Geography Student Organization

The GSO/GTU club is composed of active undergraduate and graduate students in geography and related fields. Various group activities are held every semester in addition to promoting geography in the UNL and greater Lincoln community.

Meetings are held every other Friday at 3:30 pm in Oldfather Hall, room 907. Examine last week's minutes for exciting news, upcoming events, and the date of the next meeting!

Gamma Theta Upsilon - Alpha Phi Chapter

Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU) is an international honor society in geography. GTU was founded in 1928 and became a national organization in 1931. UNL's Alpha Phi Chapter was established on December 9, 1952 and is represented through the activities of the Geography Student Organization (GSO). Members of GTU have met academic requirements and share a background and interest in geography. To be eligible, students must complete a minimum of three geography courses, have a 3.0 average in geography, and must complete at least three semesters (36 credits) of course work at UNL. Membership forms are sent to eligible students each spring and are inducted during a ceremony held in April. For more information, contact the Alpha Phi Chapter President (see below) or visit the international GTU website.

2007-2008 Officers

2007 GTU Inductees

Alpha Phi Chapter 2007 Inductees (L to R): Cynthia Williams, Nataliya Lys, James Thayer, Christopher Harkins, Brian Schott, Christine Cary, and Benjamin Barnette. Not pictured are inductees Jack Dohrman, Christopher Ladegard, and David Weekley.

GSO Assists AAG Centennial Fund

In a meeting on March 11, 2005, the UNL Geography Student Organization voted unanimously to donate $100 to the Association of American Geographers Centennial Fund for the second consecutive year. The fund seeks to stumulate innovative approaches that will reach the broader public and provide money for special training among AAG members. GSO members present at the March 25 meeting (when the check was sent) were (front, L to R): Matt Engel, Chad Smith, Paul Kelly, Kenny French, Jeff Nothwehr, Angela Pochanasomburana, (middle, L to R) Gerald Pruitt, Mark Steele, Michal Petr, Darr Street, Victoria Clouatre, Staci Blaschko, Robeto Bonifaz-Alfonzo, Lesli Rawlings, (back, L to R) Ezra Zeitler, and Marcela Doubkov.

GSO Repaints Norwood Park Playground Map

On September 16, 2005 the UNL Geography Student Organization repainted a playground map done by the club in March of 2003. Pictured are (front, L to R) Kenny French, Ryan Weichelt, Angela Pochanasomburana, (middle L to R) Jeff Rhodes, Lesli Rawlings, Katie Hazelwood, Anita Clark, and (back L to R) Chad Smith, Matt Engel, Jeff Nothwehr. Not pictured are Sean Pummill and Ezra Zeitler.

Club Activities

"Weekly Wind Down", camping, kickball, holiday party, annual bowling tournament

Geography Promotion/Community Service

Geography Week, including a campus-wide Geography Bee

Big Red Welcome (an event for incoming UNL students held every August)

Multiple Sclerosis Walk - Lincoln (2005, 2006, 2007)

Books for Africa (2004, 2005)

Playground Map at Norwood Park Elementary (March 2003)

Repainting of Playground Map at Norwood Park Elementary (September 2005)

Playground Map at Atkinson, Nebraska Elementary School (August 15-16, 2003)

Cultures of the World Nights at Holmes and Hawthorne Elementary Schools in Lincoln (May 13 and 20, 2003) and Hawthorne Elementary School on May 12, 2004

Nebraska State Museum Family Day "Cultures of the World" - February 15, 2003

Adopt-a-Highway - Interstate 80 mile markers 410 to 412 (2003-2005)

Sandhill Crane watching - every March