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Student Organization Guide

Index of Organizations, Spring 2019 Updated 2.13.19

Active Minds at 48 H.E.A.T. 64 46 37 Hispanics & Latinos Organization (HALO) 65 Lambda 31 12 Jolt Student Chapter 66 Southwestern Astronomy Club 77 13 16 Southwestern Cheerleading 34 Alpha 38 Kappa 17 Southwestern Community Garden 78 Omega 49 40 Southwestern Business Club 79 14 18 Southwestern Mock Trial Team 80 A.M. Levy Jewish Student Association 24 Korouva Milkbar 67 Southwestern University Creative Writing Club 81 American Chemical Society 2 Lutheran Student Movement 29 Southwestern University Philosophy Society 82 Art Association 3 Mask & Wig 7 Southwestern University Veterans Association 83 Asian Student Association 50 Mathematical Association of America 8 Southwestern University Young Life College 32 Best Buddies 51 Megaphone 95 The Spyglass 96 Beta Beta Beta 39 Men's Interfraternity Council (IFC) 19 Student Athlete Advisory Council 35 Better Together 25 Muslims & Allies 30 Student Foundation 84 Brooks Prize Debate Society 52 O.A.S.I.S. 9 Student Government Association 1 Canterbury at SU 26 41 Student Health Advisory Council (SHAC) 85 Cat Partners of Southwestern University 53 Kappa 42 Student Labor Action Coalition 86 The Catalyst 54 20 Student Philanthropy Council 87 Catholic Student Association (CSA) 27 Physics Club 10 Students for Environmental Activism & Coalition for Diversity & Social Justice (CDSJ) 55 Pi 43 Knowledge (SEAK) 88 College Democrats 56 21 SU History Union 89 College Republicans 57 Pi 44 SU Native 90 Computer Club 4 Pirate Hosts 68 SU Pom Squad 36 15 Pirates for Pride 69 SU Radio 97 5 PirateTHON 70 SU Socialists 91 Ebony 58 Pre-Dental Society 71 Sustain 92 Economics Club 59 Pre-Law Society 11 Transfer & Nontraditional Student Society 93 E.M.P.I.R.E. 60 Progressive Student Alliance 72 United Methodist Student Movement 33 Exercise is Medicine 61 45 University Programming Council (UPC) 94 Fellowship of Christian Athletes 28 Reproductive Justice Alliance 73 47 Food Justice Association 62 Robotics Club 74 Women’s Panhellenic Council 22 German Club 6 Rotaract 75 23 The Golden Pirates 63 Sailors & Sirens 76 1. Student Government Purpose: a student-run organization Purpose: to cultivate and Association committed to exposing the campus encourage high scholastic and Contact: Sarah Shields community to Theatre by giving ethical standards; promote unity Email: shieldss students more opportunities to and friendship among college Advisor: Jaime Woody participate and perform in women; alleviate problems Purpose: to provide a forum for productions. concerning girls and women; student opinions and concerns in 8. Mathematical Association maintain a progressive interest in order to increase communication of America college life; and to provide service between the student body and Contact: Elyssa Sliheet to all mankind. university community. Email: sliheete 14. Alpha Xi Delta Advisor: Therese Shelton Contact: Nadia Netek DEPARTMENTAL Purpose: to spread the joy and Email: netekn 2. American Chemical Society excitement of math, promote the Purpose: a national sorority which Contact: Julianna Mouat core values of Paideia, and pursues full development of Email: mouatj encourage critical thought, rational potential in a woman’s campus, Advisor: Willis Weigand expression, and a desire to THINK! chapter, and personal life. Purpose: to provide an opportunity 9. O.A.S.I.S. 15. Delta Delta Delta for students of a chemical science to Contact: Heather Turley Contact: Miranda Yannon become better acquainted with the Email: turleyh Email: yannonm field and resources available to Advisor: Brenda Sendejo Purpose: a national sorority which them. Purpose: to encourage great shares an appreciation for 3. Art Association intellectual involvement and interest individuality and a loyalty that lasts Contact: Natalie Young in sociology and anthropology. beyond college life. Email: youngn 10. Physics Club 16. Kappa Alpha Order Advisor: Ron Geibel Contact: Alexis Dimanche Contact: Alec McClure Purpose: to promote interest in Email: dimancha Email: mcclure3 visual and other arts, unify art Advisor: Steven Alexander Purpose: to create a lifetime students, and support the Purpose: to foster wide student experience which centers on department. interest and participation in the reverence to God, duty, honor, 4. Computer Science Club fields of physics and engineering. character and gentlemanly Contact: Lauren Gillespie 11. Pre-Law Society conduct. Email: gillespl Advisor: TBA 17. Advisor: David Williamson Purpose: to provide informational Contact: Esther Ramos Purpose: to promote increased programs and admissions Email: ramos2 knowledge and interest in the assistance for students interested Advisor: Anna Castillo science and applications of in pursuing law school. Purpose: to promote service, computing. sisterhood, and the core values of GREEK/SOCIAL 5. Delta Omicron Unity, Honesty, Integrity, and ORGANIZATIONS Contact: Isabel Tweraser Leadership among women at Email: twerasei 12. Alpha Delta Pi Southwestern University. Advisor: Bruce Cain Contact: Jorden Martz 18. Kappa Sigma Purpose: a co-ed professional music Email: martzj Contact: Dillon Betros that promotes music on Advisor: Kim Hollenshead Email: betrosd campus, in our community, and Purpose: a national sorority with Advisor: Derek Timourian nationally. women who embrace the principles Purpose: one of the oldest and 6. German Club of scholarship, leadership, service largest in North America Contact: Melina Boutris to others, and sisterhood. dedicated to the total development Email: boutrism 13. Alpha Kappa Alpha of today’s college man by fostering Advisor: Erika Berroth Contact: Nalyah Johnson a values-based fraternity Purpose: to promote an appreciation Email: johnso19 environment on our principles of of the German language and culture Advisor: Alicia Moore fellowship, leadership, scholarship, in the community. and service. 7. Mask & Wig 19. Men’s Interfraternity Contact: Bonnie Lambert Council (IFC) Email: lambertb Contact: Sam Cox Advisor: John Ore Email: cox3 Advisor: Derek Timourian Purpose: a governing and Contact: deanj Contact: Sydney Hubbard legislative body for fraternities Purpose: to create an atmosphere of Email: hubbards which works for the improvement of open discussion concerning Advisor: Glenn Schwab the fraternity system. important issues in our world. Purpose: to encourage 20. Phi Delta Theta Canterbury is sponsored by the Southwestern students in their own Contact: Craig Heiser Episcopal church, but all are walk of faith. Email: heiserc welcome. 33. United Methodist Student Purpose: an international, social 27. Catholic Student Movement fraternity committed to an intense Association (CSA) Contact: Brayden Bishop bond of friendship between Contact: Mariana Quetzeri Email: bishopb brothers, to high academic Email: quetzerm Advisor: Megan Danner achievement, and to living life with Advisor: Megan Danner Purpose: to provide opportunities integrity. Email: dannerm for fellowship, service, worship, and 21. Pi Kappa Alpha Purpose: to promote Catholic ministry to all students. Contact: Johnson Elrod education, provide insight about the SPORTS/ATHLETIC CLUBS Email: elrodj Catholic religion to students, and Purpose: a national men’s fraternity provide Mass on campus to the 34. Southwestern Cheerleading dedicated to developing men of Southwestern community. Contact: Kyla Gorman integrity, intellect, success, and 28. Fellowship of Christian Email: gormank high moral character. Athletes Advisor: Anna Castillo 22. Women’s Panhellenic Contact: Josiah Minnifield Purpose: to support SU athletics, Council Email: minnifip encourage fan participation, and Contact: Lauren Gillespie Advisor: Anna Castillo build school spirit. Email: gillespl Purpose: to present the challenge 35. Student Athlete Advisory Advisor: Jaime Woody and adventure of receiving Jesus Council Purpose: to compile standards Christ as Savior and Lord. Contact: Jillian Jeane which govern recruiting and 29. Lutheran Student Movement Email: jeanej membership for sororities and Advisor: Megan Danner Advisor: Doug Ross promote the benefits of Greek life. Email: dannerm Purpose: to facilitate 23. Zeta Tau Alpha Purpose: to support and develop communication between student- Contact: Andrea Hern the faith life of Lutheran students athletes, the athletic department, Email: herna by participation in opportunities for and the NCAA, as well as Purpose: a national sorority striving Christian worship. promoting sportsmanship, to make a difference in the lives of 30. Muslims & Allies leadership, and community its members by developing the Contact: Zeynep Guven involvement. potential of each individual. Email: guvenz 36. SU Pom Squad Advisor: Banafsheh Madaninejad Contact: Alexandra Vidaurri RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS Purpose: To teach members of the Email: vidaurrg 24. A.M. Levy Jewish Student student body about Islam, its Advisor: Anna Castillo Association (JSA) followers and history; to create a Purpose: to unite talented young Advisor: Michael Saenger better understanding in the men and women in order to learn Email: saengerm community about the Muslim more about the art of dance Purpose: to foster Jewish identity at people; to support Muslim and non- through intense rehearsals and SU through fellowship, Muslim students as they learn performances. religious/cultural activities, and more about Islam. SCHOLASTIC/HONORARY communication. 31. Sigma Phi Lambda SOCIETIES 25. Better Together Contact: Susan Wright Contact: Leanne Johnson Email: wrights 37. Alpha Chi Email: johnson18 Advisor: Megan Danner Contact: Lauren Gillespie Advisor: Megan Danner Purpose: to glorify God by Email: gillespl Purpose: to foster dynamic providing a source of Christian Advisor: Jacob Schrum conversations across religious, fellowship to Christian women who Purpose: a national undergraduate spiritual, and political lines. seek to know His person, His will, scholarship society whose 26. Canterbury of SU and His ways. objectives are the stimulation and Advisor: Jason Dean 32. Southwestern University recognition of scholarship. Young Life College 38. Advisor: Sandi Nenga Email: nengas

Purpose: to promote an interest in 46. Sigma Delta Pi 52. Brooks Prize Debate Society the study of Sociology, research of Advisor: Angeles Rodriguez- Contact: Alesha Lewis social problems, and such other Cadena Email: lewisa social and intellectual activities as Email: rodrigua Advisor: Bob Snyder will lead to improvement in the Purpose: a national Spanish honor Purpose: to encourage and human condition. society recognizing academic execute informed discussion and 39. Beta Beta Beta achievements. thoughtful argumentation. Contact: Madison Granier 47. Upsilon Pi Epsilon 53. Cat Partners of Email: granierm Contact: Elyssa Sliheet Southwestern University Advisor: Martin Gonzalez Email: sliheete Contact: Heather Turley Purpose: an honor and Advisor: Barbara Anthony Email: turleyh professional society for students of Purpose: the promotion of high Advisor: Kelly Lessard the biological . scholarship and original Purpose: dedicated to the care and 40. Kappa Delta Pi investigation in the field of safety of the campus cats. Contact: Abigail Luna computer and information science. 54. The Catalyst Email: lunaa Contact: Rebecca Richardson Advisor: Suzanne García-Mateus Email: richardr SPECIAL INTEREST Purpose: an which Advisor: Derek Timourian promotes excellence in and 48. Active Minds at Purpose: to identify, educate, and recognizes outstanding Southwestern University empower emerging leaders at contributions to education. Contact: Taylor Torres Southwestern University. 41. Omicron Delta Kappa Email: torrest 55. Coalition for Diversity & Contact: Elyssa Sliheet Advisor: Bryan Neighbors Social Justice (CDSJ) Email: sliheete Purpose: to increase awareness of Contact: Madeline Carrola Advisor: Jaime Woody issues surrounding mental health, Email: carrolam Purpose: to recognize outstanding its symptoms, and resources Advisor: Terri Johnson junior and senior student leaders, available. Purpose: to serve as an umbrella who are academically in the top 49. organization comprised of third of their class and are Contact: Carmen Hernandez representatives from registered recognized for their leadership and Email: hernan10 cultural and identity organizations exemplary character. Advisor: Patti Penney at Southwestern University. 42. Purpose: to develop leadership, 56. College Democrats Advisor: Alex Anderson promote friendship, and provide Contact: Olivia Stankus Email: afca service to humanity. Email: stankuso Purpose: a national honor society 50. Asian Student Association Advisor: TBA that recognizes high scholarly Contact: Amiel Padayhag Purpose: to educate the campus achievement in the liberal arts and Email: padayhaa on important issues, promote the sciences. Advisor: Carl Robertson advancement of Democratic 43. Purpose: to revive and maintain candidates and ideals, and Advisor: Aaron Prevots campus-wide interest, activity, and encourage participation in the Email: prevots exploration within the distinctive political process. Purpose: to recognize outstanding cultures of Asia and to provide a 57. College Republicans scholarship in French language. space to support Asian/ Pacific/ Contact: Laura Rativa 44. Islander/ Desi American Students. Email: ratival Advisor: Shannon Mariotti 51. Best Buddies Advisor: Paul Secord Email: mariotts Contact: Morgan Forteith Purpose: to promote and discuss Purpose: a national political Email: forteitm Republican issues and candidates; science honor society which offers Advisor: Don Gregory to encourage a more politically an opportunity to discuss political Purpose: to enhance the lives of active campus community issues and events. people with intellectual and 58. Ebony 45. Psi Chi development disabilities by Contact: Selena Chisom-Payne Contact: Miranda Yannon providing opportunities for mutually Email: payne3 Email: yannonm enriching friendships and Advisor: Reggie Byron Advisor: Bryan Neighbors integrated employment. Purpose: to raise awareness about Purpose: a national honor society black community issues, while in psychology which encourages, being an open space to share stimulates, and maintains ideas, beliefs, and experiences. scholarship and advancement of psychology.

59. Economics Club Advisor: Brenda Sendejo 72. Progressive Student Contact: Diana Trevino Purpose: to provide an Alliance Email: trevinod understanding of Hispanic culture Contact: Dakota Cortez Advisor: Paul Emberton and to serve as a means for Email: cortezd Purpose: to encourage close and intercultural exchange. Advisor: Eric Selbin open relationships between 66. Jolt Texas Student Chapter Purpose: to promote the education economics students, mentoring Contact: Felicia Gonzalez and awareness of social justice with faculty and to promote the Email: gonzalef concerns on a group, societal, and application of knowledge learned Advisor: Patrick Hajovsky international level. inside the classroom. Purpose: to create a community 73. Reproductive Justice 60. E.M.P.I.R.E. that empowers Latinxs across Alliance Contact: Markell Henderson Southwestern University and Contact: Molly McConnell Email: henders4 across Texas to become more Email: mcconnem Advisor: Alicia Moore civically engaged and advocate for Advisor: Alison Kafer Purpose: to provide a positive issues that impact our community. Purpose: to promote an social and political context that will 67. Korouva Milkbar understanding of reproductive influence the success of African Contact: Zoe Watts justice on campus, which includes American males at Southwestern. Email: wattsz economic justice, the environment, 61. Exercise is Medicine Advisor: Derek Timourian immigrants’ rights, disability rights, Contact: Morgan Gilpin Purpose: to provide beverages and discrimination based on race and Email: gilpinm a social space for students, faculty, sexual orientation, and a host of Advisor: Vanessa Milkan and staff, and valuable business other community centered Purpose: to promote student experience for volunteers. concerns. We also provide interest in Kinesiology by providing 68. Pirate Hosts resources on these subjects to any leadership, program, service, and Contact: Elijah Ballesteros interested folks. certification opportunities. Email: balleste 74. Robotics Club 62. Food Justice Association Advisor: Dana Marchant Contact: Christine Gutierrez Contact: Victoria Espinosa Purpose: to unite students with Email: gutierr5 Email: espinosv prospective students to enrich the Advisor: Steven Alexander Advisor: Laura Hobgood recruitment experience. Purpose: to foster an interest in Purpose: to promote & facilitate 69. Pirates for Pride robotics by promoting leadership discussions regarding the different Contact: Kayla Ingram and understanding for the aspects of food justice including Email: ingram3 fundamentals of robotics and environmentalism, animal rights, Advisor: Jamar Keaton technology. veganism, and human safety and Purpose: to promote education, 75. Rotaract health. communication, and understanding Contact: Brandon Jennings 63. The Golden Pirates among all sexual orientations in Email: jenningb Contact: John Rodriguez order to unify the Southwestern Advisor: Laura Senio Blair Email: rodrigu9 community. We seek to provide a Purpose: to provide an opportunity Advisor: Eric Selbin safe space for discussion of for young men and women to gain Purpose: to inspire a widespread GLBTQ/sexual orientation issues, knowledge and skills that will assist student interest and participation in both personal and political. them in personal growth, and to activities that cultivate friendship, 70. Piratethon address the physical and social community and imagination Contact: Sarah Shields needs of their communities. through Esports competitions and Email: shieldss 76. Sailors and Sirens board games. Advisor: Derek Timourian Advisor: Bruce Cain 64. H.E.A.T. Purpose: to raise awareness and Email: cainb Contact: Kate Davis funds for the Children’s Miracle Purpose: to bring enthusiasm and Email: davis11 Network and Dell Children’s engagement to the Southwestern Advisors: Don Gregory Medical Center in Austin. community through acapella music. Purpose: to educate students on 71. Pre-Dental Society and improve situations for human Contact: Chandler Smith rights, animal welfare, and Email: smith28 environmental preservation and Advisor: Kerry Bruns conservation. Purpose: to guide students through 65. Hispanics & Latinos the process of getting in to dental Organization (HALO) school, DAT requirements, various Contact: Jack Martinez fields of dentistry, and opportunities Email: martin21 for dental experience.

77. Southwestern Astronomy Purpose: to provide an Purpose: to improve sustainability Club environment in which all students policies on Southwestern’s Contact: Audrey Colegrove of Southwestern University may campus, state-wide, and nationally. Email: colegroa participate in formal philosophical We strive to educate and involve Advisor: Mark Bottorff discussion. the Southwestern community in Purpose: to encourage and 83. Southwestern University environmental, energy and increase community engagement Veterans Association conservation issues. We believe in and equal opportunity through Advisor: Daniel Orozco thinking ahead by acting now to hands-on experience with Email: orozcod create a cleaner and more astronomy. Purpose: to provide support and sustainable Southwestern future. 78. Southwestern Community awareness to transitioning veterans 89. SU History Union Garden and military dependents. Contact: Kaitlyn Vinson Contact: Karonech Chreng 84. Student Foundation Email: vinson2 Email: chrengk Contact: Hannah Freeman Advisor: Melissa Byrnes Advisor: Elaine Craddock Email: Freemanh Purpose: to foster a vast student Purpose: to foster community Advisor: Becky Rodriguez interest in history and participate in through sustainable food Purpose: to serve as a liaison activities that promote leadership, cultivation. between the student body and the scholarship, and community. 79. Southwestern Business University administration and act as 90. SU Native Club an ambassador and student Contact: Haley Druart Contact: Karlton Covington representative on-campus and Email: druarth Email: covingtk within the community. Advisor: Ben Nava Advisor: Debika Sihi 85. Student Health Advisory Purpose: to raise awareness of Purpose: to bring together students Council (SHAC) Native American and indigenous interested in all aspects of the Contact: Lauren Muskara teachings, values, and cultures to business world, be it investments, Email: muskaral build a connection between the SU economics & finance, marketing, Advisor: Brittany Crim community and native issues in the internships, and more. Purpose: to promote student health Georgetown area. 80. Southwestern Mock Trial and enlighten students on relevant 91. SU Socialists Team health topics through health Contact: Cole Whitely Contact: Samantha Pentecost education, activities, and Email: whitelet Email: pentecos improvements on campus. Advisor: Phil Hopkins Advisor: Taylor Kidd 86. Student Labor Action Purpose: to engage in political Purpose: to bring students together Coalition activism centered on socialist in an organization that challenges Contact: Catherine Kelly ideals, propagate socialist and develops public speaking, Email: kellyc messages both on and off debating, critical thinking, and Advisor: Michael Bray Southwestern campus, and acting skills; educates students on Purpose: to consolidate the voices analyze and discuss socialism in the inner-workings of the legal of student workers and other both literature and current events. system; and allows students, interested parties, and to facilitate 92. Sustain professors, and alumni to work discussion and activism around Contact: Philip Moffatt together to achieve a common issues of labor. Email: moffattp goal. 87. Student Philanthropy Advisor: Sarah Brackmann 81. Southwestern University Council Purpose: to foster ongoing Creative Writing Club Contact: Kirby Birk relationships between Contact: Katie Rouse Email: birkk Southwestern University, local and Email: rousek Advisor: Becky Rodriguez national organizations and Advisor: Jim Kilfoyle Purpose: to raise awareness businesses, and the local Purpose: to facilitate a community among Southwestern University community. of students at Southwestern students about the importance of 93. Transfer & Nontraditional University who are engaged in a giving to the University. Student Society range of creative writing practices. 88. Students for Environmental Advisor: Sherry Adrian 82. Southwestern University Activism & Knowledge Emails: adrians Philosophy Society (SEAK) Purpose: to provide and fulfill a Contact: Katie Kelly Contact: Leah Horick sense of community to transfer and Email: kellyc Email: horickl nontraditional students attending Advisor: Michael Bray Advisor: Laura Hobgood Southwestern University.

94. University Programming Council Contact: Dominic Gomez With over 100 registered organizations Email: gomezd listed in this Guide, there are numerous Advisors: Nick McGraw opportunities for involvement outside the classroom. The organizations represent Purpose: to sponsor entertainment interests that range from student activities for the entire SU legislation to social activism, literary community. publications to Greek Life. Organizations are classified in seven different STUDENT MEDIA categories: Departmental, Greek/Social, Religious, Sports/Athletic Clubs, 95. Megaphone Scholastic/Honorary, Special Interest, and Student Media. Contact: Sam Russek Email: russeks or The index on the front lists the [email protected] organizations in alphabetical order and lists their number in the guide. The Advisor: Derek Timourian organizations are then grouped by Purpose: a weekly newspaper category in alphabetical order. You can which seeks to present also access the Student Activities announcements of upcoming website, which lists all student organizations by category, with many of events, report the news of their own website links, at: happenings, to provide a medium https://www.southwestern.edu/life-at- of expression, and to give students southwestern/student- activities/organizations/ an opportunity to display their writing talents. Email addresses are provided with 96. The Spyglass permission of the organization contact. The person listed is willing to receive Contact: Lily Rodriguez questions via this medium about all Email: rodrigu8 aspects of the organization including, but Advisor: Jim Kilfoyle not limited to, membership requirements, meeting times, and upcoming events. Purpose: to offer students an opportunity to be creative and to Office of Student Activities publish those endeavors. Southwestern University 97. SU Radio 1001 E. University Ave. Georgetown, TX 78626 Contact: Colin Scruggs 512-863-1345 Email: scruggsc Advisor: TBA Purpose: to operate a radio station that features a wide variety of programming that will promote communication on campus, provide career-related broadcasting experience, and highlight student faculty achievement.