On Friday, Oct. 11, in Henderson 204, the Psychology Club held its first meeting of the month from 1-2 p.m. Those present were seven club members and a club president, Carter Johnston. They began by having their photo taken for the yearbook and, after the first half, they finished the meeting by decorating a top hat for the homecoming event.
Carter Johnston, a sophomore psychology major, spoke about her role as president, which focuses on community service and engagement.
“We do a lot of community service. We’ve done blood drives, we’re doing the clothing drive. We’ve done other things like hearing activities with Valeo,” Johnston said.
The club holds meetings on the first and last Friday of each month and aims to organize at least one event per month. Upcoming plans include a big sale and bringing in therapy dogs for stress relief during finals week next semester. They also plan to host speakers on mental health and career guidance from graduate schools.
The club is planning a clothing drive Oct. 16-25, accepting items like T-shirts, long-sleeve shirts, leggings, jeans, boots, sweatpants, and lightly worn shoes.
Drop-off locations include the front desks of LLC, the Village and Lincoln Hall, and the psychology department office, where labeled bins will be provided. The donations will be taken to Robinson Middle School.
Many club members attend the meeting and help decorate their top hats for homecoming. A senior psychology major, Kian Beemer, spoke about her interest in the psychology club.
“I think finding other people who are also interested in psychology, kind of like bonding over that, outside of the typical classroom,” Beemer said.
Jonah Harris, sophomore economics major, attended the meeting for the first time and had a great time decorating top hats.
“It’s my first time here. I saw the thingy on the Involve app…I’m enjoying it” Harris said.
The next Psychology Club meeting is scheduled for Oct. 25, in collaboration with the Black Student Union to host a guest speaker who will speak on the topic of mental health.
Edited by Morgan Albrecht and Alijah McCracken
