The Optimist
You are here: Home / Social Clubs

Average number of students depledge from clubs

by

Two weeks after the pledging process began, about 20 students have decided to depledge. This number is consistant with the number of students who decided to depledge last fall. Mark Jackson, associate director of Student Organizations and Programs, said almost every club has been impacted in some way by students depledging. "I would say across ... [Read More…]

Rain creates wet Bid Night

by

Rather than letting the rain dampen their spirits, social club members and pledges said the rain made Bid Night a more memorable experience. The five-week pledging process began on Friday night at 5 p.m. and ended on Saturday at 5 a.m. accompanied by four inches of rain. Bailey McMath, senior speech pathology major from Missouri City and GATA ... [Read More…]

Bid night to open pledging

by

After weeks of teas, rushes and cuts, female pledge hopefuls have ranked their top social club choices, making way for Bid Night at sundown. Before campus witnesses bright lipstick, yellow skirts and clock calls, prospective pledges were required to rank their preference of women's social clubs. Sarah Kelly, senior Ad/PR major and GATA club ... [Read More…]

Pledging curfew to relieve students

by

Curfew times for pledging will be the same this year, although false information has been passed around during the rushing process to some students. Curfew is midnight on weekdays and 1 a.m. on the weekends for sophomores pledging. Mark Jackson, director of Student Organizations and Programs, clarified the rules for curfew during pledging. "The ... [Read More…]

All-Club Tailgate Rush and Women’s Tea planned for weekend

by

Rushing begins this weekend with two all club rushes, the All-Club Tailgate Rush Saturday and the Women's Tea Party Rush on Sunday. The Tailgate Rush is a new addition to the rushing schedule. The presidents of each club decided at their presidents meeting that they wanted to put on another All-Club Rush during the fall semester, much like the ... [Read More…]

Delta Theta unable to renew club charter

by

Delta Theta, a women's social club, is unable to recharter this fall. It has been almost a year since Delta Theta lost their charter when their sponsors resigned.  Although members of the club have been working since January to regain their charter, as of now there are not enough members to for them to become an active club again. ACU professor ... [Read More…]

Clubs elect presidents for next school year

by

As the spring semester comes to an end all 12 men's and women's social clubs on campus elect their new club officers for the upcoming school year. A social clubs purpose is to give students the opportunity to feel a sense of brotherhood or sisterhood in a Christ-centered environment. Gamma Sigma Phi President, senior biology major from Keller, was ... [Read More…]

You are here: Home / Social Clubs