Student Activity Fee Allocation
Longwood University Student Activity Fees for undergraduate students are assessed at $6 per undergraduate credit hour.
Based on an average of 15 credit hours per undergraduate student, the amount is $90/semester or $180/year.
The Student Government Association (SGA) allocates these funds in the spring of each year for the following academic year.
Longwood University Student Government Association (SGA) Student Organization Categorizations: COHORTS
Student/Campus Welfare Cohort
Organizations that directly benefit the Longwood campus. These organizations do not reflect the interests of any one group and serve to benefit the campus as a whole.
| Organizations | Allocated | |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Student Association | The Graduate Student Association serves as the official voice for graduate students in terms of academics and student affairs. | $15,000.00 |
| Lancer Productions | Lancer Productions, the student programming board, provides social, cultural, educational, and recreational programming. This student organization is a big part of Spring WEekend planning and execution. | $132.210.00 |
| Mortar Board | The Geist Chapter of Mortar Board is a national honorary leadership scholarship and service fraternity. This student organization plans and manages Oktoberfest | $92,100.00 |
| RCL Advisory Board | The Resident & Commuter Life student‐led Advisory Board builds a community among all students, both residential and commuter, by sponsoring, hosting and/or funding different programs and events. They also bring attention to different concerns or issues that affect the campus. | $15,000.00 |
| The Rotunda | The Rotunda is a magazine, distributing 400 copies weekly. This student‐run organization also provides a website with over 2,000 views a week. | $21,620.00 |
| Senior Class Council | Senior Class Council is a group of well‐rounded, diverse, and inclusive leaders who strive to make the Class of 2020 successful, as well as integrating students' thoughts and ideas into the study body as a whole. | $19,010.00 |
| Student Government Association | SGA is the student governing body of Longwood University. The budget includes EPAA funds, allocated for educational programming when 3 or more student organizations collaborate. | $126,195.00 |
| Upchurch University Center Advisory Board | The UUCAB plans and organizes student activities on and off-campus and advises on operations and policies in the Upchurch University Center. | $10,850.00 |
| WMLU | WMLU is the music of Longwood University and Farmville, Virginia. It is a student‐run, non‐profit, non-commercial radio station broadcasting 24 hours a day at 440 watts. They oversee and manage the annual Band Fest. | $6,610.00 |
Academic/Scholastic Cohort
These organizations reflect the interests of groups directly related to a major or field of study. This also includes organizations that encompass the different colleges on campus.
| Organizations | Allocated | |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Singers (ACDA) | The Longwood Advanced Singers/ ADCA student chapter is an organization that supports choral music and the choral ensembles at Longwood University. | $4,000 |
| National Association for Music Educators (NAME) | The National Association for Music Educators (NAME) is a student organization geared toward music education and furthering education in the community. | $6,000.00 |
Club Sports Cohort
This encompasses those organizations that pursue athletic and other competitive interests. These groups fall under the aegis of the Sports Club Council (SCC). These groups must first be approved by SCC in order to be considered a Club Sport.
| Organization | Allocated | |
|---|---|---|
| Sport Club Council | The Sport Club Council serves 24 sports clubs and is an advisory board to the Director of Campus Recreation. They assist in the overall management of the Sport Club Program at Longwood University. | $95,000.00 |
Greek Oversight Cohort
These organizations seek to oversee and enhance the social Greek system on campus.
| Organizations | Allocated | |
|---|---|---|
| College Panhellenic Council | The College Panhellenic Council is the body that governs the national sororities and 1 local sorority at Longwood University. These sororities include Alpha Beta Psi, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Alpha Sigma Tau, Kappa Delta, Sigma Kappa, Sigma Sigma Sigma, and Zeta Tau Alpha. | $5,750.00 |
| Interfraternity Council | The Interfraternity Council is the governing body for social recognized men's fraternities at Longwood University. | $1,000.00 |
| National Pan‐ Hellenic Council | The National Pan‐Hellenic Council, Incorporated (NPHC)is currently composed of nine (9) International Greek letter Sororities and Fraternities: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc., Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Longwood currently has seven (7) of these chapters on campus. NPHC promotes interaction through forums, meetings, and other mediums for the exchange of information and engages in cooperative programming and initiatives through various activities and functions. | $7,950..00 |
| Order of Omega | Order of Omega is the Greek honor society comprised of students whose goal is to recognize fraternity men and women who have attained a high standard of scholarship and leadership. Encourage, Inspire, Unite, Bring Together and Create are at the heart of the mission of Order of Omega. | $325.00 |
Interest Groups Cohort
These organizations are created based on special interests in specific areas including but not limited to: culture, leadership, and activities.
| Organizations | Allocated | |
|---|---|---|
| Anime Club | The Anime Club promotes increased awareness and interest in all forms of Japanese culture, art, animation, as well as other forms of Asian entertainment. | $1,180.00 |
| Gaming Club | The Gaming Club is for those who enjoy video games, card games, tabletop games, and more at Longwood. | $1,614.99 |
| eSports | Formerly Longwood League of Legends Club, eSports holds weekly open meetings and weekend events throughout the year, including LAN parties, tournaments and viewing parties. Weekly meetings involve game updates, discussion and a 'game of choice' that day. |
$600.00 |
| History Club | The History Club invites all students who share a passion for history to join conversations about historical topics and participate in various activities focused on history. All academic majors and minors are welcome to join in community and learning. |
$532.00 |
| Lancer Student Investment Fund | The Lancer Student Investment Fund (LSIF) is a collection of NYSE equities managed autonomously by the student of Longwood University. LSIF was created in 2002 with a generous donation of $250,000 by members of the Longwood University Foundation. |
$310.00 |
| Longwood Ambassadors | The Longwood Ambassadors is a volunteer, student service organization that assists the University in admissions, public relations, and alumni activities. | $500.00 |
| Longwood Company of Dancers |
The Longwood Company of Dancers is a group of individuals who share a common interest and appreciation for dance. The Longwood Company of Dancers hold annual performances for the community and campus as well as host occasional guest artists and travel across the state and East coast to perform. |
$1,085.00 |
| Outdoor Club | A group of students interested in and passionate about the outdoors and the activities conducted there, including such activities as hiking, canoeing, rock climbing, and backpacking. | $2,500.00 |
| Service Dog Training & Education Program |
STEP@LU seeks to educate campus, as well as the general public, about the impact of service dogs, |
$815.00 |
C.H.A.N.G.E. Cohort (Community Humanity Allyship Networking Grace Equity)
C.H.A.N.G.E. strives to provide programs and activities to increase student awareness, knowledge, attitudes and skills around the celebration of human differences.
| Organizations | Allocated | |
|---|---|---|
| Asian Student Involvement Association (ASIA) | ASIA strives to be a community that brings awareness to Asian culture and recognizes the Asian population at Longwood. | $860.00 |
| Black Student Association (BSA) | BSA meets to discuss cultural and racial issues on campus, in the community, and around the world. They strive to promote diversity through social and education programs with the main goals to Educate, Advocate, Connect, and Support. | $1,720.00 |
| Hispanic Latino Association - (HLA) | HLA is for all who share an interest and/or background of Hispanic and Latin culture. HLA aims to create an environment that provides leadership opportunities through the education of Hispanic and Latin American culture. | $5,400.00 |
| Muslim Student Association - (MSA) | MSA is an open organization for all students at Longwood to come together to form a supportive, welcoming and inclusive community for Muslim students and spread awareness about Islam on campus. They strive to cultivate a sense of community on campus and commit to outreach to help uplift and give back to our community. | $4,610.00 |
| Native Student Organization - (NSO) | NSO's purpose is to provide a sanctuary for all students on Longwood's campus, to raise awareness and promote inclusion of Native American students while also educating the university as a whole on Native American values, topics, and issues. | $3,610.00 |