FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

27 AUGUST 2007

CONTACT: Warwick Sabin

501-450-3247 or 501-472-0018

UCA STUDENT WINS NATIONAL SORORITY AWARD

CONWAY, ARK. -- University of Central Arkansas sophomore Sara Mullally

has been selected to receive Alpha Sigma Alpha's national Outstanding

New Member Award.  Mullally was selected from more than 3,000

 collegiate

members from across the country to receive this award, which was

established to honor and recognize a new member who has been an

exceptional contributor to her chapter in her first year of membership.

According to Alpha Sigma Alpha's national office, the recipient of the

annual award should demonstrate an excellent spirit and attitude the

first year of membership, including willingness to accept

responsibility, the ability to work well with other chapter members and

a potential for taking leadership roles in the chapter and in the

national organization once she graduates.

Mullally exemplifies these qualifications.  After her initiation in

February 2006, Mullally jumped right in and started participating in

sisterhood activities. She participated in making Valentine's Day cards

for the Oakwood Apartment Assisted Living Center, she attended a

 pancake

breakfast with sisters and joined in on the fun at the "Freezing in

February" ice skating social with sisters during her first month as a

new member.

Mullally has continued to demonstrate through the year her desire to

make a difference through Alpha Sigma Alpha by volunteering at the Boys

and Girls Club and participating in the Highway Clean-up.  Some of the

other sisterhood activities that she's participated in are intramural

soccer, relationship study group participant, Family Day and attended

Miss UCA Pageant sponsored by Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Mullally shows promise in her ability to take on leadership roles in

 her

chapter and in the national organization as an alumna volunteer when

that time comes.   As a member of the fundraising committee she took

part in an annual fundraiser by volunteering to be on the New Member

King Pageant Committee.  She also took on the responsibility of public

relations chairman her second semester in Alpha Sigma Alpha. Other

committees that Mullally has participated in are the social committee,

homecoming dance committee and public relations and recruitment

committee.

In her nomination letter, Megan Antoine states, "Sara was one of the

members that served on our recruitment committee, and besides helping

with the planning of the event she was one of the women that was an

uplifting 'cheerleader'.  She was there to do her best for recruitment

and to encourage other women to do their best as well."

Within the UCA community, a few of her student activities include,

former vice president of Arkansas Student Association, secretary of

Campus Dialogue, UCA Young Democrats, Arkansas College Democrats and

Spanish club.  Mullally is a member of the Student Government

Association, where she served as freshmen class president and is

currently serving as their sophomore class president.

[For more information about the award, please contact Louise Morales,

Communications & Marketing Coordinator for Alpha Sigma Alpha's national

office, at 317-871-2920, Ext. 20.]