EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State University chapter of the Golden Key National Honor Society was awarded the prestigious Key Chapter Award at the August 2000 Golden Key International Convention in Los Angeles, Calif.
Approximately 150 chapters were eligible for the award and 25 were chosen.
The Key Chapter Award is the highest honor the society grants and is awarded to chapters that have done outstanding work in the areas of communication, meeting management, chapter activities, publicity and leadership.
"We're really pleased with the chapter," said MSU faculty adviser Derek Crombie. "This award is a reflection of all the hard work and dedication the students put into making the chapter what it is, which is a dynamic and strong organization."
This is MSU's fifth Key Chapter Award. The chapter also won the award in 1999.
All chapters may apply for the honor, but only the top chapters are chosen based on their involvement with various campus and community service projects.
MSU's chapter projects include volunteering at Lansing Public Schools with the Young Spartans Program and helping at the Lansing City Rescue Mission.
"The projects we do have a long term effect on the people we help," said Nate Brady, MSU chapter president and physiology senior from Middleville. "Even though an event may be a one-day thing, the effects are continuous."
The Golden Key National Honor Society has 303 chapters across the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Malaysia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
The society, which has more than 900,000 lifetime members worldwide, is an international, nonprofit academic honors association aimed at providing community service, academic recognition, career networking, leadership opportunities and scholarships.
Membership into Golden Key is awarded by invitation only to the top 15 of juniors and seniors. Members may be from all fields of study.