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Alpha Kappa Delta Phi
Philanthropy: Breast cancer awareness in partnership with Avon Breast Cancer Crusade
CSUSM charter date: May 2015
Number of members: 9
Member experience: President Jacy Ann Fong said members engage in a “premier network of innovative female leaders within...
Karen Ambrocio, Student Life Reporter
• February 9, 2016
The professional world after college can be intimidating, but Alpha Kappa Psi’s purpose is to give students these skill sets in order to be successful.
Founded in 1904, Alpha Kappa Psi has over 200 chapters and 240,000 members nationwide. The CSUSM chapter was established in 1999 and currently has...
As former Cougar Chronicle Sports Editor Justin Donner walked across the stage, it was only a matter of time before he’d pursue bigger and better things.
In 2014, Donner graduated with his bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in management and entrepreneurship.
Prior...
Karen Ambrocio, Student Life Reporter
• February 9, 2016
The Communication Society is an organization that helps students gain the professional skills needed to succeed and increase their involvement with their community.
Enhancing one’s own social skills can be difficult; public speaking can have most students shaking to their knees, stuttering...
Jewish communities started the eight-day long celebration of Hanukkah on Dec. 6; you can be sure to learn more about the holiday through Hillel.
Hillel is a Jewish organization at CSUSM that meets at U-Hour every Tuesday outside the USU to connect students to the culture and faith of...
Tiffany Trent, Assistant Opinion Editor
• December 10, 2015
When graduating senior Joshua Copeland transferred to CSUSM from Saddleback College, he longed to leave his alma mater with the reputation of a runner, but to his surprise, he found a new love along the way.
As a freshman, Copeland attended Saddleback College for a year before transferring...
Coming from a Filipino family that strongly believes that money equates to success turned out to be the total opposite of what graduating senior Resty Grey found to be true during his journey at CSUSM.
Before transferring to CSUSM in 2013, Grey attended Mt. San Jacinto. Initially, his...
The Muslim Student Organization (MSA) at CSUSM is a student group that is making an effort to create change and inspire their peers.
MSA has been recognized as an official CSUSM organization since 2007 and continues to grow with 25 members. MSA has held several events on campus, including...
Lex Garcia, Student Life Reporter
• December 10, 2015
Catholic Cougars has been on campus for a very long time, but within the past four years, the organization has experienced a lot of growth. The organization aims to continue to inspire students to strengthen their relationship with God.
Typically, the Catholic Cougars membership stays...
A hip hop study is probably the last thing you expect to engage in at a Christian small group meeting, but that’s just one of the aspects that makes Black Campus Ministries (BCM) dynamic and captivating.
BCM is a small group under the Christian organization Intervarsity that connects...
Lex Garcia, Student Life Reporter
• December 10, 2015
Many students on campus find that religious groups are a necessity in order to find others that share their same values and beliefs.
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship’s ministry overview says that it ministers “to students and faculty through small group Bible studies, large group...
At the age of 10, graduating senior Jonathan Gheorghin and his family moved to the States from France so his father could achieve the American Dream. Since then, he has been paving his own version of the dream his father once sought.
Gheorghin started his college career at MiraCosta...
