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CQs
Jesse Auditorium
http://eventpros.missouri.edu/
Tap Day
https://www.facebook.com/events/228874613919804/
Francis Quadrangle
http://chancellor.missouri.edu/residence/
Jesse Hall
http://eventpros.missouri.edu/
Chancellor Brady Deaton
http://chancellor.missouri.edu/about/biography.php
basketball coach Norm Stewart
http://www.mutigers.com/genrel/stewart_norm00.html
University of Missouri
http://www.missouri.edu/
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Cathy Scroggs
http://studentaffairs.missouri.edu/about/vice-chancellor.php
Stephanie Logan, instructor of American Sign Language courses
http://education.missouri.edu/orgs/cmrtc/services/asl.php
Mystical Seven
http://journalism.missouri.edu/june-2011/tapped-seniors.html
Senior Laurence Bowers
http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/laurence_bowers_348829.html
MSA President Nick Droege
Tweets by MSAPresident
Mortar Board
http://mortarboard.students.missouri.edu/?p=232
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A select group students and faculty walked into Jesse Auditorium in two rows on Friday, wearing hooded robes that masked faces and hid identities.
But soon enough in the celebration of MU’s 86th annual Tap Day, they were unveiled to the filled-to-capacity audience.
MU’s six secret student societies honored these new initiates during the ceremonial tradition, moved from Francis Quadrangle to Jesse Hall this year as a result of less-than-favorable weather.
Initiates were warmly welcomed into the community of secret organizations, which have included such MU alumni as Chancellor Brady Deaton and former MU basketball coach Norm Stewart.
“Tap day is a tradition at the University of Missouri that has spanned more than three quarters of a century,” Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Cathy Scroggs said to those in attendance. “Its purpose is to publically recognize students who have made significant contributions to the university both academically and through service to our community.”
Stephanie Logan, instructor of American Sign Language courses, was inducted into the Mystical Seven secret society. For Logan, it was an absolute surprise to receive the honor as a professor, but she never felt like it was overdue.
“I think anybody that’s part of the Mystical Seven doesn’t do it for any sort of recognition,” Logan said. “It’s just the cherry on top of what I already do.”
Senior Laurence Bowers, who has received numerous accolades for his performance on the MU basketball team, was also honored on Friday.
“Fortunately for me, the past few years I’ve been fortunate to ‘rack up,’ so to say,” Bowers said. “Being tapped means a ton because when you have accomplishments like this it helps define you not only as a basketball player but as a well-rounded man.”
MSA President Nick Droege, who also serves as president of Mortar Board secret society, delivered two speeches during the ceremony.
The long-standing MU tradition helps students appreciate all the great people on campus, Droege said. Honorees don’t often seek recognition, and Tap Day is a great day to recognize their efforts.
The decades-old tradition, with its hooded robes and layer of secrecy, makes it a highly anticipated event every year on campus, he said. There’s still a lot the general public can’t know about the selection process – much of Tap Day remains a secret.
“I was involved in that process (of choosing honorees for Mortar Board),” Droege said, smiling, “but that kind of remains for the organization for them to talk about.”
