The American Chemical Society Student Affiliates encourages the advancement of chemistry and the people who practice it. This active organization advances scholarly knowledge, provides professional series and supports research in the sciences. Every fall, group members are invited to attend the Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society to present original research.
Student Organizations
Student Activities & Organizations
Whether you’re interested in student government, activism or creative writing, there’s an organization for you to help you find your voice at Jewell.
Discover Your Community
Getting involved with the student body is key to having a college education that grows you as a student, as a professional and as a person. Expand upon your career goals through honor societies, or pursue your hobbies through clubs and activities.
No matter what you’re looking to get out of your student organization, we know that you have a place to belong at William Jewell College in Missouri.
Academics
A club for students majoring in engineering or a related field.
For students interested in advanced degrees in healthcare and medicine.
Sigma Pi Sigma – Society of Physics students, is sponsored by the American Institute of Physics and is the national student professional society in physics. It is a chapter-based society that exists to help students transform themselves into contributing members of the professional community. In addition to traditional coursework, students need skills to flourish professionally, such as effective communication and personal interactions, leadership experience, presenting scholarly work in professional meetings and journals, research experiences and outreach services. Through its members, advisers, chapters and leadership, SPS enables national initiatives and local impacts within the community. Locally, regionally, nationally and internationally, the SPS offers the opportunity for these important enrichments to the student’s experience.
Membership is open to anyone with an interest in physics. Members’ majors include physics, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, medicine, biochemistry, data science and related fields.
The Jewell chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) was recognized with the 2016-2017 Outstanding Chapter Award by the SPS National Office in Washington, D.C. Chapter awards are based on contributions made to scholarship and service on local, regional and national levels.
The Student Nurse Association provides opportunities, advocates for advancement, promotes community service and contributes to the educational and professional development of all Jewell nursing students. Group meetings often provide professional development opportunities with guest panels and discussions to cover topics in nursing specialties as well as applying and interviewing for nursing jobs.
What will we do?
This group hosts events such as a blood drive and a 5K walk/run during Homecoming to support a nursing scholarship. Several fundraisers enable SNA to provide funding for a few members to attend Nursing Advocacy Day in Jefferson City, Missouri Student Nurse Association conference, National Student Nurse Association Conference and other events. Group meetings often provide professional development opportunities with guest panels and discussions to cover topics in nursing specialties as well as applying and interviewing for nursing jobs. Members of Jewell’s SNA chapter also are members of the National Student Nurse Association group.
Culture and Identity
AAA provides a safe space for the Asian-American Community at Jewell while also promoting awareness, education and discussion.
The Black Student Alliance’s mission is to enlighten the campus and community through educational and engaging events that bring about awareness of Black history, culture, and current issues while uniting and supporting the Black students of Jewell. The Alliance designs and implements a myriad of activities and events that expose and celebrate our appreciation for heritage, and it fosters vigorous and open campus-wide discussions.
This student organization seeks to facilitate an open and safe environment for discussion, organization, collaboration and activism regarding issues of Latinx and Hispanic identity, culture and politics. Mi Gente exists to raise awareness of Latinx issues both as students of this institution and as citizens/residents of this country. It also celebrates Latinx identity and heritage, and creates social opportunities for the Latinx members at Jewell in Missouri.
oSTEM means Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. This organization strives to provide resources and support for LGBTQ+ people in STEM in the areas of personal growth, career and professional development, while also encouraging them to feel comfortable and accepted for being themselves. It facilitates the creation of a network between students and professionals in industry and academia through attending the national oSTEM conference each year.
This student organization exists to give the Queer/Questioning, Undecided, Intersex, Lesbian, Trans, Bisexual, Asexual, Gay community and its allies a safe place on campus. Quiltbag also advocates for the rights of the LGBTQ+ people. Their goal is to raise campus and community awareness of the realities of the LGBTQ+ population through educational materials, personal and community dialogues, and public demonstrations.
Greek Life
The mission of the Jewell Greek community is to develop and support our men and women by upholding the core values of the college and emphasizing integrity and excellence through scholarship leadership responsible community living lifelong brotherhood and sisterhood service to members, college and community
How can I join?
At Jewell, the Greek Community participates in a spring semester rush and recruitment model. New students have the opportunity to engage in the community at Jewell for a semester before choosing to go through the Greek Rush and Recruitment process. Current members of the Greek Community will host many events on campus during the fall semester to help new students learn about the unique opportunities offered through Jewell’s Greek Life.
Alpha Gamma Delta was founded in 1904 at Syracuse University in New York, and today there are 113 active chapters in North America. William Jewell’s chapter was established in 1946 and founded to promote academic excellence, philanthropic giving, ongoing leadership, personal development, and above all a spirit of loving sisterhood.
Delta Zeta was founded on October 24, 1902, at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. William Jewell’s chapter was established in 1961. Today, with over 180,000 alumnae and college members and 160 chapters in the United States and Canada, Delta Zeta is a testament to lifetime sisterhood and cherished ideals and will continue to grow and touch the lives of many through their spirit, service and sisterhood.
An Interfraternity Council (IFC) exists where there are two or more North-American Interfraternity Council (NIC) member fraternities on a campus, and its purpose is to advance its local fraternity community. The NIC provides direct support, resources and services to IFC officers, representatives, advisors and alumni to further the health and success of local fraternity communities.
The William Jewell IFC is the governing body for the national and international fraternities on campus. It is the responsibility of the IFC to oversee formal and informal Rush, encourage academic excellence among its members, foster relations between fraternities and develop leadership opportunities for Greek affiliates.
About Kappa Alpha Order
- Colors: Crimson and Old Gold
- Mascot: Knight
- Philanthropy: Muscular Dystrophy Association
- Open Motto: To God and to Women
- Founded: 1865
Founded in 1909 at Boston University, Lambda Chi Alpha is one of the largest social fraternities in the world with active chapters and colonies at 198 universities with more than 280,000 members. The Epsilon Nu Chapter at William Jewell College was founded in 1942.
The seven core values of Lambda Chi Alpha are:
- Loyalty
- Duty
- Respect
- Service/Stewardship
- Honor
- Integrity
- Personal Courage
The four pillars of Lambda Chi Alpha are:
- Brotherhood
- Patriotism
- Learning
- Morality
About Lambda Chi Alpha
- Colors: Royal Purple, Kelly Green and Old Gold
- Symbol: Cross and Crescent
- Mascot: Lion Rampant
- Flower: White Rose
- Philanthropy: Feeding America, One Love and the JED Foundation
- Open Motto: Every man a man, Naught without labor, crescent through the cross
National Panhellenic Council is an umbrella organization for 26 (inter)national women’s sororities, including the four chapters at William Jewell College. Each member group is autonomous as a social, Greek-letter society of college women and alumnae.
The Panhellenic Council promotes and executes formal recruitment when students return after Winter Break. They also meet weekly to discuss concerns, share events and support the Greek system with upkeep of bylaws, recruitment rules and code of ethics.
Founded in 1848 at Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, Phi Gamma Delta is a men’s social fraternity with 158 undergraduate chapters throughout the United States and Canada. William Jewell’s Zeta Phi Chapter was founded in 1886.
Principles:
Membership in Phi Gamma Delta (also known as “FIJI”) is premised on five key values:
- Friendship
- Knowledge
- Service
- Morality
- Excellence
About FIJI
- Color: Purple
- Mascot: Snowy Owl
- Philanthropy: The American Red Cross & Bikers Against
- Child Abuse (BACA)
- Open Motto: Friendship, knowledge, service, morality, excellence
Pi Sigma Alpha
Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, is the only honor society for graduate and upper-level undergraduate students of government in the United States. Students are not required to be political science majors to join Pi Sigma Alpha.
Founded on October 15, 1898, at the State Female Normal School (now Longwood University) in Farmville, Virginia. Zeta Tau Alpha is the second largest group in the National Panhellenic Conference with more than 245,000 initiated members.
Jewell’s Zeta Tau Alpha chapter was established in 1964. ZTA strives for greatness, ever mindful of their founders’ ideals:
- Friendship
- Academic achievement
- Leadership development
- Service to the community
- Philanthropy
- Continued personal growth
Honors
Academic honor societies offer many benefits for students, such as building leadership skills, hosting job fairs and alumni networking events, funding trips to regional and national conferences and supporting grants for research. Honor societies acknowledge success at events such as annual induction ceremonies, and members are issued honor regalia and cords to wear during commencement ceremonies. Some groups offer scholarships and grants and assist with the transition to professional membership after graduation.
Alpha Lambda Delta is the national honor society for first-year students enrolled in 12 or more hours who earn a 3.5 or above at the end of their first semester. The purpose of the society is to encourage superior scholastic attainment among students in their first year of college, to promote intelligent living and a continued high standard of learning, and to assist women and men in recognizing and developing meaningful goals for their roles in society.
Beta Beta Beta, also known as Tri-Beta, is the national honor society for students in biology, focused on promoting scholarship and encouraging research in the life sciences. It provides for three classes of student membership, all of which require recommendation by the biology faculty and approval by other members. Members attend the Beta Beta Beta District Conference each year and present research. Tri-Beta also has held plant sales on campus, growing them from seed and propagating them from plants in Jewell’s own greenhouse.
This is an organization that recognizes student-athletes from accredited four-year NCAA, NAIA, USCAA or NCCAA institutions who excel both in the classroom and in competition.
A student-athlete must attend a four-year college that is a member of the NCAA, NAIA, USCAA or NCCAA. The athlete must achieve at least a junior level standing by the fifth semester and achieve a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.4.
Delta Mu Delta is an honor society for business-related majors. The organization promotes higher scholarship in training for business and recognizes and rewards business administration students who have distinguished themselves scholastically.
How can I join?
Students are eligible to join Delta Mu Delta if they are a junior or senior with a GPA in the top 20 percent of business-related majors. Membership in this chapter is the highest honor offered to students in the Department of Business and Leadership.
Jewell’s Education Honor Society
Mortar Board is a national honor society that recognizes seniors for leadership, scholarship and service, and encourages lifelong contributions to the global community. The Panaegis Chapter of Mortar Board is an active honor society with monthly meetings and requisite service projects.
How can I join?
New members are selected in the spring semester through a tapping ceremony. Eligibility is determined by the top 35 percent grade point average of the class, and members are selected from students who have clearly demonstrated the hallmarks of Mortar Board: leadership, scholarship and service. Students should have at least 60 credit hours. Members are usually accepted only for the year in which they will actually graduate.
National Recognition
For several years, the Panaegis chapter of Mortar Board has received the Silver Torch Award, presented to the top chapters nationwide for accomplishments in the areas of scholarship, leadership and meaningful service. The award is presented at the Mortar Board National Conference.
Students qualify for induction into Phi Epsilon if they are among the top 10 percent of the graduates with a minimum of 60 credit hours at William Jewell College. Those selected are notified in the spring semester of their graduating year.
For more information, contact our Office of Academic Affairs
Phi Sigma Iota is the international foreign language honor society. The organization promotes the study of foreign languages and the knowledge of foreign cultures while also creating relationships with international students at Jewell. The chapter sponsors language-related events on campus that all interested language students may attend.
Psi Chi is the national honor society for students of psychological science. The purpose of this organization is to recognize outstanding students, encourage excellence in scholarship and further the science of psychology.
Sigma Delta Pi is the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society.
Jewell’s nursing honor society.
Music
Exploring works from the rich literature of Bach, Stravinsky and beyond, the Chamber Music ensembles rehearse once a week and perform on and off campus. The past couple of years these ensembles have consisted of various combinations of strings, piano and clarinet.
Chamber Orchestra is open by audition to all Jewell students regardless of major.
The Concert Choir is a highly selective ensemble comprised of our very best choral singers. The Concert Choir regularly performs some of the most challenging choral repertoire, from Bach to Pendereski, Lauridsen to Whitacre. In addition to several Kansas City area performances each semester, this choir makes an annual United States concert tour. Since 1985, the choir has traveled tri-annually to England and Scotland for a 14-day concert tour in magnificent cathedrals.
This group promotes and provides community through contemporary music selections.
The Jewell Jazz Band is an ensemble that enjoys the exciting, wide-ranging jazz standards of many eras. This is the group that encourages instrumentalists to enjoy improvisational freedom and often showcases their own arranging and compositional endeavors. Performances include everything from lunchtime outdoor concerts on the Trotter Arts Plaza and the annual Hanging of the Green celebration to Kansas City’s famed Green Lady Lounge.
How can I join?
Membership is by audition and/or invitation and is subject to the needs of standard jazz band instrumentation.
As a full symphonic orchestra, the Liberty Symphony performs a season of four principal concerts, including a children’s concert and an oratorio concert with the Jewell choirs. The Liberty Symphony is known in the Kansas City area as one of its finest community orchestras. It was formed in 1971 by founding conductor Dr. Phillip Posey, now professor emeritus, and the assistance of William Jewell.
How can I join?
The LSO is open by audition to wind, percussion and string players, subject to their teacher’s recommendation and the instrumentation needs of the orchestra.
The Wind Ensemble plays literature of the highest standards. The band tours regularly in the Midwest and beyond, and on campus they provide music for some of Jewell’s richest traditions, such as Lighting of the Quad and Achievement Day Convocation.
How can I join?
Membership is gained by audition or invitation and is comprised of students who are interested in the more serious aspects of wind and percussion performance.
Recreation
College Union Activities (CUA) is William Jewell College’s official student activities and programming board. The organization’s membership is open to all Jewell students and brings balance to college life with fun activities on and off campus. CUA members plan and promote a wide variety of activities and programs such as concerts, comedians, Jewellstock carnival, food trucks and pool parties.
William Jewell College is excited to launch a brand new esports program, which began competing in fall 2023. College esports gives students a chance to hone their talents and strategies in a team environment while receiving a first-class education. Jewell recruits players in titles like League of Legends, Rocket League, Super Smash Bros., and more, and esports student-athletes can earn up to $3,500 in scholarships per year in addition to other merit and need-based aid.
Read more: Jewell Esports
Enjoy some friendly competition through our intramural sports. Teams may enter individual sports or choose to compete in the year-long Intramural Sports Championship, with points totaled for each sport throughout the year.
The Intramural program serves the student body to build a strong sense of community through sport. Through physical activities and trivial competitions the Intramural sports program provides you the opportunity to connect, compete and celebrate achievement. The events provided through the Intramural sports program are tailored to reach all of the students at Jewell so that everyone can be a part of this community experience.
Teams may be men, women or co-ed. Some sports in our lineup include:
- Sand volleyball
- Flag football
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Dodge ball
- Basketball
- Soccer
- Softball
Special Interest
Cardinal Blazers are student volunteers associated with the Office of Admission who communicate the merits of William Jewell College with prospective students and their families. They support the recruitment efforts through daily tours, special visit events and other duties as needed. Cardinal Blazers can be the only current students that visitors interact with, so they must represent the student body of William Jewell with honesty, integrity and enthusiasm.
Chosen through a competitive selection process, Cardinal Hosts serve in a high-profile position to help promote greater understanding of William Jewell College, its current programs and its history. Cardinal Hosts originated during the tenure of First Lady Virginia Field, who served the College with her husband, President Thomas Field, from 1970 to 1980. Originally assigned to assist in the President’s Home, Cardinal Hosts now function in a variety of roles, including hosting visitors and dignitaries and interpreting the identity of the College to multiple audiences.
The College Democrats advance the philosophies and ideologies of America’s Democratic political party and are actively involved in campaigns with candidates and on issues that advance the party.
Jewell College Republicans is an organization that aims to provide the students of Jewell with opportunities to become politically active within the Republican Party.
Jewell’s Gina Lane Debate Society is one of the longest-running and most successful programs on campus. Jewell seeks to produce students who exemplify thoughtful, disciplined public speaking, research, critical thinking and public advocacy skills. Using the laboratory of nationally and regionally competitive debate competitions, you will be prepared to communicate with audiences ranging from highly specific, limited-preparation competition environments to argumentation and advocacy intended for public audiences.
The Hilltop Monitor is the official online student publication for William Jewell College. It is published weekly and strives to serve the entire college community. Students studying in any discipline may participate as staff members. Scholarships, work-study and workshops are available for staff members.
Inscape serves as a creative outlet for Jewell students through the production of a collaborative, professional publication that encourages and inspires creative products across all medias. Edited by a team of student editors, Inscape features fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, visual and digital art, video and music created by Jewell students. The publication is sponsored by the Jewell English and Music departments.
More than 20 years strong, this unique three-year program is experience-based. It encompasses a Cornerstone Course in the first semester that teaches leadership theory and helps identify strengths and weaknesses in personal leadership styles. Students are able to put their classroom knowledge to the test via a two-week Outward Bound trip to the Florida Everglades as well as through student internships. A Capstone Course in students’ senior year allows for reflection on leadership application and assists in transitioning them into employment or graduate studies.
Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is the voice for student-athletes on campus. A representative for every team meets to discuss and help with any issues brought up by the students. We raise money for Make-A-Wish throughout the year and host student-athlete awards at the end of the year to celebrate achievements in every sport season.
Student Senate is the functioning organization of student government at William Jewell College. Student Senate not only provides a forum for the formulation of student opinion on many diverse issues, but also provides a working link between the students and the faculty, administration and the Board of Trustees.
Spiritual/Faith
Part of Jewell’s Center for Faith and Culture, the Christian Fellows Program challenges you to examine what a life of flourishing might look like in relationship to your major, profession and life’s vocation.
Students must apply for this scholarship program. Selected Fellows will participate in small groups, study groups, service-learning, possible internships and partnerships with local congregations, as well as lead ministries such as student-led worship. While these Fellowships are available for those considering ministry as a vocation, they are specifically designed for students who take their faith seriously, and who desire to integrate a life of faith into their life’s work, calling and career. All Fellows will pursue majors outside of the Center for Faith and Culture with a minor in Faith and Culture.
How can I join?
You must apply for the Christian Fellows Scholarship to join. If you are applying for the worship leader scholarship, an audition is required as well.
The heart of Personal Flourishing through the Center for Faith and Culture centers around Flourishing classes offered by Jewell faculty members and select local pastors that reflect on issues of faith and culture. Each class is unique, taught from the perspective of flourishing and faith from each faculty member’s discipline.
Our course offerings include a focus on faith as it relates to Literature, Science, Politics, the Arts, Music, Nursing, Finance and Biblical Studies. Our classes are taught in four-week sessions or during a one-day seminar format at Jewell and in our local partner congregations: Community Christian Church in Kansas City, Second Baptist Church in Liberty, Village Presbyterian in Prairie Village, Country Club Christian Church near the Plaza, and Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral in Downtown Kansas City.
How can I participate?
Register online and email faithandculture@william.jewell.edu for the free Jewell code.
Nurses Christian Fellowship helps nursing students find the intersection of work and faith. The group invests in your personal growth as a Christian nurse and advances a Christian worldview in nursing practice, education, research and leadership. With an international affiliation, NCF provides a worldwide voice for Christian nursing.
Pursue was created by two students in 2021 to bring together Christians in the Jewell community with a focus on loving God, loving others and sharing the Gospel. The discussion-based group holds a weekly Bible study and often invites guest speakers.
REVIVE is a student-led Bible study that meets weekly on campus. Its purpose is to provide a space for women who want to deepen their faith. For the most up-to-date information please follow their Instagram page.
Worship on The Hill is hosted by the Center for Faith and Culture and is a student-led Christian worship service that is held weekly in Grand River Chapel. The service is ecumenical in nature and typically includes contemporary worship music led by our student musicians and a short encouraging message given by a student or guest speaker. All students, regardless of denomination or faith tradition, are welcome to attend. For the most up-to-date information, follow the Center for Faith and Culture’s Instagram page.
