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The club set forth new goals to achieve, including to promote the
biological sciences in
the community. After much
deliberation, the club decided the best possible beginning was to change their membership
requirements so that the club could include non-Shepherd College students in the organization.
From there the club brought a variety of speakers to the campus to speak on topics affecting
the local community; such topics included Aids, West Nile Virus, and Meningitis.
The club also planed trips which are generally social and educational. Some examples
include a bike ride down the C&O Canal to enjoy the beauty of nature as well as traveling
National Zoo to learn of some of the research in which the zoo is involved.
The club also participated in Shepherd College event's such as the Earth-Day-tona Fest where in the
club distributed potted herbs they grew in the Byrd Center's greenhouse. In the spring of 2001, a decision was made to become a member of TriBeta since the goals and values of the club and the honor society complimented each other well. The club became the Rho Omega chapter of TriBeta in the fall of 2001, thereby giving them the opportunity to present research at regional meetings, meet other chapters, as well as access to competitive research grants. While the name of the organization might have changed, the focus on spreading scientific ideas to the community has not.
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