Student Groups
Undergraduate Student Groups
Vanderbilt Lambda Association (Lambda)
As Vanderbilt University’s undergraduate gender, sexuality, and intersex alliance, the Vanderbilt Lambda Association is a leading promoter in LGBTQ2S+ awareness and education, providing a brave space on campus for all students. Lambda features some of the most diverse programming on campus, from awareness events, lectures, and observances to drag shows, Bi-BQs, and social events. Lambda seeks to promote diversity and inclusion in all of its forms while advocating for political equality and freedom to be one’s self.
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Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope seeks to provide an open and affirming space for the creative expression of LGBTQ2S+ individuals and their allies through an annual publication, writing workshops, and a book club.
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Out in Engineering
Out in Engineering is an organization dedicated to the visibility and advancement of LGBTQ2S+ people in the engineering field. We make it our mission to attract speakers from the community to come and inspire members, share opportunities specifically for LGBTQ2S+ engineering professionals (such as the Out for Undergrad conference series), and provide a safe space for those struggling with the balancing act of the stress of engineering classes and finding their true self in college. We strive to provide a mix of social and professional programming. A big issue we hope to tackle is that there are members of the LGBTQ2S+ community in engineering, but very few know each other. By providing safe social events, we can connect this lesser-known network of the school. We will be proactive in partnering with other student organizations and companies to encourage our members to develop both socially and professionally.
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Graduate Student Groups
Divinity School: Office of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Concerns (GABLE)
The Office of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Concerns was organized in 1991 and is dedicated to addressing the issues of homophobia and heterosexism in religious life, society, and the academy. The Office provides a positive, safe environment that affirms the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer persons. It suggests ways in which the Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion can fulfill their commitment to confronting homophobia in our society; it provides educational opportunities for all members of the Divinity School/Graduate Department of Religion community. Membership is open to all Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion students, faculty, and staff who are committed to working toward the goals of the Office. The rights to confidentiality of students, faculty, and staff who participate in the Office are honored. The work of the Office is coordinated by a student steering committee.
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Law School: OUTLaw
The Gay/Straight Alliance, now named OUTLaw, was originally formed to allow gay and lesbian law students to meet and discuss issues that are unique to being gay in the legal profession. The organization is open to all law students and encourages all law students to become members.
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School of Nursing: VUSNPride
The Mission of LGBT @ VUSN is to provide support for LGBTQ2S+ students and allies at VUSN, to promote a welcoming and inclusive culture at VUSN for LGBTQ2S+ students and allies, to facilitate education of faculty and students on LGBTQ2S+ issues, to promote inclusion of LGBTQ2S+ health content in the curriculum at VUSN, and to serve the LGBTQ2S+ community in Nashville.
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Peabody College: Queering and Embracing Diversity (Q.Ed.)
Through intentional community-building, outreach, advocacy, social events, and education, Q.Ed. will make Peabody a safer, more inclusive environment for LGBTQ2S+ students and their allies. By educating and building relationships, Q.Ed. will build a coalition of anti-oppressive and anti-racist LGBTQ2S+ and allied students who are socially accountable, engaged in their communities, and actively working to ensure the safety, acceptance, and affirmation of all identities on Peabody’s campus.
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Owen Graduate School of Management: Out & Allied
Out & Allied provides an open, social, supportive, and educational environment for LGBTQ2S+ and Allied individuals at Owen while furthering the professional goals of members, the inclusive culture at Owen, and exploration of related issues vital to future business leaders.
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Medical School: Pride in Medicine
LGBTQ2S+ MD has a two-fold mission: to educate the greater Vanderbilt medical community on health issues that pertain to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients and health care providers and to provide a support network for LGBTQ2S+ medical students.
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Affinity Groups
If you or someone you know is questioning or seeking community for their sexual and/or gender identities, check out the LGBTQ2S+ Life Affinity Groups. Affinity groups are an opportunity for Vanderbilt students to come together around a shared identity and/or interest they hold. Affinity groups are facilitated by staff, faculty and/or graduate students and are not student organizations.