Every student duly enrolled at Sowela Technical Community College (Sowela) shall be a member of the Student Government Association. The SGA is designed to facilitate student involvement within the college. The SGA promotes the general welfare of the college in a democratic fashion and facilitates communication among the student body, the faculty and the administration. The purpose of the SGA is to serve students by advocating for student rights as well as providing programs that enrich the college experience. The SGA governing body is comprised of an Executive Branch and Student Senate. An elected president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer form the Executive Branch. Senators are chosen by each department/organization to represent the interests of that department/organization.
Main Campus:  (337) 491-2732
Morgan Smith Campus Advisor: kylie.smaltz@sowela.edu

PBL is the largest business career student organization in the world. The high school division has 215,000 members, while the postsecondary division reaches over 11,000 college students. The newest group, FBLA-Middle Level, is showing remarkable growth with nearly 15,000 student members. Finally, the Professional Division has reached over 3,000 members. Over 11,000 advisers round out the group. Exclusive membership and career recognition programs are designed for each division to provide additional personal and chapter development opportunities. The Gamma Alpha Pi Chapter of PBL has been active at Sowela since 1975. Sowela’s chapter competes across the state and nation, frequently winning top honors.
Visit www.fbla-pbl.org
Advisor Main Campus:  rocky.schexneider@sowela.edu & patricia.guillory@sowela.edu

Skills USA is a national organization serving more than 250,000 high school and college students and professional members who are enrolled in training programs in technical, skilled, and service occupations, including health occupations. Skills USA prepares America’s high performance workers. It provides quality education experiences for students in leadership, teamwork, citizenship and character development. It builds and reinforces self-confidence, work attitudes, and communication skills. It emphasizes total quality at work, high ethical standards, superior work skills, lifelong education, and pride in the dignity of work. More than 1,000 corporations, trade associations, and labor unions actively support Skills USA on a national level through financial aid, in-kind contributions, and involvement of their people in Skills USA activities. Team Sowela competes on the state and national levels and has brought home many gold, silver, and bronze medals.
Visit www.skillsusa.org
Main Campus:  Gray.little@sowela.edu
Morgan Smith Campus:  adrienne.abel@sowela.edu

ISA is an organization for advancing the arts and sciences related to the theory, design and manufacturing of instrumentation, computers, and systems for measurement and control in the various sciences and technologies for the benefit of mankind. The student chapter hosts guest speakers, organizes field trips to refineries and manufacturing facilities, and also helps the greater Lake Charles Chapter with instrumentation shows and fund-raisers. The Sowela student chapter of ISA received its charter on October 28, 1994, by action of the Executive Board of the Instrument Society of America. ISA Student Sections are found in colleges, universities, institutes and similar organized training centers around the world. ISA’s approximately 180 Student Sections worldwide enable like-minded students to meet regularly, share ideas, develop lasting friendships, and work on projects of mutual interest. Some Student Sections choose to participate in the ISA International Student Games. Qualifying for the Games is accomplished at the district level.
Visit www.isa.org
Advisor:  henry.duplantis@sowela.edu

The Southwest Student Chapter of the Louisiana Restaurant Association is a trade organization in the hospitality industry. The Student Chapter works with the Southwest LRA Chapter to foster education, progress, fraternity, professionalism, and dignity in the hospitality industry. It is the goal of the organization to practice active community citizenship by participating in civic and business development through association and cooperation with responsible community leadership while maintaining a high standard of integrity. Activities include participation in the Annual Louisiana Food Expo, Southwest Chapter LRA Gold Tournament, community service projects and student competitions.
Visit www.lra.org
Advisor:  Randy.mayeux@sowela.edu

The American Advertising Federation (AAF) protects and promotes the well-being of advertising through a unique, nationally coordinated grassroots network of advertisers, agencies, media companies, local advertising clubs, and college chapters. The AAF’s college chapter program has 210 affiliated chapters throughout the United States and abroad. The program includes both student members and faculty advisers. AAF provides numerous programs to guide its college students through advertising curriculum and job placement. AAF’s programs include more than 1,000 internship opportunities, scholarships, career guides, industry mentors, and networking with top agency and corporate recruiters.
Visit www.aff.org
Advisor:  Gray.little@sowela.edu

The mission of "The Creative Writing Club" is to provide opportunities for Sowela Technical Community College students who like to write and want to develop their writing skills outside of the classroom through interaction with one another, with University faculty, and with published professional writers.
Advisor:  susan.shaffer@sowela.edu

NTHS is the acknowledged leader in the recognition of outstanding student achievement in career and technical education.  Sowela Technical Community College-Morgan Smith offers this nationally recognized honor society to students that receive a 3.0 GPA or higher.  Being a part of NTHS encourages higher scholastic achievement, cultivates a desire for personal excellence, and helps top students find success in today’s highly competitive workplace.  Key benefits to membership include the NTHS custom certificate, presentation folder, member pin, ID card, window decal, white graduation tassel, official NTHS diploma seal and customized general letter of recommendation for the student’s career portfolio. Once the student logs in they may request up to three personal letters of recommendation for employment, college admission, or scholarship committees and gain access to our Online Career Center.  Full time students inducted as NTHS members are eligible to apply for scholarships through their website at www.nths.org.  For more information on the organization contact Mrs. Adrienne Abel, Morgan Smith Campus Advisor at adrienne.abel@sowela.edu