The True Gentleman Textbook Scholarship 2008 – 2009 Application
Application Due Date: Fall 2008 – September 19, 2008; Spring 2009 – February 20, 2009 Award Amount: $500* Types of Submission: 1. Mail – Applications submitted through the mail must be received by 5:00pm on the semester due date
aforementioned and can be sent to the following address:
3900 University Blvd UC111 c/o Fraternity and Sorority Affairs, ATTN SAE Tyler, TX, 75799
2. Walk-in – Applications may be turned into the Chapter’s mailbox in the Student Life and Ledership
Office (University Center 111). All applicants using this method of submission must properly bind and envelope the application to ensure no pages are lost. Applications must be received by 5:00pm on the semester due date aforementioned.
**Please note that no incomplete or late applications will be accepted or reviewed. All applicants will receive an email confirmation once their application has been received by the Scholarship Service Committee.**
Description:
The 2008 True Gentleman Textbook Scholarship is an award presented to one outstanding young man at the University of Texas at Tyler that excels academically and emulates the characteristics of a True Gentleman. This scholarship is awarded by the Texas Zeta Chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. The Texas Zeta Chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon is a chapter dedicated to academic success and integrity, which offers an extensive scholarship program to our members. Community service and philanthropy are two other foundations of Texas Zeta. This prestigious $500.00 scholarship is awarded as a means to both reward and recognize the individual with an unmatched dedication to education and community service.
Selection Criterion:
1. Applicant must be a male undergraduate student registered in at least 12 credit hours at the University of Texas at Tyler. 2. Applicant must not be a fully initiated member of a college fraternity. 3. Applicant must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Incoming freshman students must have achieved a cumulative high school grade point average of a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale; a 3.0 equivalent is required for those schools using different grading scales. 4. Applicant must submit a completed application and interview with the award selection committee. 5. For verification purposes, applicant must provide an unofficial transcript from the University and/or the high school from which he graduated.
Contact Information:
For any questions regarding the application process or interview schedule, please contact the Scholarship Service Committee Chairman. He can be reached by email at tgscholarship@texaszeta.net. For more information regarding the Texas Zeta Chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, please email info@texaszeta.net. *This Scholarship will refund textbooks purchased for the current semester at the University of Texas at Tyler Bookstore, up to $500. At the time of selection,
the chosen recipient must be able to present an invoiced receipt from the University of Texas at Tyler Bookstore.
General Information:
Last Name Phone Number Local Mailing Address Home Address City City State State First Name Middle Initial Student ID Number Contact E-mail Zip code Zip code
Educational Background: Only incoming freshman need to fill out the high school information section.
Classification Cumulative GPA High School Cumulative GPA (High School) Major (Area of Study) Number of Credits High School Phone Number Highest Attainable GPA
Short Answer Section:
(Please attach additional sheets)
Community Service is one of the core areas of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. Please discuss the importance of community service in your life; feel free to discuss a specific service event in which you participate or have participated. (Please limit response to 200 words or less) College is both a time to receive an education and enjoy the diverse social network. Describe how one maintains academic integrity and success while preserving a healthy social life. (Please limit response to 200 words or less) Change is ever present in this world and one must adapt to new environments in order to achieve success. Discuss one significant instance in your life where change was necessary in order to attain your goals. (Please limit response to 500 words or less) Please read the passage below and describe both what it means to be a True Gentleman and how you personally exemplify John Walter Wayland’s words in your everyday life. (Please limit response to 500 words or less)
The True Gentleman
The True Gentleman is the man whose conduct proceeds from good will and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self-control is equal to all emergencies; who does not make the poor man conscious of his poverty, the obscure man of his obscurity, or any man of his inferiority or deformity; who is himself humbled if necessity compels him to humble another; who does not flatter wealth, cringe before power, or boast of his own possessions or achievements; who speaks with frankness but always with sincerity and sympathy; whose deed follows his word; who thinks of the rights and feelings of others, rather than his own; and who appears well in any company, a man with whom honor is sacred and virtue safe. - John Walter Wayland