Here at Longwood, there is a club or an organization for every Lancer student! Trust me, even if you think there is nothing at Longwood, there is something for you. You just have to spend some time looking for the right group.
There are several Greek organizations that you can belong to. Longwood is the founding school of four sorority chapters. Many students are Greek. Greek recruitment begins every spring semester and each Lancer must have taken at least 12 credits before they can join the sorority/fraternity.
I managed to speak with a few organization leaders to give you an idea on the different organizations and how to become members of them.
One of the organizations is the Big Sibling/ Little Sibling program. This program focuses on the children around the Farmville area who may need support in one way or another. As a big sibling, your responsibility is to give them this encouragement or support. Program Coordinator Katherine Raborn was kind of enough to answer a few of my questions about the club.
Q: What are the requirements to become a big sibling?
A: To become a Big Sibling, students can apply and interview every spring semester. Once our office makes those selections, we must compile a list to be paired up with Prince Edward Elementary and Middle School students. Students are required to have a minimum GPA of 2.5, turn in an application and be interviewed with our executive student board and the Office of Leadership and Service Learning. Students will also be required to attend a training session during the first week of classes of the fall semester.
Q: How much time would a student be expected to put in to the program/a little sibling?
A: Once a student has attended a training session, they are committing to see their sibling once a week for one hour from the [duration of time] school year. This would not include Holiday break, or summer. Hey would expected to sign the log in binder at the school, weekly.
Another well-known organization at Longwood is the school spirit club called the Lancer Lunatics. I was able to interview one of the club members.
Q: How does one become a member of Lancer Lunatics?
A: A student becomes a member of the Lancer Lunatics by attending home athletic matches and participating with the Lancer Lunatics Executive Board in leading chants and cheers! Although any student may join us in our section, there is a group of executive board meetings, which are held once a week in the Tabb [Hall] conference room. It is at these meetings that exec[utive] members plan road trips, work on our fundraiser (the discount cards) and brainstorm ideas on how to further spread school spirit throughout the university.
Q:Are members elected?
A: We have a president, vice-president, secretary, treasure, membership chair, social media/press chair, as well as... executive member[s]. Our exec[utive] board members must possess a passion for Longwood; with that being said, we have members who are very vocal at our games, as well those who are not but [still] love our school and ... contribute a lot behind the scenes.
Q: Are there any upcoming events in the works?
A: As of now, we are brainstorming ideas for next year which include more road trips, tailgates and other school spirit activities which include planning a Spring Break trip to the Big South Basketball Championship held in Myrtle Beach, S.C. This year promises to be the best one!
A list of some of the other clubs around Longwood are the Accounting Association, Lancer Productions, AMOR, Ambassadors, Anime Club, Automatic Enthusiast, Black Student Associations and several more.
A full list of clubs/organizations can be found on the Longwood website under the student life tab. There's something out there for every student. You just have to go out and find it.
