By Sydney Patton and Malachi Wells
The Class of 2026 for Greensboro College were very involved in student life and they left behind a few very big holes to fill for this Fall 2026 semester. Student-led clubs – like the Student Government Association (SGA), United African American Society (UAAS), the Collegian, Greensboro Gamers and Vogue Visionaries (which has been renamed to the Onyx Syndicate) – were affected and left needing to find new club presidents.
Finding new club presidents is no easy feat because being a club president comes with a responsibility to not only the club members but also the interests of the entire student body. At Greensboro College, student-led clubs are an integral part of student life and club presidents are at the forefront of establishing a positive campus environment where students can have opportunities to connect with others, find support and guidance and to take their minds off the
stress of academics. Even just seeing a familiar face around campus can make a difference in a student’s college experience. Because clubs are such an important part of student life, it is important to know what club presidents’ goals are and what they plan to do to maintain a positive campus environment.
Malachi Wells interviewed a few of these new club presidents to find answers to these exact questions.
The first of the club presidents interviewed was the new president of the SGA, Bryson Carter. Wells asked Carter what his overall plan for the SGA is for this year and found that Carter’s goal is to increase communication between the students and faculty. Carter said that he is aware of the communication problems last year and hopes to overcome them so that there will be more
campus events for students to help build a new sense of com munity across campus.
On a campus as small as Greensboro College, many students tend to fall into categories of who they hang around – which could be attributed to the high concentration of student-athletes and/or students in the arts programs like physical arts, music and theatre. These students tend to spend most of their time with team mates or those within their program, leaving them little opportunity to make friends or acquaintances outside of those circles; however, club events tend to be the small exceptions where students from many different majors, teams, departments and backgrounds interact with one another. Times like these are where the Greensboro College community really comes together as a whole and is more than its parts.
“Advocating for students is a huge deal,” Carter replied when asked why he wanted
to become SGA president. “I think there are a lot of students on campus who have a lot of great ideas and I think some times it can be hard to, one, either find an outlet to get those ideas to come to fruition, or two, being at this campus, it can be hard to feel like you can voice your opinion about certain things.”
Students having an outlet to voice their opinions and concerns is a very important part of student life on any college campus. Greensboro College is no exception to this and, with the help of Bryson Carter, the rest of the SGA and other club presidents, students have plenty of opportunities to make their voices known. Carter hopes to bring a bright and new feeling of community and fellowship to Greensboro College so that students are proud to say they are a part of the Pride.
Bri Bostic, president of the UAAS, and Kaiden Jackson, president of the Onyx Syndicate, are two other new club presidents at Greensboro College. Wells spoke to both of them about their experiences as new presidents and how they are handling their responsibilities so far. When asked about their plans as club presidents, both of their responses were tied to the unity of the Greensboro College community and giving all students the freedom to express themselves no matter their culture, race, major or how well they dress, because they want students to feel included, valued and accepted.
There has been a learning curve for Bostic as she is stepping into the leadership role of being a first-time. She highlighted the importance of “understanding what it means to run a club and understanding all the factors that come in having a successful club.”
This is a statement that most club presidents could agree, as even non first-time club presidents still have questions and doubts when it comes to running their clubs.
Jackson also brought up the point that getting students at Greensboro College interested in clubs and understanding the importance of them has been a struggle. There are plenty of clubs on campus that students may have previously ignored, but Jackson urges students to get more involved because they might find they actually enjoy it or that it will benefit them in the future.
Wells is also the new club president for the Greensboro Gamers. Being both an involved student and campus leader, Wells says that there are high expectations when being the president of any club. When asked about the expectations he has for Greensboro Gamers, Wells said that wants his “…club be a safe place for all students to express themselves and to have a community that transcends the expectation that we are a unit for this moment in time but reach out to be a community after we all leave Greensboro College.”
Even if your schedule is packed, it recommended that you consider joining a club and/or participate in the many events held on campus by said clubs. You may find something
that you are interested in or something brand new to try out. At the end of the day we are: ONE PRIDE!
