Clubs & Organizations

Sisterhood is an organization that unifies Kenyon's women of color through fellowship and discussion. Sisterhood aims to explore issues faced by women of color on and off campus.

We offer fun, non-alcoholic events both on campus and off campus on weekends and occasional weekdays for the student body.

We are an inclusive organization dedicated to fostering the success of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in attaining advanced degrees, careers, and positions of leadership in STEM.

SPS attempts to cultivate ties between Kenyon physics enthusiasts and the professional realm of scientists. It also prepares students for future careers by planning off campus trips to laboratories and conferences.

The South Asian Society encourages discourse among the student body at the College by initiating conversations pertaining to South Asia and raising awareness about its diverse traditions and experiences. The Society’s definition of South Asia includes, but is not limited to, the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka as well as South Asian diaspora communities in six continents. The organization seeks to develop student interest in South Asia and South Asian diaspora communities. The group raises awareness about the diverse cultures and religions as well as the political and socio-economic issues of the region through scholarly, cultural and experiential programming. We actively engage in dialogue with the campus about South Asian issues. We provide the Kenyon community opportunities to explore the multi-faceted nature of South Asian identities and experiences. The organization has an inclusive view of South Asia. It therefore actively embraces South Asian pluralism while celebrating South Asian diversity. The Society actively avoids constructing hierarchies of South Asian cultures and identities. This student-led organization will contribute to discourse pertaining to multiculturalism. The group will examine and add to existing perspectives on South Asia and global South Asian diaspora communities.

Spoon University is a global community of young writers, photographers, marketers, and creative minds shaping the future of food. Spoon U at Kenyon College is an organization providing simple recipes, articles relating to all things food, and local food recommendations specific to Kenyon’s surrounding that informs the student body and inspires them to learn more about their own relationship with food. Spoon U is attempting to teach the next generation of journalists, marketers, and event planners the best techniques in digital media while making an impact on the current food movement.

Kenyon Squash team strives to represent Kenyon in squash competition at the intercollegiate level and to develop/promote a life-long love of squash.

StageFemmes, a theatre company at Kenyon College, seeks to showcase the underrepresented talents of women in all aspects of theatre. Created out of a need for opportunities for female artists, StageFemmes aims to produce work that is relevant, challenging, and innovative. In addition to a full theatrical season, StageFemmes hosts workshops, master classes, and discussions and serves as a resource for male and female students interested in the arts.

The K-STEM Program offers a variety of activities that increase student, faculty, and alumni interaction within the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) community and Kenyon community at large. The main components of K-STEM are the Mentoring Program, Community Outreach and Service Program, Professional Workshops, Science Cafe, and Newsletter. The Kenyon STEM mentoring program encourages students to discover opportunities in STEM fields while fostering their development as young professionals. We aim to build a diverse community - of students, faculty, staff and alumni - that will empower students to explore, define, and reflect upon their personal and professional goals. This community will facilitate awareness of resources on campus and beyond by sharing knowledge and experiences and by cultivating personal relationships. These relationships will form a professional network that extends beyond the Kenyon campus and will follow our members in all of their endeavors. K-STEM develops and offers professional workshops on professional development topics such as "How to Write a Personal Statement" and "Professional Communication for STEM careers" and organizes student panels on topics such as "How to Find your Summer Internship". While developing strong professional skills that will lead to success in STEM fields, K-STEM also reaches out to the community through hosting Science Cafes that bridge academic departments such as neuroscience and philosophy. K-STEM further reaches out to Knox County through coordinating events with SPI Spot in Mount Vernon, a non-profit organization that brings people of all ages together to explore science and technology through play.

The Student Life branch of Student Council. We manage the approval of groups, as well as address issues relevant to lives of students on campus.

Our goal is to establish discussion on the Kenyon campus and encourage action in local schools and communities regarding gun violence. We intend to bring speakers, show films, and have campus-wide discussions as well as hold information campaigns in Knox County schools.

It shall be the purpose of Students for Justice in Palestine to engage the Kenyon community through public education, the sponsorship of lectures and film screenings, and community discussions on the subject of human rights violations in Israel and occupied Palestine. Kenyon’s mission statement reads, “in campus discourse, we encourage a multiplicity of voices and viewpoints.” The establishment of Students for Justice in Palestine at Kenyon reflects the desire of a group of students to publicly and formally identify their commitment to create a space on campus where students who wish to learn more about injustice in Israel and occupied Palestine can gather to grow together, academically, intellectually, and ethically.

Oftentimes, to identify as simply American or Caribbean can be an inadequate descriptor of a person's identity in terms of ethnonational ties. As we continue to negotiate the interaction between culture and borders we begin to understand that singular national identification has its limits. This organization allows us to think about our own identities in a Transnational sense. As an organization, we want to develop a network and engage a constituency of student organizations dedicated to the various affinity groups. We want to provide students of Caribbean ancestry and their friends with tools to explore their own culture and humanity. Humanity in this sense is the ability to claim a wholeness of being which can be pursued through a variety of avenues, including, though not limited to, the enjoyment of life through social events.

We want to make clear that as an organization we are seeking to build capacity in terms of recruitment, retention, and campus life. We hope that the presence of this organization on campus will demonstrate that although there may not be a huge number of students of Caribbean ancestry at Kenyon, the quality of support that students feel is strongly felt. We hope that our on-campus events appeal to not only current students but also to prospective students to demonstrate a niche for this affinity group. We also seek to develop a complimentary alumni network so that students can have even more resources within the Kenyon Career Network and also have pathways to share experiences.

The Press's goal is to produce and publish creative long form texts written, edited, and designed by Kenyon Students. However, unlike other literary organizations, the Press is also dedicated to focus on emerging and underrepresented voices. With our unique application process, we hoped to create a space which understands that the identity of the writer is intrinsically related to their work.