INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS

Abstracts are to be submitted in the following manner:

Submit the following information and your abstract via e-mail to: tribeta@una.edu

The abstract should be submitted as an attachment to an e-mail. In the message of the e-mail include: your name, school, chapter, Title of the presentation, and whether it is a poster or a paper. DO NOT paste the abstract into the body of the e-mail!!! Your attachment should be prepared in either Microsoft Word (Version 2000 or earlier). Convert all Macintosh documents to Word before sending the attachment. Type the abstract in 9 point Arial ( Times Roman if Arial is not available), with margins of 1 inch right and 21/2 inches left. Do not place hard returns at ends of lines: allow word wrapping. The abstract is not to exceed 200 words. For examples of the proper form, see below. Abstracts will be used as printed, so make sure to proof read them carefully; no corrections will be made. Each abstract from a chapter must be submitted in a separate email. If you do not have access to e-mail, or cannot attach documents to an e-mail, then mail your abstract and information to Beta Beta Beta National Office, University of North Alabama, UNA Box 5079, Florence, AL 35632.

EXAMPLE I:

Geiman, Anna M. Mu Iota, Northern Kentucky University. Evaluation of methods to test common skin antiseptics.

Antiseptic hand sanitizers were tested for effectiveness using the Kirby-Bauer disk method. Previous studies have shown this method to be effective in the evaluation of microbial growth inhibition. However, the volatile nature…..

EXAMPLE II:

Farris, Jason & Robert Tompkins. Tau Upsilon, Belmont Abbey College. An ecological study of Magnolia macrophylla Michaux (Big Leaf Magnolia) in Gaston County, NC.

Big Leaf Magnolia (Magnolia macrophylla Michaux) has the largest leaf of any North American tree species. Its range includes the southeastern United States. In North Carolina it is predominantly found in Gaston County located….