Official Student Organizations Receiving Funding Allocations During the Fiscal Year 2014-2015

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The amount of the Student Activity Fee for 2014-15 was $486 and was used to support the operation, maintenance and debt service expenditures for Student Centers and Activities, the Center for the Arts and for support of various student organization programming activities as determined by the Student Budget Board. For 2014-15, 1,230,510 was available to be allocated to support various student organizations, which included a base allocation of $1,129,881 for fiscal year 2014-15, and $100,629 of unspent and/or unallocated funds carried forward from the prior fiscal year. Student organizations applying for student activity fee funding must submit budget requests to be reviewed by the Student Budget Board (SBB). Only organizations that have registered with Student Centers and Activities, by the end of the fourth week of the Fall semester, are eligible to submit a budget request. All organizations may be asked to appear before the board to present their request and to answer questions of the board members. The board is governed by funding policies approved by the Commission on Student Affairs (CSA). The Student Budget Board, a standing committee under the CSA, is responsible for reviewing budget requests and making funding decisions for University Chartered Student Organizations (UCSO), University Student Life Programs (USLP), and Registered Student Organizations (RSO). Its membership is composed of students, staff, and faculty. The Student Budget Board is chaired and advised by the Associate Director of Student Centers and Activities, a full time, administrative staff member.

Official Student Organizations Receiving Funding Allocations During the Fiscal Year 2014-2015

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Organization Name: Academic Competition Organization (ACO) 2014-2015 Funding: $1,405 Mission/Activities: To allow VT students to compete in National Quizbowl Competitions and promote good quizbowl options to area high schools. Organization Name: African Students Association (ASA) 2014-2015 Funding: $5,778 Mission/Activities: To promote african culture and awareness and bringing people together. Organization Name: Ag Econ/NAMA Club 2014-2015 Funding: $1,565 Mission/Activities: We are dedicated to providing an environment in which members pursue professional, educational, and social development while striving to empower themselves with opportunities in the fields of agricultural business, marketing, and applied economics. Organization Name: Alliance for Social, Political, Ethical and Cultural Thought (ASPECT)

2014-2015 Funding: $1,800 Mission/Activities: Student association associated with the ASPECT Ph.D. and Masters certificate programs. Organization Name: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority 2014-2015 Funding: $1,247 Mission/Activities: To cultivate high scholastic and ethical standards and to be of service to all mankind. Organization Name: alpha Kappa Delta Phi (aKDPhi) 2014-2015 Funding: $632 Mission/Activities: To educate others on breast cancer awareness as well as provide sisterhood, scholarship, leadership, and service opportunities to young women. Organization Name: Alpha Phi Alpha 2014-2015 Funding: $11,508 Mission/Activities: Social Fraternity promoting Manly deeds, Scholarship and Love for all mankind.

Official Student Organizations Receiving Funding Allocations During the Fiscal Year 2014-2015

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Organization Name: Alpha Phi Omega 2014-2015 Funding: $2,356 Mission/Activities: National Service Fraternity Organization Name: Alpha Sigma Phi 2014-2015 Funding: $900 Mission/Activities: We study. We serve. We play. We support. We lead. We follow. We participate. We are loyal. We are driven. We are confident. We are influential. We are role models. We are students. We are friends. We are Brothers. Organization Name: Amateur Radio Association 2014-2015 Funding: $2,602 Mission/Activities: To encourage an understanding of and an interest in amateur radio, to provide a station for the use of club members, and to provide emergency and public service communications. Organization Name: Asian American Student Union 2014-2015 Funding: $15,646 Mission/Activities: Seeks to serve the Asian Pacific Islander American community at the university. This includes advocacy of issues relevant to our community, programming, and empowering our congruency. Organization Name: Ask Big Questions 2014-2015 Funding: $2,400 Mission/Activities: To bring diverse groups of people together in order to engage in meaningful conversation. Organization Name: Association for Women in Computing 2014-2015 Funding: $2,200 Mission/Activities: We work to promote the recruitment and retention of women in technology- and computer-oriented professions.

Official Student Organizations Receiving Funding Allocations During the Fiscal Year 2014-2015

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Organization Name: Association of Chinese Students & Scholars (ACSS) 2014-2015 Funding: $3,350

Mission/Activities: ACSS was stablished for the general welfare of the Chinese community at Virginia Tech. Organization Name: Badminton Club 2014-2015 Funding: $384 Mission/Activities: We host an annual VT badminton tournament, and travel to local tournaments. Organization Name: Ballet Project 2014-2015 Funding: $1,958 Mission/Activities: The university’s only student-run ballet company. Our mission is to provide a fun and educational environment in which classical ballet can be explored, practiced and performed. Organization Name: Ballroom Dance 2014-2015 Funding: $2,018 Mission/Activities: An organization dedicated to teaching ballroom style dances to students and the community. Organization Name: Beta Alpha Psi 2014-2015 Funding: $848 Mission/Activities: An honorary organization for Financial Information students and professionals. Organization Name: Bhangra Society 2014-2015 Funding: $1,831 Mission/Activities: Bhangra Society at Virginia Tech is an Indian folk dance team that performs around campus and throughout the nation at a competitive level to spread Hokie pride and Punjabi culture.

Official Student Organizations Receiving Funding Allocations During the Fiscal Year 2014-2015

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Organization Name: Billiards Club 2014-2015 Funding: $1,690 Mission/Activities: A group of about 30 students that enjoy that numerous billiards games. Whether you're looking for competition or leisure, the billiards club is a great place to be! Organization Name: Black Graduate Student Organization (BGSO) 2014-2015 Funding: $478 Mission/Activities: BGSO at Virginia Tech was founded to promote a greater sense of community among graduate students of African descent. Our mission includes providing support networks, encouraging research and scholarship, along with promoting exposure to information technologies. Our aim is to promote cultural, educational, and professional development in the lives of the Black graduate student population at Virginia Tech. Organization Name: Black Organizations Council (BOC) 2014-2015 Funding: $21,758 Mission/Activities: An umbrella organization in the black community, acting as a primary governing body. We are most known for Donning of the Kente, a graduation ceremony. Organization Name: Black Student Alliance (BSA) 2014-2015 Funding: $205,314 Mission/Activities: Promote a greater spirit of brotherhood and sisterhood in the community through student development, social involvement, and community service. Organization Name: Bridges to Prosperity 2014-2015 Funding: $1,852 Mission/Activities: Bridges to Prosperity at Virginia Tech is a student led service organization that seeks to empower developing communities through foot bridge building, thereby advancing community public works, economic prosperity, and community access to schools, medicine, jobs, and markets. Bridges to Prosperity seeks to advance the lives of each student involved by providing an opportunity to broaden cultural perspectives, gain hands-on professional experience, and by allowing each student to use their own education to serve others who are less fortunate.

Official Student Organizations Receiving Funding Allocations During the Fiscal Year 2014-2015

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Organization Name: Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu Club 2014-2015 Funding: $1,395 Mission/Activities: Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu is a martial art stemming from nine traditional Japanese ryu, or martial schools. Six of these ryu were originally samurai ryu, while three originated as ninjutsu. These combative ryu date back to as far as the 1200's. The art incorporates unarmed strikes and grappling as well as a variety of weapons. Variations on traditional techniques and concepts are also adapted for use with modern weaponry and situations. This ability to adapt to current weaponry has allowed the art to thrive while maintaining a continual link with its roots. Focus is placed on control of space, timing, and structure, rather than the use of muscle. Organization Name: Bushin Kan Dojo 2014-2015 Funding: $2,061 Mission/Activities: The Bushin-Kan Dojo at Virginia Tech practices Karatedo. Internationally certified instructors provide instruction in classical Japanese martial arts training, martial philosophy, techniques, and katas. Organization Name: Caribbean Student Organization 2014-2015 Funding: $2,725 Mission/Activities: CaribSO is a student-run organization that aims to share the varied and unique cultures of the Caribbean with the Virginia Tech Community, and facilitate the gathering of Caribbean people attending the university. Organization Name: Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship 2014-2015 Funding: $1,640 Mission/Activities: We are a campus ministry working to include everyone on the Virginia Tech campus who wants to be a part of our group. Organization Name: Chinese American Society (CAS) 2014-2015 Funding: $3,320 Mission/Activities: A student organization that aims to introduce and promote Chinese culture to the general student body and local community.

Official Student Organizations Receiving Funding Allocations During the Fiscal Year 2014-2015

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Organization Name: Circle K 2014-2015 Funding: $929 Mission/Activities: Community Service and Fellowship. Organization Name: Class System 2014-2015 Funding: $29,303 Mission/Activities: Responsible for preserving VA Tech's rich tradition and history. Promotion of class unity and affinity. Responsible for class ring program; implementation of design, dance and marketing. Organization Name: College Republicans at VT 2014-2015 Funding: $5,000 Mission/Activities: The College Republicans' mission is to help students engage in the political process, build contacts in the political arena, and to organize students into an effective force to secure the election of Republican candidates to all levels of public office. Organization Name: Collegiate Times 2014-2015 Funding: $1,431 Mission/Activities: The Collegiate Times is an independent, student-run newspaper that serves campus and Blacksburg. It is published four times a week. Organization Name: Collegiate Women in Business 2014-2015 Funding: $1,953 Mission/Activities: Our mission is to create an environment that fosters inclusion and empowerment where students can discuss personal and professional issues pertinent to women in the world, while fostering corporate connections & enhancing professional skills. Organization Name: Construction Management Association 2 014-2015 Funding: $2,418 Mission/Activities: Provide students interested in Construction Management as a profession with a sense of the roles and responsibilities of a Construction Manager.

Official Student Organizations Receiving Funding Allocations During the Fiscal Year 2014-2015

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Organization Name: Contemporary Dance Ensemble (CDE) 2014-2015 Funding: $328 Mission/Activities: CDE's repertoire includes Ballet, Pointe, jazz, tap, lyrical, hip-hop, musical theatre, modern and contemporary. Focused classes such as leaps and turns, and conditioning and strengthening classes are also offered weekly to the public. Organization Name: Council of International Student Organizations (CISO)

2014-2015 Funding: $19,682 Mission/Activities: Umbrella organization representing the international student organizations at Virginia Tech. Organization Name: Dancing's Our Poison 2014-2015 Funding: $1,395 Mission/Activities: Dancing's Our Poison provides free, accessible dance classes for the Blacksburg community. We also perform in shows on-campus and compete in dance competitions around the Mid-Atlantic region. Organization Name: Delta Sigma Pi (Business Fraternity) 2014-2015 Funding: $1,916 Mission/Activities: America's foremost professional fraternity for men and women pursuing careers in business. Organization Name: Delta Tau Delta 2014-2015 Funding: $1,354 Mission/Activities: Social Fraternity aspiring to Build brotherhood, serve the community, and develop great men. Organization Name: Design for America 2014-2015 Funding: $1,520 Mission/Activities: A student led organization that looks to solve problems in the community using human centered design.

Official Student Organizations Receiving Funding Allocations During the Fiscal Year 2014-2015

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Organization Name: English Club 2014-2015 Funding: $391 Mission/Activities: This club was created for students in the Department of English to come together to learn about English and give back to the Department. Organization Name: Environmental Coalition 2014-2015 Funding: $808 Mission/Activities: Promoting environmental activities on campus and in the community. Organization Name: Eventing at Virginia Tech 2014-2015 Funding: $1,314 Mission/Activities: Association for people interested in the sport of eventing. Organization Name: Farmhouse Fraternity 2014-2015 Funding: $225 Mission/Activities: An international social fraternity of men endeavoring to excel intellectually, spiritually, socially, morally, and physically. Organization Name: Fashion Merchandising and Design Society (FMDS)

2014-2015 Funding: $3,202 Mission/Activities: A professional society for Virginia Tech students interested in the fashion industry. Delivering the community with philanthropy work and fashion events. Organization Name: Filipino American Student Association (FASA)

2014-2015 Funding: $4,593 Mission/Activities: To enhance interaction between Filipinos and other students, faculty, and staff of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University through Cultural, Educational and Social Activities.

Official Student Organizations Receiving Funding Allocations During the Fiscal Year 2014-2015

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Organization Name: Financial Planning Association 2014-2015 Funding: $1,950 Mission/Activities: The Student Chapter at Virginia Tech is an entirely student-run chapter of the Financial Planning Association. Founded in 2011 by a small group of financial planning students, the organization has grown rapidly, boosting membership to over 70 students! The chapter facilitates mock interview opportunities, professional speakers, Q&A sessions, and community outreach. Organization Name: Friends of Israel 2014-2015 Funding: $1,948 Mission/Activities: A student group interested in Israeli culture, politics, food, dancing, and education. Organization Name: Fusion Dance Team 2014-2015 Funding: $3,777 Mission/Activities: Performing Arts Dance Organization. Organization Name: Futsal Club 2014-2015 Funding: $275 Mission/Activities: Futsal is a fast-paced style of soccer that is played on a lined indoor court, with a smaller ball and five players a side. The game mainly focuses on accuracy passing, vision, individual skill, and above all having fun. Organization Name: Geography Graduate Student Alliance 2014-2015 Funding: $3,200 Mission/Activities: We aim to strengthen community between the Geography Graduate students and to build relationships with other students, faculty, and administration. Organization Name: GERMAN Club 2014-2015 Funding: $9,031 Mission/Activities: The GERMAN Club is the oldest non-greek fraternal organization at Virginia Tech.

Official Student Organizations Receiving Funding Allocations During the Fiscal Year 2014-2015

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Organization Name: German Culture Club 2014-2015 Funding: $1,601 Mission/Activities: German Culture Club is an organization that focuses on celebrating German Culture, food, music, and making an environment for German majors/minors to practice the language and culture. Organization Name: Glossolalia 2014-2015 Funding: $6,606 Mission/Activities: Glossolalia is a two day literary event in the spring semester, which provides both undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity to share their creative writing work. Organization Name: Graduate Philosophy Club 2014-2015 Funding: $3,000 Mission/Activities: Our purpose is to encourage the pursuit of a clear and accurate understanding of philosophical issues. Each year we put on a conference, inviting outside speakers to join this goal. Organization Name: Graduate Physics Student Society 2014-2015 Funding: $2,560 Mission/Activities: Physics graduate student scientific gathering and graduate student seminar. Organization Name: Graduate Student Assembly (GSA) 2014-2015 Funding: $19,637 Mission/Activities: Graduate student governance organization. Organization Name: Hellenic Student Association 2014-2015 Funding: $1,288 Mission/Activities: The main student organization representing undergraduate and graduate students of Hellenic origin. Our goal is to unite all Greek, Greek-American, and Cyrpiot students on VT's campus. Organization Name: Hill and Veil 2014-2015 Funding: $950 Mission/Activities: The Middle Eastern Dance Association.

Official Student Organizations Receiving Funding Allocations During the Fiscal Year 2014-2015

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Organization Name: Hillel 2014-2015 Funding: $43,554 Mission/Activities: The Jewish college students’ focal point on campus. Our mission is to enrich the lives of Jewish students so that they may enrich the Jewish people and the world. Organization Name: History Graduate Student Association 2014-2015 Funding: $5,612 Mission/Activities: HGSA exist to promote communication among students and faculty as well as venues through which the study of history can reach the university and public at large. Organization Name: HokiePRIDE (Formerly LGBTA) 2014-2015 Funding: $23,899 Mission/Activities: To provide resources, educational programming, and support to all students, faculty/staff, and members of the New River Valley. Organization Name: Homecoming Board 2014-2015 Funding: $19,794 Mission/Activities: A student led board that works to promote Hokie Spirit and continue the traditions of Homecoming week in the fall semester. Organization Name: Human Factors and Ergonomic Society (HFES)

2014-2015 Funding: $5,090 Mission/Activities: The Society's mission is to promote the discovery and exchange of knowledge concerning the characteristics of human beings that are applicable to the design of systems and devices of all kinds. Organization Name: Indian Student Association (ISA) 2014-2015 Funding: $13,511 Mission/Activities: ISA showcases Indian culture and organizes events where Indian students and families get together, interact, and most of all have a good time.

Official Student Organizations Receiving Funding Allocations During the Fiscal Year 2014-2015

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Organization Name: Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA ) 2014-2015 Funding: $500

Mission/Activities: IDSA at VT is a student organization whose goal it to build it's members' design skills and professional connections. Organization Name: Instructional Technology Student Association (ITSA)

2014-2015 Funding: $1,882 Mission/Activities: Academic support and social activities for students in the Instructional Design and Technology program. Organization Name: Interfraternity Council 2014-2015 Funding: $5,530 Mission/Activities: Governing council for all active and chartered Fraternities on the Virginia Tech campus. Organization Name: International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and

Construction 2014-2015 Funding: $669 Mission/Activities: Provide a means by which students who will be the future leaders of building research and innovation are able to engage with and be inspired by current leading edge building research worldwide. Organization Name: International Relations Organizations (IROVT)

2014-2015 Funding: $646 Mission/Activities: A student-led organization that seeks to bring to light important global issues and seeks to encourage mature dialogue, debate, and open-mindedness among students. Organization Name: Iranian Society 2014-2015 Funding: $10,700 Mission/Activities: A nonreligious organisation with the purpose of serving Iranian students in VT. This organisation is responsible for holding social and cultural events related to Iranian culture.

Official Student Organizations Receiving Funding Allocations During the Fiscal Year 2014-2015

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Organization Name: Japanese Cultural Association 2014-2015 Funding: $3,035 Mission/Activities: An organization dedicated to those who have an interest in the Japanese culture and language. Organization Name: Jewish Student Union (JSU) 2014-2015 Funding: $12,582 Mission/Activities: Represent, coordinate, and advocate for the Jewish community on campus. Organization Name: Kappa Alpha Psi 2014-2015 Funding: $363 Mission/Activities: Social organization. Community service and guide right. Organization Name: Kendo Club 2014-2015 Funding: $1,290 Mission/Activities: Practicing for kendo tournaments and training the spirit for healthier lifestyles through the mastering of the sword. Organization Name: Korean American Student Association (KASA)

2014-2015 Funding: $100 Mission/Activities: The purpose is to promote culture awareness and a greater sense of the Korean American community throughout the Virginia Tech campus. Primary activities consist of both social and cultural aspects. Organization Name: Latino Association of Student Organizations (LASO)

2014-2015 Funding: $14,818 Mission/Activities: The umbrella organization encompassing all the Latino student organizations at VT. Sponsors events and programs promoting Latino culture. LASO also addresses, supports, and promotes issues and concerns of the Latino community.

Official Student Organizations Receiving Funding Allocations During the Fiscal Year 2014-2015

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Organization Name: Medlife 2014-2015 Funding: $323 Mission/Activities: Medlife is a service organization that focuses on the development of under served areas of South America, while providing community service in the local Blacksburg community. Organization Name: Men's Basketball Club 2014-2015 Funding: $6,272 Mission/Activities: We play in various tournaments throughout the year against other schools' club teams, and occasionally plays against post graduate schools. Organization Name: Meteorology Club 2014-2015 Funding: $3,096 Mission/Activities: The Blue Ridge Chapter of the AMS and NWA is designed to spread the word about the meteorology major throughout the university. We aim to help current and incoming students in the new major gain experience in the field of meteorology. Organization Name: Mixed Emotions 2014-2015 Funding: $1,235 Mission/Activities: Co-ed a cappella group, arranging songs and singing, practicing for gigs and fall/spring concerts. Organization Name: Mu Sigma Rho 2014-2015 Funding: $2,376 Mission/Activities: Promote statistics among department and university. National Honor Society, activity research seminar. Organization Name: Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) 2014-2015 Funding: $4,170 Mission/Activities: The council brings together multicultural, faith based, service based, and special-interest fraternities and sororities.

Official Student Organizations Receiving Funding Allocations During the Fiscal Year 2014-2015

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Organization Name: Muslim Student Association (MSA) 2014-2015 Funding: $2,413 Mission/Activities: Religious organization with the purpose of creating brother and sisterhood with various activities from lectures to social events. Organization Name: NAACP 2014-2015 Funding: $1,122 Mission/Activities: We're a branch of the NAACP Youth & College Division whose main focus is to develop ourselves into future leaders while raising awareness about how minorities are affected by economic development, education, health, juvenile justice, & voter empowerment. Organization Name: National Panhellenic Council (NPHC) 2014-2015 Funding: $10,125 Mission/Activities: Governing council for the divine night. We promote interaction through forums, meetings and other mediums for the exchange of information and engages in cooperative programming and initiatives through various activities and functions through its nine International Greek letter Sororities and Fraternities: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. and Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. Organization Name: National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)

2014-2015 Funding: $2,540 Mission/Activities: NSBE's mission is to increase the number of culturally responsible Black Engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community. We do this by providing programs for our members to interact with other Black engineering students. Organization Name: National Society of Minorities in Hospitality (NSMH)

2014-2015 Funding: $2,216 Mission/Activities: Professional Hospitality organization that works closely with top names in the Industry.

Official Student Organizations Receiving Funding Allocations During the Fiscal Year 2014-2015

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Organization Name: Nepalese Student Association 2014-2015 Funding: $2,303 Mission/Activities: It is a student run organization for Nepalese students and communities around Blacksburg area to come together. Organization Name: Olympic Taekwon Do 2014-2015 Funding: $1,150 Mission/Activities: This club will practice the official World Taekwondo Federation's form of taekwondo; following the rules and regulations of Olympic forms and sparring style. The martial art we study represents the national sport of South Korea, promoted by Kukkiwon. Organization Name: Omega Psi Phi 2014-2015 Funding: $1,932 Mission/Activities: A National Pan-Hellenic Council organization focused on community service, social action, peers and youth mentoring, and educational forums. Organization Name: oSTEM 2014-2015 Funding: $505 Mission/Activities: A student-run professional organization that serves to affirm LGBTQA individuals in STEM fields and their allies to bridge the gap between school and the workplace. Organization Name: Packaging Systems and Design Club at Virginia Tech (PSDC)

2014-2015 Funding: $900 Mission/Activities: To foster professional development and ensure growth among Virginia Tech's Packaging Students. Organization Name: Paintball Team 2014-2015 Funding: $6,397 Mission/Activities: To promote the sport of paintball at Virginia Tech. To compete with other collegiate athletes by participating in both regional and national tournaments.

Official Student Organizations Receiving Funding Allocations During the Fiscal Year 2014-2015

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Organization Name: Pakastani Student Association (PakSA) 2014-2015 Funding: $2,664 Mission/Activities: PakSA was formed in the fall of 2008 for the purpose of representing the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and its culture throughout the Virginia Tech community. Organization Name: Panhellenic Council 2014-2015 Funding: $5,180 Mission/Activities: Unifying and leading the twelve Panhellenic chapters at Virginia Tech. Organization Name: Peer Network Entrepreneurs 2014-2015 Funding: $4,508 Mission/Activities: Peer Network Entrepreneurs build the Jewish Social Network on campus. Organization Name: Political Science Club 2014-2015 Funding: $113 Mission/Activities: The Political Science Club at Virginia Tech is dedicated to being informed about the changing world around us. The purpose of the club is both social and educational. We welcome all majors! Organization Name: Polo Club at VT 2014-2015 Funding: $4,080 Mission/Activities: The mission of the Polo Club at Virginia Tech is to provide training and playing opportunities for students at the university. We will strive to bring awareness of this exciting equestrian discipline to fellow students and faculty. Organization Name: Pre-Optometry Club 2014-2015 Funding: $2,000 Mission/Activities: This club is for those interested in the field of Optometry. We will focus on information about the field in general, the process of applying to schools, and OAT preparation. Organization Name: Public Administrators at VT (PAVT) 2014-2015 Funding: $932 Mission/Activities: To promote scholarly awareness of public administration at Virginia Tech.

Official Student Organizations Receiving Funding Allocations During the Fiscal Year 2014-2015

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Organization Name: Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA ) 2014-2015 Funding: $1,655

Mission/Activities: To promote the public relations profession. Organization Name: Queer Grads, Professionals and Allies (QGPA)

2014-2015 Funding: $2,584 Mission/Activities: QGPA provides LGBTQ-friendly services, events and activities for the graduate and young professional community. Organization Name: Queer People of Color (QPOC) 2014-2015 Funding: $2,500 Mission/Activities: QPOC at VT gives faculty, staff, and students the opportunity to understand and celebrate the diversity of being a person of color within the LGBTQ+ community. Organization Name: Regional International Organization 2014-2015 Funding: $221 Mission/Activities: Organization responsible for training students to attend Model Arab League and MNATO Conferences. Organization Name: Reiki Club 2014-2015 Funding: $100 Mission/Activities: The Reiki Club at Virginia Tech provides an environment in which students, faculty, and members of the surrounding community can gather to learn and practice the Japanese energy healing art of Reiki. Organization Name: Relay for Life 2014-2015 Funding: $26,135 Mission/Activities: This student led organization is a year-long, record-breaking fundraising effort that benefits the American Cancer Society. Virginia Tech has had the largest collegiate Relay For Life in the world for the past 6 years. Organization Name: Residence Hall Federation 2014-2015 Funding: $871 Mission/Activities: On campus governance, student programming, vendor relationships and fundraising.

Official Student Organizations Receiving Funding Allocations During the Fiscal Year 2014-2015

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Organization Name: Rocky Horror Picture Show Fan Club (RHPSFC)

2014-2015 Funding: $1,108 Mission/Activities: A club dedicated to shadowcasting The Rocky Horror Picture Show and various other movies during the school year. Organization Name: Running Club 2014-2015 Funding: $6,762 Mission/Activities: A student run organization that brings together runners of all different levels to train together through long runs, short runs and workouts, and compete together. Organization Name: Sailing Club 2014-2015 Funding: $727 Mission/Activities: We have options to sail recreationally or competitively, and we do not require any sort of sailing experience to join our club. Organization Name: Salsa Tech 2014-2015 Funding: $219 Mission/Activities: To share, teach, and demonstrate salsa, as well as other Latin dances, to VT students and the surrounding community. Organization Name: Saudi Student Club 2014-2015 Funding: $400 Mission/Activities: The club plans to organize cultural events that present Saudi Arabia as a country, society, culture, and tradition. We strive to educate Americans about our values and embrace trust among us. The club vision is Simply Share Cultural Values and Trust. Organization Name: Scuba Club 2014-2015 Funding: $116 Mission/Activities: The Scuba Club at Virginia Tech promotes diving and dive safety through classes, trips, training, and meetings throughout the school year.

Official Student Organizations Receiving Funding Allocations During the Fiscal Year 2014-2015

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Organization Name: Sigma Gamma Rho 2014-2015 Funding: $1,316 Mission/Activities: Student chapters of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) are intended to promote applied mathematics and computational science to undergraduate and graduate students of mathematics-related disciplines. Organization Name: Sigma Psi Zeta 2014-2015 Funding: $2,518 Mission/Activities: We are a sorority based on sisterhood, scholarship, and service. We host programs geared towards education of the youth and being a leader in the community. Organization Name: Skydiving Club 2014-2015 Funding: $7,239 Mission/Activities: The fundamental goal of Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority is to promote awareness of the Asian/Asian-American cultures and to combat domestic violence against women. Organization Name: Soceity of Asian Scientists & Engineers 2014-2015 Funding: $1,668 Mission/Activities: Our purpose is to promote skydiving as a safe and exciting sport, make skydiving affordable and available to students, and to unofficially represent Virginia Tech in Regional and National competitions. Organization Name: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)

2014-2015 Funding: $1,321 Mission/Activities: To assist members and the community to acquire skills in the professional field, as well as, find them internships/co-ops/jobs. Organization Name: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)

2014-2015 Funding: $1,317 Mission/Activities: We help our members grow not only academically but also professionally. We offer community involvement, workshops and conferences each year with job and network opportunities for our members.

Official Student Organizations Receiving Funding Allocations During the Fiscal Year 2014-2015

Above groups received funding through the budget board process. For more information about an organization, please go to the Virginia Tech homepage www.vt.edu and select “Clubs and Organizations” under the Student Life section. Page 22 of 25

Organization Name: Society of Indian Americans (SIA) 2014-2015 Funding: $330 Mission/Activities: To promote South Asia culture and traditions to the undergraduate community at Virginia Tech. Organization Name: Soil Judging 2014-2015 Funding: $4,816 Mission/Activities: Founded to foster academic, social, and job skill development through field trips, service, training, and intercollegiate competitions. Organization Name: Solely Swing 2014-2015 Funding: $2,350 Mission/Activities: We hold dances on campus, often with professional bands and instructors as well as teaching swing dancing lessons throughout the school year. Organization Name: Soulstice 2014-2015 Funding: $2,325 Mission/Activities: Virginia Tech's Premier all-female a cappella group. Organization Name: Structural Engineering Institute 2014-2015 Funding: $2,665 Mission/Activities: A graduate student chapter of the Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Organization Name: Student Government Association (SGA) 2014-2015 Funding: $8,421 Mission/Activities: Governing body for undergraduate students. Organization Name: Students for the Exploration & Development of Space (SEDS@VT)

2014-2015 Funding: $3,265 Mission/Activities: SEDS is an international, independent, student-based organization which promotes the exploration and development of space. SEDS believes in a space-faring civilization and that focusing the enthusiasm of young people is the key to our future in space.

Official Student Organizations Receiving Funding Allocations During the Fiscal Year 2014-2015

Above groups received funding through the budget board process. For more information about an organization, please go to the Virginia Tech homepage www.vt.edu and select “Clubs and Organizations” under the Student Life section. Page 23 of 25

Organization Name: Studio Collective 2014-2015 Funding: $175 Mission/Activities: Studio Collective is a non-profit organization that produces a bi-yearly research journal featuring the work of students in architecture, industrial design, landscape architecture, graphic design, and interior design. Organization Name: Tactical Applications Company (TAC) 2014-2015 Funding: $534 Mission/Activities: All TAC Instructors embody the ideals that have earned the organization its elite reputation. Each Instructor has undergone a three-phase training schedule that is designed to push one to their mental and physical limits, and then, for those that possess the will, the discovery of their limitless potential. Organization Name: Tang Soo Do Karate Organization 2014-2015 Funding: $972 Mission/Activities: An organization dedicated to the study of the Korean martial art Tang Soo Do, affiliated with the International Tang Soo Do Federation. Organization Name: The Big Event 2014-2015 Funding: $23,220 Mission/Activities: A student-run community service effort, in the New River Valley, that has grown into the second largest event of its kind in the nation. Organization Name: Ultimate Club 2014-2015 Funding: $4,805 Mission/Activities: We are an ultimate frisbee club/organization at Virginia Tech. Organization Name: Unicef Club 2014-2015 Funding: $310 Mission/Activities: Our chapter at Virginia Tech joins over 120 UNICEF Campus Initiative Clubs in the nation who believe college students can help the world's children survive.

Official Student Organizations Receiving Funding Allocations During the Fiscal Year 2014-2015

Above groups received funding through the budget board process. For more information about an organization, please go to the Virginia Tech homepage www.vt.edu and select “Clubs and Organizations” under the Student Life section. Page 24 of 25

Organization Name: Unite for Sight 2014-2015 Funding: $2,000 Mission/Activities: A national nonprofit organization that works to eliminate preventable blindness. The chapter at Virginia Tech holds fundraisers to support eye care and surgeries in poverty-stricken countries. Organization Name: Vietnamese Student Association 2014-2015 Funding: $2,411 Mission/Activities: To promote the awareness and interest of the Vietnamese culture, its people, and its community, as well as, enhancing and furthing pluralism and diversity. Organization Name: Virginia Tech Union (VTU) 2014-2015 Funding: $372,911 Mission/Activities: The VTU Mission is to provide quality educational and social entertainment that represents the diverse culture of Virginia Tech's students and community. Organization Name: Virginia Tech Women's Club Lacrosse (WCLAX)

2014-2015 Funding: $3,135 Mission/Activities: Women’s Club Lacrosse gives women an opportunity to participate in a non-varsity sport in which they can be part of a team and compete extramurally. It may interest those who want to join a competitive team, but are not looking for the stronger commitments of a varsity team. Organization Name: Whitewater Club 2014-2015 Funding: $2,808 Mission/Activities: Teaching beginner kayaking, dropping boofs all over the Southeast, and facilitating a network of paddlers in the Blacksburg area. Organization Name: Wildlife Society Student Chapter at Virginia Tech 2014-2015 Funding: $1,788 Mission/Activities: We promote professionalism in our membership through experience, networking, conservation awareness, and education in a fun and enjoyable atmosphere.

Official Student Organizations Receiving Funding Allocations During the Fiscal Year 2014-2015

Above groups received funding through the budget board process. For more information about an organization, please go to the Virginia Tech homepage www.vt.edu and select “Clubs and Organizations” under the Student Life section. Page 25 of 25

Organization Name: Womanspace 2014-2015 Funding: $3,774 Mission/Activities: Womanspace is an organizations on campus that is focused on the promotion and empowerment of women and girls. All people are invited to join us in feminist activism. Take Back the Night, Clothesline Project, 1 in 3 Campaign, VOX, Love Your Body Day. Organization Name: Women's Ultimate Frisbee Club 2014-2015 Funding: $3,454 Mission/Activities: As a team, we try to teach and promote the sport of Ultimate on campus while travelling to weekend tournaments throughout the year. Organization Name: XYZ Student Run Art Gallery 2014-2015 Funding: $3,000 Mission/Activities: XYZ Art Gallery is a great place to learn about the inner workings of a gallery. We plan art openings, music events, poetry readings and many more events! Organization Name: YMCA 2014-2015 Funding: $3,768 Mission/Activities: To actively engage volunteers as active citizens in the community through a variety of experiences focused on learning, leadership and service. Organization Name: Young Americans for Freedom 2014-2015 Funding: $6,444 Mission/Activities: "Dedicated to encouraging active citizenship among young people and upholding conservative and traditional values." -Young Americans for Freedom chapter agreement Organization Name: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority 2014-2015 Funding: $1,159 Mission/Activities: A group of collegiate women dedicated to empowering its members and the community through scholarship, service and sisterly love and finer womanhood.