PURPOSE When you ask an SGA President — current or former — about why they ran for office, they quickly talk about the SGA President from their freshman year and what a profound impact he or she had. Every year, students witness what servant leadership looks like by seeing what SGA does for the student body. The example that SGA sets inspires students to lead in the residence halls, discipleship groups, or even pursue SGA leadership themselves. BEHIND THE SCENES But what is SGA, what exactly do they do, and how do they inspire student leaders? Many students don’t understand all that goes into serving on SGA. Some may say, “They’re just the face of the student body” or “They really don’t do anything.” But SGA is much more than what meets the eye: much more than faces, much more than titles, and much more than what students see in SGA chapel each week. SGA leaders spend the school year setting an example of what servant leadership looks like by offering their time to students and administration to help build community across campus. “It means being in about six to eight hours of meetings a week. It looks like interpersonal communication and interacting with people almost constantly,” noted Sage Showers ’23, 2022–2023 SGA president. “We get to serve as the glue and the connecting point between different groups across campus. It’s one of the most rewarding, but also probably most invisible, parts of the job.” But it’s not just the President and Vice President. SGA is made up of nine positions. These include President, Vice President, Chaplain, Events Director, Involvement Directors, Campus Community Directors, and the Worship Band Leader. The team supports the campus community, encourages the student body, and provides cohesion between groups across campus. The President and Vice President lead the team and communicate with administration. The Chaplain delivers a sermon each week to the student body. The Worship Band Leader leads the student body in worship at the start of every SGA chapel. The Events Director creates memories like Elliv, BY CAROLINE (TOMLINSON) KIMBALL ’22 Cedarville Magazine | 11
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