The Areté Society is the student organization of the Honors College. The Honors College Student Council provides Society leadership. All Areté Society events--social, community, cultural, and academic--are coordinated through the Council. The Society is an officially recognized student organization with two seats in the Student Government Association. The Society offers students the opportunity to develop as leaders within the College as well as the University and to make a positive difference in the quality of campus life.
One major university service project the Honors College takes on each year is the Henderson 100 Program. It involves a two-day visit each spring for 100 top high school juniors in Arkansas. The entire program, from conception to completion, is handled by the students of the Honors College, providing them significant leadership and teamwork challenges.
In addition to providing opportunities for university service, the Honors College creates projects to serve Arkadelphia and Clark County. Whether helping a single deserving family, putting together a program for the public schools, or sponsoring a free cultural event to bring the community at large and the University together, civic-minded and civic-active students have an excellent opportunity to strengthen the community connection.
This past spring, eighteen Honors College students volunteered to staff the phone bank at the annual AETN pledge drive, Festival '99. The Honors Council hopes to make this an annual event and plans to involve more Honors College students.