To gain understanding that wisdom may be vouchsafed to me
To develop and prize health and vigor of body
To cultivate acquaintance with many whom I meet
To cherish friendships with but a chosen few and to study the perfecting of those friendships
To welcome the opportunity of contributing to the world's work in the community I am placed because of the joy of service thereby bestowed and the talent of leadership multiplied.
To honor my home, my country, my religious faith
To hold truth inviable, sincerity essential, and kindness invaluable
To covet beauty in environment, manner, word, and thought
To possess high ideals and to attain somewhat unto them
This shall be my purpose, that those who know me may esteem Alpha Gamma Delta for her attainments, revere her for her purposes, and love her for her womanhood.
The purposes of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. are to cultivate and encourage high scholastic and ethical standards, to promote unity and friendship among college women, to study and help alleviate problems concerning girls and women in order to improve their social stature, to maintain progressive interest in college life and to be of service to all mankind.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. develops leaders, promotes brotherhood and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our communities.
The objectives of this Fraternity shall be: to stimulate the ambition of its members; to prepare them for the greatest usefulness in the causes of humanity, freedom, and dignity of the individual; to encourage the highest and noblest form of manhood; and to aid down-trodden humanity in its efforts to achieve higher social, economic and intellectual status.
The first two objectives- (1) to stimulate the ambition of its members and (2) to prepare them for the greatest usefulness in the cause of humanity, freedom, and dignity of the individual-serve as the basis for the establishment of Alpha University.
The purpose of ACS is to promote the knowledge of chemical science by spreading the awareness of the science to all individuals. The motto of the organization is to "improve people’s lives through the transforming power of chemistry.” The chief vision of the organization ,developed and adopted by the ACS Board of Directors after broad consultation with the membership, is “to advance the broader chemistry enterprise and its practitioners for the benefit of Earth and its people.” Together, these two statements represent our ultimate reason for being and provide a strategic framework for our efforts. With the spread of scientific knowledge, ACS hopes to ameliorate the world for the betterment of humanity.
It shall be the purpose of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers to foster professionalism as an engineering student through student section activities.
"Our purpose is to protect people wherever justice, freedom, truth and dignity are denied. We investigate and expose abuses, educate and mobilize the public, and help transform societies to create a safer, more just world."
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The purpose of ANIMercer is to promote Japanese Animation as an art form and as a form of entertainment to the students, faculty, and staff of Mercer University.
To provide students with quality instruction in ballroom dancing.
To instill in students an appreciation for the history and cultures associated with ballroom dancing.
To encourage camaraderie amongst Mercer students.
Beta Beta Beta (Tri-Beta) is a society for students, particularly undergraduates, dedicated to improving the understanding and appreciation of biological study and extending boundaries of human knowledge through scientific research
Chi Omega cultivates a place for personal growth where you will develop lasting friendships and build the foundation for successful leadership that can be used during your collegiate years and beyond.
-Sisterhood/Standards
-Community Service
-Friendship/Social
-Scholarship
-Campus Involvement
-Career and Personal Development
To promote political awareness and civic involvement on Mercer's campus by aiding in the election of Republican candidates in local, State, and national offices and advancing Repuiblican principles.
The purpose of this organization is to benefit the Mercer University community by providing an open forum to discuss theological, social, and academic issues relating to sexuality.
The purpose of this organization is to create a fundraiser spring semester in which we raise funds to be donated to the Childrens Hospital at the Medical Center of Central Georgia.
According to the Preamble to the Bylaws,
"Delta Sigma Pi is a professional fraternity organized to foster the study of business in universities; to encourage scholarship, social activity and the association of students for their mutual advancement by research and practice; to promote closer affiliation between the commercial world and students of commerce, and to further a higher standard of commercial ethics and culture and the civic and commercial welfare of the community."
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is a private, non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide services and programs to promote human welfare and provide assistance and support through established programs in local communities throughout the world. A sisterhood of more than 200,000 predominately Black college educated women, the Sorority currently has over 900 chapters located in the United States, England, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas and the Republic of Korea. The major programs of the sorority are based upon the organization's Five Point Thrust of:
Economic Development
Educational Development
International Awareness and Involvement
Physical and Mental Health
Political Awareness and Involvement
The Sorority was founded in 1913 by 22 students at Howard University. These young women wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence; to provide scholarships; to provide support to the underserved; educate and stimulate participation in the establishment of positive public policy; and to highlight issues and provide solutions for problems in their communities.
It shall be the purpose of Engineers Without Borders (EWB-MU) to promote internationally responsible engineers and promote community service by applying engineering concepts into designs and feasible solutions for needs in a local and international scope.
The purpose of Mercer Entrepreneurship Club is to promote entrepreneurial mindset among Mercer students and provide opportunities to interact and network with business leaders and local entrepreneurs.
The mission of Eta Epsilon Epsilon Inc. (HEE) is to enhance the leadership skills of it’s members by providing creative service learning activities, encouraging the engagement of community service, and assisting other organizations whose purposes are compatible. Our primary target audience are collegiate students ages 18-21. Our strategy is to partner with schools, universities, and community-based organizations to help expand our membership throughout Georgia.
It shall be the purpose of the Financial Literacy Club to serve Mercer University by educating interested students of the Mercer Community on the basic financial skills and knowledge needed to take charge of their financial situation as they transition from college into the full-time workplace and beyond. Additionally, the Financial Literacy Club will develop, offer and sponsor a financial literacy day to promote these same principles to a campus-wide audience once a year.
We are a campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity International, an organization that seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. As a campus chapter, we contribute to that goal through fundraising, house construction, education, and advocacy.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
The purpose of the IEEE Student Branch is the dissemination of knowledge of the theory and practice of all aspects of electrical engineering, electronics, radio, allied branches of engineering or the related arts and sciences, as well as the furtherance of the professional development of students.
The Mercer Chapter (#947) of IIE is a student chapter of the national Institute of Industrial Engineers that strives to involve industrial and systems engineering students in their community and get involved in regional and nationwide conferences.
IIE is the world’s largest professional society dedicated solely to the support of the industrial engineering profession and individuals involved with improving quality and productivity. Founded in 1948, IIE is an international, non-profit association that provides leadership for the application, education, training, research, and development of industrial engineering.
The Mercer chapter is primarily for ISE and IDM students at Mercer, although we encourage all majors at the university to participate in some of our hosted events. We have meetings roughly every other week in the ISE suite on the second floor of the Engineering building (EGC). All engineering students are welcome to attend meetings.
The Kappa Alpha Order is a national fraternity, founded in 1865 at Washington and Lee University. With 134 chapters and over 125,000 initiated members, Kappa Alpha continues to be a leader among fraternities. Our motto "Dieu et les Dames" which means "God and the Ladies", represents to us those things which every brother reveres and holds most dear. Within our daily lives all Kappa Alphas strive to live up to the one rule posed to college students by Robert E. Lee, our spiritual founder. He asked simply "that every student must be a gentleman".. Each of us holds this as a daily challenge to live everyday with courtesy and compassion toward all others. The brothers of Kappa Chapter, having been the 10th chapter founded within The Order, pride ourselves in our rich history and tradition here at Mercer University extending all the way back to our founding in 1873. In fact, since 1887 our chapter has maintained the same meeting room on the top floor of the Administration Building, and continue to meet in front of the same moon lit stained-glass window that was installed in that same year. We are committed to building a strong brotherhood and living by the best traditions of our Southern history: "honor and pride and discipline" as William Faulkner once said. Our Order is more than a social organization; to us it represents a way of life.
Lambda Chi Alpha serves as a co-curricular experience to complement higher education by providing young men with opportunities for academic achievement, leadership development, and lifelong friendships.
Mercer's Accounting Standards Board is an organization comprised of both students and professors from the Stetson School of Business & Economics who are majoring in and/or show interest in the field of Accounting. The organization's main purpose will be to keep students updated of changes occurring in the accounting field, job and internship opportunities in the Macon area, and will serve as a network of students and professors to offer academic support and career advice.
Created for Bboys & Bgirls alike, this student organization is for all those interested in the art of breakdance and the culture that surrounds it. We will study it in practice and in observation.
The purpose of the Mercer Chess Club is to teach chess to those who do not know how to play as well as to strengthen the abilities of those who do know how to play. The Chess club is intended to build camaraderie and to teach reasoning and logic skills. The Chess Club will work together as a team with the ultimate goal of competing in tournaments. As the Chess Club grows, a community based component will be implemented by its members. A plan will be set up to contact local elementary schools to see if they would be interested in having some Mercer Chess Club students tutor elementary school students in the technique of the game. This will ensure that the members of the Chess Club will be community oriented along side of teaching and assisting collegiate level students.
Our purpose will be to pursue the ideas of liberty, justice, and freedom for all regardlness of race, religion, or sex. We will pursue these ideas through support of the Democratic Party and its ideas, ideals, and candidates.
The Purpose of Mercer Embassy is to promote 'internationlaization' of Mercer's campus, to build interest of Study Abroad Programs to the Mercer commuity and to provide a venue fo alumni to share study abroad experiences.
Omicron Delta Kappa, The National Leadership Honor Society, recognizes and encourages superior scholarship, leadership, and exemplary character. Membership in ODK is a mark of highest distinction and honor and is highly regarded by graduate schools, professional schools, and employers across the country. ODK recognizes and promotes in its members leadership in the following phases of campus life:
-Scholarship
-Athletics
-Campus or Community Service, Social and Religious Activities, and Campus Government
-Journalism, Speech and the Mass Media
-Creative and Performing Arts.
The purpose of the Mercer University Pipes and Drums is to introduce students and members of the community to the distinctive music and culture of the Celtic tradition, especially that of the Scottish Highlands, and to strengthen the technical and performance skills of its members
Delta Tau Chapter is a Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon International Music Fraternity. Its Purposes are to recognize scholarship and musicianship and to develop a bond of friendship among its members. Its Aim is to advance the music in the community, in the nation, and in the world through the promotion of musicianship, scholarship, and music education with an emphasis on service through music. The Delta Tau Chapter has been on the Mercer campus since October 2001.
NSBE's mission is to increase the number of culturally responsible minority engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community.
The Purpose of the Society is threefold:
First, to recognize those who have attained a high standard of efficiency in collegiate activities and to inspire others to strive for conspicuous attainments along similar lines;
Second, to bring together the most representative students in all phases of collegiate life and thus to create an organization which will help to mold the sentiment of the institution on questions of local and intercollegiate interest;
Third, to bring together members of the faculty and student body of the institution, as well as other Omicron Delta Kappa members, on a basis of mutual interest and understanding.
The Organization of Black Students is an organization that supports diversity within the campus of Mercer University. However, our main purposes for OBS are:
A. To promote unity through the celebration and education of African-American history on the campus of Mercer University and in the community of Macon.
B. To assist members in achieving long-term and short-term goals for the betterment of themselves and their education.
C. To act as a liaison among African-American students, faculty, administration, and other campus organizations.
D. To enhance Mercer’s knowledge of the availability of minority cultures, heritages, and presence on the campus of Mercer University.
The Panhellenic Council is composed of representatives from the four sororities on Mercer's campus who are members of the National Panhellenic Conference. Panhellenic's Purpose is to promote unity and cooperation among all Greeks, as well as foster growth and responsibility in the academic, social, emotional, and civic aspect of a college's woman's life by providing various outlets for development in these areas. As an active part of the Mercer and Macon communities, Panhellenic participates in several activities designed to enrich the undergraduate experience.
The purpose of the Alpha Iota Chapter shall be to encourage and promote the purpose and ideals of Phi Mu Fraternity on this campus, and to function by the rules and policies contained in the Fraternity’s Constitution and Bylaws and Standing Rules and Procedures.
The purpose of the Psychology Club is provide both Psychology majors and non-major alike the opportunity to learn more about the field of Psychology and to attend and participate in various Psychology-related activities.
QuadWorks is the student governed programming board of Mercer University. Devoted to campus unification, QuadWorks strives to provide culturally diverse and entertaining activities for Mercer students, faculty, and staff.
The purpose of S.P.E.A.K. (Singers and Poets Evangelizing Acoustically for the Kingdom) is to encourage our members, and those listening to our message to express themselves in an artistic, creative manner while growing and following God's will and presenting ourselves maturely and vitruously.
The mission of the Georgia Psi Chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon shall be to:
? Cultivate high moral standards and improve the intellectual and leadership faculties of its Members,
? Surround each Member with friends who support and encourage one another in all of their honorable ambitions,
? Solicit the advice and guidance of alumni and other advisors to continually improve the operational excellence of Georgia Psi,
? Embrace a social environment that serves only to strengthen the bonds of brotherhood and that promotes good will through service to the local community, and
? Dedicate the resources of Georgia Psi to the preservation and promotion of those virtues advanced by the Fraternity's creed, “The True Gentleman”.
To unite the various student media outlets on campus, raise student interest and awareness about journalism/communications as a major, reach out to the community and teach Bibb students about writing and journalism.
Vision: Technical communication is recognized as an essential part of every organization's competitive strategy.
Mission: STC advances the theory and practice of technical communication across all user abilities and media so that both businesses and customers benefit from safe, appropriate, and effective use of products, information, and services.
STC is an individual membership organization dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of technical communication. It is the largest organization of its type in the world. Its 14,000 members include technical writers and editors, content developers, documentation specialists, technical illustrators, instructional designers, academics, information architects, usability and human factors professionals, visual designers, Web designers and developers, and translators - anyone whose work makes technical information available to those who need it.
Society membership provides opportunities for ongoing learning and professional networking. Through the efforts of a small, full-time staff and a large network of volunteers, STC promotes the public welfare by educating its members and industry about issues concerning technical communication.
Strategic Plan Goals
* Define the profession of technical communication
* Communicate the value of technical communication and STC
* Establish and expand strategic partnerships
* Globally improve the practice of technical communication
* Ensure the long-term viability of the organization
It shall be the purpose of the Mercer University Club to promote further understanding of the language, customs, and culture of the Hispanic population through community service, increasing campus awareness, and student involvement in educational activities.
The purpose of the Table Tennis Club is to provide a recreational atmosphere in which to play table tennis with others that carry the same interest. It is open to Mercer students and faculty alike of all experience levels.
Tau Beta Pi gives the opportunity to engineering students with outstanding academic standing to be recognized for their achievments and become involved with their school and community.
It shall be the purpose of The Mercer Dance Revolution to provide an outlet for expression and potential performance opportunities for anyone on Mercer's campus who is interested in any form of dance, regardless of their experience level.
The purpose of Rotaract is to provide an opportunity for young men and women to enhance the knowledge and skills that will assist them in personal development, to address the physical and social needs of their communities, and to promote better reletions between all people worldwide through a framework of friendship and service.
TAK exists to encourage, recognize, and maintain excellence in Religious and/or Theological Studies within baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate degree programs, and also within the academic profession of these studies more broadly understood.
Formed in 1928, the Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization with 35,000 individual members and 81 affiliated Member Associations representing an additional 50,000 water quality professionals throughout the world. WEF and its member associations proudly work to achieve our mission of preserving and enhancing the global water environment.
Wesley Foundation is a ministry of The United Methodist Church that is designed to reach students from all walks of life and religious traditions. Our hope is to share in the love of Christ, grow together in faith, and go into the World sharing our lives and faith with whoever we meet.
