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[C. Hardin] My name is Christopher Hardin, and currently, I'm a new media major in the School of Informatics. I represent Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity incorporated. Just to give you a little background info, it was founded in Indiana University down in Bloomington in 1911 on January 5th, and our chapter—there are different chapters that are established—got established here at IUPUI, actually chartered here on March 6, 1982. We have five people who chartered our fraternity, so that's why I'm here today and the rest of our members are here today through the Lambda Eta Chapter.

Involvement is a really big thing that you really want to get involved into. They say it prevents retention rates and things of that nature. Honestly, being involved in an organization will help you and benefit you in the end. You learn time-management skills, connections, things of that nature. Being involved is a really great thing to do. Our fraternity can benefit. From a brotherhood that's one thing that we've really focused on. We focus on achievement. Our motto is: Achievement in every field of human endeavor.

[K. Kill] My name is Karolina Kill, and I'm majoring in chemistry. I'm doing pre-med, and I'm minoring in music and French. I'm the vice president of the IUPUI pre-medical club. This is the second year that we are at IUPUI. It was a newly formed club last year, and we provide many opportunities for pre-med students here.

We have three main committees. We have the medical conference committee, and we have the health outreach committee, and we have the academic success committee. Each committee tries to outreach into certain areas that will help pre-med students. Primarily with world health issues that's what health outreach does. The medical conference committee works with physician panels. We kind of talk to med students that are at the med school currently. The academic success committee works with the MCAT and the core courses that are required for med school. We try to create study groups and help med students as much as possible.

[Speaker] Black Student Organization is an organization that allows not only black students, but all minorities to come out and support different aspects. We try to be the umbrella organization for all minority groups allowing everyone to come out and support and do different things whether it be social, community service, just all areas. We have anywhere from financial fitness to unity socials that we co-sponsor with LSA. We're doing a masquerade ball. We also sponsor the MLK Dinner, which is a big event that happens in January. We do WOW now, soul rolls, all genres of everything.

[G. Davis] I'm Gretchen Davis, and I'm a senior at IUPUI majoring in occupational therapy.

[C. Wagner] I'm Cassie Wagner, and I'm a senior, also. My major is art education.

[J. Thomas] My name is Jasmine Thomas. I'm a junior, and I'm pre-dental, exercise science.

[G. Davis] IUPUI Cheerleading and Dance is a fun way to get involved with the school. We always have a good time supporting the teams at the games. We cheer for the men's and women's basketball teams.

[C. Wagner] Basically, we cheer at all men's and women's home games, and we travel to the Summit League Tournament, which is the second semester, normally the week before spring break. We have a lot of fun. We practice two times a week on Tuesdays and Sundays, and we have games throughout the week, and we have a lot of fun doing it. It's a good thing to get into.

[G. Davis] Fall tryout this year is September 15th and 16th. On Saturday it's going to be 1-5, and on Sunday I believe it's from 3-6.