Doane Campus Organizations

Student Organizations & Activities

There are numerous student organizations and activities on the Doane campus offering opportunities to develop talents, skills, leadership abilities, friendships, and fun. The following is a brief description of the recognized campus groups, including the names of contact people. In addition, there is information about intramurals, open recreation, recreational facilities, student activities, and athletics.

Student Club & Organization Recognition

Students are free to organize and establish campus organizations to promote common interests for any purpose, which is legal and compatible with the policies of Doane College. A group becomes an officially recognized organization contingent upon the approval f the organization’s petition to Student Congress, and the Vice President for Student Leadership. Procedures for recognition include:

1. Secure a Doane faculty or staff member to serve as adviser.
   1. Greek organizations require two advisers. One of these advisers may be an ex-Doane employee (who left the institution in good standing) with approval from the Student Leadership Office)
2. Complete a constitution/by-laws, provide a list of proposed members, and if applicable, an allocation of funding information form from the Student Congress Office. Return all completed forms to the Student Congress Office.
3. After all the paperwork has been submitted, representatives of the proposed group will be invited to a Student Congress meeting to petition to become an officially recognized club.
4. Within one week of the Student Congress meeting, a letter will be sent regarding the outcome of the group’s petition. Information will be included on the appeals process if necessary.

Regulations

1. Any Doane College student is eligible for a voting membership in any organization providing they meet the requirements stated in the constitution of the particular organization.
2. A local organization must have a minimum of five members to be a registered organization. This rule does not apply to organizations with national affiliation. If an organization falls below this minimum, they will be expected to inform the Student Congress and participate in recruitment activities on a regular basis.
3. No additional requirements or limitations for membership that are not included in the organization’s constitution shall be imposed.
4. Individual members will not realize financial profit from an organization’s activities.
5. Meetings are to be conducted so that the faculty adviser and all members of the meeting can comprehend the business of the meetings.
6. It is the responsibility of the adviser to be present at regularly scheduled business meetings to facilitate the following tasks:
   1. Provide guidance in fiscal matters.
   2. Assist in attaining organizational goals.
   3. Encourage open lines of communication between students, faculty and staff.
   4. Facilitate continuity in the group through the end of the year.
7. The adviser may not serve as an officer in the organization.
8. The registration of the student organization may be suspended for the following reasons:
   1. Violation of the rules and regulations of Doane.
   2. Failure to abide by the organization’s constitution.
   3. Failure to involve an active adviser.
9. If a group has been suspended and its members wish to reorganize, the entire process must be completed to become an officially recognized group. Before reorganization can occur, all sanctions that were given must be completed.
10. If an officially recognized organization has no president, adviser, or meeting for an extended period of time, it will be declared inactive. Inactive organizations can become active again by fulfilling the regulations of an officially recognized organization.
11. The privilege of allocation of student funds by Student Congress may be denied to organizations not in “good standing” with the expectations of Student Congress.

Hazing

Hazing in any form is strictly prohibited. This refers to any action or situation which recklessly or intentionally, whether on- or off-­ campus premises, endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student. Such activities and situations include, but are not limited to, paddling in any form, creating excessive fatigue, forced consumption of any substance (such as food, beverages, tobacco, alcohol), forced road trips, kidnapping, orally degrading games or stunts, or other activities prohibited by law or College policy. Individuals, organizations, or athletic teams in violation of the hazing policy are subject to action by the administration of Doane College. Nebraska State Law § 28-­311: Hazing shall mean any activity by which a person intentionally or recklessly endangers the physical or mental health or safety of an individual for the purpose of initiation into, admission into, affiliation with, or continued membership with any organization as defined in subdivision (1)(b)of this section. Such hazing activity shall include whipping, beating, branding, forced and prolonged calisthenics, prolonged exposure to the elements, forced consumption of any food, liquor, beverage, drug, or harmful substance not generally intended for human consumption, prolonged sleep deprivation, or any brutal treatment or the performance of any unlawful act which endangers the physical or mental health or safety of any person

Fund-raising Guidelines

Student organizations conducting fund-­raisers, raffles, etc., must request approval from the Advancement Office.

Room Reservations and Scheduling Events

Event scheduling and facility reservation (excluding classes and athletic events) is coordinated by the Event Coordinator, who reports to the Campus Events Director in the Office of Communication and Marketing.

The Event Coordinator can be reached at x8226, and maintains a master calendar of campus events in order to ensure doors are unlocked and any special arrangements are made.

If you wish to schedule a meeting or event, please fill out the facilities request form online to indicate date, time, place, support services requested, etc. The Event Coordinator will let you know if your event request can be fulfilled.

Regular meetings of college organizations can be scheduled in advance for a full year. Abuse of facilities, rooms or equipment may result in loss of the privilege to utilize the room or any other Doane facilities. Students are required to be clear about what they intend to utilize the facility for.

Academic/Career Interest Organizations

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR UNIVERSITY WOMEN (AAUW) is a national organization that works to advance equity for women through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. Our group is open to all students. We work to empower and educate students on issues that women face such as domestic violence, equal pay, and others that occur locally and nationally.

Adviser: Heather Lambert

Student Contact: Sarah Taylor

ATHLETIC TRAINING CLUB provides more organization and direction to the Student Athletic Training (SAT) staff in the Doane College Athletic Training Room. This association has also been created with the purpose of building a closer bond between the SAT’s and to share encouragement as well as concerns that may need to be addressed as well as aide and encourage direction into acceptance at a post graduate school (for example: Physical Therapy, Athletic Training) DAT Meetings are held in the Field House Classrooms on the second Sunday of the Month at 7.

Adviser: Greg Seier

President: Brittany Luettel

DOANE ACCOUNTING CLUB is a very active organization on campus, in which students have the opportunity to take part in functions that help them better understand the accounting profession. The Club regularly schedules activities to bring accounting professionals to campus and/or arranges visits to accounting firms and businesses. Students also learn about interviewing skills/techniques, with mock interviews available prior to the Accounting Interview Day held each October during which students can interview for jobs and internships. During the Spring semester each year, Accounting Club students help Doane College students prepare their personal tax returns (more by helping the students see they can do it themselves, rather than doing it for them). Accounting Club members also contribute strongly to the Doane educational experience by becoming tutors for the principles-level accounting courses and becoming lab assistants, and helping with the accounting for Relay for life. Each Fall and each Spring, the Accounting Club has a banquet, bringing in a variety of guest speakers.

Adviser: Kathleen Springer

President: Morgan Dubas

DOANE ART LEAGUE serves to foster interest in art through museum trips, films, and other special events. It is open to any Doane student who is interested in the visual arts.

Advisers: Valerie Knobel

President: Laura McNerney

DOANE ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN (DOANE AEYC) student chapter, chartered in 2012, seeks to education, advocate and provide service in the support of activities which are committed to promoting healthy development for all young children. Doane AEYC assists other local, state and national organizations for the improvement of services o young children and their families by following developments in research and trends in early childhood education.

Doane AEYC is open to any student interested in supporting the goals of the organization, especially those in the field of early childhood education and psychology. The organization is an affiliate of Nebraska’s AEYC.

Adviser: Jackie Florendo

President: Ashley Ayers

DOANE COLLEGE COMPUTER CLUB (DC3) DC3’s members plan and offer three types of activities throughout the academic year. All of these activities are connected in some way to computing and gaming technology and include social, educational, and community service activities. Social activities include gaming events, movie nights, and outings. Examples of gaming events include the annual LAN. Bash and Marathon events. Each event lasts for 24hours and includes both PC and console gaming. Educational activities include field trips and banquet speakers. Community service activities vary but have included working with students from local schools at the IST ROBOlympics and participating in Campus fund-raising events such as Relay For Life.

Adviser: Alec Engebretson

President: Jeffery Hawken

DOANE GERMAN CLUB connects students to many aspects of the German culture and life which aren’t always covered in classes. Excursions to German art exhibits at the Joslyn Art Museum and the Germans from Russia museum are examples. There are German meals, speakers, and German films (with subtitles) at Doane or the Ross Theater in Lincoln.

Adviser: Kristen Hetrick

President: Maggie Hubbell

DOANE HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE CLUB has a primary goal to further educate and bind together all those who are interested in history and/or political science and related topics.

Advisers: Mark Orsag, Kim Jarvis, Tim Hill, and Nick Vaccaro

President: TBA

HEALTH AND MEDICAL OCCUPATION CLUB (HMOC) helps prepare members for future careers in medical-related fields (pharmacy, dentistry, physical or occupational therapy, medicine, etc.). Activities include touring UNMC or Creighton, providing job shadowing experiences, community service, and putting together a portfolio.

Adviser: Barb Clement

President: Desiree Erikson

HUMAN RESOURCE CLUB acquaints students with the field of human resource management and labor relations, and provides learning opportunities through interaction with human resource practitioners. The club is affiliated with the Lincoln Human Resource Management Association and is a student chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

Adviser: Tim Wiedman

President: Megan Rotherham

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION (NAFME) serves to augment classroom work in the field of music education to promote special projects of the Nebraska Music Educators Association and the National Conference, and to expand the knowledge and horizons of future music educators. M.E.N.C. is open to students interested in music education.

Adviser: Kathy Ohlman

President: Andrea Steffan

NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHER ASSOCIATION (NSTA) Doane’s student chapter was chartered in 2003 to promote excellence and innovation in science teaching at any level and learning for all. NSTA provides a network for pre-service science teachers, encouraging professional development. This organization is open to any students interested in teaching science. With a membership of over 55,000, the NSTA is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching Pre-K through college.

Advisers: Russ Souchek & Rod Diercks

President: TBA

PHI BETA LAMBDA (PBL) is a national business association devoted to promoting interest in various fields ranging from accounting to computer programming.

Adviser: Les Manns

President: TBA

PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB develops students as photographers and expands their creativity while providing outreach to the community by engaging Crete youth and expanding student diversity.

Adviser: Heather York

President: Ryan Corrigan

PSYCH/SOC CLUB promotes interaction among students interested in the fields of psychology and sociology. Psych/Soc Club is open to any Doane student in any major including the fields of psychology, sociology, and human services.

Advisers: Brian Pauwels

President: Elected in the Fall

STUDENT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (S.E.A.) promotes consideration and confrontation of issues which face educators through guest speakers and informal meetings. Topics include mainstreaming, education in Russia, religion in schools, etc. Students majoring in education are welcome to join.

Adviser: Julie Kozisek

Co-Presidents: TBA

Leadership and Programming Organizations

DIRECTIONS is an initiative of the Hansen Leadership Program that accepts a select group of first-year students. Participants develop and enhance their leadership skills through mentoring and training. First-year students are also given the opportunity to reside in the Hansen Leadership Hall as a part of this program. Upper-classmen students are selected to serve as Leadership Coaches to the first year participants.

Adviser: Carrie Petr

HANSEN LEADERSHIP ADVISORY BOARD offers students the opportunity to shape the Hansen Leadership Program’s goals and practices, as well as assist in the planning and staging of HLP events and activities. Students remain on the committee until they graduate.

Adviser: Carrie Petr

OMICRON DELTA KAPPA is the National Leadership Honor Society. The Society recognizes those who have attained a high standard of efficiency in collegiate activities and to inspire others to strive for conspicuous attainments along similar lines.

Adviser: Carrie Petr

PEER JUDICIAL BOARD (PJB) considers cases of policy violation referred by the Chief Judicial Officer. Students are selected to serve on the board through an application process. To serve on the board, students must have a 2.5 cumulative GPA, be in good standing with the College, and have no significant incident reports in their file during service or for one year prior to serving on the board.

Adviser: Russ Hewitt

STUDENT PROGRAMMING BOARD is the umbrella under which Student Activities Council, Intramural Services and Health & Wellness programming falls. The Student Programming Board is made up of eligible students who apply for a position in the spring of each year. For more information, please contact Amy Schmitt, Director of Student Involvement.

Student Activities Council (SAC) is responsible for selecting, coordinating, promoting, and sponsoring student activities and campus-wide events. This includes entertainers such as comedians, musicians, magicians, and hypnotists, a box office film series, Homecoming events, Doaneapolooza, Casino Night, bingo, and game nights. Qualification for involvement includes motivation, excitement, and eagerness to be involved in college programming and development, as well as attendance at weekly meetings and various sponsored events. See Amy Schmitt, Director of Student Involvement, if interested.

Intramural Services provide a variety of activities and events for both men and women. All students, faculty, and staff are eligible to take part in intramurals, with the only exception being students who are currently participating in that sport as a varsity or junior varsity athlete.

Intramurals activities are designed to make wholesome use of leisure time, which can be carried on throughout one’s life, employing skills learned in physical education and our lifetime sports program. The main objectives of intramurals are to maintain better health through exercise, develop better lifetime athletic and recreational skills, and relieve stress. See Amy Schmitt, Director of Student Involvement, if interested.

Health & Wellness Programming provides information and sponsors for students to develop and maintain healthy lifestyles. See Amy Schmitt, Director of Student Involvement, if interested.

Adviser: Amy Schmitt

STUDENT CONGRESS (STUCO) is the self-governing body for all students. Student Congress represents and promotes student interests and opinions and allocates funds to campus-recognized organizations from student fees. Senators are required to work on a personal project each semester that aims for the betterment of the Doane Community. Student Congress also sponsors special events and is invited to meet bi-annually with the Doane College Board of Trustees as representatives of the student body. The student body elects president, vice-president, and upper class senators in the spring. First-year senators are elected at the beginning of fall semester.

Adviser: Kim Jacobs

President: Brooke Segerstrom

Media Organizations

1014 MAGAZINE The full-color, general interest magazine is published and distributed each fall and spring semester by students. Any Doane student, regardless of major, is welcomed to join the magazine staff. Paid positions are available and students may receive academic credit for their work. Opportunities available include: photography, editing, feature writing, page designing, selling and designing advertisements, graphic design and production.

Adviser: David Swartzlander.

Editor: Sierra Jones

THE DOANE LINE is a student-produced news Web site, found at www.doaneline.com, provides breaking and other news coverage of the Doane community through a variety of formats, including print, photographs, audio, and video. Any student, regardless of major, is welcomed to work on the Web site staff. Paid positions are available. Opportunities include: news and sports reporting, feature writing, editing, designing Web pages, selling and designing advertisements, photography, graphic design, digital imaging, videography, video, audio editing, learning content management systems, and Broadcast performing.

Adviser: David Swartzlander

Multimedia Coordinator: Jason Luong

DOANE OWL The student newspaper of Doane College is the oldest continuous college newspaper in Nebraska. The weekly paper is published on Thursdays by students and distributed to the Doane community. Any Doane student, regardless of major, is welcomed to join the newspaper staff. Paid positions are available and students may receive academic credit for the work. Opportunities include: news and sports reporting, feature writing, editorial or commentary writing, editing, designing pages, selling and designing advertisements, business management, photography, production, graphic design, and digital imaging.

Adviser: David Swartzlander

Editor-in-Chief: Tyler Weihe

DOANE TELEVISION DOANE COLLEGE TELEVISION (DCTV) is open to all Doane College students. In JOU 240  students become familiar with the studio production process in the production of Doane Weekly every Monday and may then originate shows on their own. DCTV is dedicated to producing and broadcasting quality programming to the Doane College campus and Crete community. DCTV involves students for all production responsibilities and has students hired as staff employees.

Adviser: Erik Anderson

KDNE/RADIO KDNE is a 200-watt, FCC licensed, over-the-air radio station operating in stereo at 91.9 FM serving Doane College and the Crete area to a radius of about 10 miles. The station is student managed and operated with a rock format. On-air positions include disc jockey, talk show host, and news reporter/anchor. Off-air activities are also available, including music management, public service, and record librarian. Students may receive academic and/or activity credit. Station Manager, Program Manager and News Director are paid positions appointed for the calendar year.

Adviser: Lee Thomas

Station Manager: Jay Grote

XANADU is the campus literary magazine. Students may contribute prose, poetry, artwork, design, editing, and publishing skills. Marianne Clarke Writing Excellence Awards are given for the best work each year.

Adviser: Roy Scheele

Editor: Katie Lehman

Music and Performance Organizations

BREATH TRUTH sparks social awareness issues through live theatre events within the Doane community, as well as the community at large. A Brighter Way, Actors Company will perform scenes based on current issues written for and by Doane students. After each presentation there will be mediated audience talk back sessions available that will foster positive awareness.

Adviser: Rhonda Lake

Student Leader: Courtney Wood

COLLEGIATE CHORALE, MUS 192  A well-balanced mixed choir Of 50-60 voices, Collegiate Chorale performs several times a year on campus and off-campus as opportunities arise. The group tours each spring with the Women’s Chorale. No audition required.

Conductors: Kurt Runestad & Staff

CONCERT BAND, MUS 190  Concert Band is open to all students. Auditions for chair placement take place in the fall. Performances include two scheduled concerts per semester and participation in important college ceremony functions. Participation in the Concert Band can be used to partially fulfill the Aesthetic Perspective requirement of the Doane Plan. Prerequisite: Audition.

Conductor: Jay Gilbert

DOANE CHOIR, MUS 191  During annual national tours, the choir has presented concerts in Boston, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York City, San Antonio, Phoenix, Tucson, Pasadena, San Diego, and at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Since 1989, the choir has also embarked on six international tours, appearing in Austria, Germany, Italy, Sweden, and Switzerland. In the past decade, the Doane Choir has performed a number of choral-orchestral works with the Omaha Symphony, Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra, the Lincoln Chamber Orchestra, and the Nebraska Symphony Chamber Orchestra. They have also frequently collaborated with the choirs of Abendmusik, at First Plymouth Congregational Church in Lincoln. The choir has worked with such noted guest conductors and artists as Simon Carrington, Bruce Chamberlain, Eph Ely, Joseph Jennings, Craig Hella Johnson, Kyle Ketelsen, Weston Noble, Alice Parker, Doreen Rao, Constantina Tsolaninou, Eric Whitacre, and Jonathan Willcocks. Recordings of the choir are available for purchase from the Doane bookstore (http://bookstore.doane.edu/), and are also sold at most Doane Choir concerts. Additionally, the choir’s most recent CDs, Precious Lord (2008) and Doublewide (2010), are available for purchase in electronic format from iTunes, Amazon.com, and other online music retailers. Auditions for uppclassmen occur in the spring and first-year students are auditioned in the fall. Membership in the ensemble is a year-long commitment.

Conductor: Dr. Kurt Runestad

DOANE FORENSICS is open to any student interested in intercollegiate speech competition. Students travel to forensics tournaments throughout the region and compete in public address, oral interpretation, and limited preparation peaking events. Scholarships may be available to students with prior competitive speech experience.

Adviser: Nathaniel Wilson

President: Jordan Johnson

DOANE PLAYERS The purpose of Doane Players is twofold: to provide a support group for the theatre program of Doane College and encourage interest in the participation and study of theatre. The range of activities varies from acting to scene building, painting, costuming, publicity, sound, lighting, etc. Theatre involvement provides the opportunity to develop skills and work with others on a common project. Doane Players is open to all students.

Adviser: Robin McKercher

President: Katie Davey

DOUBLEWIDE, MUS 197  is a highly select group of 12-16 men. The name of the group is derived from the fact that it used to have eight members: a double quartet. Doublewide sings in a variety of a cappella styles (including classical), but focuses on popular styles: doo-wop, vocal jazz, gospel, spirituals, and barbershop. Highly competitive auditions for the group occur each fall and the group rehearses twice a week during the academic year. Doublewide tours twice annually, once with Doane Choir in the late winter and again in the spring with Doane’s jazz choir, Jazz Unlimited. The group has performed in about 15 states over the last decade, and also sang at the NMEA fall music convention in 2005. All selected members must also hold membership in Doane Choir. Membership in the ensemble is a year-long commitment.

Musical Director: Kurt Runestad

JAZZ ENSEMBLE, MUS 193  The Doane Jazz Ensemble is an ensemble that performs a variety of jazz, rock, Latin, swing, and fusion styles. The jazz band is open to all students by audition or permission. Rehearsals are on Monday and Wednesday from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm The jazz band generally performs twice a semester. The possibility of travel opportunities is dependent on the performance requests the ensemble accepts. Additionally, the Jazz Ensemble often joins the Symphonic Wind Ensemble on its annual tour. Prerequisite: Audition.

Conductor: Staff

JAZZ UNLIMITED, MUS 194  Directed by professional jazz singer and arranger Kara Baxter, Jazz Unlimited is Doane’s vocal jazz ensemble. Jazz Unlimited typically has 14-16 members, and often performs with a three-piece rhythm section. The group rehearses twice a week, and sings challenging music of many styles, including standard and contemporary jazz, swing, Latin, ballads, and pop/rock arrangements, both acapella and with rhythm section. The students perform a “Cocoa and Carols” concert in December each year, featuring soloists and a few Christmas arrangements, in addition to their regular repertoire. In the spring they tour Nebraska with the Doane men’s acapella group, Doublewide. JU also performs at the ACDA Vocal Jazz Festival in Columbus, Relay for Life at Doane College, and in various local venues on and off campus. Highly competitive auditions for the group occur each fall. Membership in the ensemble is a year-long commitment.

Musical Director: Kara Baxter

STRING ENSEMBLE, MUS 196  The String Ensemble performs on several departmental concerts as well as in conjunction with the choral department’s major works, such as the Spring 2008 performance of Bach’s Cantata Christ lag in Todesbanden (BWV 4). Membership is determined by audition.

Conductor: Tracy Sands

SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE, MUS 195  The premier wind-based ensemble of the college, the Symphonic Wind Ensemble is open to students by audition. Continuing students audition in the spring and new students audition in the fall. Selection is based on these auditions and ensemble instrumentation. Members rehearse four times a week for a total of four-and-one-half hours. Participation in the ensemble can be used for partial fulfillment of the Aesthetic Perspective requirement of the Doane Plan. The ensemble generally schedules two to three performances a semester and performs on an annual tour. Tour locations have included cities such as New York, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. A significant portion of the tour’s costs have generally been paid for by the college, allowing students to travel at minimal cost. Prerequisite: Audition.

Conductor: Dr. Jay Gilbert

TIGER PEP BAND The Tiger Pep Band plays for all home football games and a few additional athletic events during the fall semester. It is open to all students. Members attend nine one-hour rehearsals. Participation in the Tiger Pep Band can be used to partially fulfill the Aesthetic Perspective requirement of the Doane Plan. Prerequisite: none.

Musical Director: Staff

WOMEN’S CHORALE, MUS 198  Founded in the fall of 2010, this choir of treble voices is the newest addition to the Doane choral family. The Women’s Chorale sings at several on-campus Doane concerts and tours with Collegiate Chorale in the spring. No audition required.

Conductor: Staff

Religious Organizations

CRU exists to put the Gospel in arm’s reach of every student on campus. We strive for this by offering weekly opportunities for fellowship and worship, as well as evangelism and small and large group Bible studies. These opportunities facilitate encouragement amongst students in their own relationships with others as well as their relationship with God.

Adviser: Wilma Jackson

President: Kent McCrimmon

DOANE CATHOLIC NEWMAN CLUB provides a Christ-centered atmosphere in which students can grow in their faith and develop a personal relationship with Jesus. Any student is welcome to be a part of the group. Members should have the willingness to learn more about Jesus Christ and His church and develop a personal relationship with Our Savior.

Adviser: Kathy Springer

President: Tracy Guy

FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES (FCA) is open to athletes, coaches, and all students. FCA presents the challenge of Christianity to relationships and lives.

Adviser: Tami Marvin

President: Bailey Kremke

Academic Honorary Organizations

ALPHA KAPPA DELTA is an international sociology honorary society founded to promote service and research to humankind. Membership is open to sociology majors and minors or those who have completed four sociology courses with a GPA of 3.0 in those courses and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and rank in the top 35% of their class.

Adviser: Danelle DeBoer

President: Desiree Erikson

ALPHA LAMBDA DELTA is a national honorary organization for freshmen college students. Qualifications for membership include first-year student standing with a minimum GPA of 3.5 in their first semester at Doane, with at least 14 graded credits; or a 3.5 average in the first year, with at least 28 graded credits. Interterm and/or summer credits are not included.

Adviser: Barbara Clement

ALPHA PSI OMEGA is a national honorary organization that recognizes outstanding leadership and commitment to the theatre. Members are selected on a point system based upon their theatre participation.

Adviser: Robin McKercher

President: Joe Anderson

BETA BETA BETA (TRI BETA) is a national honor society for students interested in biology. The Doane College group is known as the Iota Mu chapter. Activities may include tours of research centers, field trips, fund-raising, and presentations by outside speakers on topics of biological interest. An active membership requires completion of three courses in biology of which at least one is at the 300 level or above, with a grade of B- or higher in all biology courses. A GPA of 3.0 is also required with plans to major in biology, biochemistry, environmental science, or natural science with a biology emphasis.

Adviser: Kate Marley

President: Halie Smith

CARDINAL KEY, a national honor society, acts as a service organization to the College and community and recognizes the achievements of its members. Some of the society’s projects include an annual fund-raiser to purchase books for the library and fund-raisers for various charitable organizations, including the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Qualification for membership is determined at the end of the sophomore or junior year based on a cumulative grade point average, participation in various activities, and special honors.

Adviser: Jim Johnson

President: Halie Smith

PI KAPPA DELTA is a national honor society for students involved in competitive speech. Students are eligible for membership after two semesters of intercollegiate forensics competition.

Adviser: Nathaniel Wilson

President: Jordan Johnson

PI SIGMA ALPHA is the national political science honor society.

Adviser: Tim Hill

PSI CHI is the national honor society in psychology. It was founded in 1929 for the purpose of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship and is oriented toward those students who are interested in advancing the field of psychology. In order to be eligible for PSI CHI, a student: 1) must have completed three semesters of course work, 2) must have completed nine semester hours of psychology, 3) must have declared psychology as either a major or a minor, 4) must have an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher and rank in the upper 35% of their class, 5) must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher in psychology courses, and 6) must have high standards of personal behavior.

Adviser: Heather Lambert

Co-Presidents: TBA

SIGMA DELTA PI is the national Spanish honor society. To qualify for membership a student must have completed three years of college-level Spanish, have a minimal grade point average of 3.0, and must rank in the top 35% of his/her class.

Adviser: Dilia Hernandez

President: Tana Starman

SIGMA TAU DELTA, the national honor society for students majoring in English, promotes scholarship in the field of English. Opportunities exist for national prizes, publications and scholarships. Qualifications for membership include junior standing with a major in English, a minimum GPA in English of 3.0, and standing in the upper 35 percent of the class.

Adviser: Liam Purdon

President: Kayla Kettleson

Service & Volunteer Organizations

ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK Students travel out-of-state to help a variety of non-profit organizations. Most of the time is spent working, although opportunities will also be provided for learning about the host city and visiting area Doane alumni.

Adviser: Karla Cooper

President: TBA

BUILDING TOMORROW, an international organization, empowers young people to invest their resources, time and talents in providing students in sub-Saharan Africa with access to an education. The group seeks to raise the $60,000 necessary to build a school by hosting a major event each semester.

Adviser: Linda Kalbach

President: Jacob White

C-PALS is a service organization that matches Doane students with children of the Crete community (2^nd-6^th graders) and surrounding communities through the Heartland Big Brothers and Sisters program of Lincoln. Doane students are asked to commit one academic year to developing the relationship, which includes having some type of weekly contact with the child. C-Pals is open to any Doane student who is interested in devoting time to a relationship with a child. An application and an interview process for informational purposes are required.

Adviser: Shawn Kean

Crete Representative: Katie Hollman

President: Ashley Hollibaugh

DOANE MASCOT CLUB The goal of this organization is to promote school spirit.

Adviser: Jacque Pomajzl

President: Abby Hahn

RELAY FOR LIFE is a life-changing event that helps communities across the globe celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. Last year Relay For Life at Doane College/Saline County raised over $75,000 for the American Cancer Society by hosting fundraisers throughout the year. Relay For Life 2013 will be the night of Friday, April 12. More information can be found at www.relayforlife.org/doanecollegene. Committee Chair and Committee Member applications will be available in the Fall. Volunteer opportunities include: Committee Chair, Committee Member, Team Captain, or Team Member

Co- Chairs: Cali Neuberger and Tyler Pooschke

Adviser: Jay Fennell

ROOTS AND SHOOTS “Founded by Dr. Jane Goodall, the Roots & Shoots program inspires youth of all ages to make a difference by becoming involved in their communities. Each Roots & Shoots group plans and implements service-learning projects that promote care and concern for animals, the environment, and the human community,” from the Jane Goodall Web site. Roots and Shoots helped bring single stream recycling to the campus and Crete community in 2009. A butterfly garden was put on campus to help bolster the monarch butterfly migration. In the falloff 2011, we will begin work on a community garden, a Weatherization project in which we actively work on a dorm to make it more efficient and work behind the scenes at Henry Doorly Zoo through their job shadow program. We run workshops that teach students, staff and community members how to turn single use plastic shopping bags into permanent reusable bags. Roots and Shoots is about pursuing projects we are passionate about.

Adviser: Brad Elder

President: Lizabeth Reimers

SERTOMA was founded to encourage and foster the idea of community service, and to promote teamwork and leadership while providing opportunities for creating friendship within the organization, on campus, and in the community.

Adviser: Becky Hunke

Setoma Liason: Eunice McArdle

President: Caitlin Moore

Social Greek Organizations

Any full-time Doane student enrolled for at least one full semester with a grade point average of 2.0 or better. Transfer students who were enrolled at least one full semester and completed at least 12 credit hours from an accredited institution are eligible also (those credits must be on file with the Registrar’s office by the beginning of the spring semester). Dual credits obtained during high school will not be counted towards the 12 credit hour limit. The College may deem a student ineligible to join due to disciplinary problems.

Fraternities

ALPHA OMEGA is a men’s social organization that exists to equip its members with leadership and life- skills unavailable from classroom learning. AOs form exceptionally tight bonds of brotherhood that commonly last throughout their lifetimes. The Fraternity takes pride in the success of its graduates which have included Corporate CEOs and Presidents, A-List Hollywood actors, nationally-known coaches and NFL players, senior educational leaders, attorneys, physicians, a U.S. Senator and Doane’s only Rhodes Scholar. Founded in 1897, the focus and practices of Alpha Omega were refined in 2012 to better reflect the current Greek environment and enhance the AO experience for its student-members. Membership is open to Doane’s male students based on unanimous selection by its current members.

Adviser: Matt Franzen and Greg Seier

President: TBA

ALPHA PI EPSILON strives to offer an opportunity for involvement, leadership, and personal growth. As Doane’s newest fraternity, Alpha Pi Epsilon is proud of the diversity of its membership, its efforts to strengthen ties of brotherhood, and its academic excellence. It is open to any Doane male student based on unanimous selection of fraternity members.

Advisers: Alec Engebretson, Russ Souchek, & Jeff Stander

President: Jens Lehman

DELTA KAPPA PI is a social fraternity that focuses on five key characteristics: extracurricular activities, academics, athletics, personality and character. Founded in 1883, Delta Kappa Pi is the oldest fraternity west of the Mississippi. It has a rich history and a strong sense of tradition. The brothers of Delta Kappa Pi participate in various social and community service events throughout the year. The fraternity colors are purple and white and membership is open to all eligible Doane men based on invitation.

Advisers: John Lothrop & Nancy Nelsen

President: Jordan Pieper

SIGMA PHI THETA members are involved in various community and charity projects from heart fund drives to the publication of a coupon book for Doane students with discounts on services and goods within the community. To complement the work component of the fraternity, the members sponsor social functions. Sigma Phi Theta prides itself on community and charitable projects, zest for social life, and academic excellence. It is open to all Doane males based on unanimous selection by the members of the fraternity.

Advisers: Pete Fiumefreddo

President: Jason Luong

TAU SIGMA ZETA is a social fraternity that seeks to involve its members in campus and community actions. Activities include a spring basketball marathon, fall spirit run, and formal functions. Proud of its members’ role in the Doane Greek system, Tau Sigma Zeta encourages the development of brotherly relations and is open to all Doane men based on unanimous selection by the members of the fraternity.

Adviser: J.L. Vertin & Jody Reckling

President: Jonathan Latenser

Sororities

CHI DELTA Scholarship, service, and honesty are the founding principles of Chi Delta sorority. Bonds of sisterhood are formed through service projects and social activities. The group’s colors are onyx, jade, and pearl. Chi Delta’s flower is the white rose and the mascot is the lion.

Advisers: Sherri Hanigan, Anne Golden, and Michelle Faltin

President: Lacey Atkinson

GAMMA PHI IOTA was founded in 1908 on principles that value scholarship, friendship, and fun. Their mascot is the rabbit, and their symbol is an arrow up and pointing to the left Their flower is the daffodil, and their colors are gold and white. In addition to fall and spring socials, Gamma Phi Iota is proud of its service to the College and Crete community.

Advisers: Jayne Germer & Tomie Curry

President: Courtney Wendt

OMEGA PSI THETA sorority charges its members to promote loyalty, friendship, trust, and respect within the group and to others. These qualities are nurtured through service events, work projects, and social activities. Founded during academic year 1916-17, Omega Psi Theta encourages individual involvement and personal growth for all members, and service to the College and community. The group’s colors are blue and gold. Their symbol is the wheel, their flower is the sweet pea, and their mascot is the flamingo. Qualification for membership is a 2.0 GPA, in addition to a mutual acceptance between eligible women and active members of the sorority.

Advisers: Janet Jeffries, Pat Bohling, & Suzy Cochnar

President: Maire Rose Donnelly

PHI SIGMA TAU is the oldest sorority on the Doane campus, and has been in continuous existence since the fall of 1907. Members are proud of their continuing traditions of leadership and service within the College and the community, unified sisterhood, close alumni ties, and the uniqueness of each individual member. The daisy is the sorority flower. Their mascot is the monkey, and their traditional colors are brown and white. Through social and money-raising activities and community service projects, the women of Phi Sigma Tau enjoy the bond of lasting and lifelong friendship and loyalty. Phi Sigma Tau is open to eligible Doane women based on individual interest and invitation.

Advisers: Gerry Johnson and Sarah Begay

President: Marli Peters

GREEK COUNCIL represents the governing body for Doane College’s Greek system. Each recognized fraternity and sorority elects 2-3 representatives to serve on the council. The purposes of the Greek Council are to promote the interests of Doane College and the fraternities/sororities; secure cooperation among Greek social organizations, faculty, staff, and the administration; resolve matter reflecting upon the Greek societies at Doane College; and interpret and establish all guidelines for rush activities and Greek Week.

Adviser: Megan Failor

President: Phi Sigma Tau

ORDER OF OMEGA is an honor society that commends the leadership and service of the Greek Community. Greek sorority and fraternity members are eligible to join the Doane College Phi Delta Chapter of Order of Omega as a junior or senior. Members must have and maintain at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average and complete the required membership application. Membership is limited to 30 members. For more information you may contact the Greek Life Advisor, Megan Failor at megan.failor@doane.edu.

Special Interest Organizations

CLUB INTERNATIONALE exists to promote and strengthen positive interactions between different ethnic and cultural groups on campus. Activities include foreign film nights, songfests, informal discussion groups, international dinner nights, International Day, and various other cross-cultural activities. Open communication and individual expression are encouraged. Club I is open to all Doane undergraduate students.

Adviser: Jan Willems

President: Elected in the Fall

COMMUNITY SERVICES Doane College students coordinate volunteer outreach programs between the campus and surrounding communities. Getting involved in community service, and developing personal understanding and skills in helping others, helps one grow as an individual and become a better citizen. Greek members, individuals, class officers, clubs, and other organizations, are encouraged to participate and communicate their activities with the volunteer services program.

Adviser: Karla Cooper

Coordinator(s): Developed by project and interest

DOANE RUGBY CLUB is a club sport open to all students. The men and women’s teams play club and college teams from across the country. There is a fall and spring season. Doane Rugby Club welcomes players and supporters to assist with team activities and fund raisings. The Rugby Mama’s provide support for the teams on game days.

Adviser: Amy Schmitt

President: Quint Geis

INTRAMURAL & RECREATIONAL SERVICES (IRS) Intramural programs, for both men and women, are extensive and provide a variety of activities and events. All students, faculty, and staff, (and in some cases, alumni) are eligible to take part in intramurals, with the only exception being students who are currently participating in that sport/event as a varsity or junior varsity athlete.

Intramurals has two departments: health & wellness and tournament & leagues. Through the development of an active IRS program, students are provided with opportunities to enjoy various competitive activities and sports. IRS activities are designed to make wholesome use of leisure time, which can be carried on throughout one’s life, employing skills learned in physical education and our lifetime sports program.

The main objectives of IRS are to maintain better health through exercise, develop better lifetime athletic and recreational skills, and relieve stress.

A board consisting of a staff adviser, student coordinators, and student officials run the major portions of the intramurals program.

Activities available through Health & Wellness and Tournaments & Leagues:

• Flag football
• Coed volleyball league
• Basketball league: Men A; Men B; Women
• Student discount at Basic Fitness BodyPump in Crete

Intramurals has just recently added the Health & Wellness division and classes that it offers may vary each year due to availability of instructors. If a student has an idea for a sport or activity to add, they can bring suggestions to the advisor or student coordinators.

Coordinator: Grant Mollring

QUEER-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE (QSA) provides social, emotional, and educational support for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and ally populations with an ultimate goal of fostering a campus environment where queer issues are part of everyday consciousness. QSA will also act as an educational resource for the Doane community to promote awareness and acceptance of LGBTQ issues that occur on campus and in our diverse community.

Adviser: Dan Clanton

President: Emily Nielsen

THE DOANE QUIDDITCH CLUB is a club sport open to all students with a passion for team sports (an appreciation for the Harry Potter series is not necessary, but this game is based off the sport played in the books and movies). Game play is similar to a combination of dodge ball, tag, and soccer, and even rugby, except with broomsticks! The co-ed team will play club and college teams from across the region and participate in tournaments throughout the year.

Adviser: Dan Clanton

Student Contacts: Jacob Biaggi and Kurt Harders

WILDLIFE AND CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION (W.A.C.O.) is involved in activities including climate change initiatives, habitat conservation, and outdoor activities. We encourage a better understanding of conservation, wildlife, and environmental issues affecting society and the world today.

Adviser: Russ Souchek

President: Sung Chu