They
won First PRIZE in the booth competition!!!!
New
members initiated on November 5, 2008 include:
( l-r) Sandra Cooksey, Kristin Davis, Ashley Dedor, Erica Rutherford,
Page Farmer, Roland Newton, and Tung Phan
BBB members enjoy a night out at the local Mexican Restaurant.
BBB initiated its largest group ever on February 17, 2009.
Pictured are
Front Row( l-r): Jacqueline Vacca, Ashley Russell, Carrie Thomas, Shannon Titus, Sarah Yoder
Back Row ( l-r): Matthew Walker , Kevin Beres, Zsofia Jakab, Susuana Kuffour, Randall McCoy, Katie Olgers, Lee Anne Smith, Zack Scott
Eight new members were initiated in Fall, 2009
Front
(L-R): Megan Grimes, Elizabeth Ficarra, Alexis Barker, Amber Hare
Back
( L-R):, Catherine Daniels, Sean
Evans, Casey Dellinger, Andrew Brink
Not
pictured –April Harper
BBB officers for 2009-2010 : Ashlee Dedor, Randall McCoy, Doriane Adjibi, Olivia Planes, Christopher Payne
SOME VINTAGE BBB WEB PAGES FROM THE PAST
Officers for 2009-2010
President: Ashlee Dedor
Vice
President: Christopher Payne
Treasurer: Doriane Adjibi
Secretary:
Randall McCoy
Historian:
Olivia Planes
Dorian Adjibi
Alexis Barker
Kevin Beres
Andrew Brink
Catherine Daniels
Kristen Davis
Ashlee Dedor
Casey Dellinger
Sean Evans
Tyler Fair
Page Farmer
Elizabeth Ficarra
Nicole Gonder
Megan Grimes
Amber Hare
April
Harper
Matt Hein
Zsofia Jakab
Susuana Kuffour
Randall
McCoy
Anna Murphy
Roland Davis
Katie Olgers
Christopher Payne
Olivia Planes
Ashley Russell
Erica Rutherford
Carrie Thomas
Shannon Titus
Jacqueline Vacca
Matthew Walker
Sarah Yoder
Adviser:
Dr. Ed
Hooks 303 Chichester Hall
