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Student
Organizations on Campus
ACO (Allegany County
Outreach)
Allegany
County Outreach (ACO) is an organization that provides students
with the opportunity to engage in community outreach through
connecting with the children of Allegany County and their
families. Students are paired up with one local child and are
given the chance to mentor him or her throughout the school
year. This includes participating in group outings and events,
and helping with school work.
Artist Guild
The Artist
Guild was established to help give both art majors and non-art
majors the opportunity to enjoy art outside the classroom. This
club explores the art of the masters through trips to galleries
in places like New York City as well as encourages the Houghton
community to enjoy student art around campus. The Artist Guild
sponsors art shows and also displays student art work in Java
101, the coffee shop on Houghton’s campus.
Baseball Club (Club Sport)
The
Baseball Club is a club sport that allows students to share
their enjoyment of baseball with other students on the Houghton
campus. Baseball Club plays baseball, on a club sport level,
against other schools in the surrounding areas. The majority of
games are held in the Spring semester.
CAB (Campus Activities Board)
Campus
Activities Board (CAB) is a student organization that plans
campus wide activities that are both fun and community building.
From hoedowns to Halloween parties to movies in the chapel and
rallies at sporting events - CAB plans them all. Students can
volunteer to help with just one event or, if they want to be
more involved, they can apply for year-long positions as CAB
staff.
Climbing Club
The
Climbing Club allows students with a love of climbing, or
students who are interested in learning how to climb, the
opportunity to learn about and participate in an activity they
enjoy. The Nielsen Physical Education Center is equipped with
both a climbing wall and cave that Climbing Club members can use
to better their climbing abilities. Climbing Club also takes
kayaking and rafting trips to the surrounding Houghton area as
well as to places such as Rattle Snake Point in Canada and “The
Gunks” in New Paltz, New York. Other events include climbing
competitions, bouldering and climbing. Gear for climbers is
provided by the Climbing Cub.
Encore
Encore
is a newly formed student club that specializes in drama,
specifically one-act plays. This club was created in order to
give students an outlet for their theatrical talents and their
love of drama by putting on productions each semester.
Equestrian Society
The
Equestrian Society allows for equestrian majors and
non-equestrian majors to spend time cultivating their knowledge
and love of horses. Housed at the Houghton College Equestrian
Center, this club welcomes new riders and experienced
equestrians.
ESA (Evangelicals for Social
Action)
Evangelicals for Social Action (ESA) is an organization that
chooses social initiatives to make the campus community aware of
throughout the school year. More recently ESA’s main project has
been getting students involved with Journey’s End in Buffalo,
New York. Journey’s End is a non-profit organization that
assists refugee families thrive in their new country and living
situation.
Environmental Club
The
Environmental Club introduces and engages the Houghton community
to simple changes in behavior and habits in an effort to improve
Houghton’s “green factor.” They have been involved in activities
like placing recycling bins around campus and making the campus
aware of its energy use and waste.
Gadfly Society
The Gadfly
Society is a club that allows philosophy majors as well as those
interested in philosophy to come together and share their
interest. This club often sponsors forums and viewings of movies
with follow-up discussions that are pertinent to the campus
climate.
GCF (Global Christian
Fellowship)
Global
Christian Fellowship reminds the Houghton students to look not
only to those directly around them, but globally as well. GCF
coordinates weekly prayer topics that focus on one campus issue
and one global issue that are prayed for by the campus community
daily. GCF also holds weekly meetings to promote global
awareness and action, hosting missionaries as well as students
who have a global outlook.
Gospel Choir
Gospel
Choir is a student-directed choir, open to all members of the
college community. No auditions are required! This choir uses
the gospel genre to minister to students on campus as well as
churches in the surrounding area.
H2S (Helping Houghton Senior
Citizens)
Helping
Houghton Senior Citizens (H2S) reaches out to the senior
citizens in the Houghton community. By taking trips to the local
nursing home (what’s the name of it again?) to spend time
playing games, hearing and sharing stories, singing, and just
enjoying the company of the nursing home residents, this is an
organization that benefits all involved. H2S also coordinates
service days throughout the year where Houghton students can
volunteer to wash windows, rake leaves, or shovel the drive way
of the seniors in the community.
Heritage Club
Heritage
Club takes pride in highlighting the diversity of the Houghton
campus. They work with the Intercultural Student Association to
sponsor the International Banquet that is held every year. They
also work with the Student Life Office to plan programming for
celebrations like Black History Month.
Imitators of Christ
Imitators of Christ gives students the opportunity to dig deeper
into their Christian faith along side faculty, staff and other
non-student community members. Together, the small groups formed
through this club choose topics related to the Christian faith
to delve into throughout the year.
Impressions (Mime Team)
Impressions
encourages the art of mime as a way to minister to others. This
club meets together in order to choreograph and perform mimes
for the Houghton campus, often times during chapel services.
ISA (Intercultural
Student Association)
Intercultural Student Association (ISA) works to enrich the
lives of those on Houghton’s campus through the celebration of
diversity. ISA, along with Heritage Club, sponsor an annual
International Banquet. Each year this banquet chooses a
different part of the world to focus on, allowing for Houghton
residents to get a small taste of different cultures.
Mercy Seat
Mercy Seat
is a student-led worship group that holds praise and worship
services every week night of the school year. Mercy Seat
provides a worshipful, reverent atmosphere for students through
prayer and worship.
Nehemiah’s Restoration
Nehemiah’s Restoration works to improve Houghton’s awareness of
social issues, both near to and far from the campus. By planning
events for initiatives such as World Aid’s Day, Nehemiah’s
Restoration allows students the opportunity to be involved in
issues and begin making a difference.
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