The sociology club participated in a project with Habitat for Humanity on April 23 to help build a house in Raceland. “The whole project was a good experience,” Kara Brossette, sociology club treasurer and sociology senior from Houma, said. “We actually got to meet the person we were building it for. We got to feel as though we accomplished something.”

The members of the sociology club that participated in this project were in charge of the vinyl siding for the house.

“I feel that it is important for the sociology club to be involved in the community,” Julie Boquet, sociology club president and sociology junior from Houma, said. “If anyone would like to get involved, come join us next semester.”

The sociology club consists of six members for this spring semester. Five of the six members are sociology majors. The faculty sponsor for the sociology club is James Butler, associate professor of History and Social Sciences.

Because two of their members are from Japan, the sociology club decided to host a Japanese Culture presentation, which was held at the Bayou Lafourche Marine Institute, a behavioral modification school.

“We have two members who are Japanese, so they went to the school and talked about Japanese culture to the students,” Boquet said. “They did presentations on kimonos, origami paper folding and taught some of the language.”

The club also prepared Easter baskets for a Juvenile Justice program and delivered the baskets themselves.

“I joined the sociology club because I wanted to do something with other sociology majors, and it seemed like the perfect thing,” Jessica Archer, sociology club secretary and sociology senior from Cut Off, said.

Four of the six members of the sociology club have an internship at the Bayou Lafourche Marine Institute where they help students with class work every week. Each student enrolled in the Sociology 403 class is expected to have at least 110 hours per semester.

“We volunteer our time wherever help is needed,” Archer said.

The sociology club is not limited to only sociology majors, and welcomes other majors as well. To become a member students can start attending sociology club meetings and become involved in the projects for the community.

“We are promoting a diversity of membership for people who would like to be involved in the community,” Boquet said.