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Denise Weigand
  • Physics
  • Class of 2017
  • Weatherby, MO

Weigand is a Member of National Service Fraternity at CMU

2015 Oct 23

Denise Weigand is a member of Central Methodist University's chapter of Alpha Phi Omega (APO), a national service fraternity.

Weigand is a junior physics major from Weatherby.

The chapter has received two national awards for outstanding accomplishments during the 2014-15 academic year.

APO announced 43 college and university recipients of its Chapter of Excellence award, and another 76 for its Pledge Program of Excellence award. A coeducational national service organization, APO focuses on developing leadership skills through service projects on campus and across the nation.

The national awards recognize chapters whose programs of leadership, friendship and service promote growth, retention and stability for the chapter, while providing a positive, inviting and educational environment for prospective and new members.

CMU's Zeta Tau chapter of APO provided a broad range of service activities this past year, ranging from hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive to supporting the Central Missouri Community Food Bank to doing a street clean-up in the City of Fayette.

The Zeta Chapter sponsored awareness events on campus focused on cyber bullying, distracted driving, holiday letters to soldiers, and heart disease. They visited a nursing home, ran the box office at CMU Little Theatre productions, and performed other volunteer services.

More than 400,000 students have been a part of APO since it was founded in 1925. APO headquarters are in Independence, Mo. and the organization now has more than 375 college and university chapters across the country.

Zeta Tau chapter was founded at Central in 1948 and has welcomed more than 500 members since then. CMU chapter sponsor is Joy Flanders, director of Student Success for CMU's Center for Learning and Teaching.

Current officers of the chapter include President Lyndsey Phillips, Vice President for Service Breilly Roy, Vice President for Fellowship Kelly Jo Davis, Treasurer Cassie Giesendorfer, and Secretary Dena Cook.

For a complete list of APO members and new pledges please visit the CMU website.