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Alpha Phi Omega
Alpha Phi Omega is a coeducational National Service Fraternity, established at Albion College in 1991. Our threefold program consists of Leadership, Friendship, and Service. Our goal is developing leadership among our officers and members, promoting friendship with all those we come into contact with, and providing service to humanity. Our membership is open to all students who have a desire to provide service through programs on campus and in the Albion community.

Best Buddies
Best Buddies is an international nonprofit organization whose mission is to match college students and members of the community who have intellectual disabilities in one-on-one friendships. Members make a commitment to spend time with their buddies on a weekly basis in addition to attending monthly group outings. Best Buddies is rewarding in that its members have the opportunity to truly make a difference in the life of another person. Many of the community buddies have few other friends.  These friendships boost buddies self-esteem in addition to making them feel special.  College students gain a friend and a better understanding of how life is for those people who have intellectual disabilities.

Circle K

New to campus for in the 2008-2009 year, Circle K is an international volunteer service organization lead by students seeking to make a difference on their campus, and in their city, state, and world. Members are part of the Kiwanis Family, in which they interact with adult Kiwanians, high school Key Clubbers, middle school Builders Club students, and elementary school-aged K-Kids. The Kiwanis Family is best known for eradicating Iodine Deficiency Disorder in Third World countries, but can also be seen making small changes happen around the world.

Circle K is truly an international organization, with clubs in Canada, Jamaica, and Australia, Circle K International boasts more than 11,000 members. Part of the largest collegiate community service organization in the world, we follow the tenets of service, leadership, and fellowship, and truly "live to serve...love to serve!"

Child Ready Educational Activities Transforming the Environment (CREATE)

CREATE provides fun, educational activities for children of the community that enhances their knowledge of the world around them with regard to environmental and cultural aspects.  CREATE works to unite student members with children from the Albion community through weekly after school programs at the Whitehouse Nature Center.

Global Medical Brigades
Global Medical Brigades is a student organization that collects and raises all of the money to help the less fortunate people in Honduras by providing villages with medical care and medicine for up to a month. We take a trip every summer and we see approximately 2500 people in a week. You don't have to be premed to apply for this group. Strongly encouraged Spanish speaking skills are very important but not a necessity. We also take medical professionals with us on the trip. Along with medical attention, we also provide a dental team to numb the area in the mouth, extract teeth, and suture if they wish. This organization was started two years ago and is growing rapidly.

Habitat For Humanity
Habitat For Humanity works in conjunction with the Greater Albion Habitat for Humanity to provide low-cost housing to families who display a need. This is done through the building and renovation of homes in Albion and the surrounding area. This organization provides a wonderful opportunity to serve the community and work side by side with its residents.

The Nwagni Project
The Nwagni Project is a student run, unofficial non-profit organization focusing on education and community in Batchingou, Cameroon. Batchingou is a small village in West Africa. We have raised over 25,000 dollars, which has gone toward the building of a new school in Batchingou. Now that the school has been completed, our next project is to create a clean water source for the schools in the village.

Service Project Appalachia
Service Project Appalachia provides students with an active and challenging spring break that benefits needy communities. The group spends the fall and winter fundraising to keep our costs down and when spring break rolls around we're off to the Appalachian mountain region. Our main focus is to help low income families by doing light construction work on their homes. We have a wonderful time getting to know not only each other, but the people and communities we visit.  

STRIVE
Students Together Raising Integrity, Values, and Excellence (STRIVE) consists of Albion College students and professors who work together throughout the year to facilitate and mentor small groups of Albion Middle School students. In this way, a positive community connection is created, as leadership opportunities for middle school students are fostered, and the city of Albion is enhanced.

Student Volunteer Bureau (SVB)

Student Volunteer Bureau (SVB) is composed of Albion College students that possess the ability to create positive change and influence service “mindedness” into this campus and community. Become a part of our enthusiastic, dedicated crew who believe volunteering enhances campus life. SVB supports the annual New Orleans trip, regular visits to Cass Community Social Services in Detroit, Walk for Warmth, Box City, and our list continues. You have the ability to make someone’s day in SVB, so let Albert Einstein’s words remain with you: “Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.”

Wayfarers International Group for Service (WINGS)

Wayfarers International Group for Service (WINGS) actively seeks projects which create the opportunity for our skills to benefit others and for the experience to enrich our lives as well. We are dedicated to the ideal of service and service learning. Intended as an alternative break, the projects undertaken by WINGS will occur outside the boundaries of the United States. These projects may include, but are not limited to, direct aid to people through the building and refinishing of homes to more environmental concerns. WINGS makes one excursion a year, generally during Albion College's spring break.

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