Here we are, almost at the end of the fall semester. Club Fair has passed telling everyone who was interested about the clubs on campus. A lot of people find out about the clubs at VWC through the Club Fair and get involved that way. However, if you were unable to make it to the club fair, here are a few of the clubs that you may not have been aware about.
African American Society
Clinton Allen is the president of the African American Society. He joined the society during his freshman year, and now as a junior he is leading the organization. He decided to participate in the club to become an active part of the VWC community. "I was very active in high school and I wanted to come here and be involved and meet people," Allen said.
Until November 20, meetings for the African American Society will be holding their meetings every Tuesday at 4:30p.m. After that date, the meeting time and day will be changed to Fridays at 2 p.m. At this time, the club is trying to increases its membership and campus awareness. By holding events on campus, the African American Society hopes to attract attention from people on and off campus. Allen stressed that this organization was not only for African Americans, but for anyone who is interested in participating.
"People should know hat this club is not just for African Americans," said Allen. "This club is for everyone and we would like for people to come to our meetings and experience different people and cultures." In addition to trying to bring people together through campus events, the African American Society also tutor and perform community service in the local area.
Intercultural Awareness Council
The Intercultural Awareness Council is a club that serves as a support group and a place where Virginia Wesleyan faculty and students can get information about global awareness. The president is sophomore Sarah McQueen. "We are spreading love and information about other cultures," McQueen said about their campus goals. This is also a line that the organization uses on their promotional flyers the use on campus.
Martine Greene learned about the club through word of mouth last year. "April Jones, the intern when I started, got me interested in the International Awareness Council. I heard her talking about it and I decided I should check it out." The Intercultural Awareness Council puts on programs that spread information about different cultures and also allow International students share their experiences to students here.
"We sponsor a lot of international awareness events, such as the International Fashion Show," Greene said. "We also put together a Mexican dance and helped co-sponsor International Perspectives. We do a lot of programs that allow people to share what they know about their culture to the student body and also to people within the community outside of Virginia Wesleyan College."
ImageNation
ImageNation, a role playing club, is designed for people who enjoy playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons and Magic, as well as video games. "I want to attract people who enjoy role playing. Any kind," said Jerome Warren, the current president. "We are currently trying to put together a night of game playing that people can come and test playing their games against others."
The Review
The Review, is a student publication. It serves as a creative outlet for members of the VWC community. "It is an open forum for free expression of thought," said Roger Nagger, editor. "We take poetry, art, photographs, short stories, thoughts, rants, whatever people want to say. I am hoping that its continues to grow and that we start to branch out to places out side of the campus community as well." The review is always looking for more submissions to add to their publications. Works can be submitted to Roger Nagger or to the Review’s office located in Student Publications, behind the Grille in Village I.
Club choices are vast here at VWC. These are just a few of the many organizations available to the student body. If you would like more information on these or any other clubs, listings are available in the back of the student handbook and in the Dean of Students office.
