{"id":138,"date":"2011-09-26T12:35:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-26T17:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.designswithapurpose.com\/test-blog\/convention-stories-5\/"},"modified":"2011-09-26T12:35:00","modified_gmt":"2011-09-26T17:35:00","slug":"convention-stories-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/convention-stories-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Convention Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"internal-source-marker_0.40830434611992217\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Joseph Asbury<\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Far Western Region Associate Student Representative, 2011<\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Utah State University<\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Beyond Words. &nbsp;That could be an appropriate description of my experience at the convention. &nbsp;The members of our chapter had never been to the convention before, so we really had no idea what to expect. &nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Our brave troop went on to enjoy the four day convention. &nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">I attended the Leadership Workshop, and I could not be more pleased that I did. &nbsp;The workshop gave me a lot of ideas about how to make the Rho Tau chapter more active in the community and within the English majors and minors.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">The Bad Poetry Contest was a highlight. &nbsp;All three students from our chapter presented a poem. &nbsp;I enjoyed the contest in its entirety. &nbsp;I can see why the contest is a favorite from year to year. &nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">The panels enlightened me. &nbsp;I had no idea that there would be such a selection from which to choose. &nbsp;The topics appealed to people from across all disciplines of English.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">The experience I had at the convention allows me to extol the virtues of Sigma Tau Delta. &nbsp;Seeing the society operate as a worldwide community helps me better clarify to my school why Sigma TD is such a great organization. &nbsp;People come to discuss and present what interests them. &nbsp;Opportunities abound for making new friends and new insights into the world. &nbsp;If all that fails, being a member of an international honor society looks good on a resume.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joseph AsburyFar Western Region Associate Student Representative, 2011Utah State UniversityBeyond Words. &nbsp;That could be an appropriate description of my experience at the convention. &nbsp;The members of our chapter had never been to the convention before, so we really had no idea what to expect. &nbsp;Our brave troop went on to enjoy the four day convention. 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