Student Groups

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Students who are interested in the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at Providence College should check out the student groups Women Will, Women Empowered, S.H.E.P.A.R.D., and It’s On Us.

For more information about these and many other student groups on campus, check out this complete list.

Women Will

Women Will is an organization on campus which focuses on raising awareness of women’s issues. They sponsor the annual Take Back The Night rally, as well as other events for Providence College. Women Will is open to all students, male or female.

It’s On Us

It’s On Us has grown into the nation’s largest nonprofit program dedicated to college sexual assault prevention and survivor support activating students on hundreds of campuses in our awareness and education programs. The Providence College Chapter is here to support survivors and combat campus sexual violence.

Women Empowered

Women Empowered empowers multicultural women through engaging the campus in activities on issues that women of color face daily both on and off campus. They are a group that provides a safe place to discuss these issues, while also providing support. Their organization also engages in social, cultural, and community service events centered around multicultural womanhood.

S.H.E.P.A.R.D

S.H.E.P.A.R.D. (Stopping Homophobia, Eliminating Prejudices And Restoring Dignity) is a support group for all members of the LGBTQQIAA* community who choose to become involved.

S.H.E.P.A.R.D. seeks to educate the college community on  issues of sexual orientation. This organization provides a supportive environment in which students can discuss issues of sexual orientation freely and openly.  

*Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Questioning Intersex Asexual Ally