Student Clubs


Bryn Mawr Student Clubs
Academic/Professional Political
Affinity Religious
Awareness and Advocacy Service and Activism
Governing Special Interest
Media Sport
Music and Performing Arts  
Clubs denoted with an * are Bryn Mawr/ Haverford clubs.

Don't see your club listed? Please complete a Club Update.

 

Starting a Club
Students are encouraged to explore the clubs already in existance at Bryn Mawr College before starting a club. If a student finds that we do not have a club which is of interest to them they can choose to start their own club. However, the club must be different than any club already on campus.
New club petitions are accepted in the beginning of the fall (September) and spring (January) semesters only. A minimum of three members is required for any new club.
New clubs should submit the online Club Update form indicating that they are a new club. The listed members will be contacted letting them know if their club has been approved.
If funding is desired, the new club must submit a written consistitution to SGA's Student Finance Committee in the beginning of the semester. Please review the Constitution Guide for a template. Consitution Guide (pdf) (doc)



Academic/Professional

Club PreMed

Club PreMed is a means for Bryn Mawr College students to become familiar with health related careers and all possible life journeys involved with health. Club PreMed offers a way for students with the same goals to meet one another, learn and give advice to one another.  The students are given opportunities to attend meetings and lectures from people experienced in a health related field. The club organizes community service activities, visits to local medical schools, hosts speakers, and participates in fundraising activities.  The club is designed to assist pre-med students in gaining a deeper understanding of the required pre-med courses and labs.

Debate Society
The Bryn Mawr Debate Team travels to other prestigious campuses up and down the East Coast to think, argue, and make friends. We are members of APDA, the American Parliamentary Debate Association (www.apdaweb.org). Over the past two years, the team has nearly quadrupled in size and has enjoyed great success.
Contact: Shelley Nash and Neha Sinha 

The Bryn Mawr College Minority Association of Pre-Health Students is dedicated to contributing to diversity in the health professions.  We are associated with the Student National Medical Association (SNMA).  Founded in the fall of 2004, our primary goal is to provideminority students with support and insight into the medical school admissions process through both on coampus and off  campus activities.  As a newly developed organization, we are currently expanding our scope of activity to meet the demands of the campus community.

Owl Investment Group
A student-run organization whose purpose is to learn about and explore investing through the stock market, weekly informational and decision-making meetings, and workshops and career panels. The committee works to inform the campus community and works toward the betterment of the community through annually donated gifts to the College. Contacts: June Lee and Marie Guldin

The Pre-Law Club seeks to inform students about the law school application process.  In addition, the club focuses on establishing connections with alumnae who have gone on to law school.  This year the Pre-Law Club plans to visit various law schools in the Philadelphia area as well as hold sessions for LSAT review. Contact: Kate Driscoll

PMS: Peer Mentoring Services

Bryn Mawr students who have successfully negotiated the transition to studying in college are available to coach their peers in a wide range of study skills: managing time more effectively, understanding and using one's strongest learning style, developing great note-taking and active reading skills, preparing for college exams, etc.  Drop in at the Mentoring Center between 7pm and 10pm, Sunday through Thursday.  Check our website to find a mentor assigned to your dorm, or perhaps one in your major, sport or activity. Contact: Rona Pietrzak

Society of Future Planners & Architects

Our goals & purpose:  To provide students majoring in and interested in the fields of Urban Planning/Design and Architecture with the opportunity to attain volunteering opportunities, network, attain jobs and summer internships, and attend conferences and events which will allow them to become more familiar with the aforementioned professional fields.  To form an alliance with the Growth & Structure of Cities Department, the American Planning Association (APA) and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in order to prepare students for a field in Urban Planning/Design and Architecture. Contact: Martha Vidauri

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Awareness and Advocacy
Amnesty International
Bryn Mawr's Amnesty International group is a chapter of a worldwide, grassroots organization working to promote and defend human rights. Amnesty International aims to promote, through education and action, greater understanding and respect for human rights.
Animal Liberation Collective
The mission of the Animal Liberation Coalition is to raise awareness about the plight of animals as victims of institutionalized exploitation and to find common ground between the animal rights ideology/movement and other social justice movements.

BMC Women's Center

The Bryn Mawr College Women's Center, which is located in the Pagoda building, is an open resource center that serves the greater BMC campus.  We address women's issues (political and personal) through programming and community education.  Additionally, we support and maintain a coalition of self-identified feminist organizations.

Body Image Council
The mission of the Bryn Mawr College Body Image Council is to advocate and support the growth and development of healthy body images and attitudes among all members of the college community. The council plans educational activities that offer information, personal experience and counsel about the range of care, support and referral services available in our college community and promotes dialogue aimed at enhancing wellness for all. The council also sponsors a weekly body-image support group that is open to the bi-college community.

BrynPAC (Bryn Mawr-Israel Public Affairs Committee)
BrynPAC is a student initiative to promote awareness and education about the State of Israel on campus. The group seeks to provide both political and clutural aspects pertaining to the country by offering an array of opportunities throughout the area of Greater Philadelphia.  BrynPAC also provides information on trips for students to go to Israel.  The ultimate goal of the group is to strive for understanding of and acceptance for the Jewish State. Contact: Tara Malone and Jody Krieger

Q-Time

Q-Time is a group that discusses issues of sexuality, sexual orientation and identity, and gender.  It seeks to challenge, support, and stimulate its meembers.  People who identify as queer, questioning, straight, and anything in between or nothing at all are welcome.

Contact: Lucy Edwards and Kate Duguid

Rainbow Alliance
Through meetings, discussions, campus-wide events and participation in the greater Philadelphia community and beyond, Rainbow Alliance tries to foster a community that is supportive of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Transsexual, and Questioning students and their Allies. Contact: Klaudia Gorska and Rebecca DiBrienza
Rape Awareness Project
Rape Awareness Project is dedicated to raising awareness about rape and sexual assault in the Bryn Mawr community through weekly meetings and campus-wide events.

Students for Justice in Palestine

We believe that it is important to have a balance of views and opinions on campus and the Palestinian side of the story seems to be constantly silenced and ignored on theis campus.  Free Palestine is a club that seeks to actually talk about the severity of the oppression against the Palestinian people, raised awareness about the issue on campus, and take action to end the injustices occurring daily against the Palestinians.

Contact: Laura Kramer and Hind Eideh

Whiteness Awareness Allies Group (WAAG)

Through meetings, activities and events such as movie nights and workshops, members of WAAG will explore, and help the Bryn Mawr community to explore such issues as history of racism, white privilege and white culture at Bryn Mawr, in the United States, and throughout the world. We believe the time is ripe to encourage and facilitate dialogue about whiteness issues. We must work to understand how whiteness affects our lives and the community we are building, influencing and living in currently and the communities we will build, influence and live in when we leave Bryn Mawr.
Contact: Jessica Brody

YALDA

Youth Alliance for Leadership and Development in Africa (YALDA) was founded by a group of Harvard students, many of them international students born and raised in Africa, in order to create a resourceful networking database for those with a strong interest in Africa.  Concerned with the many issues stifling development on the African continent, but feeling disillusioned by outside "solutions" that have accomplished very little, the group decided to reconnect with their peers on the continent, with the aim of empowering each other and facilitating intellectual and cultural exchange on an unprecedented level.  Bryn Mawr's branch currently focuses on teaching Mawrters and community members about the challenges in Africa development and practical skills to cope with them.

*ZAMI

As a bi-college organization, ZAMI has a dual purpose of support and visibility for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, queer, and questioning people of color. Centered in an understanding of pluralism, and the fluidity of identity, we seek to create an environment of inclusiveness and unity.  We believe that true unity starts from open dialogue and a belief in fair-mindedness, acceptance, and curiosity.  The tolerance that is at the core of ZAMI is not a lax, "anything goes" attitude. Rather, it understands that this principle can be upheld only by combating ignorance and division, and by supporting and nurturing free thought and expression. Contact: Aquila Alexander and Silvena Chan

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Affinity

Asian Student Association (ASA)
Our mission is to educate the women of Bryn Mawr College, as well as the surrounding communities about issues and concerns affecting Asians and Asian Americans in today's society; to empower our students to become future leaders by organizing cultural, political, and social acitvities and by acting as a support group for Asians and Asian Americans on and off campus; to build alliances with other cultural organizations on campus and at the local, state, and national level and to come together and share experiences and form a supportive community.  Contact: June Lee and Cindy Cheung

Association of International Students
AIS is an organization open to all students of the Bryn Mawr community interested in sharing a variety of cultures from around the world. The organization aims to provide a support network both within the Bryn Mawr community and beyond for international students who are faced with college life in a new country. Members take an active role in educating the community about their home countries and learning about others.
Contact: Samrina Sattar and Lin Qian
BACaSO
The purpose of the organization is to create an awareness of the diverse cultures and issues of Africa and the Caribbean in order to educate the Bryn Mawr community.  It is to articulate and promote the needs of students who can identify with or wish to learn more about any of the cultures in Africa and the Caribbean. Contact: Wisambi Loundu and Fatu Badiane
*Barkada
Barkada is an organization that represents and supports Filipinos and Filipino-Americans. Our purpose is to share our culture and traditions with the entire Bi-college community through social interactions as well as provide our services to areas outside of the college community. We welcome anyone who is interested in Filipino and Filipino-American cultural, social and political issues. Contacts: Resa Mueller

Interested in the multi-faceted culture of Japan?  Then this is the place for you!  At the Bi-Co Japan Culture Club, we aim to understand this unique culture by means of ikebana demonstrations, calligraphy practice, literature discussions, and, of course, sampling various Japanese delicacies.  No Japanese language experience is necessary nor is being Japanese or of Japanese descent.  Come join us to create a better understanding of both the East and the West.

Eastern European Students Association
The Eastern European Club promotes Eastern European culture on campus through movies and by having open meetings and dinners on campus. They serve as a resource for students from Eastern Europe to meet each other and share culture and experience.
Contact: Simona Radu and Laura Popa

*Hellenic Club

The purpose of the Hellenic Club is to introduce the bi-co community to Greek history and culture through a number of social and educational activities and to promote the ideals of the hellenic world that have played an important role throughout history.

Mixed Company
Mixed Company provides a supportive atmosphere in which to explore issues concerning biracial, bicultural, multiracial, multicultural, and transracially adopted women. These issues are explored through discussions focused on self-exploration and activities aimed at raising campus awareness. Contact: Sarah Alibabaie and Grace Stubel
Mujeres
Mujeres is a cultural group that acts as a support network for Latina Bryn Mawr women.   The group brings to light significant issues that effect us as Latina women, on campus and abroad.  In order to best support Latina students, Mujeres runs a monthly meeting that is closed to Latina/o students.  All Tri-Co community members are welcome to participate in other events.  Mujeres is involved in challenging assumptions and sharing Hispanic and Latin American cultures with the Bryn Mawr community through discussion and by bringing outside performers, speakers, and activists to the campus.  The members of Mujeres host a number of events for National Latino Heritage Month and an annual culture show. Contact: Nydia Palacios
Sisterhood
Sisterhood is a support network for African-American Bryn Mawr women. The group addresses issues that affect and are important to us as African-American women, on campus and in the world. Sisterhood seeks to educate people about our culture through dialogue, cultural performances and music, as well as Perry House (our cultural center). Our cultural center is open to all who are devoted to understanding and learning about African-American identity. The diversity that lies within our community brings creativity, individuality, strength, compassion and dedication to the group, to ourselves and to society. Contact: Mzimeli Morris and Rahel Ayalew
South Asian Women (SAW)
South Asian Wormen is an organization dedicated to promoting South Asian culture and that of it's diaspora by organizing a variety of events ranging from community service (Gandhi Day) to religious-cultural festivals (Holi, Diwali, Eid, Gurupurab).  SAW is committed to bringing speakers to campus whose work pertains not only to cultural but also social and political issues. Each year in November, SAW hosts a culture show, which is a showcase of song, dance, readings, slideshows, movies, and art presented by SAW members.  Like all cultural organizations at Bryn Mawr, SAW welcomes all women regardless of ethnicity, nationality, race or religion. Contact: Fareesa Islam and Swathi Malepati

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Governing
Self-Government Association (SGA)
Under the Bryn Mawr College Honor Code and Self-government Association Constitution, Bryn Mawr College undergraduates take responsibility for governing themselves in academic and social matters, as well as playing an active and fundamental role in the life of the College. The oldest self-governing association in the nation, the SGA is composed of any candidate for a Bryn Mawr College A.B. degree. As members of the association, undergraduates are entitled to attend weekly assembly meetings and voice their opinions, participate in a variety of SGA sponsored events, groups, film series, magazines, newspapers and traditions, as well as vote in elections that send student representatives to various committees, the Board of Trustees and the SGA Assembly. It is the hope and expectation of self-governance at Bryn Mawr College that all students will be able to find a place, group, activity and concerns in the most effective, responsible and satisfying way possible. SGA represents the concerns and needs of the undergraduate body to the administration. The SGA's organization includes: Executive Board, Finance Committee, Traditions, Honor Board, Residence Council and Appointments Committee.
Health Center Advisory Committee
The Health Center Advisory Committee is a student-run committee that promotes communication between the students and the Health Center. The members of the committee serve as liaisons who direct the Health Center's attention to students' concerns and interests. The committee meets once a month to plan student forums to promote dialogue. Members of this committee work with Dr. Kerr and Nurse Ramsey and are appointed through the SGA.

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Media

Akoue
Box C-1727
610-526-5028
Akoué is the Bryn Mawr College yearbook. The staff of editors, designers and photographers tell the yearly story of Bryn Mawr College in a photojournalistic style. All students interested in photography, writing and design are invited to join.
Contact: Angeldeep Kaur and Shikha Prashad

*Bi-College News
The Bi-College News is a weekly journal of the happenings at Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges and a testimony to the Bi-College relationship.  We endeavor to provide representative, accurate and fair news and information.  It's a great way to know what is going on at both campuses and improve writing skills while having fun along the way! Contact: Andrea Milne

BMC Zine/DIY Media Club
BMC Zine/DIY (do it yourself) Media Club fosters and supports a growing appreciation for a wide variety of alternative press and other medias made for/ by/ or about the lives of women. The Zine/DIY Media Club hopes to combat the chronic negative impact of mainstream representations of women by offering a spectrum of other medias, thus providing genuine, accurate, and life-affirming models of women. We also hope to affect social change and foster social activism through DIY culture and activities and create a safe space for a wide variety of self-expression in a unique, artistic format that is personal, politcal, and profound.

College News
x7340, C-1716
The college news is a feminist news journal that serves as a source of information and self-expression for the Bryn Mawr College community. Recognizing feminism as a collective process, we attempt to explore issues of interest to all women, both as members of this college and of the larger world community. Through this continuing dialogue, we seek to promote communication and understanding while fostering self-confidence and independence in expression.  We are a bi-weekly publication and are always eager to welcome new staff members.  Join us on Wednesdays at 9:30pm in the Pagoda for our weekly meeting. Contact: Laurel Pellegrino, Jessica Schwartz, Elizabeth Walsh

Nimbus Literary Review

Nimbus Literary Review is Bryn Mawr's premiere magazine showcaseing student writing and artwork.  Our hardworking editorial staff accepts all types of creative submissions in the fall and the layout staff sees the magazine through publication in the spring. Contact: Sarah Caldwell

Tylluan Writer's Group

Tylluan Writer's Group has as its mission to support and inspire those on campus interested in creative writing.  We meet weekly for free-writing activities based on prompts, which generally last 10 - 20 minutes and are followed by optional sharing.  Each year we also produce an informal pamphlet of members' work.  Members are encouraged to submite to Nimbus.

Virgin Mawrtyr

We are Bryn Mawr's first and only literary arts magazine devoted entirely to exploring issues of sex, sexuality, gender, feminism, and the body.  We are beginning a dialogue, verbal and visual, in order to liberate, interpret, and engage a student body in the most talked about, yet easily dismissed of issues.  To this end, we also believe it is important to address these issues with the same intellect, sophistication, and integrity with which we approach any idea as women of acedemia. Our magazine is an open forum, serving as a place of the safest, thoughtful, and provoking of conversations.

*WHRC Radio
WHRC is the independent, student-run Bi-college radio station based at Haverford, but with DJs and board members from both schools. Listen worldwide for our live streaming broadcast of a diverse playlist. Music, concert, and campus news is also updated on our website. DJ applications come out every semester, and shows are open to students, staff and faculty. Request songs and contact DJs with our studio's AOL IM screen name: WHRCrequests.

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Music and Performing Arts

*Chaverim A Capella

Chaverim is the only Jewish, tri-co a cappella group.  We embrace peoples of all religions and sing a variation of genres, varying from traditional Jewish songs to Israeli pop songs and parodies. Contact: Kate Tomaskovic

Deceptive Cadence
Believing that a cappella is for everyone and blend is rehearsed rather than auditioned, Deceptive Cadence provides a non-audition forum for all dedicated a cappella musicians.

*Extreme Keys
Extreme Keys is the oldest all-female a cappella group in the bi-co and are notorious for our electric energy and killer concerts. We perform a range of music from 70s disco to 90s pop.  In the spring of 2006 we took our first New England tour, performing at colleges across New England. We have also released our newest CD entitled Extreme Keys: Unlocked. Contact: Elisa Sepulveda and Abby Sayre

Website

*Flute Choir
The Flute Choir is a group of flutists of all ability levels who gather to rehearse weekly. Our ensemble includes members from both Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges and we typically prepare for 2-4 concerts per semester. In addition to performing at college events such as chamber music concerts, Parents' Weekend, May Day, and culture shows sponsored by other campus groups, we give community service concerts at local nursing homes and churches. We generally have about 10-12 members per semester, and any flutist is welcome to join!

Greasepaint Productions is the student-run musical theater company of Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges, mounting productions and organizing events that bring a variety of arts-related opportunities to the student body. Contact: Elizabeth Rouse and Caitlin Duffy

Lavender's Blue
Lavender's Blue is Bryn Mawr's very own oldies a capella group. They sing exclusively oldies music, which they consider to be fun to sing and charming for their audience.
Contact: Andrea Goldstein and Mariah Pepper

*Lighted Fools
Lighted Fools is a bi-college improv and sketch comedy group that offers workshops and regularly scheduled shows on both campuses.  Auditions will be helds at the beginning of second semester.
Contact: Lauren Dubowski
*Looney Tunes
The Looney Tunes are the only Bi-college co-ed a capella group. They sing songs from as many genres as they can find: funk, hip-hop, gospel, jazz, alternative. They take a crazy tour each Spring break; past tours have gone around the Northeast, to California, and all over the South. Auditions are typically held at the beginning of first semester each year

*Mayuri Dance Team

Bryn Mawr Mayuri is a South Asian fusion dance team. Founded in the spring of 2004, it is a new but rapidly growing team as its wide range of featured dance styles has mass appeal. Combining classical Indian dance forms such as Bharatanatyam and Kathak with western styles such as ballet, hip hop, modern and jazz, the members of Mayuri work hard to choreograph dances and mix music so that in the end, they truly have a perfect cross-cultural blend. Contact: Gayatri Deodhar and Amelia Jordan

Night Owls
The Night Owls (otherwise known as "the Fowls" among the membership), c.1989, is Bryn Mawr College's a cappella group – dedicated to singing, performing, and having a good time, every time. The Night Owls sing in all the Bi-Co jams and perform a number of mini-concerts by request; in addition, they perform with other groups at their respective schools (mainly along the East Coast). The group also hosts at least one on-campus concert a semester in which groups from other schools are invited to sing. Fall Break marks the annual tour, and the group also takes part in competitions. Auditions for entrance into the group are held at the beginning of each semester. Contact:
Mandie Preston

*Pulso Latino
Pulso Latino is a new Bryn Mawr-based, tri-co dance troupe dedicated to the exuberance and passion of Latin culture. Incorporating a wide range of music, style, and influence, the group aims to attract a multitude of dancers, regardless of ethnicity. Membership is by audition, usually held at the beginning of each semester. Members are given the opportunity to both audition for and choreograph individual pieces which are performed
once each semester. Additionally, professionally instructed classes are offered to aid the creative process, as night-clubs tend to challenge dancers differently than choreographed routines performed before an audience.

*Rince Na Mawr

An Irish Step Dance Club, we offer two levels of classes, beginner and advanced.  We teach the basics of Irish Dance and then move students into higher level steps, and even to performing in the Fall Student Dance Concert.  We regularly perform on campus during the Fall Student Dance Concert and the Spring Dance Recital.  This year, St. Patrick's Day festivities are being planned. Classes are open to everyone in the Tri-Co.

Contact: Maureen England and Jenna Higgins

Shakespeare Performance Troupe
The Shakespeare Performance Troupe is a student theater group dedicated to performing the works of William Shakespeare and other dramatic works related to the Shakespeare canon. We perform at least one play each semester, and all productions are entirely student-run.  Recent productions include Love's Labour's Lost, Measure for Measure, As You Like It, A Midsummer's Night Dream, and Othello.  Contact: Lindsay Cunningham
and Caitlin Cotter

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Political
Bryn Mawr College Democrats
The Bryn Mawr College Democrats is a local chapter of the College Democrats of America. The goal of the BMC Democrats is to promote a better America, with equality, freedom and justice. To achieve this goal, the BMC Democrats volunteer on behalf of local, state and national campaigns, host voter registration drives, sponsor political speakers, organize community service events, participate in statewide leadership conferences, and provide a variety of other civic education programs for the campus and community.

The BMC Democrats meet weekly during election seasons and biweekly during nonelection periods. The organization has a variety of positions available on its executive board and there are always opportunities for individual and project-specific involvement.
Contact: Caro Sauers and Kathryn Sovonick

Bryn Mawr College Republicans
The Bryn Mawr College Republicans is a subchapter of the College Republicans of Pennsylvania, which is a liaison to the College Republicans National Committee. Some of our goals as a club include promoting political diversity and the exchange of conflicting ideas on campus, bringing Republicans together socially, while providing a safe venue in which to express conservative views, and volunteering on the local, state, and national level to contribute to the advancement of our party.
During the year, we hold biweekly meetings, scheduling weekly meetings when necessary. The BMC Republicans strive to achieve our goals by hosting on-campus activities, volunteering to work on campaigns in the area, keeping an open dialogue with the Bryn Mawr community, hosting conservative guest speakers, and participating in community service projects. Contact: Betsy Yen and Laura Webb

Democracy Matters

Democracy Matters is a non-partisan non-profit that organizes college students to emphasize citizen participation instead of private money in our government.

Smart Women Vote

Committed to getting Bryn Mawr College students to vote in elections, Smart Women Vote is a non-partisan coalition based group that holds voter registration drives and Get Out the Vote campaigns.  Meeting frequently before elections, volunteers register sstudents through Dorm Storms, tabling, and friend-to-friend contact.  Our target is complete registration of all eligible students. Contact: Caroline Troein

Student Union

SU is a student-run grassroots lobbying organization to promote participation in a civic culture of human rights, labor reform, women's rights, fair elections, environmental sustainability, and public education.  Each issue-team publishes an editorial chapbook to educate and mobilize for action.

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Religious
Achayot
Achayot (the Hebrew word for sisters) is a weekly discussion group where a group of people sit around the dinner table and discuss various topics and issues in Judaism that relate to women.  All are welcome - either to participate in discussion, to listen, or just to eat our chocolate!
Athena's Circle
Athena's Circle is a Pagan student's group. We are a religious/spiritual organization whose members include Wiccans, Greco-Roman and Egyptian recontructionists, Goddess-worshippers, Buddhists, Shamanists, and other magical people. We meet Thursdays at 8:30pm in the Quita Woodward Room. Sometimes we just hang out; often we create rituals for our group's purposes (healing, meditative, energy balancing, etc). We worship during full moons, solstices, equinoxes, and the other Wiccan and Neo-Paan holidays, as well.  All who are interested in learning with us are welcome to come; you don't have to be affiliated with a Pagan faith.  We welcome all with open hearts and open minds.  Whenever we gather, we always make magick. Contact: Amanda Pollock and Magda Michalak

Baha'i Campus Association
The Baha'i Campus Association is a religious organization which works to build a spirit of cooperation and goodwill among the diverse religions and cultures represented in the campus community. For this semester we are planning a prayer devotional open to all religions and beliefs.
Contact: Elizabeth Hogenson

*Bi-Co Catholic Newman Community
Newman brings trhe resources and services of the Catholic Church to the Bryn Mawr campus. Our organization offers celebration of Sunday, Holy Day and mid-week Eucharist, Theology and Pizza, Bible study, retreats, the Newman Forum dialogues, individual counseling, Sacramental Reconciliation, and student sponsored social and service activities.Contact: Rachel Usala
and Rev. Edward Windhaus

Bryn Mawr Seekers

Bryn Mawr Seekers is a group of students who want to talk about questions of religion, spirituality, and faith.  There is no affiliated religion or philosophy, rather the group operates on the premise that in order to understand and grow spiritually or religiously one has to be able to ask qustions and openly discuss the often awkward subjects of religion and belief.  Plus, we want to have fun doing it!  Hence, the Bryn Mawr Seekers.

BUNS: Unitarian Universalists
BUNS (Bryn Mawr Unitarians Need Support) is a spiritual group that fosters a supportive community for Unitarian Universalists and other people of faith on campus. We meet weekly and newcomers are welcome. As a group we follow the Unitarian Universalist principles of faith, social action and social justice.

*Emmanual College Fellowship (ECF)
ECF is a Christian organization on Bryn Mawr and Haverford College campuses that is open to believers and those who are seeking. It welcomes all who are wishing to learn more about the Christian faith and those who are looking to grow and mature in their walk with God. There are weekly small group Bible studies, large groups, and Sunday services.   Transportation to Sunday services and activities is provided.  ECF is affiliated with Renewal Presbyterian Church (formerly Emmanual Church) in Philadelphia.
Contact: Alice Oh and Priscilla Won

Episcopal Campus Ministry

The Episcopal Campus Ministry is a bi-co group for all people interested in the Christian faith.  It is a space where you can come to your own conclusions about faith and life while in a supportive environment with other students asking the same questions as you.  We meet weekly for discussions and services, are active in outreach, and go on retreats a few times a year. Contact: Sara D'Angio

Harvest Christian Fellowship (HCF)

HCF is an interdenominational group open to all people interested in learning about, growing in, and living out the Christian faith.  We meet weekly for small group Bible study, Friday Night Live, and Sunday service.  HCF is associated with Grace Covenant Church (GCC) in Philadelphia. Contact: Anita Lai and Joanne Yoon

Intervarsity Christian Fellowship
InterVarsity is an inter-denominational Christian organization serving the students of Bryn Mawr College. We host speaking events, bible studies, and retreats for the purpose of supporting both those of Christian faith and anyone interested in Christianity.
Contact: Emma Shaw and Katie Baldwin

*Jewish Student Union (JSU)
The purpose of the bi-co Jewish Student Union (JSU) is to provide religious, educational, and social opportunities for Jewish students and the college communities in general.   JSU has weekly student-run Shabbat services, text studies, celebrates holidays, and holds social events throughout the year.

*Muslim Students Association
The bi-college Muslim Students Association (MSA) is active in facilitating a safe atmosphere in which dialogue on matters of Islamic faith can be discussed by Muslims and non-Muslims alike. We aim to create an educational and enriching atmosphere where we can  learn from one another through discussions, community service, prayer services, inspirational speakers, and interfaith events.   We welcome all, and would like to take advantage of the wealth of diversity in thought that exists on both campuses.
Contact: Sarah Mahmood and Sarah Khasawinah

Quaker Students

Quaker Students facilitates gatherings for students interested in Quakerism, participates in interfaith activities, and informs campus about Quaker events in the larger world.

Contact: Julia Wise and Steph Hunt

*Two Fish
2 Fish is for Christian performers and musicians, both male and female, who want to express the good news of Jesus Christ to the bi-co community.  Our music is an expression of gratitude and need of a God that is ever-present, ever-loving, and ever-renewing our lives.
Contact: Eunice Ahn and  Jessica Chung

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Service, Activism and Outreach
America Counts and America Reads
The America Reads and America Counts programs help place work-study, volunteer, and field placement students as reading and math tutors for low income students in local school and community sites. Programs run during the academic year and summer. All students are welcome, regardless of experience. Training is provided before tutoring begins each semester and in the summer. Contact: Civic Engagement Office
ACT (Ardmore Community Tutoring)
Students work one-on-one with children in literacy and math as America Counts or America Reads tutors. Tutors are selected at the beginning of each semester and tutor training occurs shortly after selection. Each tutor works a minimum of three hours per week. Twice a month, tutors meet for ongoing training and supervision. Transportation to and from Ardmore is provided.
Contact: Civic Engagement Office
Ball of Physics
Ball of Physics is an outreach group that designs and performs physics experiments to the community to generate a larger interest in physics.
Batten House Co-Op
The Batten House co-op is an intentional community open to Bi-college women. Its members endeavor to live with environmental consciousness and low impact upon the Earth, to organize social justice activist events, to support women's issues, to make group decisions by consensus, and to raise awareness in the community about the interconnectedness between humans, animals, and the environment. Contact: Julia Wise
Best Buddies
Best Buddies is a non-profit, student-run organization dedicated to improving the lives of community members with disabilities by providing them with one-on-one frienships. The Bryn Mawr chapter of Best Buddies matches students with disabled community members in Bala Cynwyd and also gets together as an organization throughout the semester for chapter events. Past events have incuded a trip to Six Flags, baking and then delivering cookies to a local hospital, throwing a holiday-themed parties, and attending the annual Best Buddies balls. Contact: Anne Marie Flood and Kristina Durante

BMC Greens
The BMC Greens is a student environmental activist organization that helped formulate the College's Green Plan. The Greens advocate for environmental awareness and responsibility on campus. We support the Green Plan, campus recycling and Environmental Studies. The Green also plan Earth Day activities, speakers, trips to area parks, and Green Teas. Currently, the Greens are working on a campus bike lending program. Contact: Julia Eddy and Zoe Ruge

Care Cards
Care Cards is a non-profit organization that makes handmade cards for different holidays and occasions and sends/delivers them to various organizations such as children's hospitals, nursing homes, and homeless shelters.  Care Cards also organizes art supplies drives, as well as stationery and greeting card drives to be distributed and sent to the organizations that are listed above.  Cards are made about three times a month and there are very few group meetings. It is a simple and fun way to make someone smile.  A card can go a long way!

Contact: Hayley Kucich

DARLING (Daring Arts Regarding Love and Involvement in Neighborhood Groups)
A community service/art group dedicated to the education and beautification of the Bryn Mawr and Philadelphia areas.
Contact: Alexis Gorby and Amanda Boehler
FACTS Tutoring
Our Missions: (1) To help the Philadelphia community by providing service to local families, which include Asian, African and Latino immigrants; (2) To work closely with the staff at FACTS, a charter school near Chinatown, to help accomplish the school's missions; and (3) To provide interested Bryn Mawr students the option of field placements to work with K through 6th graders in a multicultural setting. FACTS Tutoring program is a spin off of the original Chinatown Tutoring program. This program provides flexible scheduling for the tutors and very rewarding experiences. For the fall 2006 semester FACTS had 23 tutor who gave at least 2 hours of their time every week to provide service through the program.
Contact: Sanda Win and Jenny Chen

Living Wage Campaign

The Living Wage Campaign strives to ensure that Bryn Mawr's salaries and benefits allow college workers to support themselves and their families.

One World
One World is a group of left-leaning activist women. In the past we've organized events on fair trade and globalization, the Hunger Banquet, the annual SOA/WHINSEC protest, bringing fair trade coffee and organic milk to campus, and a peace/environmental project in El Salvador.  Our projects are determined by the interests of students in the group - newcomers and new ideas are always welcome! Contact: Julia Wise and Rebecca Buck

Overbrook High School Tutoring
Students work one-on-one or with small groups in math as America Counts tutors at Overbrook High School in West Philadelphia during the school day, working with one or two classrooms. Tutors are selected at the beginning of each semester and tutor training occurs shortly after selection. Each tutor works a mimimum of one day per week for three hours. Once a month, tutors meeting for ongoing training and supervision. Transportation to and from Overbrook is provided.

Contact: Civic Engagement Office

SAC (Service and Activism Council)
A regular gathering of representatives from student-led service and activism programs. SAC supports, connects and integrates the work of student groups and keeps the CSO in touch with student activities.

Contact: Civic Engagement Office

Student Global AIDS Campaign
Students are involved in AIDS activism, concerned with access to and money for treatment in countries that cannot afford them. Students participate in letter writing campaigns and other activities. Contact: Njuki Karianjahi and Mariah Pepper

*Students Against Genocide

Students Against Genocide is a Bi-College organization that aims to raise awareness about genocide in general, and in particular the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan.  Other goals include: finding long-term solutions for human rights crises, short-term solutions for the crisis in Sudan, and raising money toward relief in the Sudan and an end to the crisis.

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Special Interest
Air Force ROTC
The Air Force ROTC allows college students to become officers in the Air Force upon graduation. The ROTC program consists of a one hour class and a two hour leadership lab on Friday afternoons. ROTC classes are held at St. Joseph's University.
*Anime Club
Bi-Co group for fellow otaku, or students who just want to take a break from studying to watch some anime (Japanese animation) together.  We meet weekly to watch and discuss various anime, and we also take occasional group trips to conventions, museums, stores, and restaurants. Contact:
Jessica WebsterLove and Anne-Marie Schmid

Art Club

The purpose of the art club is to provide a place where students who enjoy doing any for of art can meet, take a break, and exercise their creativity.  Activities depend on the interests of the group members. Contact: Shauna Bennett and Amy Rothkopf