Six of the eight social clubs turned in reports for completed service projects. The only requirement for a service project is that a club does not receive financial payment for its tasks. Last year, projects ranged from digging cable lines to babysitting on Friday nights. As encouragement for clubs to be involved in service, the school gives an award at the end of every school year for the club that has the most hours of service. The women of Omega Phi have won the award the past two years with 1,500 hours, and the men of Sigma Tau came in a close second with 1,000 hours.
Students are creative when it comes to volunteering.
Last April, one club dyed Easter eggs with the residents of Martin Luther Home. At Christmas, another club went caroling at the Mahoney House, an assisted living community, while yet another club painted the fingernails of the ladies there. Labor intensive projects are not excluded from the list. One club dug trenches and helped pour a foundation for a garage. Another club deshingled a roof at Nebraska Youth Camp.