Georgian Court is a university located in Lakewood, New Jersey that takes their faith and Mercy Core Values very seriously. Their five mercy values are respect, integrity, justice, compassion, and service. The Mercy Collegiate Society at Georgian Court makes the mercy core value of service their main priority.
The Mercy Collegiate Society are a group of people at Georgian Court that work together to help others in need. There is a total of sixty members that are currently a part of this team. Their main mission is that when they see a need, that is where they will go.
Jeffrey Schaffer is the director of campus ministry. He has been a part of the Georgian Court community for the past 5 years. When he came, he was asked to be the advisor of the Mercy Collegiate Society. Even though he is the director of campus ministry and helps advise the Mercy Collegiate Society, he is still not considered the full “leader” of this team. The Mercy Collegiate Society does not have a president. All of their members have an equal say in everything and they call this their leadership circle. They have a leadership circle because they are all co-equals with each other. There is no form of hierarchy within this team.
If some is interested in becoming a member, it is not that hard. All the person has to do is fill out an application that can be found and filled out online. Besides that, members of the team are passing out paper applications at the open houses at the school. When someone decides that they want to join the team and fill out the application, it is not that hard to become a member. You just have to show that you will be dedicated to the team and that you will participate in the events.
What is also great about joining this team is that anyone can become a member. Even though Georgian Court is a Catholic school and the group was founded on Sister Catherine McConline, you do not have to be Catholic to be a member. If the members are going to the chapel for mass or to worship, it is not frowned upon if you do not want to go because you may have different believes.
After you apply and they decide to accept you, the main focus you have to do is help raise funds for your future trips. Going on these trips is their main way of helping people in need. They usually plan on taking a trip every other year. They take this time to raise the money to afford these trips. Besides that, they make sure to meet with each other at least once a month. They usually meet up in Raymond Hall for an hour. Even though there are requirements, they know that everyone is in school and that they have work to do. As long as you show that you care about this team, then that is all that matter. As Jeff Schaffer stated, the main goal is to “Become a man and woman of Mercy.”
A student that is very passionate about this team is Juan. He is a senior now and he has been part of the team since his freshman year. He participates in numerous clubs at Georgian Court, but he states that this is his favorite out of all of them.
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