Clubs & Organizations

This club provides ballroom dance instruction from skilled students and professional teachers to all interested students and members of the Kenyon and Gambier community. The club is not exclusive to any experience or interest level. Both American and International styles are covered in lessons as well as some fun dances such as salsa and paso doble. Students can choose to be only in the social club, attending club events and lessons at Kenyon, or to also participate in the competitive team. The competitive team focuses more on technique and skill and travels regularly to intercollegiate competitions. The dances we teach and compete in are divided into four categories. International Latin: ChaCha, Rumba, Jive, Samba International Standard: Waltz, Tango, Quickstep, Foxtrot American Rhythm: ChaCha, Rumba, Swing, Mambo American Smooth: Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Viennese Waltz We occasionally do other dances just for fun, including Charleston, Lindy Hop, Paso Doble, and Salsa.

Mission: To leave Kenyon a better place than when we arrived by aligning and restoring ourselves and our relationships, work and play with God's will for the Kingdom's sake.

The purpose of Beer and Sex is to aid the incoming first-year students in their transition to Kenyon's social culture so they can make informed and safe decisions. We establish personal relationships with our first-year students and provide them with important resources (including ourselves) to enable them to make educated decisions regarding alcohol, drugs, sexual misconduct and safe-sex practices. We create a casual, yet personal atmosphere during meetings that allows the first-year students to bond with each other and with us, their upperclassmen Beer and Sex advisors.

The brothers of Beta Theta Pi take the idea of brotherhood seriously, becoming more diverse every year. Academics combined with extracurricular activities enhance the Kenyon experience. To build lasting bonds of friendship and brotherhood the Beta ritual calls for: Mutual Assistance, Intellectual Growth, Trust, Responsible Conduct, and Integrity.

Beyond Therapy is Kenyon's Oldest Sketch Comedy Troupe. We specialize in comedy.

KABLE seeks to improve the academic achievement of Latino/a students in Knox County through cooperation with the Mount Vernon Salvation Army. Through the use of bilingual pedagogies, ACT/SAT test preparation, and bilingual guidance for students and their families through the college application process, KABLE works so that every student enrolled in our program can one day gain admissions to and attend college.

The Billy Shakes Project is a theatre education and outreach troupe that prepares and performs 40 minute abridged Shakespeare shows in and around the Mount Vernon/Gambier community.

Our goal is to provide a space for anyone of the African diaspora and seek to produce engaging events in an effort to increase dialogue about the various cultures present in the diaspora. In addition, we hope to be an open door and community for those native to the African diaspora and those interested in it. The Black Student Union is an inclusive space for all.

The purpose of the group is to provide students with an opportunity to put on a show, while providing a more relaxed environment than other dramatic groups on campus. We give students the opportunity to direct, which is rarely offered through other venues. Recently, we have become the only group that produces any full-length musical theater, having produced two musicals this year. Brave Potato has put on four musicals in the past two years which were the only musicals put on at Kenyon during that time.

The Broken Legs is Kenyon’s premier coeducational musical theatre A cappella group. We bring a rich appreciation for the art of musical theatre to the Kenyon community.