At the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Rho Chi Society, PittPharmacy's Alpha Omicron Chapter was recognized as the most outstanding chapter in Region II and a finalist for the Society's Chapter Achievement Award. Chapters are selected based on the full scope of chapter activities as documented in the annual chapter report. Chapter reports are comprehensive in nature, describing the breadth of activities and accomplishments by the chapter.
Notable initiatives of the Alpha Omicron Chapter in the 2014-2015 academic year included the Posters, Professors, and Progress poster session to promote student engagement in intellectual excellence and critical inquiry alongside faculty researchers; Health Talks at the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center in the Southside neighborhood of Pittsburgh to promote health behaviors in the community; Rho Chi member engagement in educating first-year pharmacy students on patient assessment techniques and screenings; and a professional lecture series to promote the advancement of the pharmaceutical sciences through intellectual scholarship and leadership. Accepting the recognition on behalf of the chapter was Chapter President Keito Hoshitsuki (Class of 2017). Other Rho Chi members from PittPharmacy in attendance at the annual meeting were Class of 2017 students Melissa Bastacky, Andrea Evankovich, Kaley Hayes, Keith Long, and Kaitlin Zeis.
