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<p class="MsoNormal">MS-1 and MS-2 Students:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Just a friendly reminder that Sigma Sigma Phi applications and registrar requests are
<b><i><u>due by this Friday, February 10<sup>th</sup></u></i></b><i>.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please see more information below and attached application/registrar request.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Blessings,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"">Debi</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Debi Pipes</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Director of Student Affairs</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">School of Osteopathic Medicine | Campbell University</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Post Office Box 4280 | Buies Creek, North Carolina 27506</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Levine Hall Office #123 | 910-893-1784 | </span><a href="http://medicine.campbell.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1F497D">medicine.campbell.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Pipes, Deborah A <dpipes@campbell.edu> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 1, 2023 4:27 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> CUSOM25@list.campbell.edu; CUSOM26@list.campbell.edu<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Pipes, Deborah A <dpipes@campbell.edu>; k_gamel0107@email.campbell.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Sigma Sigma Phi Membership<br>
<b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130">MS-1 & MS-2 Students:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130">We are excited to tell you about an opportunity to become a member of the National Osteopathic Service Fraternity, Sigma Sigma Phi. We have created a chapter at Campbell University
School of Osteopathic Medicine called Chi Upsilon.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="color:#323130">What is Sigma Sigma Phi?</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130">Sigma Sigma Phi National</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130">An Honorary Osteopathic Service Fraternity</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130">Sigma Sigma Phi is an Honorary Osteopathic Service Fraternity. Its objectives and purposes are: To further the Science of Osteopathic Medicine and its standards of practice,
to improve the scholastic standing and promote a higher degree of fellowship among its students, to bring about a closer relationship and understanding between the student bodies and the officials and members of the faculties of our colleges, and to foster
allegiance to the American Osteopathic Association and to perpetuate these principles and the teachings through the maintenance and development of this organization.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130"> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130">Sigma Sigma Phi Chi Upsilon Chapter</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130">Chi Upsilon chapter embraces and fosters the same objectives and principles as the national grand chapter. Our chapter is focused on scholastic performance and service to the
community.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130">How do I apply to become a member of Chi Upsilon?</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:11.8pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#201F1E"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>I.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><![endif]>Membership Criteria<o:p></o:p></p>
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Choice of pledges is based upon scholarship and service to the college, profession, or community.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">
Applicants must be in good academic and professional standing at CUSOM.<o:p></o:p></li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
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Students must not have remediated any courses for academic reasons.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level3 lfo1">
Students must not have any professionalism or Honor Code violations.<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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Membership criteria: In order to gain and maintain membership, students must<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">:</span><o:p></o:p></li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level3 lfo1">
Have successfully completed the 1<sup>st</sup> semester (Blocks 1 and 2).<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level3 lfo1">
Have achieved and maintained the required scholastic standing (Grade Point Average). *<b>(these thresholds are reviewed on an annual basis)</b>*<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
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Induction requirements<o:p></o:p></li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
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First and second year students<o:p></o:p></li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
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Must have a cumulative GPA at or above <b><u>3.6</u></b> on a 4.0 scale.<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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Maintenance of membership<o:p></o:p></li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level5 lfo2">
First and second year students<o:p></o:p></li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level6 lfo2">
Must maintain a cumulative GPA at or above 3.5 on a 4.0 point scale.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level6 lfo2">
Must not have remediated any courses for academic reasons.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level6 lfo2">
Must not have any professionalism or Honor Code violations.<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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Third and fourth year students<o:p></o:p></li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level6 lfo2">
Must earn a High Pass or Honors on all clinical rotation evaluations<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level6 lfo2">
Must not have any professionalism or Honor Code violations.<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]> Community/Volunteer Service *<b>(these thresholds are reviewed on an annual basis)</b>*<o:p></o:p></p>
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<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="A">
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<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level4 lfo2">
Induction requirements<o:p></o:p></li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
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Students must have completed at least ten (10) community/volunteer service hours at the time of application.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level5 lfo2">
Reported volunteer service hours designated towards the Chi Upsilon chapter’s service hour requirement cannot have already been used or counted towards the required service hours of another organization.<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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Maintenance of membership<o:p></o:p></li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level5 lfo2">
Complete twenty (20) hours of community/volunteer service each academic year during MS-1/2<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level5 lfo2">
Complete ten (10) hours of community/volunteer service each academic year during MS-3/4<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level5 lfo2">
Reported volunteer service hours designated towards the Chi Upsilon chapter’s service hour requirement cannot have already been used or counted towards the required service hours of another organization.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level5 lfo2">
Volunteer at least once for either White Coat Ceremony or Commencement.<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:11.8pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:11.8pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130">Eligible students will need to <b><span style="background:yellow">submit applications
<i><u>AND</u></i> registrar requests by Friday, February 10th</span></b>. Once applications are received, a committee will review the applications and candidates will be notified if they are accepted.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:11.8pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;line-height:11.8pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130">If selected to become a member, membership dues are $60 (a one-time fee) and we will register you nationally. We will have an induction ceremony for all new
members this Spring. At graduation, SSP members will receive a certificate from SSP National, special recognition at our Awards Dinner, and an SSP honor cord to wear with regalia during CUSOM’s Graduation Ceremony.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130">We have attached the membership application and the registrar release –
<b><u>both</u></b> are necessary to complete your application to Chi Upsilon.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130">**Please note, if you need to look up your AOA number (for the SSP application), please follow the following steps:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130">1. If you have not created an account yet go to: <a href="http://www.osteopathic.org/inside-aoa/about/aoa-membership/Pages/medical-student-registration.aspx"><span style="color:#1155CC">http://www.osteopathic.org/inside-aoa/about/aoa-membership/Pages/medical-student-registration.aspx</span></a> and
create an account.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130">2. They should email you your AOA ID # within 24 hours if you are a new account.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130">3. If it says you already have an account -- use the "forgot password" link and put in your email address (this should be your CUSOM email).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130">4. Email <a href="mailto:msc@osteopathic.org">msc@osteopathic.org</a> to ask for the AOA ID number and they should get back to you within a couple of days or you may call the
AOA at 1-800-621-1773.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Please email all completed applications
<i><u>AND</u> </i>registrar releases to Debi Pipes by Friday, February 10, 2023.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130">FAQs:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#201F1E">Who can apply?</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#201F1E">MS-1 and MS-2 students ONLY. Applications from MS-3 or MS-4 students are not accepted.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#201F1E">Can MS-2 students apply again if they applied during their MS-1 year or did not meet the requirements during their MS-1 year?</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#201F1E">YES</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130">Do I need to re-apply every year?</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130">NO. MS-2 students, if you are already an active Sigma Sigma Phi member, you do NOT need to submit another application. As long as you continue to meet the requirements, you maintain your membership for all years
of medical school.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130">Can my GPA be rounded up if it is slightly under the 3.6 threshold?</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#323130">NO. Unfortunately, as stated in the Academic Bulletin, the threshold is set by Sigma Sigma Phi National and cannot be changed or adjusted by our Chapter.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black">Thanks, everyone!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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