Choctaws to Host Ivy League & Friends
Student Recruitment Night

Meet Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Columbia and More at
Ivy League & Friends Nov 7th

Last year the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma's (CNO) Scholarship Advisement Program (SAP) hosted recruiters from Harvard University for a special night at CNO facilities in Durant, Oklahoma. Nearly 200 top CNO students and parents from 11 different states took advantage of the 2008 recruiting occasion to learn more about one of the best colleges in the nation - if not the world.

"To say our prior year's event was a huge success is an understatement," says Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Chief, Gregory E. Pyle. "But this year our Scholarship Advisement Program has worked hard to make Ivy League and Friends Choctaw Student Recruitment even more memorable and valuable for our high-achieving scholars than last year's experience. For 2009, SAP has confirmed commitments not only from Harvard, but also from Yale, Dartmouth and Columbia with even more great schools expected. I highly recommend CNO college-bound students and parents take advantage of the opportunity to meet recruiters from some of America's best colleges at Ivy League and Friends Choctaw Student Recruitment," says Chief Pyle.

Ivy League & Friends Choctaw Student Recruitment - the Scholarship Advisement Program's second annual recruitment gala - will start at 6 p.m. on Saturday, November 7 at the Choctaw
Event Center in Durant, OK. Pre-registration for students and parents is recommended. Online registration is available at SAP's Web site at www.choctawnation-sap.com/Ivy or by calling toll free 1-800-522-6170 Ext. 2523.

The nation's premier colleges are actively seeking and recruiting motivated Native American scholars according to SAP Program Director, Jo McDaniel. "Most of the leading schools in our country now have programs or special departments dedicated to attracting, mentoring and helping Native Americans succeed," says McDaniel.

"We greatly look forward to returning to the Choctaw Nation this November 7. Last year the Nation's hospitality was overwhelming and the turnout phenomenal," says Steven Abbott, Associate Director for Recruitment and Student Affairs at the Harvard University Native American Program. "It's been wonderful to see the Choctaw Nation's commitment to the education of its members - from Chief Pyle, the Scholarship Advisement Program and across the entire community," Abbott adds.

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma has always valued education. Today, the CNO's Scholarship Advisement Program (less than three years-old) has quickly evolved into an important education offering from the Oklahoma based tribe with over 250,000 members nation-wide. SAP's mission is to focus on college preparation and retention for CNO students. The program supports students in high school through college and graduate school. SAP helps students in many ways - from preparing for college and choosing the right college to locating funding opportunities with tools like SAP's newly created online scholarship database with access available from SAP's Internet Web site. In less than three years, enrollment in SAP's program is close to 2,000 members and visits to the program's Web site (www.choctawnation-sap) exceed 1,000 per month.