Campbell University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Gamma Iota Chapter
2015 Annual Chapter Report
Chapter Advisor – Andrew Muzyk (andrew.muzyk@duke.edu)
Date of report submission: 5/15/2015
Delegate who attended the Rho Chi Annual Meeting:
No attendant for Rho Chi Annual meeting in 2015
Past year’s officers and e-mail addresses:
President: John Norris – jtnorris1128@email.campbell.edu
Vice President: Emily Mantovani - ekhoward0503@email.campbell.edu
Secretary: Jordan Fornecker - jmstackle0226@email.campbell.edu
Treasurer: Jessica Humenick - jahumenik0327@email.campbell.edu
Historian: Heather Allen - hrallen0619@email.campbell.edu
New officers and e-mail addresses for next academic year:
President: Myra Miller - mbmiller0720@email.campbell.edu
Vice President: N/A
Secretary: Elizabeth Ramsaur - erramsaur0415@email.campbell.edu
Treasurer: Ethan Meadows - esmeadows1121@email.campbell.edu
Historian: N/A
Pharmacy Class of 2016
Courtney Auburn Gerganous
Jessica Amber Humenik
John Thomas Norris
Erika Chantal Collins
Magen Rene Cross
Christopher Ryan Powell
Heather Rae Allen
Emily Howard Mantovani
Brennan Andrew Kroll
Jordan Stackle Fornecker
Pharmacy Class of 2017
Nathan T. Goad
Myra Brianne Miller
Ethan Steve Meadows
Elizabeth Rebecca Ramsaur
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Masters in Pharmaceutical Sciences Class of 2015
Sai Krishna Bompelliwar
Monica Chanda
Nilofar Gogda
Meetings:
Date
9-1-14
Attendance
5
Agenda
Peer Tutoring
10-6-14
5
Fundraisers
11-3-14
8
Top 100 Review
1-5-15
6
Spring Initiation
2-2-15
4
Spring Initiation/
Fundraising
3-9-15
8
Rho Chi Ceremony
Action Steps
Tutoring
initiated/Fundraising
Fundraising
Brainstorming
Hosted Top 100
Jeopardy first year
students
Prepared scheduling
for Rho Chi Initiation
and sent out
nominations
Scheduled nominees
for banquet and
hosted bake sales
In preparation for the
ceremony, current
members helped
schedule and set up
for the 2015 Rho Chi
Initiation Ceremony
Strategic Planning:
The Rho Chi Society of Campbell University School of Pharmacy set goals for the
chapter to closely embody and help it achieve the mission of the honor society. In parallel with
the mission, the chapter aimed to encourage and recognize intellectual achievement and promote
the highest ethical standards by inducting members that met the criteria of the society and were
upright and moral in their character. The chapter also urged members to strive for continued
academic success after being initiated. Secondly, the chapter intended to stimulate critical
inquiry to advance pharmacy by providing service opportunities like bake sales for the members
that were supportive of the mission of Rho Chi and aspired to contribute to the development of
intellectual leaders by providing information about residency opportunities after graduation.
Finally, the chapter wished to foster collaboration by encouraging communication via email by
the creation of a Listserv on the school’s email.
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Financial/ Budgeting:
The Rho Chi Society of Campbell University was able to fundraise by having two bake
sales and a jeans day. The bake sales are run by the members that bring in baked goods to sell.
The jeans day is held on a Wednesday, when everyone who wears jeans pays $2.00 to the
organization that is holding the jeans day. Some of this money was deposited into our account
and some of it was sent to Reach Out and Read which is an organization dedicated to increasing
childhood literacy in underserved areas.
Initiation Function:
The annual Rho Chi initiation of new members took place on March 13, 2015 at the
Alumni Room in Marshbanks Dining Hall on Campbell University’s campus. Student as well as
alumni and faculty attended the ceremony to celebrate the induction of fifteen new members.
The speaker for this year’s initiation ceremony was Dr. Michael Adams, PharmD, PhD. Dr.
Adams is the current Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences as well as the Acting
Vice President of Health Programs. The chapter’s advisor Dr. Andrew Muzyk, PharmD lead the
induction of new members with the help of the 2014-2015 student officers.
Evaluation/Reflection:
As a whole the activities sponsored by the Campbell University Chapter of Rho Chi
during the 2014-2015 academic year have been extremely successful and effective. The tutoring
office hours held by Rho Chi members are well attended and sought out by students in all
academic years, and have become what Rho Chi is known for at Campbell. In the future we can
increase attendance at tutoring sessions even more by encouraging participation by more
members as well as advertising our office hours better to students across program years. Another
way to further improve the tutoring services offered by Rho Chi is to hold a retreat for
experienced and new tutors to discuss their experiences and provide guidance for challenges they
may face when tutoring fellow students.
Our most successful event this year was the Top 100 review session we held for P1
students, which was very well received. We were able to provide pizza to students and create an
interactive enjoyable study environment for P1 students as they prepared for this important
exam. It was also a great opportunity to expose P1 students to the members of Rho Chi and our
organization in general. Rho Chi members have discussed the potential of holding additional
large group review sessions like this one to help facility learning. Some potential opportunities
include holding review sessions for P3s prior to the top 300 exam, as well as review sessions for
final pharmacology and therapeutics exams.
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While we had numerous successful events, there is always room for improvement and
potential for growth. Several barriers to our success included lack of member involvement in
Rho Chi’s activities, as which is perpetuated by the absence of P4 students from campus. One
possible solution is to hold regular Rho Chi meetings to help facility continued involvement from
those members who are on campus, as well as a sense of comradery among members. Holding
regularly meetings throughout the semester will help build momentum and prevent the
development of apathy towards Rho Chi and its purpose.
Chapter Activities Report
[Gamma Iota, Campbell University] Activity Table
Category of
Title of
Brief Description
How Does
Activity
Activity
This
Activity
Align With
the Rho Chi
Mission
Statement?
Intellectual
Rho Chi
Leadership
Hours
Activities
(i.e., tutoring,
sponsored
lectures,
poster
sessions,
etc.)
Rho Chi hours was an
free, open-door
tutoring policy led by
current members of
Rho Chi. Every
Monday through
Thursday from 24pm, one or multiple
members of Rho Chi
were designated to
tutor for anyone
needing assistance in
their respective
Rho Chi
Hours
contributed
to the
developmen
t of future
pharmacists
by aiding
them in
their
academic
endeavors.
Years the
Activity
has Been
Ongoing?
2 years
If Activity has
Been Ongoing
for >1 Year,
What
Evaluations
Have Been Done
to Assess the
Success of the
Activity and
What
Improvements
Have Been Done
Over the Past
Year?
More awareness
has been raised
to ensure that
students are
cognizant that
free tutoring was
available to
them. It was
mentioned in
weekly
announcement
emails.
How Many
Members
Participated
in the
Activity?
How Many
Students (nonmembers) and/or
Patients were
impacted by the
Activity?
Financial
Information
for the
Activity
[Budget
Required,
Fundraising
Amount]
6 members
53 students
N/A
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classes. A total of 6
Rho Chi members
served as tutors
during the 2014-2015
academic year.
College of
Pharmacy
Events [nonacademic,
non-patient
outreach]
Top 100
Exam
Review
Rho Chi hosted a Top
100 Exam Jeopardy
Review. Each year,
P1’s are required to
take an exam
concerning the top
100 most prescribed
drugs in the US. This
review was “Jeopardy
style”, where students
were divided into
teams. The teams
were then allowed to
select a category of
Brand/Generic,
dosage forms,
strengths, etc. each
correlating with
respective points. The
team with the most
points was awarded a
prize. Pizza was also
provided for
everyone.
This event
2 years
allowed Rho
Chi
members to
edify our
predecessor
s by
creating an
event that
would allow
them to
have fun
while
learning
material for
their exam.
The Top 100
6 members
review was made
into a game that
allowed for
students to have
teams, which
differed from
last year. This
allowed them to
synergize with
one another. The
atmosphere was
much more
playful than a
usual review
session. More
interaction was
beneficial.
48 students
N/A –
Student
affairs
donated the
funding for
the event
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Patient
Outreach
Events/
Community
Service
Operation
Inasmuch
Each year Campbell
University hosts an
event that raises
health awareness
utilizing all the health
programs. Rho Chi
members served as
community project
members to aid the
community in greater
awareness of health
and wellness.
This event
promoted
community
outreach
through
higher
learning.
5 years
Fundraising
Events
Two bake
sales and a
“Jean’s
Day”
fundraiser
The bake sales were
fundraisers where
Rho Chi members
either made or bought
baked goods to sell in
between classes to
pharmacy students.
The “Jean’s Day”
was a fundraiser that
allowed student to
wear jeans to class
for a minor fee that
was donated to the
organization. The
proceeds were
donated to Reach-Out
and Reach: an
organization
dedicated to
These
events
allowed us
to raise
money for a
great cause
– enhancing
literacy
rates in
underserved
communitie
s
6 years
A greater
number of
community
members have
shown up each
year. This
allowed Rho Chi
to educate more
people in the
local community
on the
importance of
medication
knowledge.
More members
were required to
participate in the
bake sale. This
allowed for
greater supply
and ultimately a
larger profit.
4 members
75+ members of
the community
N/A –
resources
were
donated by
Campbell
University
College of
Pharmacy
and Health
Sciences
12 members
50+ students
Amount
raised:
$279.75
Amount
Donated to
Reach Out
and Read:
$100.00
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increasing childhood
literacy in
underserved
communities
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Rho Chi Chapter Annual Report - Finance
ITEM
Amount
Debited
($$ spent)
Balance forward
First Bake Sale
Jeans Day
Second Bake Sale
Reach Out and Read
Amount
Credited
($$ raised)
$1362.00
$63.50
$160.00
$56.25
$100.00
Balance
Comment
$1362.00 Balance from last year
$1425.50
$1585.50 80 people wore jeans
$1641.75
$1541.75