In the academic years 2002-2004, the student members of the Rho Kappa Chapter, who have always been gifted researchers and students, turned their attention to giving back to Widener University, to the Chester community and to the word at large.  Nicholas Caputo, 2003 graduate, who is presently attending medical school  donated funds to establish the Caputo Faculty Student Research Fund  which will provide research support for a biology major.  In 2004, Widener's Biological Society (which includes all of the Tri Beta members as well as other biology and biochemistry majors) held pretzel sales and other fund raisers in order sponsor a school in the Amazon rainforest for one year and to support an urban horticultural program at Smedley Middle School in Chester, PA.
   Julie Greenwood goes on to medical school and will also pursue a masters in public health.  Shannon Gallagher goes on to a Ph.D. program at Thomas Jefferson Medical School.  Hareth and Nisreen Madhoun, Khyati Patel and Jen Wilwert all continued their independent research in summer 2004. Jon Schiavi continues research here and at Drexel University while he completes his degree requirements.  New members Megan Donato and Alexis Ulreich also pursue research at Widener this summer, while "Ram" Rameswaran is performing an internship at Centrocorp.