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| À la Mode | à la Mode is Wellesley College's first fashion and design club. Finishing up our second year with energy and ambition, à la Mode is open to any member of the Wellesley College community, regardless of design experience. Our club provides a comfortable and accepting place for students to express their creativity and share their creations with the entire community. Our goal is to foster an awareness of fashion, design, and other related topics by offering students the opportunity to learn, experiment, and share design and fashion knowledge. Email A la mode |
| Aiko | Aiko is the recently established Taiko group that is a subgroup of Japan Club. The two groups cooperate on certain cultural events, but function separately. Please visit the Taiko Club subconference in the Japan Club conference on FirstClass for more information. |
| Al-Muslimat | Al-Muslimat was established in the late 1980's. The organization has grown tremendously over the past few years and just recently, a prayer room was established in the lower Chapel. Al-Muslimat's main function is to support Muslim women on campus as well as educate and inform the Wellesley community about Islam. In addition to sponsoring Islam Awareness Week, the group sponsors various lectures and social activities. During the month of Ramadan, they organize iftars and community celebrations for the holiday of Eid. They invite anyone to join them in celebrating the diversity and beauty of Islam. Email Al-Muslimat |
| Alianza | Alianza's purpose is to increase cultural and social awareness of Latin Americans and Iberians in the Wellesley College community, and to advance the common concerns of these people. It provides a familiar atmosphere in which students of these backgrounds can share their similar/different experiences and establish friendships through various activities such as salsa/merengue classes, lectures, discussions etc. Email Alianza |
| Amnesty International | Amnesty International is an international and impartial organization dedicated to preserving and fighting for human rights in countries around the world. Amnesty's official mandate includes demanding both the release of prisoners of conscience, and fair and prompt trials for those imprisoned. The chapter at Wellesley College writes letters on behalf of political prisoners in addition to organizing activities and fund raisers that promote the awareness of human rights issues on campus. Email Amnesty International |
| Archery | |
| AscenDance | Email AscenDance |
| Asian Baptist Student Koinonia | Asian Baptist Student Koinonia, or ABSK, is a campus fellowship group. We are a community of Christians committed to our Lord Jesus Christ and to each other. Our goal is for others to come to know the love of God that we share. Whether you are a Christian looking for a group to grow with or are simply interested in finding out more about life, we invite you to come join us at our weekly Friday Night Bible Studies from 7-9pm in Billings 100 (Schneider Student Center). We also hold several off-campus activities with ABSK's from other Boston area colleges. ABSK is open to anyone and everyone; you don't have to be Asian or Baptist! Mail ABSK |
| Asian Student Union | The Wellesley College Asian Student Union is a cultural, political, and social organization that represents Asian and Asian American students on campus. The goal of this organization is to promote awareness of issues by sharing the many facets of the Asian and Asian American experience, as well as to encourage a more unified community. Through sponsoring a variety of activities, including lectures, panel discussions, social events, and community service opportunities, ASU is diversified enough to appeal to the entire student body. Email ASU |
| ASTRO Club | The purpose ASTRO is to encourage and foster interest in Astronomy among the Wellesley College and town communities through open houses, lectures, star parties, etc. Email ASTRO Club |
| Awaken the Dawn | Christian A Cappella -- religious singing group that aims to spread the message and love of God to the campus, both through our songs and by our actions. Email Awaken the Dawn |
| Ballroom Dance Team (WCBDT) | Email Ballroom Dance Team |
| Bates* | Email Bates |
| Beebe* | Email Beebe |
| Belly Dancing Society | |
| Best Buddies | Best Buddies was begun in 1987 by Anthony Kennedy Shriver at Georgetown University to bring college students and people with mental retardation together through friendships. In ten years, the organization has grown to include over 250 colleges nationwide, chapters in Canada and Greece and chapters in high schools and local communities. The mission of Best Buddies is to enhance the lives of people with mental retardation by providing opportunities for socialization and employment. Basically, what we do is make friends. The Wellesley College Chapter is made up of 8 College Buddies, 1 Associate College Buddy and 8 Buddies. Our activities include going out with our Buddies one-to-one every two weeks (pizza, talking, movie, talking, etc.), calling our Buddies every week and going out on group events three times a year (parties, musicals, sports games). Email Best Buddies |
| Biology and Biochemistry and Club | Biology and Biochemistry Club (aka (BC)^2) is all about making the study of biological chemistry and biology fun for students and the whole Wellesley College community. Through activities such as interesting lectures, personal Dessert Series with Professors, field trips, and more, we improve and cultivate interest in the sciences on campus, while establishing a supportive network among students and faculty. Email (BC)^2 |
| Blue Cancer Society | |
| Blue Notes | The Blue Notes are an a Cappella group of 10-13 members singing contemporary songs of a wide range of genres. They have sung a Cappella arrangements of songs by artists ranging from Sweet Honey in the Rock to Marvin Gaye to Sarah Maclachlan. The Blue Notes perform both on and off campus and tour annually as well. Email Blue Notes |
| Boston Area Students Involved in the Community (BASIC) | |
| Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra | |
| A student-run co-op offering food, beverages and a relaxing, congenial social space. | |
| Campus Girl Scouts | Our organization provides ways for Wellesley students to be involved with Girl Scouts in the Boston area by acting as a liaison with the Patriot's Trail Girl Scout Council and by hosting activities for local Girl Scouts on campus. Email Campus Girl Scouts |
| Campus Wide Diversity Initiative (CWDI) | The Campus Wide Diversity Initiative is an open discussion forum to challenge diversity issues on campus including, but not limited to class, sexuality, gender, race, ethnicity, age, and ability. Email CWDI |
| Canadian Club | Email Canadian Club |
| Casa Cervantes | |
| Cazenove* | Email Cazenove |
| Chaucer Society | Email Chaucer Society |
| Chinatown After School | |
| Chinese Students Association (CSA) | The purpose of the Chinese Student Association is awareness and community building, to cultivate interest in and promote the understanding of Chinese and Chinese-American culture, language, affairs, and issues. In addition to reaching out to our members, we work with other members of the Greater Boston community by participating in community service, programs, and projects. One of our strongest goals is to provide opportunities for the members of the CSA, the Wellesley college community, and other schools and colleges to come together on a cultural, political, and social level. As always, the CSA is an open organization and encourages all to participate and be active. Email CSA |
| Choir | The Wellesley College Choir has been an important part of campus life since its founding in 1900. Numbering between 50 and 60 women, voices are selected by audition held at the beginning of the academic year. Choir members are drawn from a wide range of academic disciplines and cultural backgrounds and present numerous concerts on and off campus. The Choir's on campus concert series normally includes three traditional programs: a fall concert, endowed annually since 1964 in memory of Betty Edwards Dober '40, Christmas Vespers, and a spring concert, endowed biannually since 1972 in memory of Marjorie Copland Baum '27. Directed by Dr. Lisa Graham, the Choir performs music from the 13th-20th centuries. In addition to presenting works for women's voices, the Choir often collaborates with men's choirs such as the Harvard Glee Club, the Virginia Glee Club, and the Cornell Glee Club to present works for mixed voices and orchestra. Recent commissions by the Choir include works by Marjorie Merryman, Jonathan Holland and Brian Hulse. The Choir has undertaken three international tours, including, most recently, a ten-day tour to Italy during which the Choir performed in the Vatican and at the American Academy in Rome. The choir is also planning an upcoming tour to Prague, Czech Republic to sing Benjamin Britten's War Requiem in an international collaboration. Email Choir |
| Cielito Lindo Folclorico | Cielito Lindo is a traditional Latino Folk dance group focusing on Ballet Folclorico Mexicano and Caribbean dance. Student directed and choreographed, the group provides a community in which to share the Latino culture on Wellesley's campus. The group practices each week for 2 hours. There are no requirements to join except that you love to dance or want to learn. All are welcome to join. Cielito Lindo members attend workshops and conferences annually to receive extra training. We have performed at the Dia de Los Muertos Celebration, Multicultural presentations, Spring and Fall Open Campus events, the South African Benefit Concert, the Latina Talent Show, Cinco de Mayo Celebrations, the Virgen de Guadalupe Celebration and the Wellesley Community Children's Center. Performing several times throughout the year, the group educates the campus about the rich Latino dance traditions. Email Cielito Lindo |
| Circle K | Service
. Leadership . Fellowship. Circle K is an international service organization that has a current membership of over 12,000 college students on 507 campuses in 15 nations in North and South America, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and West Africa. The Wellesley College chapter is student run and works closely with the residents in the town of Wellesley as well as Circle K members in other colleges to bring great service opportunities to Wellesley College students. Email Circle K |
| Citylife | Citylife: We are a Christian organization affiliated with Citylife Church of Boston. We hold community group activities on campus and attend Citylife Church events in Boston as well. Our desire is to expand God's Kingdom with the gospel of Jesus Christ. We openly welcome anyone who is interested in hearing about the Gospel and the person of Jesus Christ. Email Citylife |
| Claflin* | Email Claflin |
| Class of 2009 | Email Class of 2009 |
| Class of 2010 | Email Class of 2010 |
| Class of 2011 | Email Class of 2011 |
| Class of 2012 | Email Class of 2012 |
| CLIO History Club | Email CLIO |
| Club Badminton | |
| Club Filipina | Club Filipina exists to promote economic, political and cultural awareness of the Philippines on the Wellesley campus and beyond. It aims to foster unity among Filipinas of diverse backgrounds and interests by gaining a better conception of national unity and the "Filipina" identity. Club Filipina is open to anyone, whether you are Filipino or just interested in the Philippines. Email Club Filipina |
| Club Rocks | |
| Club Soccer | Email Wellesley Club Soccer |
| Club Tennis | |
| Committee for Political and Legislative Action (CPLA) | The Committee for Political and Legislative Action (CPLA) is a nonpartisan student organization whose goal it is to educate the campus about local, state, national and international politics and encourage activism. Email CPLA |
| Consulting Club | |
| Counterpoint | Counterpoint is a monthly publication produced jointly by students from Wellesley College and MIT. As a journal of campus life, Counterpoint welcomes articulate views from all sides of political, social and campus issues concerning both institutions. Counterpoint holds regular weekly meetings on both campuses, meeting at MIT on Mondays at 7 p.m. in W20-443 and at Wellesley on Thursdays at 7 p.m. in Cafe Hoop. Email Counterpoint |
| Dance Collective | Dance Collective is a modern based dance organization. We focus on student choreography, lessons with guest choreographers, performances, and experiencing modern dance at other venues. We do not hold auditions, we are simply involved because we love to dance and want to learn more about modern dancing. The Dance Collective also attends performances and classes at other locations to broaden our views of modern dance. Email Dance Collective |
| Darfur Committee | |
| Davis* | Email Davis |
| Davis Scholar House Council | |
| Dead Serious | Wellesley's Improvisational Comedy Troupe Dead Serious has been bringing rip-roaring laughter to our audiences with our numerous performances each semester, all based on audience suggestions, and all promising to thoroughly entertain! Email Dead Serious |
| Dower* | Email Dower |
| East Asian Studies Student Organization | |
| Economic Student Association (Economic Student Board) | The Economic Student Association acts as a liason between the student body and the Department of Economics. We hold at least two lectures annually, in addition to occasional luncheons and career focus panels. Email ESB |
| El Table | El Table is a student-run cooperative café serving sandwiches, salads, soups, and snacks, located in the basement of Founders Hall. Email El Table |
| Equestrian Club | The Wellesley College Equestrian Team is a relatively new club that competes in Zone 1, Region 4 of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. In 2000-01 we finished fourth in our Zone and we're very excited for the 2001-2002 show season. Stay posted for updates and show information. Email the Equestrian Club |
| Ethos | Ethos is an organization for women of African descent. Email Ethos |
| Felding Medieval Society | The Felding Medieval Society is an organization dedicated to researching and recreating the years before 1600 CE, focusing on Medieval and Renaissance Europe. We have close ties to the worldwide organization called the Society for Creative Anachronism. We hold one major event on campus each year, usually in September or October, called Falling Leaves. We currently meet informally once a week for dinner and once a month with an invited speaker. Members are encouraged to pursue their own pre-1600 interests outside of Felding, as there are many opportunities for SCA members in the Boston area. Email Felding Medieval Society |
| Fiddleheads | |
| Film Society | The Film Society shows movies on Fridays and Saturdays to the Wellesley College and Town Community. It is our goal to build appreciation for films while educating people at the same time. We hope to expose the community to a wide variety of films, which they may not have been aware existed. Email Film Society |
| Flaire Art Club | We establish an art community where individuals with an interest in art can come together, share ideas, improve their creative and artistic skills, and learn new ones. The club is most well known for its sponsoring of weekly live modeling sessions, organizing student art shows, selling paper prayers (a part of a fund raising event for World AIDS Day in conjunction with the Art Department), and promoting other related activities desired by students. Membership in the club is open to all students, especially those who have a great appreciation and interest in art. Email Flaire Art Club |
| Freeman* | Email Freeman |
| Freestyle | FreeStyle is Wellesley's premiere hip hop dance troupe. We are an open and inclusive dance troupe founded in the spring of 1997 created to enhance the performing arts and promote hip-hop and funk-oriented dance at Wellesley College. Email Freestyle |
| French House | |
| Friends of Israel | Wellesley Friends of Israel aims to raise awareness about Israel through programs and providing resources about Israeli cultural, political, and social affairs. |
| General Judiciary | General Judiciary is the body of students, faculty, and staff who educate, administer, and enforce the Honor Code at Wellesley College. Established in 1919, Wellesley's Honor Code is a system of trust and respect for others that encompasses all aspects of Wellesley life. Violations of the Honor Code are dealt by General Judiciary in the form of a hearing panel. Student representatives to General Judiciary also give Honor Code talks to all incoming first-year and transfer students in each dorm and writing class. Email General Judiciary |
| GenerAsians | GenerAsians is Wellesley College's Asian/Asian American magazine for people of all ethnic backgrounds to discuss and write about Asian/Asian American culture, issues and events. All types of submissions are welcome including news, features, editorials, poetry, short stories, fiction, movie and book reviews, reporting on-campus and off-campus events, and photography. Email GenerAsians |
| German Club | The German Club's purpose is to offer students the opportunity to participate in German cultural activities. These activities include attending concerts, plays, and lectures, as well as a biweekly German table. The German Club also takes part in on- and off-campus affairs, such as Parent/Family Weekend, Slater International events, and the Mt. Holyoke German Theatre Festival. Email German Club |
| Girls' LEAP (affiliated organization: http://girlsleap.org/) |
Girls' LEAP Self-defense is a non-profit organization with roots here at Wellesley College. Through this organization Wellesley College students can train to become Teaching Women who mentor and teach self-defense skills to girls aged 8-18 throughout Greater Boston. LEAP stands for Lifetime Empowerment & Awareness Program. We promote the individual safety of girls and women by teaching girl-specific physical self-defense techniques and safety awareness skills, combined with self-confidence building tools that increase girls' capacity to keep themselves safe. Our mission is to fortify girls, women, and their families with the physical, mental, and self-reflective skills they need to avoid, defuse, and survive dangerous situations. While all of our programs are offered free for the girls who participate, our Teaching Women are paid for their hard work and service. Email Girls' LEAP |
| GLOW (Great Lights of Wellesley) | GLOW is an organization where students get to explore an aspect of world culture. Through the traditional art form of circus, members of the Student Body at Wellesley College will acquire an understanding for, and the skills to conduct, this ancient performing art. Student instructors run classes at all levels and share their knowledge of different circus skills. these include juggling, hula hoops, poi, acrobatics and many more. Email GLOW |
| Graceful Harmony Gospel Choir | We are a religious gospel choir that performs during the semester on campus and various other places by request. Email Graceful Harmony Gospel Choir |
| Guild of Carillonneurs | The Guild of Carillonneurs is composed of students who are interested in playing the carillon bells in Galenstone Tower. The Guild provides lessons for apprentice members. Junior and senior members of the Guild play concerts for the campus between classes and on other special occasions. If you're in need of a birthday gift idea, the Guild will serenade your friends with "Happy Birthday" for the price of $5. Email Guild of Carillonneurs |
| Habitat for Humanity | Habitat for Humanity is an international non-profit organization that builds houses for disadvantaged families. The Wellesley College Campus Chapter was officially recognized in 1994. We have a day trip almost every Saturday of the semester to a Habitat site somewhere in the Boston area. Students can go on as many or as few trips as they want. No prior experience is necessary. Email Habitat for Humanity |
| Heart the Kids | |
| Hillel | Hillel is the foundation of Jewish life on campus. They provide social, cultural, educational and religious programming for Jewish students at Wellesley. In addition to their on-campus activities, they have many opportunities to connect with students from other area Hillels. They invite all Jewish students to bring their ideas and input to their open board meetings. Email Hillel |
| Hippocratic Society | The Hippocratic Society is an student organization that addresses issues related to medicine and health in regard to social, political, legal, and ethical contexts. With this focus, we hope to explore the relationship between medicine and a range of other disciplines, from law and public policy to anthropology. We offer our members an opportunity to broaden their horizons by participating in community service projects and considering imminent issues in medicine through lectures and events supported by the society. Email Hippocratic Society |
| House Presidents' Council | House Presidents' Council is the committee of current dormitory House Presidents. Our goals include serving as a forum for the communication and expression of student views on residential issues, promoting inter-dorm communication, sharing in the governance of specific residential issues as well as ensuring the continued well-functioning of the residence system by making long-term recommendations for improvement. Email HPC |
| Hui O'Hawaii | Email Hawaii Club |
| Ice Hockey | The Wellesley Ice Hockey team is an intra-mural hockey team that plays MIT fraternity teams. |
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| Instead Feminist Cooperative | The Instead Feminist Vegitarian Cooperative is a residential community of six women committed to learning more about feminism, vegitarianism, and collective living. The house holds weekly group dinners and member-led discussions. Each semester, we also sponsor a number of guest speakers and discussions for the campus at large. In spring 2002, Instead was intrumental in bringing the Vagina Monologues to the Wellesley campus. Email Instead |
International Relations Council (IRC) & International Relations Council Journal (IRCJ) |
International Relations Council works to promote the awareness of international relations. By holding many lectures and other events throughout the year, it hopes to deepen discussion among students of world social and political issues. Email IRC |
| Italian Society | The purpose of the Italian Society is to promote Italian culture and language within the Wellesley College community both on a non-academic basis, and in cooperation with the College's Italian Department. Email Italian Society |
| Japan Club | The Japan Club welcomes all students who are interested in Japanese language and culture. It is primarily a cultural club. Their past activities include origami-earring making, Japanese curry parties and sponsoring Japanese tea/flower arranging ceremonies. They also have Japan Table once a week in the dining hall - not only is it a perfect opportunity to hone your Japanese skills, it's also a nice way to have a chat with friends and faculty. Japan Club also supports the activities of the political organizations WAA (Wellesley Asian Alliance) and Multicultural Council. Email Japan Club |
| Korean Literature Society | |
| Korean Students Association (KSA) | KSA (Korean Students Association) strives to promote and cultivate interest in the Korean and Korean-American culture, history and other facets of the Korean/Korean-American experience by providing opportunities for Wellesley College students to come together on a cultural, political, social and educational level. Our annual Intercollegiate Culture show, community service outreach, and various political forums are but a few of the many activities that KASA holds. Email KSA |
| Lake House* | Email Lake House |
| Latter Day Saints Student Association (LDSSA) | |
| Limitless Electronic Design (LED) | |
| Legenda | The Legenda is Wellesley College's official yearbook. We create three publications annually - the fall preview book, the spring graduate edition, and the yearbook. We can be reached at x2705 or at yearbook@wellesley.edu with question or to purchase books or personal ads. Email Legenda |
| Martial Arts at Wellesley | |
McAfee* |
The women of McAfee House Council represent the interests of the entire dorm with enthusiasm and dedication. These 40+ women participate actively in the community around them and engage others in the dorm as well. Annual events include exam brunches, the February talent show and Competition K (a weekly kitchen competition). This year, McAfee is planning an active social program: mixers with Boston area fraternities, multicultural potluck and performance, the possible re-opening of the McAfee Cafe and numerous outings to Boston concerts and museum shows. McAfee House Council is an eclectic blend of interests and ideas that results in a wide range of activities and programs. Email McAfee |
| Mezcla | We are an organization devoted to the academic, political, and social interests of the Latina community at Wellesley College. We seek to improve the awareness of the Wellesley College community of our culture and improve our representation within the student body, faculty, and administration. Email Mezcla |
| Ministry to Black Women | Email Ministry to Black Women |
| Mock Trial | Email Mock Trial |
| Model United Nations | Model UN serves as a forum for students to participate in dialogue on international peace and security, social and economic progress, and the maintenance of funcdamental human rights by participating in nation-wide conferences. Email Model United Nations |
| Multicultural Council | Multi-Cultural Council (MCC) is a group of cultural organization presidents, other representatives of cultural organizations, the Multicultural Affairs Coordinator (MAC), the Multicultural Affairs Coordinator Organizing Team (MAC OT), and students at large. MCC serves as a sounding board for organizations, as well as a support system and a way to extend the reach of one organization throughout the community. MCC encourages collaboration among organizations and works to address any issues or concerns that the community faces. Email MCC |
| Munger* | Email Munger |
| Native American Student Organization (NASO) | |
| Neuroscience Club | |
| Newman Catholic Ministry | The aspiration of this organization is to assemble the Catholic community of Wellesley College for the purposes of mutual support and united effort in promoting religious, intellectual, and social welfare. Newman offers fellowship in the forum of lectures, study breaks, community service projects and weekly congregation at Mass. Email Newman Catholic Ministry |
| Optik | Email Optik |
| Organization for Mental Health Awareness (OMHA) | |
| Outing Club | |
| Pagan Students Association | |
| Email Pakistani Students' Association | |
| Peace Coalition | An organization dedicated to pursuing social justice and peace related events and community. Email Peace Coalition |
| Persian Students' Association | Questions
about Wellesley Persian Students' Association, please email WPSA. |
| Phi Sigma | A group of women with diverse interests who facilitate lectures on campus to represent those interests and enrich the academic pursuits of student life. Email Phi Sigma |
| Pomeroy* | The spirit of community is very strong throughout Pomeroy Hall, encompassing a group of women who take an active role in the world around them. With almost 50 house council members, and women involved in literally hundreds of other activities, the residents of Pomeroy know how much they impact the world. Yet the women who live here also know how to have fun; the main events in Pom are the 80s party, Pom Springs (the talent show), and Holiday Dinner. Email Pomeroy |
| Pre-Business Association | Established in 1995, the Pre-Business Association is an organization dedicated towards generating awareness about the variety of business fields and careers available to students. We work closely with alumnae, the Center for Work and Service, and other student organizations to hold events that will help students to carve their own career paths and to learn about how they can utilize their liberal arts degree in the business world. Our annual events include a General Business Panel, an How to Get an Internship Panel, the Harvard Business School Trip, and the NY Marketing & Advertising trip. Email Pre-Business Association |
| Pre-Dental Society | Our primary goal is to establish a network of pre-dental students who can work together on becoming highly qualified applicants for dental school. We strive to promote dentistry as a career option for those interested on pursuing a career on a clinical setting. We have done presentations on oral health and dentistry in elementary and high schools. Other activities: Continue doing presentations. We will start a project on finding donations for toothbrushes and toothpaste and reach out to homeless people. Start building a library for Pre-Dental students: collect books about dentistry as a career, dental schools and admission requirements, sample dental examination tests, and preparation materials. Discuss opportunities available for doing summer internships related to dentistry. Speak about resources that Wellesley and outside resources could offer to support the internship. Email Pre-Dental Society |
| Pre-Law Society | The Pre-Legal Society is a group of students interested in legal issues and/or thinking about pursuing a legal career. PLS sponsers guest lectures and panel discussions concerning legal issues, organizes alumnae panels, and serves as a peer resource for pre-law students. Email Pre-Law Society |
| Pre-Veterinary Society | The Pre-Veterinary Society was created to foster community among pre-vet students at Wellesley and as a means of sharing information and resources for students considering careers in veterinary medicine. Our activities include annual tours of Tufts Veterinary School, the Franklin Park Zoo, and the New England Aquarium, as well as sponsoring a panel discussion featuring local vets. Anyone with an interest in vet medicine is encouraged to join! Email Pre-Vet Society |
| PRISM Jazz | PRISM Jazz is Wellesley's instrumental jazz group. We play concerts and host Open Jams, in which anyone in the Wellesley College community can come play with us, throughout the year. PRISM plays lots of gigs, too. We're available for hire for your next party or reception! Also, each spring, PRISM hosts its popular Swing Party. It's a great time, so we hope to see you there! |
| Psychology Club | Association of all Psychology, Neuroscience, and Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences majors. The club is run by students and sponsors lectures, teas, films, and other special events of interest to members. The club also publishes and distributes Psychodelic, a newsletter for majors and minors. Email Psychology Club |
| Real Life | Real Life at Wellesley is part of the Boston-wide partnership between Campus Crusade for Christ and area churches. Our mission is to encourage Christian students to grow in their walk with the Lord and to reach out to our friends and community with the love and truth of Christ. Email Real Life |
| Rugby Team | Learn to scrum down and ruck on. Be one of the blue and yellow jackets to scatter these hills of Wellesley. A livelier, tougher bunch of ruggers ne'er was seen amongst these whereabouts. Email Rugby Team |
| Russian Club | The members of the club meet regularly to plan trips to concerts of Russian music, screening of Russian films, performances of Russian ballet, and Russian restaurants. They bring Russian culture to the Wellesley community by arranging and sponsoring informal film series, Russian banquets, crafts, dramatic readings of literature, and a variety of other things. They are committed to helping people in and from Russia by organizing humanitarian aid shipment to the former USSR, and by assisting emigre families in the Boston area. The club is open to all students, regardless of their proficiency in Russian or level of familiarity with the Russian culture. |
| SAAFE (formerly Peer Advocates) | SAAFE (Sexual Assault Awareness for Everyone) is a group of students dedicated to crisis intervention and education around issues of sexual assault. SAAFE's names and phone extensions are available in residence-hall bathrooms as a resource for survivors of sexual assault, as well as for others who want to learn more. Email SAAFE |
| Sailing Team | "A Sailing Team?" "Since when has there been a Sailing Team?" "Why is the school wasting its money on a Sailing Team?" Such remarks are usually followed by repeated threats to slash the sailing budget, slash it again, and slash it yet a third time for good measure. Despite all odds, however, the Wellesley College Sailing Team is a successful competitive sailing team open to enthusiastic and dedicated individuals with previous or no sailing experience. While many would argue that sailing is not worthy of the term "sport," sailing demands both intellectual and physical exertion on the part of its members. We practice on Lake Waban out of the boathouse here on campus three days a week in our team's FJs while two days a week we practice out of the MIT Sailing Pavilion on the Charles River in Tech Dinghies. As members of the NEISA (New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association), we compete in regattas each weekend against area teams. The team participates in both the fall and spring sailing seasons, and additional competitive sailing opportunities for team members, such as frostbite sailing in the winter and racing over the summer, abound. As of spring 2006, the sailing team has one coach and is 15 members strong! For additional information, please email sailingteammail@wellesley.edu or seek out any team member. We can be identified by our sun-burnt skin, fish-smelling stench, foul language, multiple tattoos, wooden limbs, and rowdy demeanor. |
| Schneider Board of Governors (SBOG) | Campus Programming Board Email SBOG |
We seek to promote a greater knowledge and appreciation of the science fiction and fantasy genres both in the Wellesley College community and beyond, and also to support the existing interest of students, faculty, and staff. To this end we have regular discussions, a reading group, and biannual movie showings. We also attend relevant off-campus events, and this year are sponsoring our first lecture. Email Wellesley Science Fiction & Fantasy Society |
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| Senate / College Government | Email Senate |
| Severance* | Severance House Council serves as a liaison between the students of Severance Hall and the Administration, including college government. Severance House Council enables education and communication between students of all classes, and a place to voice their opinions about existing policies of, and proposed changes to, Wellesley College. Email Severance |
| Sexual Health Educators (SHE) | To provide information about sexual health-related issues in an accessible, welcoming manner and to encourage others to take an active interest in their own sexual health. Email SHE |
| Shafer* | Shafer House Council meets regularly to plan fun and informative events for the residents of Shafer Hall. Traditional events include our always popular Halloween party, Holiday dinner, and the Annual Shafer Talent Show. Email Shafer |
| Shakespeare Society | The Shakespeare Society, the oldest continuing society founded at Wellesley College in 1877, is a student organization dedicated to the study and performance of Shakespeare's plays. We produce one play every semester which have included: As You Like It, Henry V, Taming of the Shrew, Othello, Twelfth Night, Julius Caesar, and Much Ado About Nothing. We also perform scenes in a fall Haunted House and a spring House of Fools. The society is also dedicated to planning lectures to discuss Shakespeare and related subjects with the Wellesley community. Email Shakespeare Society |
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| Slater International Association | Slater International Association is a student run organization formed with the aim of encouraging a greater understanding among cultures through personal association and cooperative endeavors. We also strive to address the needs and concerns of Wellesley College's international students. The Association is based at the Slater International Center (Slater), which is located along the shore of Labe Waban. Each year, we bring a variety of lectures and panel discussions to campus concerning a wide range of international affairs, as well as a variety of cultural celebrations and other activities of interest and value to the international community. Slater is open not only to international students but to all members of the College community, and we welcome participation in our activities by everyone on campus. Email Slater International Students Association |
| Slow Food Wellesley | |
| Society of Physics Students | The Wellesley Chapter of SPS strives to provide activities both academic and social where students interested in physics may come together to share their common interest. Some events include faculty lunches, lectures, preparation for local physics competitions and movie/social evenings. Members are not required but encouraged to join the national SPS organization. Email Society of Physics Students |
| Sociology Club | |
Spectrum is a group of lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and straight students interested in queer issues. They serve a political and social purpose, sponsoring parties and dances, speakers, and organizing Straight Talks. Spectrum is also responsible for the the Queer Resource Handbook, a guide for Wellesley students about queer issues and resources at Wellesley and in Boston. It is now available online. Email |
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| Speech & Debate Society | We aim to provide a fun and competitive atmosphere for novices and experts. We teach speaking and analytical skills (crucial for debate and overall success). Our team provides the chance to practice these skills in a supportive environment, and we test these skills in a highly competitive one. Tournaments are weekly but not mandatory. Also, unlike high school debate, we debate a wide range of topics. Debate cases are picked by the students in that particular round. This provides a unique opportunity to debate topics of personal importance. Email Speech and Debate |
| Stone* | Email Stone |
| Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society (SAACS) | |
| Student Bursar | |
| Student Organizations and Appointments Committee (SOAC) | |
| Students for a Free Tibet | Students for a Free Tibet is a national grassroots organization dedicated to educating and mobilizing students (and the community) for the cause of a Free Tibet. SFT is committed to non-violence and promoting human rights, peace, and freedom in our world. Significant projects include letter writing to officials, tabling (handing out pertinent information), and having an active week for "Tibetan National Uprising Day (March 10th)", including a speaker and possibly a demonstration in Boston. The national SFT web site is: http://www.tibet.org/SFT Future goals include holding a benefit concert for Tibet ('98-99). Email SFT. |
| Students for Reproductive Rights | |
| Synergy | Jazz/Improv String Ensemble: Email Synergy |
| Table Tennis Club | |
TCO seeks to promote awareness of Taiwanese culture, politics, and history, as well as Taiwanese-American issues in the college community. We welcome members from all backgrounds to come and learn more about Taiwan. TCOmail |
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Tau Zeta Epsilon (TZE) |
TZE Art and Music Society was founded at Wellesley in 1889 to provide an opportunity for additional study of art, to offer a stimulus for scholarly work and to promote good fellowship among the undergraduates. The society remains faithfully committed to its cause, providing several lectures and performances each term and serving as a forum for talented faculty and students. All such programming is publicized and open to the college community. Membership teas are held each semester, and all interested parties are encouraged to apply. Email TZE |
| Tennis Club | |
| Toastmasters | Toastmasters is a public speaking group. Email Toastmastersmail |
| Toons (MIT/Wellesley) | |
| Tower Court* | Tower Court dorm is a beautiful and exciting environment in which to live. The Gothic architecture, including Great Hall, is a prominent feature of this dorm, which offers a wide variety of activities and events for its residents. Michelle Lake is the Head of House and Sue Koehler is the Guest in Residence; both help to make Tower an incredible place to live! Email Tower |
| Tupelos | Originally named after the romantic spot on Lake Waban, "Tupelo Point," the group was founded in 1949 and made its debut with the Boston Pops in 1950. Right now, the group is in the process of editing a new CD including songs by Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, and Ani DiFranco. We are also planning our 50th birthday celebration! Email Tupelos |
| Turkish Student Association | |
Ultimate Frisbee (Wellesley Whiptails) |
Ultimate Frisbee is a competitive and fun club sport, somewhere between basketball and football, demanding athleticism, hutspah, and a flying plastic disk! As a club sport, we practice like mad three times a week and spend weekends traveling the Northeast playing games with other strange frisbee tottin' chicks. We play some sweet Ultimate in games and tournaments all over the Northeast and beyond. Everyone's welcome to play this hot sport!! Email Wellesley Whiptails |
| Unitarian Universalists | We are a liberal religious organization. We practice the values of Unitarian Universalism--respect, social justice and positive interfaith interaction are three core values of our religion. We meet weekly in the Little Chapel for joy and concerns--our sharing circle and activites. |
| Upstage | |
| V-Day College Campaign | |
| Vice Presidents of Programming Council (VPPs) | The council is composed of the VPPs from each dorm as a resource for each other, and other organizations. We put on three campus-wide events each year: Tower Court, the Foam Party, and Tower Court II. In addition, each VPP puts on a campus-wide event in her dorm building. Email VPP |
| Vietnamese Students' Association | The Vietnamese Students Association serves the Wellesley community by attempting to increase awareness of Vietnamese culture through lectures and artistic and musical presentations. It is open to any who are interested in learning more about Vietnamese culture. Email VSA |
| Wellesley African Students' Association (WASA) | Email WASA |
Wellesley Alliance for Life (WAFL) |
The purpose of this organization is to promote and relate the ideas connected to the pro-life movement. The students in this organization attend rallies, lectures, and panels dealing with the pro-life movement so they can relate their message to the college community in general. Anyone is welcome to join or come and listen to what we have to say. Email WAFL |
| Wellesley Anime | Wellesley Anime (WA) is a club for fans of Japanese animation (known as anime), as well as Japanese graphic novels (manga) and other related aspects of anime culture. WA hosts showings, typically once every 2 weeks as well as special reading period and Halloween showings, and has an anime collection from which students may borrow anime at no cost. WA also encourages discussions among members online and outings to anime-related events such as movie showings and anime conventions. For more info please email Anime. |
Wellesley Arab Women |
Wellesley Arab Women is a cultural organization that works to familiarize and educate the campus on the diversity of the Arab World. They sponsor lectures, cultural shows, as well as other events that highlight the region. They also act as a support network for the Arab students at Wellesley. This is an open organization that encourages all those interested in the region to join. Email WAW |
Wellesley Asian Alliance (WAA) |
Wellesley Asian Alliance (WAA) is an independent political coalition comprised of members of the faculty, administration, staff, and student population. WAA is a forum for members to discuss issues and to hold events which foster understanding of our histories, voices, and concerns. WAA is committed to promoting the establishment of an Asian American Studies major at Wellesley College, to addressing the political concerns of the Asian and Asian American community, and to building a more cohesive community. Email WAA |
The Wellesley Association for South Asian Cultures (WASAC) is an organization for students of South Asian decent from Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India and Burma. WASAC strives to be a forum for South Asian and South Asian-American students to celebrate their culture, as well as discuss and organize around issues of concern. So far this year, WASAC has hosted the first South Asian/American Forum in New England, an intercollegiate conference on the topic of South Asian/South Asian American identity. WASAC also put on a cultural show and party to celebrate the 50th year of independence of Pakistan and India, and a lecture/discussion on post-colonial literature. In addition, their community service activities include a clothing drive for Cry and Sakhi, a South Asian domestic violence organization. We also plan viewings of popular films, documentaries as well as a panel on development in South Asia. Email WASAC |
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| Wellesley Association of Labor Rights Activists (WALRA) | |
| Wellesley Children's Literacy Initiative | |
| Wellesley College Cooking Club | |
| Wellesley College Democrats | The Wellesley College Democrats work to promote political activism both on and off-campus and to educate students about Democratic ideals. We campaign for Democratic candidates at the local, state, and national levels, attend rallies, host speakers, debate issues, and collaborate with other members of the College Democrats of Massachusetts. Email Democrats |
| Wellesley College EMS | |
The Wellesley College Orchestra is a performance ensemble that generally has 3 concerts a year. |
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| Wellesley College Republicans | The Wellesley College Republicans exist to provide a mechanism for conservative political education and activism on campus. Our goal is not to convince Wellesley students to become Republicans but rather to foster political thought and discussion. Wellesley College Republicans participate in lectures, conferences, inter-collegiate activities, retreats, campaigns, and various extra-curricular experiences pertaining to conservatism. Email Republicans |
Wellesley College Television (WCTV) |
WCTV provides students with the opportunity to create a television news program that is broadcast to the Wellesley College community. Students use state of the art equipment in addition to the fully equipt television station found in the Knapp Media and Technology Center. Weekly meetings are held in the Knapp Center. We welcome story ideas and event announcements. All are invited to join. You must be willing to take part in training to use the cameras and non-linear editing machine. Comments or questions, please post on WCTV conference. |
The Water Polo Club is a competitive team that plays in the Eastern Water Polo League. The season runs from the end of February until the end of April. All students are welcome to join and no previous experience is necessary. Email Water Polo |
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| Wellesley Energy and Environmental Defense (WEED) | A campus-based environmental action organization involving faculty, students, and staff. Email WEED |
| Wellesley Every Nation Campus Ministries | |
| Wellesley Extra Hands for ALS | |
| Wellesley for Equality | |
WIVCF is a witnessing community of students and faculty who follow Jesus as Savior and Lord: growing in love for God, God's Word, God's people of every ethnicity and culture, and God's purposes in the world. Email WIVCF |
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The college's weekly newspaper. The office is located on the third floor of Billings. Run by students, the News covers both on and off campus activities. The News is open to all members of the Wellesley community and welcomes letters to the editor, op/ed pieces, advertisements, and story ideas. Email Wellesley News |
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| Wellesley Organization of Class Councils (WOCC) | |
| Wellesley Review | |
| Wellesley Ski Team | |
| Wellesley Synchro | |
A fourteen-voice a cappella group that sings music ranging from jazz standards to contemporary pop. The Widows just released their newest CD, Aurachne, in the spring of 2001, and sing at both public and private functions throughout the year. Email Widows |
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Wellesley Women for Public Health (WWFPH) is a student action coalition that aims to bring together students that are interested in public health. The purpose of WWFPH is to provide students with a support network and to create an open forum for dialogue. WWFPH implements lectures, student and professional panels, and awareness events that focus on but are not limited to the social, cultural, economic, and political determinants of public health. |
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Wellesley Women for Sustainable Farms & Produce |
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| Wellesley Women of Color Pre-Law Society | |
| Wellesley Wushu | |
| Women for Caribbean Development (WCD) | |
| WZLY | Started in 1942 WZLY is the oldest radio station in the country run exclusively by women and consists of 55 DJs, 20 interns, and 14 executive board members. WZLY is committed to the promotion of diverse and independent music and encourages all its station members to play material which receives little airplay from commercial radio stations. As a result, the music played on WZLY is not heard anywhere else in the area, rendering our radio station unique in its music and sound. You can listen on the radio at 91.5 FM or stream WZLY's broadcasts via the web at www.wzly.net. Email WZLY |
| Yanvalou | Yanvalou performs folkloric music and dance of the African Diaspora, particularly as it is found in Haiti and Brazil.Yanvalou is directed by Kera M. Washington of the Music Department, and was founded jointly by Ms. Washington and Professor Gerdes Fleurant. Email Yanvalou |
| Zeta Alpha (ZA) | Email Zeta Alpha |
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