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 Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:48 pm
Hello! I'm going to be starting, as the title of this thread says, a pagan Studen't society at my college. It's a methodist-affiliated college, but I've found many students that are like me, solitary witches. I'd really appreciate some ideas to help me get some of the people in the broomcloset to join.
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Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 9:57 am
That could be a tough one. How Methodist oriented is your college? I take it that it is not one of those colleges that forces you to go to church every week?
To be official you usually have to go through the student life department. That's what I had to do when I started a political group on my campus when I was in college.
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Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:12 pm
The academic convocation was in the chapel on campus, but other than serious events, they don't force you to go to any church orientated events. I mostly need ideads to get people to come, without you know, scaring them off...
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Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 10:16 pm
Hmm, well I would say a meet and greet but you know whatever you do you are bound to have a few crazy "you are all going to hell" kindof people show up.
Maybe a Halloween party? It can be fun, not really serious and help you meet some people.
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:33 am
A Halloween party might be fun, but I would suggest something before. A meet and greet is easier on people, and you're more likely to have people show up. Also, keep in mind that you might want to have normal meet ups as invitation only. Make it a more formal club. What a lot of colleges in my area do is, once a month they have a meet and greet, where anyone can attend. For their weekly meetings though, you have to have an invitation, or officially belong to the club. It helps to keep the "crazies" out, or those people who just make everyone else feel uncomfortable.
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 8:57 am
Methodists are probably more laid back than baptists and Evangelicals.
A pagan association might not be bad, however there are a lot of religions within the pagan umbrella to consider. As well as the fact there is a lot of misinformation out there.
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:16 pm
What exactly do you plan on doing within this club?
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:56 pm
There's a lot of confusion at my school as to what a pagan is; so we get the usual label of Satanist... I really want to give the pagans and wiccans of my school; even people who are just intrested in the craft a place to feel accepted and not criticized.
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 11:17 pm
Yes, that is the typical atmosphere of a club, but what do you plan to DO within this club? What activities?
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Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 3:00 pm
Lovely_Dead_Trash Hello! I'm going to be starting, as the title of this thread says, a pagan Studen't society at my college. It's a methodist-affiliated college, but I've found many students that are like me, solitary witches. I'd really appreciate some ideas to help me get some of the people in the broomcloset to join.
I am mostly replying to the underlined part.
Just because one is a witch does not mean that they are a pagan. The two, while they do often go hand-in-hand, are not the same. Witchcraft is a craft, a practice, no different from music, dance or carpentry. It can be practiced by anyone or any faith so long as they learn how to preform it. Those fellow students of yours that are also witches could very well be Methodist witches. There is no rule that says you cannot be both Christian and a witch.
I think you would be much better off starting a "Witchs' Association" or something similar at your school rather than a pagan one. Starting a group at a religious school for a DIFFERENT religion (actually a category of religions) is kind of like spitting in their faces and is a bit disrespectful to the administration. However, if you were to start a club for a craft, that would be fine. Like the photo-club or drama-club, you'd be the Witch-club.
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Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:23 pm
One thing that might make it easier is if you offer it as an "Interfaith" club.
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 9:56 am
Ren LehCrow Lovely_Dead_Trash Hello! I'm going to be starting, as the title of this thread says, a pagan Studen't society at my college. It's a methodist-affiliated college, but I've found many students that are like me, solitary witches. I'd really appreciate some ideas to help me get some of the people in the broomcloset to join.
I am mostly replying to the underlined part.
Just because one is a witch does not mean that they are a pagan. The two, while they do often go hand-in-hand, are not the same. Witchcraft is a craft, a practice, no different from music, dance or carpentry. It can be practiced by anyone or any faith so long as they learn how to preform it. Those fellow students of yours that are also witches could very well be Methodist witches. There is no rule that says you cannot be both Christian and a witch.
I think you would be much better off starting a "Witchs' Association" or something similar at your school rather than a pagan one. Starting a group at a religious school for a DIFFERENT religion (actually a category of religions) is kind of like spitting in their faces and is a bit disrespectful to the administration. However, if you were to start a club for a craft, that would be fine. Like the photo-club or drama-club, you'd be the Witch-club.
That's not completely true, actually. There are many, many religions that explicitly forbid the use of witchcraft. Also, most people aren't going to see the difference between a pagan group and a witchcraft one. If they're going to take offense, they're most likely going to take offense to both. The group should definitely be labeled correctly for the sake of those interested in it, but I highly doubt the school will take any less offense to it if they decide to in the first place.
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 11:04 am
Dragoness Arleeana That's not completely true, actually. There are many, many religions that explicitly forbid the use of witchcraft. Also, most people aren't going to see the difference between a pagan group and a witchcraft one. If they're going to take offense, they're most likely going to take offense to both. The group should definitely be labeled correctly for the sake of those interested in it, but I highly doubt the school will take any less offense to it if they decide to in the first place. Could you explain which religions those are- Morgandria posted something in heaven a little while ago about Witchcraft and Christianity that was really awesome.
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 12:00 pm
Esiris Dragoness Arleeana That's not completely true, actually. There are many, many religions that explicitly forbid the use of witchcraft. Also, most people aren't going to see the difference between a pagan group and a witchcraft one. If they're going to take offense, they're most likely going to take offense to both. The group should definitely be labeled correctly for the sake of those interested in it, but I highly doubt the school will take any less offense to it if they decide to in the first place. Could you explain which religions those are- Morgandria posted something in heaven a little while ago about Witchcraft and Christianity that was really awesome. Other than the multitude of "Christian" cults and sect, while Muslims may believe in magic (Sihr) (depending on the person I suppose), some denominations forbid its use entirely. Sadly, in India, it is still very common for a person to by lynched if thought to be a witch. In Saudi Arabia you can legally be put to death for practicing sorcery. All of this derives from religious beliefs. While I agree that you -can- practice witchcraft while being of any religion, you risk "breaking the rules" so to say and it could even cease to be that religion if you take part in it. It's no different than changing the rituals of Wicca. If you decide to get rid of the rituals, change them or add to much, it ceases to be Wicca. When a religions frowns or forbids something and you decide to take a part in it anyway, you basically cease to be of that religion. With certain Christian sects you can even be kicked out of the church. While you may still be Christian you will no longer be of that specific sect.
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 12:02 pm
I think there's a lot of stuff we'd consider magic and witchcraft that even those religions would allow.
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