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Student Organization Guide

Index of Organizations, Fall 2018 Updated 7.16.18

Active Minds at 55 Hispanics & Latinos Organization (HALO) 71 52 38 16 Lambda 31 12 Kappa 17 Delta 53 Delta 39 Pi 43 Southwestern Astronomy Club 83 13 18 Southwestern Community Garden 84 40 Korouva Milkbar 72 Southwestern Economics Club 85 41 44 Southwestern Mock Trial Team 86 Omega 56 Lutheran Student Movement 29 Southwestern University Creative Writing Club 87 14 Mask & Wig 7 Southwestern University Philosophy Society 88 A.M. Levy Jewish Student Association 24 Mathematical Association of America 8 Southwestern University Veterans Association 89 American Chemical Society 2 Megaphone 102 Southwestern University Young Life College 32 Animal Behavior Society 57 Men's Interfraternity Council (IFC) 19 The Spyglass 103 Art Association 3 Model United Nations 73 Student Athlete Advisory Council 35 Asian Student Association 58 Muslims & Allies 30 Student Foundation 90 Association of Computing Machinery 4 O.A.S.I.S. 9 Student Government Association 1 Best Buddies 59 45 Student Health Advisory Council (SHAC) 91 Beta Beta Beta 42 Kappa 46 Student Philanthropy Council 92 Better Together 25 20 Students for Environmental Activism & Brooks Prize Debate Society 60 Physics Club 10 Knowledge (SEAK) 93 Canterbury at SU 26 Pi 47 SU Animal Alliance 94 Cat Partners of Southwestern University 61 22 SU History Union 95 The Catalyst 62 48 SU Native 96 Catholic Student Association 27 Pi Mu Epsilon 49 SU Planned Piratehood 97 Cheerleaders 34 Pi 50 SU Pom Squad 36 Coalition for Diversity & Social Justice (CDSJ) 63 Pirate Hosts 74 SU Radio 104 College Democrats 64 Pirates for Pride 75 Sustain 98 College Republicans 65 Piratethon 76 Theatre for Social Justice 99 15 Pre-Dental Society 77 Transfer & Nontraditional Student Society 100 5 Pre-Law Society 11 Ultimate Frisbee 37 Ebony 66 Progressive Student Alliance 78 United Methodist Student Movement 33 E.M.P.I.R.E. 67 51 University Programming Council (UPC) 101 Exercise is Medicine 68 Raising Awareness about Veganism to 54 Fellowship of Christian Athletes 28 Everyone (RAVE) 79 Women’s Panhellenic Council 22 German Club 6 Robotics Club 80 23 The Golden Pirates 69 Rotaract 81 H.E.A.T. 70 Sailors & Sirens 82 1. Student Government 8. Mathematical Association of 15. Delta Delta Delta Association America Contact: Brenda Sanchez Contact: Sarah Shields Contact: Elyssa Sliheet Email: sanchez5 Email: shieldss Email: sliheete Purpose: a national sorority which Advisor: Jaime Woody Advisor: Therese Shelton shares an appreciation for Purpose: to provide a forum for Purpose: to spread the joy and individuality and a loyalty that lasts student opinions and concerns in excitement of math, promote the core beyond college life. order to increase communication values of Paideia, and encourage 16. Kappa Alpha Order between the student body and critical thought, rational expression, Contact: Alec McClure university community. and a desire to THINK! Email: mcclure3 9. O.A.S.I.S. Purpose: to create a lifetime DEPARTMENTAL Contact: Heather Turley experience which centers on 2. American Chemical Society Email: turleyh reverence to God, duty, honor, Contact: Julianna Mouat Advisor: Brenda Sendejo character and gentlemanly conduct. Email: mouatj Purpose: to encourage great 17. Advisor: Willis Weigand intellectual involvement and interest in Contact: Esther Ramos Purpose: to provide an opportunity for sociology and anthropology. Email: alphatau.president@ students of a chemical science to 10. Physics Club kappadeltachi.org become better acquainted with the Contact: Alexis Dimanche Advisor: Veronica Luna field and resources available to them. Email: dimancha Purpose: to promote service, 3. Art Association Advisor: Steven Alexander sisterhood, and the core values of Contact: Natalie Young Purpose: to foster wide student Unity, Honesty, Integrity, and Email: youngn interest and participation in the fields Leadership among women at Advisor: Ron Geibel of physics and engineering. Southwestern University. Purpose: to promote interest in visual 11. Pre-Law Society 18. Kappa Sigma and other arts, unify art students, and Advisor: TBA Contact: Dillon Betros support the department. Purpose: to provide informational Email: betrosd 4. Association of Computing programs and admissions Purpose: one of the oldest and Machinery assistance for students interested in largest fraternities in North America Advisor: David Williamson pursuing law school. dedicated to the total development Email: williamd of today’s college man by fostering a GREEK/SOCIAL Purpose: to promote increased values-based fraternity environment ORGANIZATIONS knowledge and interest in the science on our principles of fellowship, and applications of computing. 12. Alpha Delta Pi leadership, scholarship, and service. 5. Delta Omicron Contact: Jorden Martz 19. Men’s Interfraternity Council Contact: Isabel Tweraser Email: martzj (IFC) Email: twerasei Purpose: a national sorority with Contact: Sam Cox Advisor: Bruce Cain women who embrace the principles Email: cox3 Purpose: a co-ed professional music of scholarship, leadership, service to Advisor: Derek Timourian fraternity that promotes music on others, and sisterhood. Purpose: a governing and legislative campus, in our community, and 13. Alpha Kappa Alpha body for fraternities which works for nationally. Contact: Nalyah Johnson the improvement of the fraternity 6. German Club Email: johnso19 system. Contact: Andrew Jezisek Advisor: Alicia Moore 20. Phi Delta Theta Email: jeziseka Purpose: to cultivate and encourage Contact: Zach Rowan Advisor: Erika Berroth high scholastic and ethical Email: rowanz Purpose: to promote an appreciation standards; promote unity and Purpose: an international, social of the German language and culture friendship among college women; fraternity committed to an intense in the community. alleviate problems concerning girls bond of friendship between brothers, 7. Mask & Wig and women; maintain a progressive to high academic achievement, and Contact: Bonnie Lambert interest in college life; and to provide to living life with integrity. Email: lambertb service to all mankind. 21. Pi Kappa Alpha Advisor: John Ore 14. Alpha Xi Delta Contact: Johnson Elrod Purpose: a student-run organization Contact: Julia Tape Email: elrodj committed to exposing the campus Email: tapej Purpose: a national men’s fraternity community to Theatre by giving Purpose: a national sorority which dedicated to developing men of students more opportunities to pursues full development of potential integrity, intellect, success, and high participate and perform in in a woman’s campus, chapter, and moral character. productions. personal life.

22. Women’s Panhellenic Council 29. Lutheran Student Movement 35. Student Athlete Advisory Contact: Lauren Gillespie Advisor: Megan Danner Council Email: gillespl Email: dannerm Contact: Jillian Jeane Advisor: Jaime Woody Purpose: to support and develop Email: jeanej Purpose: to compile standards the faith life of Lutheran students by Advisor: Doug Ross which govern recruiting and participation in opportunities for Purpose: to facilitate communication membership for sororities and Christian worship. between student-athletes, the promote the benefits of Greek life. 30. Muslims & Allies athletic department, and the NCAA, 23. Zeta Tau Alpha Contact: Zeynep Guven as well as promoting sportsmanship, Contact: Sarah Butterworth Email: guvenz leadership, and community Email: buttersw Advisor: Banafsheh Madaninejad involvement. Purpose: a national sorority striving Purpose: To teach members of the 36. SU Pom Squad to make a difference in the lives of student body about Islam, its Contact: Alexandra Vidaurri its members by developing the followers and history; to create a Email: vidaurrg potential of each individual. better understanding in the Advisor: Anna Castillo community about the Muslim Purpose: to unite talented young RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS people; to support Muslim and non- men and women in order to learn 24. A.M. Levy Jewish Student Muslim students as they learn more more about the art of dance through Association (JSA) about Islam. intense rehearsals and Advisor: Michael Saenger 31. Sigma Phi Lambda performances. Email: saengerm Contact: Susan Wright 37. Ultimate Frisbee Purpose: to foster Jewish identity at Email: wrights Advisor: Anna Castillo SU through fellowship, Advisor: Megan Danner Email: castilla religious/cultural activities, and Purpose: to glorify God by providing Purpose: to foster a student wide communication. a source of Christian fellowship to interest and participation in ultimate 25. Better Together Christian women who seek to know frisbee by providing programs and Contact: Leanne Johnson His person, His will, and His ways. services for interested students. Email: johnson18 32. Southwestern University SCHOLASTIC/HONORARY Advisor: Megan Danner Young Life College SOCIETIES Purpose: to foster dynamic Contact: Sydney Hubbard conversations across religious, Email: hubbards 38. Alpha Chi spiritual, and political lines. Advisor: Glenn Schwab Contact: Lauren Gillespie 26. Canterbury of SU Purpose: to encourage Email: gillespl Advisor: Jason Dean Southwestern students in their own Advisor: Jacob Schrum Contact: deanj walk of faith. Purpose: a national undergraduate Purpose: to create an atmosphere of 33. United Methodist Student scholarship society whose open discussion concerning important Movement objectives are the stimulation and issues in our world. Canterbury is Contact: Brayden Bishop recognition of scholarship. sponsored by the Episcopal church, Email: bishopb 39. but all are welcome. Advisor: Megan Danner Advisor: Kerry Bruns 27. Catholic Student Association Purpose: to provide opportunities for Email: brunsk Advisor: Megan Danner fellowship, service, worship, and Purpose: Is to provide a positive Email: dannerm ministry to all students. community, support system and Purpose: to promote Catholic resources for the pre-health SPORTS/ATHLETIC CLUBS , provide insight about the community at Southwestern Catholic religion to students, and 34. Cheerleaders University. provide Mass on campus to the Contact: Kyla Gorman 40. Alpha Kappa Delta Southwestern community. Email: gormank Advisor: Sandi Nenga 28. Fellowship of Christian Advisor: Anna Castillo Email: nengas Athletes Purpose: to support SU athletics, Purpose: to promote an interest in Contact: Josiah Minnifield encourage fan participation, and the study of Sociology, research of Email: minnifip build school spirit. social problems, and such other Advisor: Anna Castillo social and intellectual activities as Purpose: to present the challenge will lead to improvement in the and adventure of receiving Jesus human condition. Christ as Savior and Lord.

41. Alpha Lambda Delta 48. Pi Kappa Lambda SPECIAL INTEREST Advisor: Katy Ross Advisor: Jason Hoogerhyde 55. Active Minds at Email: rossc Email: hoogerhj Southwestern University Purpose: to encourage superior Purpose: to recognize the highest Contact: Taylor Torres academic achievement among levels of musical achievement and Email: torrest students in their first year and academic scholarship in colleges, Advisor: Bryan Neighbors beyond; to promote intelligent living, universities, and other institutions of Purpose: to increase awareness of and a continued high standard of higher learning which must offer issues surrounding mental health, its learning and service to the university music degree programs in one or symptoms, and resources available. and the community. more fields. 56. 42. Beta Beta Beta 49. Pi Mu Epsilon Contact: Carmen Hernandez Contact: Madison Granier Advisor: Kendall Richards Email: hernan16 Email: granierm Email: richards Advisor: Patti Penney Advisor: Martin Gonzalez Purpose: promotion of scholarly Purpose: to develop leadership, Purpose: an honor and professional activity in mathematics among promote friendship, and provide society for students of the biological students at SU. service to humanity. sciences. 50. 57. Animal Behavior Society 43. Advisor: Shannon Mariotti Advisor: Fay Guarraci Contact: August Laird Email: mariotts Email: guarracf Email: laird2 Purpose: a national political science Purpose: to foster a student-wide Advisor: Michael Kamen which offers an interest in animal behavior and Purpose: an honor society which opportunity to discuss political provide a forum for animal behavior promotes excellence in and issues and events. majors, minors and other interested recognizes outstanding contributions 51. Psi Chi students to interact and explore to education. Contact: Miranda Yannon animal behavior opportunities. 44. Lambda Pi Eta Email: yannonm 58. Asian Student Association Advisor: Shannon Holland Advisor: Bryan Neighbors Contact: Amiel Padayhag Email: hollands Purpose: a national honor society in Email: padayhaa Purpose: an honor society which psychology which encourages, Advisor: Carl Robertson recognizes, fosters, and rewards stimulates, and maintains Purpose: to revive and maintain outstanding scholastic achievement scholarship and advancement of campus-wide interest, activity, and in communication studies. psychology. exploration within the distinctive 45. Omicron Delta Kappa 52. Sigma Delta Pi cultures of Asia and to provide a Contact: Elyssa Sliheet Advisor: Angeles Rodriguez-Cadena space to support Asian/ Pacific/ Email: sliheete Email: rodrigua Islander/ Desi American Students. Advisor: Jaime Woody Purpose: a national Spanish honor 59. Best Buddies Purpose: to recognize outstanding society recognizing academic Contact: Morgan Forteith junior and senior student leaders, achievements. Email: forteitm who are academically in the top third 53. Advisor: TBA of their class and are recognized for Advisor: Jim Kilfoyle Purpose: to enhance the lives of their leadership and exemplary Email: kilfoylj people with intellectual and character. Purpose: to confer distinction for development disabilities by providing 46. high achievement in English opportunities for mutually enriching Advisor: Alex Anderson language and literature, to provide friendships and integrated Email: afca cultural stimulation on campus and employment. Purpose: a national honor society promote interest in literature, to 60. Brooks Prize Debate Society that recognizes high scholarly foster all aspects of the English Contact: Alesha Lewis achievement in the liberal arts and discipline and literacy, and to Email: lewisa sciences. provide a stimulating environment Advisor: Bob Snyder 47. for those interested in literature. Purpose: to encourage and execute Advisor: Aaron Prevots 54. Upsilon Pi Epsilon informed discussion and thoughtful Email: prevots Contact: Elyssa Sliheet argumentation. Purpose: to recognize outstanding Email: sliheete 61. Cat Partners of scholarship in French language. Advisor: Barbara Anthony Purpose: the promotion of high Southwestern University scholarship and original investigation Contact: Heather Turley in the field of computer and Email: turleyh information science. Advisor: Kelly Lessard Purpose: dedicated to the care and safety of the campus cats.

62. The Catalyst 69. The Golden Pirates 75. Pirates for Pride Contact: Rebecca Richardson Contact: John Rodriguez Contact: Kayla Ingram Email: richardr Email: rodrigu9 Email: ingram3 Advisor: Derek Timourian Advisor: Eric Selbin Advisor: Jamar Keaton Purpose: to identify, educate, and Purpose: to inspire a widespread Purpose: to promote education, empower emerging leaders at student interest and participation in communication, and understanding Southwestern University. activities that cultivate friendship, among all sexual orientations in 63. Coalition for Diversity & community and imagination through order to unify the Southwestern Social Justice (CDSJ) Esports competitions and board community. We seek to provide a Contact: Madeline Carrola games. safe space for discussion of Email: carrolam 70. H.E.A.T. GLBTQ/sexual orientation issues, Advisor: Terri Johnson Contact: Kate Davis both personal and political. Purpose: to serve as an umbrella Email: davis11 76. Piratethon organization comprised of Advisors: Fay Guarraci Contact: Sarah Shields representatives from registered Purpose: to educate students on Email: shieldss cultural and identity organizations at and improve situations for human Advisor: Derek Timourian Southwestern University. rights, animal welfare, and Purpose: to raise awareness and 64. College Democrats environmental preservation and funds for the Children’s Miracle Contact: Brandon Berry conservation. Network and Dell Children’s Medical Email: berryb 71. Hispanics & Latinos Center in Austin. Advisor: TBA Organization (HALO) 77. Pre-Dental Society Purpose: to educate the campus on Contact: Jack Martinez Contact: Chandler Smith important issues, promote the Email: martin21 Email: smith28 advancement of Democratic Advisor: Brenda Sendejo Advisor: Kerry Bruns candidates and ideals, and Purpose: to provide an Purpose: to guide students through encourage participation in the understanding of Hispanic culture the process of getting in to dental political process. and to serve as a means for school, DAT requirements, various 65. College Republicans intercultural exchange. fields of dentistry, and opportunities Contact: Laura Rativa 72. Korouva Milkbar for dental experience. Email: ratival Contact: Zoe Watts 78. Progressive Student Alliance Advisor: Paul Secord Email: wattsz Contact: Dakota Cortez Purpose: to promote and discuss Advisor: Derek Timourian Email: cortezd Republican issues and candidates; Purpose: to provide beverages and Advisor: Eric Selbin to encourage a more politically a social space for students, faculty, Purpose: to promote the education active campus community and staff, and valuable business and awareness of social justice 66. Ebony experience for volunteers. concerns on a group, societal, and Contact: Selena Chisom-Payne 73. Model United Nations international level. Email: payne3 Advisor: Bob Snyder 79. Raising Awareness about Advisor: Reggie Byron Email: snyderb Veganism to Everyone Purpose: to raise awareness about Purpose: to expose participating (RAVE) black community issues, while being students to contemporary Contact: Veronica Espinoza an open space to share ideas, international issues, and represent Email: espinosv beliefs, and experiences. UN committees and countries at Advisor: Laura Hobgood 67. E.M.P.I.R.E. conferences. Purpose: to promote veganism and Contact: Markell Henderson 74. Pirate Hosts raise awareness about the benefits Email: henders4 Contact: Elijah Ballesteros of adopting a vegan life. Advisor: Alicia Moore Email: balleste 80. Robotics Club Purpose: to provide a positive social Advisor: Dana Marchant Contact: Christine Gutierrez and political context that will Purpose: to unite students with Email: gutierr5 influence the success of African prospective students to enrich the Advisor: Steven Alexander American males at Southwestern. recruitment experience. Purpose: to foster an interest in 68. Exercise is Medicine robotics by promoting leadership Contact: Morgan Gilpin and understanding for the Email: gilpinm fundamentals of robotics and Advisor: Vanessa Milkan technology. Purpose: to promote student interest in Kinesiology by providing leadership, program, service, and certification opportunities.

81. Rotaract 87. Southwestern University 93. Students for Environmental Contact: Brandon Jennings Creative Writing Club Activism & Knowledge Email: jenningb Contact: Katie Rouse (SEAK) Advisor: Laura Senio Blair Email: rousek Contact: Leah Horick Purpose: to provide an opportunity Advisor: Jim Kilfoyle Email: horickl for young men and women to gain Purpose: to facilitate a community of Advisor: Laura Hobgood knowledge and skills that will assist students at Southwestern University Purpose: to improve sustainability them in personal growth, and to who are engaged in a range of policies on Southwestern’s campus, address the physical and social creative writing practices. state-wide, and nationally. We strive needs of their communities. 88. Southwestern University to educate and involve the 82. Sailors and Sirens Philosophy Society Southwestern community in Advisor: Bruce Cain Contact: Katie Kelly environmental, energy and Email: cainb Email: kellyc conservation issues. We believe in Purpose: to bring enthusiasm and Advisor: Michael Bray thinking ahead by acting now to engagement to the Southwestern Purpose: to provide an environment create a cleaner and more community through acapella music. in which all students of sustainable Southwestern future. 83. Southwestern Astronomy Southwestern University may 94. SU Animal Alliance Club participate in formal philosophical Advisor: Laura Hobgood Contact: Audrey Colegrove discussion. Email: hobgood Email: colegroa 89. Southwestern University Purpose: to provide a place for Advisor: Mark Bottorff Veterans Association animal advocates and enthusiasts, Purpose: to encourage and increase Advisor: Daniel Orozco to foster an interest in animal welfare community engagement and equal Email: orozcod among its members, and the opportunity through hands-on Purpose: to provide support and community, to support animals experience with astronomy. awareness to transitioning veterans through volunteering and activism. 84. Southwestern Community and military dependents. 95. SU History Union Garden 90. Student Foundation Contact: Kaitlyn Vinson Contact: Heather Zwiener Contact: Courtney King Email: vinson2 Email: zwienerh Email: king4 Advisor: Melissa Byrnes Advisor: Megan Danner Advisor: Becky Rodriguez Purpose: to foster a vast student Purpose: to foster community Purpose: to serve as a liaison interest in history and participate in through sustainable food cultivation. between the student body and the activities that promote leadership, 85. Southwestern Economics University administration and act as scholarship, and community. Club an ambassador and student 96. SU Native Contact: Diana Trevino representative on-campus and Contact: Haley Druart Email: trevinod within the community. Email: druarth Advisor: Paul Emberton 91. Student Health Advisory Advisor: Ben Nava Purpose: to encourage close and Council (SHAC) Purpose: to raise awareness of open relationships between Contact: Lauren Muskara Native American and indigenous economics students, mentoring with Email: muskaral teachings, values, and cultures to faculty and to promote the Advisor: Brittany Crim build a connection between the SU application of knowledge learned Purpose: to promote student health community and native issues in the inside the classroom. and enlighten students on relevant Georgetown area. 86. Southwestern Mock Trial health topics through health 97. SU Planned Piratehood Team education, activities, and Contact: Molly McConnell Contact: Samantha Pentecost improvements on campus. Email: mcconnem Email: pentecos 92. Student Philanthropy Council Advisor: Alison Kafer Advisor: Taylor Kidd Contact: Kirby Birk Purpose: to promote an Purpose: to bring students together Email: birkk understanding of reproductive in an organization that challenges Advisor: Becky Rodriguez justice on campus, which includes and develops public speaking, Purpose: to raise awareness among economic justice, the environment, debating, critical thinking, and acting Southwestern University students immigrants’ rights, disability rights, skills; educates students on the about the importance of giving to the discrimination based on race and inner-workings of the legal system; University. sexual orientation, and a host of and allows students, professors, and other community centered concerns. alumni to work together to achieve a We also provide resources on these common goal. subjects to any interested folks.

98. Sustain 104. SU Radio Contact: Philip Moffatt Contact: Colin Scruggs Email: moffattp Email: scruggsc Advisor: Sarah Brackmann Advisor: TBA Purpose: to foster ongoing Purpose: to operate a radio station relationships between Southwestern that features a wide variety of University, local and national programming that will promote organizations and businesses, and communication on campus, provide the local community. career-related broadcasting 99. Theatre for Social Justice experience, and highlight student Advisor: Kathleen Juhl faculty achievement. Email: juhlk Purpose: to promote social justice through the medium of the stage. 100. Transfer & Nontraditional With over 100 registered organizations Student Society listed in this Guide, there are numerous Advisor: Sherry Adrian opportunities for involvement outside the classroom. The organizations represent Emails: adrians interests that range from student Purpose: to provide and fulfill a legislation to social activism, literary sense of community to transfer and publications to Greek Life. Organizations are classified in seven different nontraditional students attending categories: Departmental, Greek/Social, Southwestern University. Religious, Sports/Athletic Clubs, 101. University Programming Scholastic/Honorary, Special Interest, and Student Media. Council Contact: Dominic Gomez The index on the front lists the Email: gomezd organizations in alphabetical order and lists their number in the guide. The Advisors: Nick McGraw organizations are then grouped by Purpose: to sponsor entertainment category in alphabetical order. You can activities for the entire SU also access the Student Activities website, which lists all student community. organizations by category, with many of their own website links, at: STUDENT MEDIA https://www.southwestern.edu/life-at- southwestern/student-

102. Megaphone activities/organizations/ Contact: Sam Russek Email: russeks or Email addresses are provided with permission of the organization contact. [email protected] The person listed is willing to receive Advisor: Derek Timourian questions via this medium about all Purpose: a weekly newspaper which aspects of the organization including, but seeks to present announcements of not limited to, membership requirements, meeting times, and upcoming events. upcoming events, report the news of happenings, to provide a medium of Office of Student Activities expression, and to give students an Southwestern University 1001 E. University Ave. opportunity to display their writing Georgetown, TX 78626 talents. 512-863-1345 103. The Spyglass Contact: Lily Rodriguez Email: rodrigu8 Advisor: Jim Kilfoyle Purpose: to offer students an opportunity to be creative and to publish those endeavors.