Club members discuss the importance of being a part of Meramec’s Pride Alliance
BY: MACY GILLICK
Staff Writer
Even though the Pride Alliance isn’t a new club at Meramec, the club does have a new look to it. According to Vice President Iz Silva, the Pride Alliance Club is available for LGBT and allies to make friends, plan events and be a little support network for each other. The club also meets weekly according to the Club President Ali Sajjad Almamori.
What’s your club like? What do you guys do?
Almamori: The club is still in the beginning stages. It had to shut down last semester because there was no advisor. I’m a freshman here and I’m not entirely sure how it worked before. But right now we are trying to get it started. What we do is talk about our experiences and kind of build a community. We listen to music and we plan events for campus.
Why do you want people aware of your club?
Silva: We want LGBT students, allies and people who want to know more that this is a safe place for them on campus even when things may seem scary.
Almamori: I think it’s really important for queer people to know there’s a space for them on this campus and that if they have any issues or just need people to talk to or friends we are there. Also we can have events on campus and raise awareness for people who aren’t apart of the community, and we can make sure the campus is a very accepting environment and also just because it’s fun and we would love to have more people
Why did you join the club?
Almamori: I was talking to my friend about how I signed up at the beginning of the school year and nothing happened because it had to be closed down. My friend told me there was no sponsor so I thought I could find a sponsor and so I started it up again.
Silva: I joined because I’m queer myself and non binary. All my friends when pride was running a couple years ago were in the club so it seems kinda natural so we got together and ramped it up again this semester with a new advisor.
If you’re interested in joining, contact the club advisor at hscheckel@stlcc.edu.
