Student Organizations
Mississippi College is home to over 50 student organizations! Student Organizations range from special interest groups to academic organizations and honor societies. Regardless of what you're interested in, Mississippi College has a student organization for you!
Each organization has one or more faculty/staff sponsors, and student organization management is overseen by the Office of Student Engagement. Many student organizations hold regular meetings and host events, as well as participate in campus-wide events such as Student Involvement Fairs and tailgating.
For updates to the Student Organization List below, please email Chip Wilson, Director of Student Wellbeing, at wilson28@mc.edu.
Student Organization List
| Organization Name | Type of Organization | Sponsor/Contact |
| Accounting Society | Academic Organization |
Taylor Corso Dr. Steve Muhollen |
| The Accounting Society connects accounting students to firms as well as members of the industry who speak at society meetings and recruit Mississippi College students. The Accounting Society allows professors to get to know students in an informal setting while students are able to learn from their professor's experiences in the field of accounting. | ||
| Alpha Chi | Honor Society (all majors) |
Dr. David Magers Dr. Taylor Poe |
| Alpha Chi National College Honor Society recognizes and promotes academic excellence among college and university students of all disciplines, to encourage a spirit of service and leadership, and to nurture the elements of character that make scholarship effective for good. | ||
| Alpha Epsilon Delta |
Honor Society (Pre-Health Care) |
Dr. Christopher Weeks |
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National Pre-health care honor society. Alpha Epsilon Delta exists to promote student interest and engagement in the field of Health Care. |
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| Alpha Mu Gamma | Honor Society (Modern Languages) |
Dr. Amy Williamson Erin Zanza |
| Alpha Mu Gamma is an honor society for Modern Language students. | ||
| Alpha Psi Omega | Honor Society (Theater) |
Dr. Phyllis Seawright |
| Alpha Psi Omega exists to stimulate an interest in theater, and provide a fun community for those who love theater on MC’s campus. | ||
| American Marketing Association | Academic Organization | Dr. Michelle Beauchamp |
| The American Marketing Association exists to provide professional development and community service opportunities to students interested in the field of marketing. | ||
| American Society of Interior Designers | Academic Organization |
Mandy Berdami Rachel Lantz |
| The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) advances the interior design profession and unites a community that believes that design impacts lives. Student Members are individuals actively enrolled as a student in a post-secondary program of interior design education being presented at any higher education institution including a university, college, or accredited school of interior design. The interior design program must require completion of 40 semester/60 quarter hours of interior design education from an institution accredited by the appropriate regional or nation institutional accrediting body. | ||
| Amicus Pre-Law Society | Academic Organization | Melissa Jones |
| Amicus exists to educate students on the law field as well as help them progress toward law school. | ||
| Associated Computing Machinery (ACM) | Academic Organization |
Dr. Tom Bennet |
| Associated Computing Machinery (ACM) is a student organization for students in the Computer Science Department. | ||
| Association of Student Social Workers | Academic Organization | Dr. Laurie Lawson |
| The purpose of the Association of Student Social Workers of Mississippi College is to provide service-minded students of any discipline with an organization that is committed to serving those in need by adhering to the standards, values and ethics of the social work profession. The ASSW exists to meet the needs of individuals and needs in the community by working together to utilize the resources of money, time and willingness to serve to spread hope to those in need, and to empower people with the skills and knowledge necessary to create for themselves a brighter tomorrow. | ||
| Beta Beta Beta (Tri Beta) | Honor Society (Biology) |
Dr. Jerry Reagan Dr. Jana Thoma |
| Beta Beta Beta exists to improve the understanding and appreciation of biological study and extending boundaries of human knowledge through scientific research. The organization is open to any student with an interest in biology. | ||
| Choctaw Swing Dancers | Special Interest Organization | Claudia Conklin |
| The goal of the Choctaw Swing Dancers is to teach people to swing dance and to hold swing dancing events. The organization has also participated in MC's annual Swerve Dance Competition. | ||
| Delight Ministries | Special Interest Organization | Kasia Twiner |
| Delight Ministries wants to invite college women into Christ-centered community that fosters vulnerability and transforms stories! | ||
| Donald Fisher Student Society | Academic Organization (PA Program) |
Megan Colvin |
| Donal Fisher Student Society members pledge to promote academic excellence, student wellness, community volunteerism, and clinical preparedness in order to promote the PA as a fundamental member of the health care team. | ||
| Environmental Student Organization | Special Interest Organization |
Dr. Trent Selby Angela Clevenger |
| Students and faculty are able to come together to discover how our interactions with our environments shape our lives. | ||
| History Club | Academic Organization (History) | Dr. Christian Pinnen |
| The History Club welcomes students from across campus, regardless of major. We foster community with any who has an interest in history and we organize small events around campus and visit museums and historical sites. | ||
| International Students Association | Special Interest Organization | Rachel Dusenberry |
| The International Students Association provides a platform to showcase the various international cultures present at MC and build a connection between the domestic and the international communities. | ||
| Jackson Free Clinic Health Ambassadors | Academic/Special Interest Organization | Dr. Joseph Kazery |
| Jackson Free Clinic Health Ambassadors is a student-run group that partners with the Jackson Free Clinic to support healthcare and health education in the local community. Members help with outreach, fundraising, and clinic activities — gaining hands-on experience while making a positive impact. | ||
| Kappa Delta Pi | Honor Society (Education) |
Dr. Katherine Horlock |
| Kappa Delta Pi inspires and equips future and new teachers so they can thrive inside and outside the classroom. | ||
| Kappa Pi |
Honor Society (Art) |
Ray Gregory Albert Smathers Randy Miley |
| Kappa Pi seeks to form bodies of representative students who will, by their influence and artistic interest, uphold the highest ideals of a liberal education; to provide a means wereby students with artistic commitment meet for the purpose of informal study and communication; to raise the standards of productive artistic work among the students in colleges and universities; to furnish the highest reward for conscientious effort in furthering the best interest of art in the broadest sense of the term, by election to membership in the Fraternity, based upon such meritorious work. | ||
| Kinesiology Student Association | Academic Organization | Dr. Carol Lee Penny McNair |
| Kinesiology Student Association (KSA) The Kinesiology Student Association at Mississippi College is a student-led organization that supports the academic and professional development of students in kinesiology and related fields. KSA promotes community involvement, career exploration, and peer connection through service projects, guest speakers, and social events, helping members prepare for future roles in health care, fitness, sports, and rehabilitation. | ||
| Lambda Pi Eta | Academic Honor Society | Dr. Merle Ziegler |
| Lambda Pi Eta (LPH) is the National Communication Association's official honor society at four-year colleges and universities. LPH currently has more than 500 active chapters at institutions nationwide. LPH represents what Aristotle described in Rhetoric as three ingredients of persuasion: logos (Lambda), meaning logi; pathos (Pi), relating to emotion; and ethos (Eta), defined as character credibility and ethics. | ||
| MC Car Club | Special Interest Organization |
Stephen Trouard Brent Perkins |
| The MC Car Club gives students and faculty who are interested in cares a community of fellow enthusiasts, while also providing social events with shows, meets, and ample educational opportunities. This club is open to everyone from veterans of car culture to those who are new to the scene but are interested in learning more. | ||
| MC Investment Club | Academic/Special Interest Organization | Dr. Marcelo Eduardo |
| The MC Investment Club learns about real-world investing within the Mississippi College School of Business. | ||
| MC Math Club | Academic Organization |
Dr. John Travis Dr. Taylor Poe |
| The MC Math Club exists to foster a love of mathematics in the world around us. | ||
| MC Mock Trial Team | Special Interest Organization | Eric Brown |
| The Mississippi College Mock Trial Team provides an incredible and unique experience for those interested in practicing law. Students will spend several months researching and preparing a case, acting as either lawyers or witnesses, and learning how to practice law in a real life setting. The Mock Trial Team also competes against other schools from across the country during the spring semester. | ||
| MC Pre-Dental Society | Academic Organization | Dr. Courtney Thompson |
| The mission of the Pre-Dental Society is to provide students interested in a career in dentistry the opportunity to participate in educational, community, and social activities that will enhance their knowledge of the profession and assist them in becoming excellent dental school applicants. | ||
| MC Pre-Physician Assistant Club | Academic Organization | Dr. Erick Bourassa |
| The MC Pre-Physician Assistant Club equips students pursuing the PA occupation for applying to and being successful in PA school. | ||
| MC Scouts (Student Recruiters) | Special Interest Organization |
Meagan Eubanks Drew Ahlrich |
| MC Scouts assist the Office of Admissions in recruiting students to Mississippi College through campus tours, communication with prospective students and assisting with special events. | ||
| MC Student Chapter of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) | Academic Organization |
Dr. Hendra Tarigan Dr. Chris Maggio |
| The MC IEEE Student Branch's mission is to utilize the talents and enthusiasms of academically devoted students to further promote the application of electronic technology. To achieve this mission, we hold events for our members to learn about internship and job opportunities from engineering companies that have either national or state presence, plan social functions for our members to form individual connections with other students and engineers, tour engineering facilities, and much more. | ||
| MC Ultimate Frisbee Club | Special Interest Organization | Dr. John Meadors Dr. Steven Patterson |
| The MC Ultimate Frisbee Club exists so members can learn the game of ultimate frisbee and participate in local tournaments. | ||
| MC Women in Business | Academic/Special Interest Organization |
Dr. Tammy Arthur Jordan Dillon |
Mississippi College Women in Business is an organization for undergraduates, graduates, and alumnae that is committed to the growth and development of female students at the University. In collaboration with the MC School of Business, our objectives are to:
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| Mortar Board | Honor Society (all majors) |
Dr. Katherine Heard Dr. Joseph Kazery Dr. Taylor Poe |
| Mortar Board is considered the premier national honor society for college seniors that recognizes their achievements in scholarship, leadership and service. | ||
| Multicultural Student Association | Special Interest Organization |
Dr. Damien Thomas |
| MSA aims to foster an inclusive and diverse environment for students by establishing relationships, understanding cultural values, and encouraging student development by promoting diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion through various conversations, events, activities, and programs. | ||
| National Art Education Association | Academic Organization | Elise Payne |
| The Student Chapter of the National Art Education Association provides a transition from art education preparation to professional practice. Students in this organization pledge to maintain a high standard of quality art education on campus and in the community. Membership is open to all art education majors. The Student Chapter of NAEA is affiliated with the National Art Education Association (NAEA) and the Mississippi Art Education Association (MAEA). | ||
| Phi Alpha | Honor Society (Social Work) | Dr. Laurie Lawson |
| Phi Alpha Honor Society fosters high standards of education for social workers and invites into membership social work students, faculty and practitioners. | ||
| Phi Alpha Theta | Honor Society (History) | Dr. Christian Pinnen |
| Phi Alpha Theta (ΦΑΘ) is an American honor society for undergraduate and graduate students and professors of history. The society has over 400,000 members, with some 9,000 new members joining each year through 970 chapters nationwide. | ||
| Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia | Honor Society (music fraternity for men) |
Mr. Duval Salvant |
| Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia is the world’s oldest and largest secret national fraternal society in music. Sinfonia was born on October 6, 1898, at the New England Conservatory in Boston, when a group of thirteen young men under the guidance of Ossian Everett Mills met “to consider the social life of the young men students of that institution [and] to devise ways and means by which it might be improved.” Sinfonia became a national fraternity on October 6, 1900, with the admission of a group of men at the Broad Street Conservatory in Philadelphia. For over a century, Sinfonians in nearly every field of study and professional endeavor have transformed music in America. The opportunity of becoming a Sinfonian is offered to as many men as possible who, through a love for music, can assist in the fulfillment of the Fraternity’s Object and ideals either by adopting music as a profession or by working to advance the cause of music in America. | ||
| Phi Theta Kappa | Honor Society (transfer students) |
Anna Clayton Nagle Dr. Blake Thompson Angie Hardin |
| Phi Theta Kappa shall provide opportunity for the development of leadership and service, for an intellectual climate for exchange of ideas and ideals for lively fellowship for scholars, and for stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence. | ||
| Physical Therapy / Occupational Therapy Club | Academic Organization | Dr. Carol Lee Penny McNair |
| The Physical Therapy / Occupational Therapy Club exists to educate and prepare students who want to pursue a career in PT or OT. | ||
| Pi Mu Epsilon | Honor Society (Mathematics) |
Dr. Melinda Gann |
| Pi Mu Epsilon is dedicated to the promotion of mathematics and recognition of students who successfully pursue mathematical understanding. | ||
| Psi Chi Honor Society | Honor Society (Psychology) |
Dr. Drake Terry |
| Psi Chi is the international honor society for students who major and minor in Psychology. It's mission is "to encourage excellence in scholarship and advance the science of psychology." | ||
| Public Health Association | Special Interest Organization |
Mary Ellen Stewart Valerie Bailey |
| Mississippi College Public Health Association (MCPHA) The Mississippi College Public Health Association (MCPHA) is a student-led organization open to all students interested in healthcare, public health, and community well-being. MCPHA provides a collaborative space for students to engage in public health initiatives, professional development, and networking opportunities. Our mission is to promote awareness of public health issues, advocate for health equity, and foster interdisciplinary connections among students passionate about improving population health. Through guest speakers, service projects, workshops, and campus events, MCPHA empowers students to explore careers in healthcare, gain practical experience, and make a meaningful impact on local and global health challenges. Whether you are pursuing a degree in public health, nursing, pre-med, or any health-related field, MCPHA welcomes you to join us in shaping the future of healthcare and public health leadership. | ||
| Public Relations Association of MS (MC Chapter) | Academic Organization | Dr. Mignon Kucia |
| The MC Chapter of the Public Relations Association of MS exists to help students connect with professional public relation practitioners. | ||
| Sexual Assault Prevention Ambassadors (SAPA) | Special Interest Organization | Dr. Kristi Melancon |
| The purpose of SAPA is to promote knowledge of sexual assault and prevention to students on our campus. We will work towards educating our student body about their Title IX rights. We also will strive to provide a safe place for students who are affected by sexual assault. | ||
| Sigma Tau Delta | Academic Honor Society | Dr. Daniel White |
| Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honor Society, was founded in 1924 and strives to Confer distinction for high achievement in English language and literature in undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies; Provide, through its local chapters, cultural stimulation on college campuses and promote interest in literature and the English language in surrounding communities; Foster all aspects of the discipline of English, including literature, language, and writing; Promote exemplary character and good fellowship among its members; Exhibit high standards of academic excellence; and Serve society by fostering literacy. The Psi Zeta Chapter at MC has worked to achieve these goals since its formation in 1957. | ||
| Sigma Theta Tau | Honor Society (Nursing) |
Dr. Kaye Wilson-Anderson |
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The School of Nursing's local chapter, Omicron Lambda, is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. The vision of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International is to create a global community of nurses who lead in using knowledge, scholarship, service and learning to improve the health of the world's people. Impacting world health begins at the local level and opportunities for growth and participation are many. Members explore evidenced-based principles and practice, interact with other nurses, and learn from others by attending honor society meetings and events. Membership is by invitation to baccalaureate and graduate nursing students who demonstrate excellence in scholarship, leadership, and/or service/ministry and to nurse leaders exhibiting exceptional achievements in nursing. Senior students in the top third of their nursing class are invited to join. The induction ceremony is a highpoint of spring activity, welcoming new members and celebrating nursing. Many members hold leadership positions both at the local and international levels. |
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| Social Justice Club | Special Interest Organization | Dr. Steven Price (English) Autumn Norman |
| The Social Justice Club brings awareness to social issues in our local and worldwide community in hopes of creating a more inclusive future for everyone. | ||
| Student Athlete Advisory Committee | Special Interest Organization | Leigh Streetman |
| Mississippi College SAAC is a motivated, organized, and service-based organization that seeks to provide better opportunities for student-athletes as well as being the hands and feet of Christ to the surrounding community in any way possible. | ||
| Student Members of the American Chemical Society (SMACS) | Academic Organization | Dr. Trent Selby |
| The objects of this Chapter shall be to afford an opportunity for students of a chemical science to become better acquainted, to secure the intellectual stimulation that arises from professional association, to obtain experience in preparing and presenting technical material before chemical audiences, to foster a professional spirit among the members, to instill a professional pride in the chemical sciences, and to foster an awareness of the responsibilities and challenges of the modern chemist. | ||
| Student Nurses Association | Academic Organization | Callie Tate |
| MC Student Nurses' Association is a group for nursing and pre-nursing students to engage in all things nursing. The MCSNA participates in local conferences and activities on the state and national levels. The SNA strives to provide the highest quality of healthcare by contributing to nursing education by aiding in the development of the whole person and their professional role as nurses; working to influence the education process, health care, nursing education, and practice through legislative activities as appropriate; and encouraging students to actively participate in community health care projects. Student Nursing Association Website | ||
| Social Responsibility Club | Academic/Special Interest Organization | Dr. Sara Kimmel |
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The Social Responsibility Club exists to glorify God by uniting the School of Business around the service of others. |
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