Clubs

Open to all current ADJ students and those who have completed or are enrolled in 12 ADJ credits. The Administration of Justice Association (a.k.a. Lamda Alpha Epsilon) is designed to promote the ADJ program at P&HCC, to help bring safety awareness to P&HCC and its local community, and to encourage high standards of scholarship and professionalism among its members.

Contact: Ronnie Wray | rwray@patrickhenry.edu | 276.656.0291

Alliance for Excellence seeks to increase college participation in African American communities of central Virginia where significant obstacles to economic opportunity remain. Collaboration among community colleges and African American churches foster leadership skills, social awareness, educational qualifications, and marketability essential for meaningful employment and economic advancement.

Contact: Jean Wilson | jwilson@patrickhenry.edu | 276.656.0219

The Nursing Students Association (NSA) gives students a united voice on a state and national level, as well as a chance to have an impact on their profession by sharing in decision making. NSA is the largest independent health professional student organization in the U.S., and the only one for nursing students. Members are a part of a vital, growing association interested in the needs of nursing students.

Contact: Linda Wallace | lwallace@patrickhenry.edu | 276.656.0231

Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) is a national honorary society that recognizes and encourages scholarship, provides opportunities for leadership and service, and fosters an intellectual climate for exchanging ideas, lively fellowship, and continuing academic excellence. Membership is by invitation only to students who have the following:

• Be currently enrolled in P&HCC
• Earned 12 credits in a program of study at P&HCC
• achieved a grade-point average of 3.5
• established academic excellence as judged by faculty

The Psi Phi chapter inducts members twice each academic year, once in the fall and again in the spring. Invited students have a three-week window to accept the membership invitation through a Google form they access within the emailed invitation. Students who fail to accept the invitation during the membership drive will forfeit their opportunity to become a member that semester. Note, students who did not accept the invitation for membership may be invited again during a subsequent membership drive if they continue to meet all eligibility requirements. P&HCC students may not bypass the chapter’s membership process by reaching out directly to the greater Phi Theta Kappa organization.

The Psychology Club is for students interested in psychology or related fields.

Contact: Patti Amos | pamos@patrickhenry.edu | 276.656.0323

These clubs are ready for a restart! If you’re interested in getting these clubs back together, please contact Campus Life Coordinator Devin Pendleton at dpendleton@patrickhenry.edu.

Student Government Association
SGA officers will be elected by the student body to represent the student rights, interests, and opinions to the Faculty, Staff, and Administration. SGA will actively promote and support student life at P&HCC and the well-being of the student body.

SGA participants will meet this aim through regularly conducting student opinion polls, communicating with college leadership, and engaging with student clubs and organization activities and programs that benefit the student body academically, socially, intellectually, physically, and culturally.

Environmental Club
This is a group for students who are interested in spearheading efforts to address environmental issues. The environmental club engages in activities that will benefit the community and the world – such as litter cleaning, recycling drives, and community environmental education initiatives.

Motorsports Club
The purpose of the Motorsports Club is to improve the motorsports program to a world-class level, recruit new students, and assist motorsports students in job hunting after graduation. Members must be enrolled in the motorsports program or courses.

Multicultural Club
This club is for students who want to share their unique cultures while also learning about and celebrating the cultures of other students in the P&HCC community.

The organization sponsoring a student function must notify the student activities director and register the date of the function at least ten days prior to the event. All students attending social functions at Patrick & Henry Community College must have paid their activities fees for the current school year. There may also be an admission fee for functions. Each student is responsible for the behavior of an invited guest. All social functions must be chaperoned. The responsibility for the behavior of students and guests at a college social function lies primarily with the membership of the organization holding the function. Specifically designate a minimum of two students, or one student per fifty people expected in attendance, as student chaperones. Student chaperones will be assisted by faculty and staff of the college. All student chaperones must have the approval of the student activities director. Chaperones may require a student or guest to leave the premises whenever such individual is disruptive or acts in an unlawful manner, fails to comply with rules and regulations of the college, or unduly interferes with the activity. Chaperones who are directly involved in any serious incident should orally report it to the student activities director as soon as possible. A written description of the incident, including names of the participants, witnesses, and a summary of the action taken will be submitted to student activities director no later than 12 noon of the next working day. The faculty or staff chaperone(s) is the guest of the student organization sponsoring the activity. He or she should be present for the entire time of the social activity or make arrangements with another faculty or staff chaperone to carry out the responsibilities. A faculty or staff chaperone may make an agreement with the sponsoring student group to be present for a designated period of hours provided there is adequate faculty or staff chaperone coverage for the duration of the event. It is a student responsibility to arrange for full coverage.

In addition to compliance with the student social activity policy, the following conditions must be met in performing a club-sponsored event: Submit all event proposals in writing to the student activities director ten days prior to the event. Include the time, place, date, and cost (total for event and per person). Ask the staff of the Public Relations and Marketing Department to assist with or review publications such as programs, flyers, press releases, or ads. The sponsoring organization is responsible for the funds raised at the event. Prior to the start of the activity, the student activities director must approve a method of assuring the accurate amount of money collected per person or couple. Deposit receipts and total funds raised in the club account within one working day after the event. Complete the proper documents for sponsoring activities and file them with the appropriate department (i.e., facilities utilization request form, internal purchase request form). Complete a Student Activities Report (SAR) following each event.

In addition to compliance with the student social activity policy, the following conditions must be met in performing a club-sponsored event: Submit all event proposals in writing to the student activities director ten days prior to the event. Include the time, place, date, and cost (total for event and per person). Ask the staff of the Public Relations and Marketing Department to assist with or review publications such as programs, flyers, press releases, or ads. The sponsoring organization is responsible for the funds raised at the event. Prior to the start of the activity, the student activities director must approve a method of assuring the accurate amount of money collected per person or couple. Deposit receipts and total funds raised in the club account within one working day after the event. Complete the proper documents for sponsoring activities and file them with the appropriate department (i.e., facilities utilization request form, internal purchase request form). Complete a Student Activities Report (SAR) following each event.