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One For the World at VCU is just one chapter of a worldwide organization led by students and young professionals that promotes effective giving and taking action. One For the World provides a platform for donors to ensure their donations are towards an effective and sustainable cause by connecting them with charities that are the gold standard for saving and improving lives.

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The African American Alumni Council's (AAAC) Mentoring Circle connects current African American students with alumni who have agreed to serve as a mentor for one year. Students interested in receiving a mentor can register at go.vcu.edu/vculink or visit http://go.vcu.edu/mentoringcircle for more information.

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Our mission is to provide information about and resources for technologies available to VCU students. This includes software applications, learning environments, and support for both online and face-to-face classes.

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Find all the resources you need for using technology to enhance your class assignments and projects at VCU. The VCU Academic Technologies Group will guide you through what technologies are available, how to find them, and where to go for help.

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To improve patient health by ensuring access to high-quality, cost-effective medications and other therapies.

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AcademyHealth Student Chapter at VCU brings together students and faculty from around the University interested in health policy and health services research. The organization fosters collaboration, professional development and mentorship for student members.

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Monthly meetings, seminars, and guest speakers to acquaint students with the fields of health services research and health policy.
Eligible for AcademyHealth student dissertation grants and scholarships.
Networking and mentorship programs.
Collaboration with colleagues across the university.
Presentation practice and preparation.
Opportunities for internal financial assistance in conference preparations.

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Active Minds at VCU is dedicated to eradicating the stigma surrounding mental health. We seek to educate about different mental health and student wellbeing concerns, as well as provide resources to students. We also work with faculty and staff on student feedback regarding campus wellness initiatives.

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We are a student-led organization that fosters school spirit, awareness, diversity, and inclusion through a wide variety of events for the VCU community!

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To build a community of students interested in advertising and to create a collaborative organization that is open to all VCU students. We want to prepare our members for careers in advertising and forge lasting connections.

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The mission of ASO is to educate and spread positive awareness about Afghanistan's history, people, and the diverse cultures. We strive to achieve these goals through the successful planning and implementation of various social and educational events through the guidance and funding of the SGA and the University. All of our events are open to the entire student body, faculty, and staff. We hope to bring awareness and education about Afghanistan as a country of rich culture and history and not a battlefield.

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The primary goal of the African Student Union at Virginia Commonwealth University is to promote unity within, but not limited to the African Diaspora. Our focus is to increase the awareness of diversity, multi-cultural, and educational aspects of Africa.

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Our purpose is to organize and hold a lecture or two each semester with the goal of extending the impact and importance of historical study to the student body of VCU and Richmond as a community.

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Our mission is too fight the abhorrent anti-milk culture which is growing day by day on this campus. At the same time we wish to unite those who enjoy milk and create a safe space for milk drinkers to discuss varieties of milk, the health benefits of milk, and most of all enjoy glasses of milk together.

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Our mission is to support, mentor, and educate Type 1 Diabetics and allies on how to live holistically healthier lives through group support. We also encourage mentorship to younger adolescence in the surrounding Richmond City School District. If you are Type 1 or an ally, consider joining today!

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Alpha Gamma Delta is an international women's fraternity that promotes academic excellence, philanthropic giving, ongoing leadership and personal development and above all, a spirit of loving sisterhood. Guided by our Purpose, Alpha Gamma Deltas strive to attain a higher standard, thereby improving their lives, the lives of those around them, and the communities in which they live. Together, we continually work to: Inspire the Woman. Impact the World.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha’s mission is to cultivate and encourage high scholastic and ethical standards, to promote unity and friendship among college women, to study and help alleviate problems concerning girls and women in order to improve their social stature, to maintain a progressive interest in college life, and to be of “Service to All Mankind".

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alpha Kappa Delta Phi provides our members with lifelong empowerment, support, and friendships through sisterhood. With more than 6000 sisters across the United States and Canada, we strive to live by and advance our pillars - sisterhood, leadership, scholarship, service, and Asian Awareness.

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Alpha Kappa Delta is an international Sociology honor society which seeks to promote scholarship and fellowship among undergraduate and graduate sociology students. To become a member:Undergraduates:Must be an officially declared sociology major or demonstrate a serious interest in sociology within an official program of VCU.Must be at least a junior (third year) by standards of VCU.Shall rank in the top 35% of their class in general scholarship. If class rank is not readily available to a chapter representative, in lieu of class rank, students shall have accumulated the equivalent of an overall grade point average of at least 3.3 by a four point scale where: A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0.Must have maintained the equivalent of a 3.0 GPA in sociology courses taken at VCU prior to initiation.Must have completed at least 12 credit hours in sociology prior to initiation (exclusive of extension or courses graded pass/fail). Graduates:For students classified as graduate students (those officially admitted to graduate study in sociology at VCU), the following specific requirements must have been met prior to the time of initiation: completion of one half year of graduate study in sociology (i.e., one semester or two quarters or the equivalent academic unit) with a graduate GPA of B or better, and continued matriculation in a program of study leading toward a graduate degree in sociology at VCU. Staff Members:For staff members of VCU, formal conferral of the Ph.D. in sociology or employment as a sociologist are required prior to initiation, provided they meet the other requirements set forth above.Members can attend regional society meetings with the opportunity to share their scholarly work with other members. Alpha Kappa Delta sponsors paper contests with a variety of prizes, including scholarships. AKD inducts 4,000 members annually. (Content for this description was retrieved from the AKD website: http://sites.google.com/site/alphakappadeltainternational/)

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Alpha Kappa Psi is Recognized as the premier developer of the principled business leaders.

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- Access to the international professional network of AKPsi active members and alumni
- Access to private and public AKPsi professional development events
- Access to private and public AKPsi social events
- Affiliation with a diverse and passionate student-run organization
- Opportunity to grow as future principled business leaders

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The purpose of Alpha Omega is to provide a safe place for campus students to come and learn about God and the Bible.

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The object of the Fraternity shall be to encourage a spirit of Fraternity and love among its members; to stand at all times for character, dignity, scholarship, and college loyalty; to strive for and support the best interests of the colleges and universities in which chapters are installed, and in no way to disregard, injure, or sacrifice those interests for the sake of prestige or advancement of the Fraternity or any of its chapters.

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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. develops leaders, promotes brotherhood and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our communities.

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The purpose of Alpha Phi Omega is to promote Leadership, Friendship and Service for the Community, VCU, and the Nation. To be great leaders as well as community service givers. To uphold the standards of Alpha Phi Omega and VCU as we demonstrate what it is to be a Brother and a Student.

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Alpha Phi Sigma is the National Criminal Justice Honor Society. The society is dedicated to recognizing academic achievement in the field of criminal justice, both at the undergraduate and graduate level. Alpha Phi Sigma seeks to promote discussion of a variety of topics in criminal justice, as well as encourage the exploration of exciting career opportunities in the growing field.

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Lifetime membership once recognized by Alpha Phi Sigma, graduation honors and regalia, funding options available.

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Alpha Sigma Alpha is a women’s organization that promotes high ideals and standards for its members throughout their lives by emphasizing balance among our four aims of intellectual, physical, social and spiritual development. Alpha Sigma Alpha provides opportunities through:

Sisterhood — forming strong bonds of unconditional friendship based on common values and experiences;

Heritage — expressed through creed, ritual and history; and

Leadership and Service — enhanced by chapter, campus and community involvement.

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Sisterhood
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Alpha Xi Delta, founded in 1893, inspires women to realize their potential by providing opportunities for Sisterhood, leadership, knowledge and service.

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Provide current and new VCU students the opportunity to travel during spring, summer, and weekend breaks to participate in a variety of different volunteer service activities.

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Travel and leadership experience plus engagement through voluntary experience in a diverse selection of communities.

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VCU Alumni and the MCV Alumni Association advance the university by building active support, commitment, involvement and recognition of alumni, students, faculty, business and community partners. The associations promote alumni involvement across all areas of Virginia Commonwealth University in support of its mission and will support alumni in furthering their career and educational goals. We are a community — a group of people who have a VCU experience, who care about the university, who wish to support it and who want to stay connected to it. People like you. Those alumni who serve on the associations' boards and who make decisions about what the associations do are the community's cruise directors. The Alumni Relations staff is here to make sure you get the most from your VCU experience — using tools such as events, activities and communications — for as long as you'd like to keep in touch. VCU Alumni and the MCV Alumni Association are in the business of developing relationships with alumni, students, parents and friends by providing meaningful services, tangible benefits and engaging programs that inform, educate and inspire.

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The AMA Medical Student Section (MSS) and Medical Society of Virginia are dedicated to representing medical students, improving medical education, developing leadership, and promoting activism for the health of America.

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1- Providing an educational outreach program for VCU students with an interest in pharmaceutical sciences
2- Increasing student awareness of career opportunities in the pharmaceutical sciences and providing opportunities for professional advancement
3- Increasing student awareness of current advances and discoveries in the pharmaceutical sciences
4- Providing a forum for networking and mentoring amongst students and faculty
5- Fostering student participation in outreach activities that furthers the goals and objectives of AAPS

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