Twenty-nine members of a senior honorary society at Monmouth College are sharing $8,000 in scholarship funds this year, thanks to contributions made by alumni of their chapter.

The students are all members of the Tau Pi chapter of Mortar Board, Inc., a national honor society that recognizes college seniors for distinguished ability in scholarship, leadership and service. Founded in 1931 as a local society, Tau Pi became an affiliate of Mortar Board in 1972.

According to Dorothy Arthur, treasurer of the chapter's alumni organization, alumni from across the country are solicited each spring for contributions to the scholarship fund, which was established in 1953 in memory of Margaret Stonerook Brinker, one of Tau Pi's founders. "The first year's scholarship was only $50," Arthur explained. "this is the second consecutive year that we have collected $8,000. The generosity of the hundreds of Tau Pi alumni nationwide grows each year."

New members are tapped into Tau Pi in the spring of their junior year. Mortar Board is distinguished from most honorary societies in that all members are required to support the ideals of the society and be active participants in chapter activities.

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