Sertoma
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.
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Sigma Phi Theta - Fraternity
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.
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Sigma Tau Delta - Honorary Society
Doane's chapter of this national English honor society was founded in 1930 to promote scholarship in the field of English. Opportunities exist for national prizes, publications, and scholarships. Qualifications for membership include junior standing with a major or minor in English, a 3.0 average in English, and standing in the upper 35 percent of the class.
String Chamber Ensemble
Consists of students who show an interest in violin and cello music. Performances include a concert for each term, Christmas and spring concert.
Student Activities Council (SAC)
Responsible for selecting, coordinating, promoting, and sponsoring student activities and campus-wide events. This includes dances featuring bands and D.J. music; entertainers such as comedians, musicians, magicians, and hypnotists and a box office film series. Qualification for involvement includes motivation, excitement, and an eagerness to be involved in college programming and development, as well as attendance at weekly meetings and various sponsored events.
Student Congress
The self-governing body for all students. Congress represents and promotes student interests and opinions and allocates funds to campus-recognized organizations from student fees. 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 upperclass senators in the spring. Freshmen senators are elected at the beginning of fall semester.
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Student Education Association
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.
Students for Change
An organization geared toward celebrating multiculturalism by perpetrating change through action and thought in the Doane community and beyond.
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Symphonic Wind Ensemble
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 a 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 three concerts a semester and performs on an annual tour. Tour locations have included cities like New York and Chicago. The upcoming tour will be located in Washington D.C. around Memorial Day. A significant portion of the tour's costs are paid for by Doane, allowing students to travel at minimal cost. Selected Concert Band members and the Doane Jazz Band often accompany the Symphonic Wind Ensemble on this tour.