Student Handbook

Ammerman Campus Student Life

Honor Societies

Alpha Beta Gamma

is an international honor society for business majors.

Chi Alpha Epsilon

, the National Honor Society, was formed to recognize the academic achievements of

students admitted to colleges and universities throughout the country by non-traditional criteria and serves

students in the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), Student Support Services (SSS) and Student

Success Programs. Its purpose is to promote continued high academic standards, to foster increased

communication among its members, and to honor academic excellence achieved by those students.

Mu Alpha Theta

is the national two-year college Mathematics honor society whose purpose is the

promotion of scholarship in, and enjoyment and understanding of mathematics among students.

Phi Theta Kappa

, the national honor society for two-year colleges, has chapters on the Ammerman,

Eastern and Michael J. Grant campuses. This organization recognizes and encourages four hallmarks —

scholarship, service, leadership and fellowship among community college students and the surrounding

communities.

Sigma Chi Eta.

The purpose of Sigma Chi Eta is to recognize, foster, and reward scholastic achievement in

communication studies; to stimulate interest in the field of communication; and to provide an opportunity to

discuss and exchange ideas in the field of communication.

Music

Southampton Room 18,

(631) 451-4346

Any Suffolk County Community College

student is allowed to participate in one or

more of the College’s music ensembles.

Available ensembles are the College

Choir, Suffolk Singers, College Orchestra,

Symphonic Band, Jazz Ensemble, Guitar

Ensemble, and the Contemporary Music

Ensemble. More information is available

at the Music Department Office.

Student Government

Association

Babylon Student Center 36, Lower Level (631) 451-4324

The mission of the Student Government Association is to represent the student body and promote

democracy by supporting the goals and objectives identified by the student body. The Student Government

Association acts as a liaison between the students, faculty, staff and administration.

The Student Government Association consists of an executive board of four officers (president, vice

president, secretary, treasurer) and ten senators. Officers are elected during the spring semester each

year. The Student Government Association works with all facets of the campus community through various

avenues including campus committees, ad hoc committees, and student forums. All general meetings are

open to the public.