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28 | Thursday, November 16, 2006 | The Red & Black | Please say you saw us in Athens Living Volunteering can be easy By ASHLEY BEEBE abeebe@randb.com Volunteering is a triple threat — it feels good, it’s fun and of course ... it pumps up any resume. At a large school like the University, there are plenty of opportunities to get involved. “It's so easy at UGA,” said Jennifer Rhea, a junior from Kennesaw. “They set up all the programs — all we really have to do is volunteer our time.” Most organizations on campus offer volunteer opportunities for their mem bers. Sororities and fraterni ties usually have a philan thropy requirement for members and set up philan thropy efforts to help their members get involved. Other organizations are devoted solely to service — Gamma Sigma Sigma and Alpha Phi Omega are two service organizations on campus. Even the individual col leges have volunteer pro grams. For example, Grady College supports the Athens Area Homeless Shelter by raising money and cooking dinners once a month. Another way to find vol unteer opportunities is to identify a particular interest that a student might have. The campus organiza tions Web site (http://stuorg- webdb.stuact.uga.edu/orglist .php) is a resource for find ing organizations that fit a student’s interests. If a student is interested in helping children, the H.E.R.O. For Children is an organization that strives to improve the quality of life of childhood AIDS victims. Dance Marathon is anoth er University-wide organiza tion which raises money to help raise money and aware ness of childhood diseases. Other organizations focus on helping the Athens com munity. The Thomas Lay Center After School program which runs through the Honors Program, pairs col lege students with under privileged children in the community to provide a structured after school set ting. The Athens Area Humane Society is also an excellent place to volunteer if a stu dent likes animals. The Humane Society is always looking for volunteers to walk the dogs or just hold and pet the cats. The above examples are just a few of the ways to get involved on campus and in the community — go out and explore for more!