OTD News Volume 5, Issue 2

Pi Theta White Coats Page 8 OTDNews, January 2015. Volume V, Issue 2 By: Kim Bartels, OTD-S, Megan Dadez, OTD-S, Shannon Taylor, OTD-S, & Kim Yetman, OTD-S Pi Theta Epsilon (PTE), Tampa’s Beta Delta Chapter, recently held their inaugural election of offic- ers. The 2015 executive board are all from the class of 2016: Kim Bartels (President), Megan Dadez (Vice President), Kim Yet- man (Treasurer), and Shan- non Taylor (Secretary) will all serve a one year term which will conclude in April 2016. Although PTE is a new occupational therapy honor society to the NSU Tampa campus, involvement amongst the members is strong. Members, Kristin McMillen (Class of 2015) and Kim Yetman (Class of 2016), attended the 2015 annual American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Conference in Nashville, TN in April. While at the conference, they participated in the annual Pi Theta Epsilon meeting where they learned about the continued events of the national chapter, met students from other chapters, networked with alumni, and heard updates from the national board members. It was a great experience for these two members to be able to connect with other PTE chapters and hear what they do. In addition to attending the AOTA conference, PTE members have dedicated time toward sporting the OTD students during finals for the 2015 winter term. Finals week is often associ- ated with stress and can be a difficult time for students to balance their personal needs with the need to study. Since PTE is distinguished as an honor society that encourages scholastic excellence amongst occupational therapy students, PTE members offered outreach activities during the 2015 winter finals to promote success among the OTD student body. “Swag bags” were provided to the class of 2017 and a session for guided imagery with progressive muscle relaxation was offered to the entire OTD student body. Swag bags were created and distributed to the class of 2017. The bags included school sup- plies and snacks to nourish the brain and encourage optimal performance on final exams. The members of PTE believe it is important to support academic performance so that students can achieve the grades required for an invitation to join PTE. Eligible students from the class of 2017 will receive their invitation in the fall of 2015. Thus, this was a great opportunity to promote i eta Epsilon Beta Delta Tampa