Anthro Club members at Meadowcroft Rockshelter during an Anthro Club tour
Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Anthropology Club was formed
in 1987 and has since become an active student organization. The Anthropology
Club’s bi-monthly meetings include planning sessions for activities and a
variety of guest lectures. Members have attended several professional meetings,
including the Society for American Archaeology, American Anthropological
Association conferences. Students have also presented papers at the Pennsylvania State System’s annual
University Undergraduate Anthropology Meetings. The club also organizes events and speakers around the celebration of World
Anthropology Day each February.
The club
has sponsored an ethnographic film series, played a major role in bringing an
important Smithsonian photographic exhibit to IUP, organized events for the
IUP’s Day of the Dead celebration, and taken field trips to museums and
historic sites. Guest lectures at meetings highlight areas of anthropological
interest, including Mesoamerican archaeology, Pennsylvania’s historic
archaeology, Native American religions, and political movements in developing
countries.
The
Anthropology Club at IUP is organized by students, but Anthropology faculty
members often participate in the group’s activities. All in all, with the many
educational activities and the opportunity to interact with faculty members,
the Anthropology Club is an ideal way for undergraduate students to gain
valuable information about anthropology and to learn about career
opportunities.
Anthro Club members learning to play colonial American hoop game during a club trip.