Clubs and Organizations
Student Government Association
Asian-American, Latino, African-American and Native-American Society (ALANA)
Best Buddies
Bible Study
Boston Association for the Education of Young Children (BAEYC)
Campus Activities Board
Campus Association of Social Workers (CASW)
Child Life Organization
Dance Team
Divine Harmony
Math Mania
Pi Gamma Mu
Queer Co-Op
Sign Choir
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
Women's Center
House Councils
Longwood House Council
Peabody House Council
Pilgrim House Council
Riverway House Council
Class Councils
Class of 2009
Class of 2008
Class of 2007
For more information on any of these organizations, contact the student development office at (617) 879-2108 or sdo@wheelock.edu
Detailed Descriptions of Each Organization
ALANA
The main purpose of ALANA is to provide support to African, Latino, Asian and Native American students on campus as well as acting as a channel between students to enrich their cultural understanding. ALANA has put on events such as Cultural Fest and puts on an annual Liquidation Sale.
Best Buddies
The Wheelock College Best Buddies Chapter provides the opportunity for college students (College Buddies) and adults with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities (Buddies) to become friends. Friendship is the crucial element in Best Buddies, and activities are designed to build mutually enriching friendships between buddy pairs. Some of Best Buddies events include dances and bingo nights.
Boston Association for the Education of Young Children (BAEYC)
The Boston Association for the Education of Young Children, better known as BAEYC, follows the national club’s objective of promoting excellence in the field of early childhood education. This club also strives to bring awareness of early childhood issues to campus. The members participate in national conferences, most recently attending one in Washington D.C.
Bible Study
Wheelock College Real Life Bible Study is an inter-denominational religious group that provides an environment for people to investigate their religions for the growth of the community and all students. The Bible Study accompanies Wheelock students on their spiritual journey by providing opportunities to explore their faith. This group allows people to further investigate their religion while sharing it with people who have mutual religious beliefs.
Campus Activities Board (CAB)
CAB or the Campus Activities Board organizes activities for the Wheelock Community both on and off campus in hopes of building relationships between students. CAB also hopes to encourage students to become an active member of the Wheelock community. This group works closely with the Colleges of the Fenway to provide entertainment for the surrounding college communities.
Campus Association of Social Workers (CASW)
The Campus Association of Social Workers is a student organization that provides information, support and programs of interest to Social Work majors and the College community as a whole.
Child Life Organization
The Wheelock Child Life Organization strives to combine the efforts of all Child Life concentrators, both undergraduate and graduate. The organization will provide a network support system for all students. The Child Life Organization will work to offer events that help educate child life concentrators and raise campus awareness of the Child Life profession and its role in pediatric medicine. The Child Life Organization reaches out to area hospitals and provides volunteer services and materials through working with area Child Life specialists.
Class of 2007
The Class of 2007 Class Council is designed to encourage school and class spirit among the entire group. These students have been elected to design, create and facilitate class events and fundraisers that support the feeling of unity. Examples of what this council has accomplished are tie-dye and Build-A-Bear fundraisers, along with sponsoring the First-Year and Junior Dinner.
Class of 2008
The Class of 2008 Class Council is designed to encourage school and class spirit among the entire group. These students have been elected to design, create and facilitate class events and fundraisers that support the feeling of unity. Examples of what this council has accomplished are a night of Family Feud, and monthly Open-Mic Nights.
Class of 2009
The Class of 2009 Class Council is designed to encourage school and class spirit among the entire group. These students have been elected to design, create and facilitate class events and fundraisers that support the feeling of unity. An example of what this council has accomplished is Community Service for City Year.
Dance Team
The Wheelock College Dance Team provides an opportunity for Wheelock students interested in Hip Hop dancing to participate in programs not otherwise offered by Wheelock College. They explore other forms of dancing through workshops. As a group, they perform at sports rallies, talent shows, etc. The Dance Team is a branch of the Dance Club that holds tryouts and competes in dance competitions throughout the year.
Divine Harmony
The Wheelock College Divine Harmony is open for all Wheelock students of any religious denomination who are interested in singing and playing instruments. It gives students an opportunity to talk with other students interested in singing. This group performs at Wheelock events and talent shows.
Longwood House Council
The Longwood House Council is designed to encourage spirit among the entire group of residents. These students have been elected to design, create and facilitate events within the dorm and fundraisers that support the feeling of unity.
Math Mania
Math Mania is a club that strives to dissolve the fears associated with mathematics and bring the joy of arithmetic to the Wheelock community. They hold several events that allow students to have fun exploring and succeeding in math. Math Mania has held events such as Build Your Own Race Car and they have created geometric patterned quilts.
Pi Gamma Mu
The Wheelock College Chapter of Pi Gamma Mu promotes and supports academic excellence, especially in the area of the social sciences. The organization promotes participation in community service both within the organizations and campus-wide. Pi Gamma Mu recognizes academic achievement. Juniors and seniors who have cumulative grade point averages of 3.0 or higher and have a 3.5 cumulative grade point average or higher in the Social Sciences, are eligible to apply to Pi Gamma Mu.
Pilgrim House Council
The Pilgrim House Council is designed to encourage spirit among the entire group of residents. These students have been elected to design, create and facilitate events within the dorm and fundraisers that support the feeling of unity.
Peabody House Council
The Pilgrim House Council is designed to encourage spirit among the entire group of residents. These students have been elected to design, create and facilitate events within the dorm and fundraisers that support the feeling of unity.
Queer Co-Op
The Wheelock College Queer Co-Op was formed as a support system and an information outlet for gay, lesbian and bisexual students and their friends and supporters. The group is open to anyone on campus.
Riverway House Council
The Pilgrim House Council is designed to encourage spirit among the entire group of residents. These students have been elected to design, create and facilitate events within the dorm and fundraisers that support the feeling of unity.
Sign Choir
The Wheelock College Sign Choir is a performing-arts organization that brings deaf awareness to the Wheelock community as a culture and not a disability. Every semester the Sign Choir performs a series of songs for the community that they sing using sign language. The Choir promotes awareness of deaf culture and sign language as a form of communication through performances that integrate sign language with music and the performing arts.
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
The Students Against Destructive Decisions organization provides students with prevention and intervention tools to combat the issues of but not limited to: underage drinking, drug use, and impaired decision making. SADD is a new club that was added to the list of Councils, Organizations, and Houses (COH) in the Fall of 2004.
Women’s Center
The Wheelock College Women’s Center provides women with the resources
and support they need to feel comfortable and discuss the topics of domestic
violence, sexual abuse, and discrimination. They provide resources pertaining
to safe sex and other women’s issues. The organization strives to challenge
attitudes and stereotypes of women, actions that subjugate women and to bring
self awareness to women in the community. In
