Student Clubs

Clubs

To join a club or learn more about a club, please reach out to the listed club advisor. Here are the currently active clubs at Lake Michigan College:

Billiards Club
This club is for students interested in playing billiards/pool of any skill level. They work on developing their skills and having fun playing in the Hawk’s Nest 1st floor.
Club Advisor: Kyle Kelly kkelly@lakemichigancollege.edu

Career Club
Career Club is for the students to explore career resources locally and offered by LMC. It meets at the Allegan Campus about once a month. Students plan an event each semester relating to career exploration. Open to all students, though the club encourages students to be Allegan campus specific since it meets in person at that campus between classes.
Club Advisors: Mya Hernandez mhernandez@lakemichigancollege.edu & Myrna McNitt mmcnitt@lakemichigancollege.edu

Cheer Team
The philosophy of the cheerleading program at LMC has three major goals: to be a support group for all athletic teams, encouraging school spirit; to strive to build a successful competitive program; and to help our athletes develop qualities to achieve success in all future endeavors. The team practices 2 days a week and performs at home basketball games. Typically, season begins in June and ends at the end of February. Students must try out to be on the Cheer Team.
Club Advisor: Pam McVay mcvay@lakemichigancollege.edu

Democracy Club
The club’s purpose it to educate members about the importance of democratic values and how to become more involved. The club also discusses local politics typically while enjoying pizza.
Club Advisor: Amy Scrima ascrima@lakemichigancollege.edu

International Club
This club is for any students interested in learning and discussing about international affairs, culture, travel, study abroad, and more.
Club Advisor: Amy Scrima ascrima@lakemichigancollege.edu

InterVarsity/Fellowship of Christian Athletes
The purpose of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA is to establish and advance at colleges and universities witnessing communities of students and faculty who follow Jesus as Savior and Lord: growing in love for God, God’s Word, God’s people of every ethnicity and culture, and God’s purposes in the world. And, FCA seeks to make disciples through our strategy of engaging, equipping and empowering coaches and athletes to know and grow in Christ and lead others to do the same.
Club Advisor: Doug Schaffer dschaffer@lakemichigancollege.edu

Ladies of Distinction (LOD)
The vision of LOD is to create and support a welcoming space where female African American LMC Students can gather, consult, act, and reflect on their experience at LMC and how to elevate their contributions to a vibrant student life at LMC.
Club Advisor: Cam Herth cherth@lakemichigancollege.edu

Men of Merit (MOM)
The vision of MOM is to create and support a welcoming space where male African American LMC Students can gather consult, consult, act, and reflect on their experience at LMC and how to elevate their contributions to a vibrant student life at LMC.
Club Advisor: Cam Herth cherth@lakemichigancollege.edu

Movie Club
This club meets every other Sunday at Celebration Cinema to see a movie. Before the movie, the club plays trivia about the movie, discusses any club business like upcoming volunteer projects, and more. The club is a great fit for any student that loves movies.
Club Advisor: Pam McVay mcvay@lakemichigancollege.edu

National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS)
The NSLS focus is on leadership, and it provides a program which helps students achieve personal growth, career success, and empowers them to have a positive impact in their communities.
Club Advisor: Tiffany Bohm tbohm@lakemichigancollege.edu

Project 1808 Club
This club supports the larger non-profit, Project 1808, Inc. based out of Madison, WI through fund-raising, and encourages students to become global citizens by working with and traveling to Koinadugu College in Kabala, Sierra Leone. The club meets biweekly, typically alongside the International Club. Open to all students who desire to make a difference in the world.
Club Advisor: Susan Balmes sbalmes@lakemichigancollege.edu

Phi Theta Kappa (PTK)
PTK focuses on 4 pillars: service, scholarship, leadership and fellowship. PTK is active during the Fall and Spring semester and meets once a month. PTK aims to do a community service project at least once a month, a leadership exercise once a month at membership meetings, schedule social events, and share scholarship information among other things. PTK membership is by invite only. A student must have completed at least 12 credits at the 100 level and have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher.
Club Advisor: Pam McVay mcvay@lakemichigancollege.edu

SAGA: Sexuality and Gender Acceptance Club
SAGA focuses on LGBTQA+ folks and allies learning and having fun together, while working toward a more accepting environment in our lives and on campus.
Club Advisors: Sean Newmiller snewmiller@lakemichigancollege.edu & Missy Howse-Kurtz mhowse@lakemichigancollege.edu

Student Multicultural Organization (SMO)
The SMO is a student-driven club with the purpose of creating a welcoming space to gather and reflect collectively as a group on the strengths that exist in the cultural diversity that each of us bring to the table. The mission is to share the unity that we possess in our diversity by collaborating, coordinating, and implementing ideas into planned activities and events at LMC and in the wider community.
Club Advisor: Cam Herth cherth@lakemichigancollege.edu