Student Social Work Organizations

Students in the Social Work program are encouraged to participate in established student organizations and to create other student organizations in areas of interest. There is a Social Work club at the Aberdeen campus. The Social Work club is a student group with the mission of promoting social work through service to the school and community. The club engages in a variety of activities, including promoting Social Work Month and organizing social activities for students. All students interested in social work are encouraged to participate. A faculty member in the Social Work program serves as advisor to the club.

Pi Gamma Mu – Zeta Chapter

Pi Gamma Mu is the oldest and preeminent honor society in the social sciences. Pi Gamma Mu serves the various social science disciplines that seek to understand and explain human behavior and social relationships as well as their related problems and issues. A Presentation College student may be invited or may petition to join an active chapter of Pi Gamma Mu when he/she is a junior or senior in the upper 35 percent of the class, with at least 20 semester hours in social sciences and an average grade therein of “B” or better. Pi Gamma Mu’s constitution defines the social sciences to include the disciplines of history, political science, sociology, anthropology, economics, international relations, criminal justice, social work, psychology, social philosophy, history of education, and human geography. Presentation College’s Zeta Chapter received its charter in 2012.