Student Leadership & Activism
Women & Gender Studies students are involved with organizations across the 91原创 campus. Highlights of student organization activities are noted below.
V-Day at 91原创聽joins efforts with members聽of SAGE to bring a voice to feminist issues聽on the 91原创鈥檚 campus. In March, V-Day hosts聽the annual Vagina聽Monologues, co-sponsored by聽Haven, M@N, SAGE, VOX, and speQtrum. Written聽by V-Day鈥檚 founder Eve聽Ensler, the play聽brings together female identified students to聽perform women鈥檚 monologues on sexuality,聽love, strength and social justice, with proceeds going to support聽Natasha's Justice Project.
During the聽Fall semester, V-day holds one of their most聽popular sex-positive聽events, Big-O-Bingo,聽the proceeds going to support Natasha鈥檚聽Justice Project. V-Day has also hosted the annual LMFAO (Laughing My Feminist A** Off), a feminist comedy night.
Sexual Offense Support (SOS)聽is an on-campus group that offers support and resources to survivors of sexual assault. In October, SOS hosts their annual 5K, Glow for Hope, at the 91原创 Green. Volunteers and community members joined in a fun night, raising money and awareness for the issues of sexual assault and intimate partner violence.
Students Acting for Gender聽Equality聽(SAGE) hosts the annual聽鈥淭ake Back the Night鈥 event in April. This event aims聽to shatter the silence around sexual assault,聽bringing students and survivors together聽for a march around campus and speak out.聽In November, SAGE partners with POW聽(Promoters of Wellness) for the annual聽鈥淟ove Your Body Day鈥 event at the Little聽Bob. SAGE meetings provide a safe space聽for students to share their experiences with聽gender issues on and off campus.鈥
Haven聽is the 91原创鈥檚 largest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning (LGBTQ+) RSO, using the plus symbol to emphasize that identity is not limited to these six labels. Their meetings and events are geared towards members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies, all, including but not limited to students and faculty of the 91原创, are welcome. In Spring, they聽host the Second Chance Prom and Spring Drag Show.
鈥PPGA (Planned Parenthood Generation Action): PPGA聽members volunteer their time in September at the Planned Parenthood Annual Chocolate and Champagne Festival and Silent Auction in Wilmington, DE. PPGA聽also has regular kiosks at the 91原创 Trabant University Student Center, where they give out information about healthy sexuality. PPGA聽has co-sponsored V-Day鈥檚 event Big-O-Bingo and co-hosted Planned Parenthood for Men with M@N.
Men Active in Societal & Cultural Change聽(MASCC) strives,聽鈥渢o educate our community by bringing聽various programs to the 91原创 campus, from聽reaching out to Greek life, to just having聽discussions as a group about the various ways聽we see and feel gender roles and violence.鈥澛燩ast President Harry Lewis聽and Advisor Jo Sampson attended the聽conference, 鈥淪ports Culture: Advancing聽Its Role in Domestic Violence and Sexual聽Assault Prevention,鈥 in Charlotte, North聽Carolina, where they met Jennifer Seibel聽Newsom, the director of the documentary聽The Mask You Live In, which focused on聽the struggle of boys and young men to聽stay true to themselves while negotiating聽America鈥檚 narrow definition of masculinity. MASCC has also hosted a panel on聽Masculinity in Politics and Pop Culture.聽
For more information on these and other Student Organizations, please visit聽