Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender Resource Center

Student LBGTA Organizations

The organizations are here; the involvement is up to you! Access a larger list of student organizations on the community resource pages. New to campus? There are online campus maps with photos and locations of buildings.

Student organizations reflect attention to personal and social support, campus and community political action, intersections of LBGT identies and race, ethnicity, nationality, spiritual concerns and academic and professional affiliation. Student organizations at MSU have a complex and lengthy history. The comments below only begin to touch on the details, but should help you understand some of the differences between groups.

Residence Hall groups

The residence hall LBGTA groups primarily focus on being safe spaces for personal and social support and on campus-wide education. Each residence hall complex has a group, as provided by the RHA constitution. Some groups have their own permanent meeting room; some groups meet in various locations in the complex. Funding for each group comes through RHA.

PRIDE is the West Circle LBGTA caucus. Facebook group: PRIDE West Circle's LGBTA Caucus

PRISM is the South Complex LBGTA caucus. Facebook group: PRISM - South Complex's LBGTA Caucus.

RING is the North Complex (Mason-Abbot, Snyder-Phillips, Shaw Halls) LBGTA Caucus. Facebook group: Respecting Individuals on Neutral Grounds.

Spectrum is the East Complex LBGTA caucus. Facebook group: Spectrum - East Campus LGBTA Caucus.

BRIGHT is the Brody Complex LBGTA caucus, which has not been active, but is trying to start up again. Facebook group: BRIGHT (Brody Residents In Great Harmony Together).

Council Of Progressive Students

The Alliance is one of six COPS groups, and receives funding through the Programming Board of ASMSU (the MSU student government). It is the oldest of the existing LBGTA groups, tracing its history on campus to 1970.

Alliance of LBGT and Straight Ally Students meets in 441 Union. The Alliance has a tradition of campus and community political action and serving as a voice in MSU student governance. Facebook group: The Alliance of LBGTA Students.

Registered Student Organizations

There are usually 500-600 organizations registered through the Department of Student Life. RSOs have access to some University facilities, but have no permanent meeting place and more difficult access to funding than other groups.

SGL-SOCIAL (Same-Gender Loving Students of Color, Internationals & Allies). This group provides a safe space for personal support and educates on issues related to intersections of race, ethnicity, nationality and LBGT identities. Facebook group: Same Gender Loving Students Of Color Internationals and Allies (SGL-SOCIAL).

TransAction (formerly Phi Tau Mu) is a trans-focused student organization. It does not publish its meeting times and places to help create a safe space for its members; please email the group for information.

Other student groups

Contact these groups for information about their meeting locations and times.

GLBT Safe Schools

College of Education organization promiting safe schools for GLBTQ students.

LBGT graduate student group

The grad group has monthly get-togethers and organizes other events of interest; contact the Center (lbgtrc@msu.edu, 353-9520) and we'll tell you how to find out more about this group.

LBGTA in Medicine Club

Serves lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual students and allies as individuals and as groups, including medical students (osteopathic, human & veterinary) and graduate students in affiliated departments.

Mishpocha - LBGT Jewish student organization

See the Student Life section of the MSU Hillel web site for more information.

Michigan Campus Alliance

www.micampusalliance.org is the state-wide alliance of LGBT students in Michigan.

Triang-l

Triang-l is the listserv for events and issues of interest to the MSU LBGTA community. Membership on this list is completely anonymous unless you make a post yourself.

Student organization advisors

The LBGTA student organizations look to advisors who work in the residence halls or in the LBGT Resource Center. The 2008-2009 advisors are:

• Dani Masuda, advising the Alliance
• Danielle Blaney, advising PRIDE
• Bree Becker, advising PRISM
• Holly Allar, advising RING
• Shawna Stover, advising Spectrum
• Dani Masuda, advising SGL-SOCIAL

Short bios are available for LBGTRC staff.