..::University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg Student Government Association::..

Alpha Phi Sigma (Criminal Justice Honor's Society)

Officers: President Jonathan Bliss, Vice President Lisa Rendos, Treasurer Brian Cook, Secretary Janelle
Contact: Jonathan Bliss
Meetings: Every Third week, date and time on a TBD basis
About: We are a branch of the nationally recognized Criminal Justice Honor's Society: Alpha Phi Sigma. Some of our activities include Criminal Justice Day, annual community service events--which we will be supporting the YMCA's youth center this year, along with a various speakers throughout the year from within the field of justice--this has ranged from lawyers to probation officers.

Amnesty International

Officers: Coordinator Ali Gray, Assistant Coordinator Jesse Wilson, Secretary Elle Hoffman, Urgent Action Coordinator Jay
Contact: Ali Gray
Meetings: Every Thursday in Village Hall (Exchange) at Noon
About: Founded in London in 1961, Amnesty International is a Nobel Prize-winning grassroots activist organization with over 1.8 million members worldwide. Amnesty International undertakes research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work to promote all human rights. Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is the U.S. Section of Amnesty International. The UPG branch of the organization is concerned with promoting Amnesty's issues to fellow students through movies, forums, and other events.

Christian Fellowship Club

Officers: President Rhiannon Weller, Vice-President Jared Burns, Business Manager Amy Gresham
Weekly Bible Study: Wednesdays 12:00-1:00pm in Chambers 109
God in Today's World Discussion: Fridays 12:00-1:00pm in Chambers 109
About: Christianity is a faith based religion with a large historical and academic background. The goal of the Christian Fellowship Club is to be an active campus organization with the general student population offering a purposeful and academic outlook of the Christian faith and theology, while also providing oppertunities for fellowship and spiritual growth to Christians on campus.

College Action Sports

Officers: President Tom Krupa, Vice President Nathan Anderson, Treasurer Jayson Minnich
Contact Email: Tom Krupa
Meetings: First and Third Friday of each month, usally only called when there is an event to plan. Meetings are held at noon in 109 chambers
About: College Action Sports is an organization for students who enjoy friendly competition in the sports of paintball and its various formats including both speedball and woodsball. As a recreational group it will also serve to introduce new players into this growing sport. In addition to paintball, CAS also allows students to experience other sports outside the realm of normal university activities.

Frisbee Club

Officers: President John White, Vice President Chris DeFiore, Secretary Serge Blykhor, Treasurere Joe Murtha
Contact Email : Serge Blykhor
Meetings:
- Tuesday-530 In front of Chambers
- Thursday-530 Soccer Fields
- Friday-330 Soccer Fields
Description: The mission of the Frisbee club is to provide participants with an opportunity to learn and enjoy sports that involve the Frisbee. The club will also promote physical activity, sportsmanship, and interaction with fellow students as well as other college Frisbee clubs. Everybody is welcome! Expierenced and Unexpierenced alike!

The Gender Issues Group

Officers: President Michelle Sarver, Vice President Ben Mann, Secretary Joy Eggleston, Treasurer/Webmaster Meghan Kyle.
Contact: Michelle Sarver
Meetings: Every other Thursday at 5:30 PM in the Coffee House
Description: The Gender Issues Group (GIG) is dedicated to bringing awareness to the Pitt-Greensburg community regarding gender issues. GIG sponsors regular events, discussions, and community service opportunities. In the past we have organized The Vagina Monologues, National Coming Out Day, National Day of Silence, and Women's Self Defense Classes.

HAV Council

Officers: President Patrick Smith, Vice President Mike Eaton, Tresurer Jayson Minnich, Secretary Dani Brady .
Contact: Patrick Smith
Meetings: Every other Thursday at 5:30 PM in the Coffee House

Lingua Franca

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Contact Email :
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Description: Lingua Franca, the coolest club ever, is one of UPG's newest student organizations, formed in response to the small foreign language curriculum available to UPG students. The club aims to provide programming that will increase awareness of the benefits of foreign language learning among the student body, and to eventually work with the administration in expanding the foreign language cirriculum and faculty. Lingua Franca's past programs have included lectures on linguistics and languages, foreign films, Scrabble and Scattergories tournaments, and (our trademark program) all-day readings of foreign classics. In the Spring 2006 semester we read Homer's *Odyssey* in a little over 13 hours; this year we plan to do Dante's *Divine Comedy*. During the Fall 2006 semester, Lingua Franca meets Tuesdays at 8:00 in the Coffeehouse. Future semesters' meeting times will be advertised across campus.

OACS

Officers: President Nina Carrillol, Vice President Carolyn Zajac, Secretary Fiana Clewell; Treasurer Angela Sanders
Contact: Nina Carrillo
Meetings: Sundays at 7:00pm in Westmoreland Conference Room
About: The mission of OACS is to provide participants with experimential learning activities in a nontraditional setting. The outdoor adventure element is designed to develop interpersonal and leadership skills; the community service component is designed to engage students in the community arounds them. The intended outcome is a more well-rounded, holistic student.

Phi Eta Sigma

Officers: President Colleen Gould, Vice President Elyse Bechler, Secretary Jillian Scola, Treasurer Kailey Burtnett, Historian Troy Eans, Faculty Advisor Kerry Holzworth, Staff Advisor Leigh Hoffman
Contact: Colleen Gould
Meetings: Biweekly on Fridays from 12:15 - 12:45 in 214 Chambers
Purpose: Phi Eta Sigma is a national honor society inspired by the past and dedicated to the future whose goal is to encourage and reward academic excellence among freshmen in institutions of higher learning. All freshman are eligible to join who have a GPA of at least 3.5 either the fall or spring semester of their freshman year. UPG PES plans at least one fun activity and one community service event each month. The National club as well as our local UPG chapter both offer scholarships each year. A national convention is held every other year for which all PES members and officers are eligible to attend. For more info, please visit either our UPG chapter�s website at http://www.pitt.edu/~upgpes/ or the national website at http://www.phietasigma.org/.

Psi Chi

Officers: President Sheila Piatek, Vice Presidnt Amber Machesky, Treasrer Michelle Lauffer, Secretary Beth Hood
Contact: http://www.pitt.edu/~gpsichi/
Meetings: Every other Monday and Tuesday at noon in the Exchange Coffee House
The criteria for joining is:
Completion of at least 3 semesters or 5 quarters of the college course.
Completion of 9 semesters hours or 14 quarter hours of psychology.
Registration for major or minor standing in psychology or for a program psychological in nature which is equivalent to such standings.
Undergraduates who are elected to Psi Chi must have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.00 and rank in the upper 35% of their class in general scholarship. They must also demonstrate superior scholarship in psychology, earning a minimum GPA in psychology courses of 3.00. Psi Chi accepts the policy of the institution regarding grades.
Students who make these qualifications should receive an application to join from the President in either the Fall or Spring semester.
A major benefit to Psi Chi is lifetime membership once accepted.

Sigma Tau Delta - The International English Honor Society

Club Leaders: President Amy Duli, Vice President Mike Eaton, Secretary Joy Eggleston, Treasurer/Historian Michelle Sarver, Webmaster Mike Eaton
Sigma Tau Delta is UPG's branch of this international English Honors Society. We represent both English Literature and English Writing majors on campus, but we reach out to the whole student body with our programming. In the past, Sigma Tau Delta programming has included Halloween readings in Millstein Library, writer's workshops, graduate school seminars, used book sales, and lectures on writing and literature, among a variety of others. All majors are eligible with at least 2 writing or literature classes above composition 2 level (with a GPA of 3.0 for these classes), 45 credits and a 3.0 GPA overall. Our club strives to bring the many educational and professional benefits of a strong knowledge in the literary and compositional arts to the whole campus.

Spanish Club

President Jodi Horn, Vice-President Jihan Allay, Secretary Stephanie Steelnacht, Treasurer Jamie Book, Fundraising Eileen Witt, Co-Fundraiser Carly Ware, Advisor Dr. Nancy Estrada
Meetings are every other Monday at 11:45 in Power's Hall 117, the remaining meetings are April 3rd and 17th
The Spanish Club welcomes new members and encourages you to become a part of our very active organization. Our mission is to bring to our campus awareness of the richness and variety of Hispanic cultures (Latin America and Spain) by offering cultural programs both on and off campus. We also engage in fundraising to provide travel funds for our members who study abroad in a Spanish-speaking country and to help support our Christian Children's Fund-sponsored child from Ecuador. Each semester we engage in social activities such as having dinner at a Hispanic restaurant. You do not have to speak Spanish or even be in a Spanish class in order to be a member.