Student Organizations - Continued

Madrigals is a small, by audition-only, mixed choir. The group specializes in acappella music from the Renaissance to the modern.

Music Theatre produces at least one Broadway-style musical annually. Participation is open by audition to all students and members of the community.

The Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra of OWCC is open by audition to all OWCC students, staff, and interested members of the community who have a demonstrable performance skill with an orchestral instrument. The Orchestra draws its membership of more than sixty players from throughout the Panhandle and South Alabama.

OWCC Jazz Combo is a small ensemble open to any student instrumentalist who wants to develop performance and improvisational skills in the jazz idiom. All students enrolled will be auditioned for placement. This ensemble performs throughout the community during the year.

OWCC Show Choir is a small, by audition-only mixed choir, comprised of college students who are enrolled full-time. The group specializes in up-tempo, contemporary, entertainment oriented music ranging from jazz tunes of the 40's to the latest pop tunes, as well as show-stopping selections from Broadway and Hollywood. Choreography is incorporated into each performance.

OWCC Symphonic Chorus is open by audition to all students, staff, and interested members of the community. The chorus performs major choral compositions during the fall and spring semester of each year and maintains a membership of sixty or more auditioned singers.

Phi Theta Kappa is a national honor society whose goal is to honor students who have attained a high scholastic standing, and to provide them with the opportunity to congregate and sharpen their intellects. Service projects and social activities are available to the membership.

Pre-Law Society promotes a better understanding of law and the legal system. Membership is open to students currently enrolled in pre-law studies or those considering attending law school in the future.

PRIME TIME Computer Club provides an opportunity for learning, sharing and enjoying computer knowledge. Membership is open to individuals who have taken at least one PRIME TIME (Positive Retirement through Imaginative Education) computer course.

Proscenium Playhouse is the drama group of the Fine and Performing Arts Department. Its goals are to foster an interest in and an appreciation of the theatre arts, to produce plays, and to provide an outlet for the creative abilities of the students and community members.

Rock and Jazz Ensemble in big band, combo and rock groups is open by audition to any student instrumentalist who wants to develop professional performance abilities. Must have some experience in high school bands, etc.

There are other chartered organizations which are not currently active such as Circle K, College Republicans, ENUF, Jefferson Democratic Association, Phi Beta Lambda Business Education Fraternity, Phi Lambda Alpha, Reader's Theatre, and Veterans. If you are interested in reactivation of one of these organizations, check with the Student Activities Office in the College Mall to learn how this may be accomplished.

Students are encouraged to participate in student activities and enjoy them as long as they do not interfere with their studies.

Student Organization Rules. Students enrolled at the college are free to organize and are encouraged to join associations which promote their common interests, so long as the following apply:

1. The purposes, principles, and policies of the organization are consistent with the general philosophies and principles of the college;

2. Membership in the organization is open to all currently-enrolled college students in good standing without regard to age, color, creed, national origin, handicap, marital status, race, religion, or sex except for those particular groups which are selective on the basis of scholarship;

3. The purpose, criteria for membership, rules or procedures, and a current list of officers are filed with the Coordinator of Student Activities;

4. The policies and actions of the organization are determined only by those individuals who hold bona fide membership in the organization;

5. A faculty sponsor has been appointed by proper authority;

6. The Student Senate has recommended, and the President of the college has approved recognition of the organization, and

7. The organization is in compliance with the general and specific policies enumerated in the Handbook for Student Organizations and in the Student Handbook.