The Southern Civitan Club, founded here at the University of Southern Mississippi in 1985, has won recognition as a Civitan International Honor Club. Civitan provides community services in 22 nations across the globe. Its men, women and teenage members help people who are less fortunate than themselves. Southern Civitan was recognized as an Honor Club for its 1996-1997 activities, including summer programs at Camp Ita Kana and the Mississippi Special Olympics Fall Games at Camp Shelby. Patricia F. Brewer, administrative assistant for the Department of Biological Sciences, served as the local club's 1996-1997 president.
Young people can have fun at our summer camps while their parents get some time off for themselves.