Organizations

World Scholars: The World Scholars Program for top academic students engages scholars in intellectually stimulating activities to cultivate a keen awareness of world cultures.

Common Ground: Common Ground’s mission is to foster and promote tolerance, understanding and togetherness in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.

Pan African Sisterhood Association: The Pan African Sisterhood Association provides a network of support and promotes unity of minority women at Coker University. PASA embraces the mission of the College by ensuring its members become graduates who have the ability to think analytically and creatively and to write and speak effectively.

Campus Activities Board (CAB): CAB, the campus programming board, is responsible for campus events and entertainment. CAB plans and produces activities for the entire campus, and plans campus traditional events like Fall Formal, HomeCOWming, and Crew Races.

Class Councils: The Class Councils serve as a liaison between the Student Government and students. Each class is represented by a president, vice president, treasurer and secretary. Class Council members assist in the planning of Homecoming, COW Days and Crew Races. Elections are held at the end of the spring semester.

Coker University Union: The Coker University Union, the campus programming board, is responsible for campus events and entertainment. CCU plans and produces activities for the entire campus, such as Welcome Week, Welcome Back Week, Bandfest and The Happening. Any student who enjoys event planning and entertainment is welcome to join CCU.

Commissioners: Since 1924, Coker’s Commissioners have welcomed freshman with great excitement. Each Commissioner is directly responsible for a group of freshmen students called a “family,” helps with the personal and academic concerns of freshmen students and assists the family in adjusting to college life.

Diversity Education Engagement Peers (DEEP): Under the Center for Diversity, Interfaith, and Inclusion Education, DEEP facilitates conversations among the student body to promote equity and inclusion. They educate their fellow students and the campus community by enhancing their understanding of diversity, cultural awareness and exploration of social justice.

Residence Hall Association: The Residence Hall Association facilitates of communication regarding residence hall issues between residential students and the College administration. RHA’s main objective is to serve the residential, campus and Hartsville communities in a multitude of ways.

Student Athlete Advisory Committee: The Student Athlete Advisory Committee’s mission is to enhance the total student-athlete experience by promoting opportunity for all student-athletes; protecting student-athlete welfare; and fostering a positive student-athlete image while maintaining the tenants of the Division II philosophy.

Student Government Association: The Student Government Association is the umbrella organization that governs all Registered Student Organizations and directs a flow of information from the student population via three separate councils: the Class Council, RSO President’s Council and the Evening School and Commuter Council.

Delta Eta Pi: Delta Eta Pi National Dance Honor Society recognizes students of high academic achievement and supports community service events in dance. We offer monthly dance classes for the campus community and a Valentines Day Bake Sale to help students attend dance conferences and performances.

Chi Alpha Sigma: Chi Alpha Sigma is a student-athlete honor society that recognizes high academic achievers and sport letter winners at the collegiate level.

Lambda Pi Eta: Lambda Pi Eta, the official communication studies honor society of the National Communication Association, recognizes, fosters and rewards outstanding scholastic achievement in communication studies; strives to stimulate interest in the field of communication; promotes and encourages professional development among communication majors; provides opportunities to discuss and exchange ideas in the field of communication; and encourages members to explore options for graduate education in communication studies.

Nu Delta Alpha: Nu Delta Alpha is a national dance honor society designed to honor excellence within the dance program and to promote dance on the Coker campus and in the Hartsville community.

Phi Alpha: Also known as Rho Theta, Phi Alpha is a national social work honor society that promotes a closer bond among social work students and encourages its members to enter into a more intimate fellowship with others dedicated to the promotion of humanitarian goals and ideals.

Phi Sigma Iota: Phi Sigma Iota recognizes outstanding accomplishment in the study or teaching of any of the academic fields related to foreign language, literature, or culture.

World Scholars: The World Scholars Program for top academic students engages scholars in intellectually stimulating activities to cultivate a keen awareness of world cultures.

National Society of Leadership and Success: The National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) exists to assist students in creating the lives they desire, to help students discover what they truly want to do and to give them the support and tools necessary to achieve their goals.

Emerging Leaders: The Emerging Leaders program is a 15 week program for underclassmen students to learn about the foundations of leadership, personal leadership strengths and styles, and opportunities to become a leader on or off campus.

Coker Concert Band: An instrumental ensemble made up of Coker students and community members, with weekly rehearsals and one major concert per semester.

Chamber Singers: The Coker Chamber Singers, formed in 2005, is an auditioned choir that studies and performs choral chamber works of all musical periods.

Cobra Cast: Cobra Cast provides students with opportunities to express themselves through the performing arts, using voice and body language. Cobra Cast encourages students to become relaxed and enjoy performing in front of people, whether through public speaking or acting on stage, and enhances students’ understanding of the performing arts and its influences on the world.

Coker Dance Elite: This organization exists to increase the visibility of dance on campus and within the community of Hartsville. It represents the College in a positive and spirit-oriented fashion. The Dance Elites provide various forms of entertainment throughout the academic year.

Coker Singers: Founded in 1908, the Coker Singers is the premiere choral ensemble of the College. The group has performed throughout the Carolinas as well as in Atlanta, New Orleans and Birmingham. Other engagements include performances at the Lincoln Memorial and the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., and at Carnegie Hall and St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York.

Venomous Hip Hop Dance Club: Venomous Hip Hop Dance Club is committed to students wishing to learn, teach, choreograph, and perform hip-hop dance. We offer monthly classes in hip-hop dance and perform in the Informal Dance Concert each semester.

Baptist Collegiate Ministry: Baptist Collegiate Ministry is a Christian organization that worships similarly to a Sunday morning worship service. The group often has a meal at their meeting along with musical worship, band performances and speakers. All denominations are welcome to attend.

Fellowship of Christian Athletes: Fellowship of Christian Athletes is an organization that provides students with opportunities to play games, eat food and worship. FCA tries to host as many events as possible and reaches out to all of the athletic teams on campus as well as non-athletes.

Greater Grace: Greater Grace’s main goal is to assist in sponsoring, constructing and hosting Sunday afternoon services, which are open to all Coker students and include off-campus ministers. Greater Grace’s mission is to unify God’s heritage for one purpose – praise.

Because Christ Matters (BCM): BCM provides the opportunity for Coker students who believe in Jesus Christ to come together in fellowship. Our meetings will consist of Bible studies that will help us grow stronger in our faith together. This event will benefit Coker by giving students an opportunity to connect with other believers on campus.

Pause for Paws: We are committed to raising awareness for animals that need a little extra help. We also work closely with the Darlington Humane Society to provide volunteering opportunities for those at Coker University. We also strive to bring dogs to campus to boost student morale.

All Coker University students are members of the Student Government Association. It serves as a liaison between students and the administration, as a resource for student questions and concerns and as the parent body of all Registered Student Organizations.

SGA Constitution
SGA Bylaws
Appropriations Request Form
Scheduling Request Form
RSO Handbook

All Time Gaming: All Time Gaming is a group that comes together to play, discuss, and educate others about video gaming and gaming topics.

Tabletop Gaming: Tabletop Gaming creates events and socials for the Coker community in which they can enjoy a carefree and semi-competitive space to enjoy tabletop games. A wide variety of games are welcome and provided by the organization.

Theatrical Expressions: Theatrical Expressions is an organization in which students can explore aspects of the art of theatre.