Warren Wilson Clubs Want You!
Ryleigh Johnson | September 16, 2025
Thirteen clubs, affinity groups, and student activities programs joined together in Cannon Lounge to showcase what extracurricular offerings Warren Wilson College (WWC) has for students.
Trace Howard, a senior and the president of the Student Government Association (SGA), attended the event to promote the student government to new and returning students. SGA, which Howard describes as “the student body's voice on campus,” hosts biweekly meetings to discuss issues on campus, practice leadership and coordinate information to share with the president’s council.
“I definitely want to see more integration on campus of different groups with SGA- clubs, identity groups...more crew representation,” Howard said. “Last semester, we were trying to do crew representatives [with] one student from each crew at SGA. I think something like that would be really amazing.”
Chloe Raines and Brea Cyphert helped to represent the aerial silks club. Meeting every Monday at 8 p.m., the club acts as a space for beginners and experts alike to practice their aerial silk and trapeze skills.
Aerial Silks Club Table.
“[The club is] very beginner-friendly...it's sort of a challenge by choice type situation, where you only have to do what you want to do,” Cyphert said. “You get to choose how you want to be pushed. Every time I go, I feel a little bit accomplished after the meeting.”
Jetta Ghosthorse manned the Indigenous Student Association’s (ISA) table. The ISA works to bring Indigenous leaders, from environmentalists to chefs, to the WWC campus, along with planning trips to the Museum of the Cherokee People.
ISA Table.
“This is my culture, and Indigenous representation and voices really matter, especially across the U.S. [right now],” Ghosthorse said. “Our identities are very intersectional, so coming here and being who we are and having the freedom to...honor our culture through events and programs alongside one another in community is really important.”
Ava McKinney-Taylor and Greyson Halliday were sharing information about the Wilson Alliance for Accessibility (WAFA). WAFA works to improve accessibility on campus, with a particular focus on combatting the high college dropout rate of students with disabilities.
“[Moving to college] can be a very isolating experience,” McKinney-Taylor said. “It can be very terrifying to pick yourself up and move yourself somewhere where you may not have your support system anymore...It's really important to be able to find the community that you need and to be able to uplift the people around you who may need it as well.”
WAFA Table.
The chess club was represented by Eliot Heminway, who said he enjoyed participating because of the challenge chess presents him.
“I feel like I'm always learning the basics…” Heminway said. “I learn how to lose, how to be a critical and strategic thinker...Chess is a really great game to translate into your life. [Plus,] you can beat your family members at chess if you get good at it, and that's fun, especially for Thanksgiving.”
Chess Club Table.
While WWC might be known best for its work program, club members expressed that student-organized extracurriculars also play an important role in building community on campus. Elliot Hove, a senior leadership member of the Asian Culture Club, explained why events like the club fair can be valuable to students.
“The club fair is a great opportunity to learn more [about WWC],” Hove said. “We're really trying to build a fun campus community, to make sure people can relax and get to know each other.”
ACC Table.
Students looking for more information about clubs, including a full list of clubs on campus, can email activities@warren-wilson.edu.
