Conducted by the State Future Farmers of America officers and sponsored by FFA alumni in the State, the Oklahoma FFA Annual Leadership Training Camp is designed for chapter FFA officers. (JT)

Provides advice to campus activities chairpersons, faculty advisers, and other student organizations on how to recruit volunteers to advance organizational goals. Focuses on determining organizational needs, attracting volunteer interest, job descriptions and applications, diversity, evaluation of volunteers, and continuing motivation. (MDM)

A study of the motivational needs of secondary family and consumer sciences education students (n=1,030) determined that most were motivated by the need for achievement more than the need for affiliation and power. Students who were members of Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America had a higher need for affiliation and power. (Contains…

The advantages of integrating Business Professionals of America activities into the vocational business education classroom include student motivation and easier teaching. (JOW)

Introduces special edition of this journal on fraternities and sororities. Presents a series of questions for campuses to ask when deciding whether to have fraternities and sororities and when determining how such organizations should operate. Identifies areas of needed research. Concludes that student affairs professionals will continue to be key…

Discusses the role of higher education in determining values of students, and how that role is undermined by the way colleges and universities deal with fraternities and sororities. Focuses on how student personnel administrators should view recent resurgence of these organizations in light of the values they should be espousing, and that current…

Examines Black fraternities from historical perspective, focusing on their founding and the impact of social action and community service on their development. Concludes that Black fraternities are at crucial juncture and must adapt to environmental changes to survive. Notes that, historically, these organizations have developed service endeavors…

Examines the changing role of the faculty advisor in the development of a successful student organization. Analyzes student organizations using a life-cycle perspective and presents leadership theory for suggesting the most effective leader roles that faculty advisors may adopt. (JOW)

The theme article discusses the role of the National Future Farmers of America Alumni Association in supporting vocational agriculture through involvement in government affairs and as volunteers providing information and assistance to local clubs. (JOW)

Leaders of student governments at the Big Ten universities have formed an organization to solve common problems and revitalize student activism on their campuses. Issues include: combating racism, sexism, and homophobia; pushing universities to establish better ways to recruit and retain minority faculty and students; etc. (MLW)

The role of the college student activities staff in advising student organizations is examined, and guidelines are offered for establishing an effective advisor-student leader relationship, attendance at student organization meetings and events, the extent of the advisor's influence and control over organizational and students' activities, and…

Student associations help students develop their leadership abilities, professionalism, and competitiveness. They also contribute to program recruitment, curricular innovation, and personal satisfaction. (JOW)

Eight theme articles discuss the role and responsibility of a Future Farmers of America (FFA) adviser. They include information on recruiting members, developing effective programs, managing time, adhering to the specific purpose of FFA, looking at the impact of educational research on FFA, and implementing an FFA program in middle school. (JOW)

Examined relationship between type of campus activity students engaged in and their racial identity attitudes. Findings from 101 African-American college students revealed that their racial identity attitudes contributed to the prediction of participation in cultural and noncultural campus organizations. The higher one's pro-white,…

McDaniels et al. review the University of Missouri's Career Center activities designed to help deciding students. Candrl and Heinzen describe Career Quest, a student organization that is a learning community to support deciding students in knowing themselves, the world of work, and the career development process. (SK)