In the past 50 years, KSU has hosted several student organizations, and some of the original student organizations still exist on campus today.
The Psychology Club was introduced to KSU in the ‘80s when students sponsored events like Relationships Between the Sexes: Reflections and Evolution and Erik Erikson’s Theory of Social Development. An exciting change for the Psychology Club took place in the ‘80s when Psi Chi, the National Honor Society for psychology, was introduced.
The Psychology Club is still going strong in 2013, and Psi Chi is still an active part of the Psychology Club. It is consistently seeking new members, sponsoring community service events, organizing forums for guest speakers and offering career advice.. The Psychology Club is incredibly dedicated to community service and will be participating in the AIDS Walk Atlanta later this month.
Percussion Ensemble is another organization that has exceptional longevity at KSU. When KSU was known as Kennesaw College, any student was allowed to register for the percussion ensemble class. The class was one credit hour and required high school percussion experience. The Percussion Ensemble would perform several concerts throughout the school year.
The Percussion Ensemble still performs in concerts and at different events throughout the school year. However, an audition and acceptance in the KSU School of Music is required to register for the class. The Ensemble allows percussionists to focus on music written specifically for percussionists.
Share Arts and Literary magazine is still a huge part of student media. The idea of Share Magazine is to share a unique part of yourself with others through literature and art. Share originally offered one issue per quarter and had a monthly feature in The Sentinel. In the ‘80s, Share began to transform the student publications into multi-media platforms. Today, Share is an award-winning magazine. They are no longer featured in The Sentinel and publish more frequently than the past. KSU students, faculty and alumni can submit work to be published in Share. The work is uncensored and shared with the Kennesaw community. Thanks to technology, publications can be read online or the old-fashioned way: picking up a copy of the magazine itself.
KSU is doing an exceptional job in keeping student organizations relevant and appealing. Today, KSU has more than 200 student organizations. Student life is constantly growing and is always seeking innovative individuals to create other successful organizations. Who knows, your organization could still be around for another 50 years!
