Club Chemistry

The chemistry club at Whittier College is open to all students who have an interest in chemistry. The mission of the club is to provide a means for chemistry students who are at differing places in their academic careers to interact with one another through various social activities, field trips, service events, and through arranging speakers to share their experiences with the club.

 Activities

 Speakers

 Officers

 How to Join

Activities

The following list of activities is a partial description of a wide range of events that the club has organized during the last few years:

Chowing down at the Pizza Party

Pizza party at various faculty member’s homes.

Volleyball and barbecue at Penn Park. This has been done in conjunction with the Physics club.

Visit the LAPD (Los Angeles Police Department) crime lab.

Visit Chevron Oil Company

Visit local elementary, junior high, and senior high schools to do various chemistry demonstrations.

General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Review Session before final exams in conjunction with providing pizza for the students.

Help organize the visit of several guest speakers which have included a wide variety of people during the past few years.

Last Year's Speakers

Chem Club Officers

President

Vu Thai (senior)

Vice-President

Nick-E Dubauskie (sophomore)

Treasurer

Yasmeen Shaw (senior)

Secretary

Amy Shajary (senior)

How to Join

Club Chemistry is open to all students. If you are interested in joining, you can contact any of the officers or come to one of the meetings. Signs for each meeting are posted on the walls of the Science building. You can also become a student affiliate of the American Chemical Society. This is inexpensive and provides you with lots of resources concerning jobs and internships. Click here to find out more about becoming an ACS student affiliate.