{"70311":{"#nid":"70311","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Profile: Students Organizing for Sustainability (SOS)","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBy Ben Goldberg, Contributing Writer, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/nique.net\u0022\u003EThe Technique\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPromoting \u201cgreen\u201d lifestyles may be difficult alone, but there are also ways to connect with Tech students who share the passion of keeping Earth healthy in a fun and creative way.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents Organizing for Sustainability, or SOS, was founded seven years ago as a tool for students to get informed and active with environmental advocacy projects on campus.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s not just about recycling,\u201d said Alice Shen, president of SOS and fourth-year CompE. \u201cWe are working from Tech outwards to make our planet more sustainable.\u201d\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESOS hosts a variety of events and projects that go beyond simply recycling.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe largest and most popular event celebrates Earth Day annually in April. The event brings out all kinds of organizations complete with freebies and a live band performance.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOther side projects are headed up by officer-led committees dedicated to brainstorming and hosting their projects which have included an organic community garden, an offshoot of SOS known as Starter Bikes, a \u201cCampus Kitchen\u201d geared toward donating leftover food to the homeless, \u201cWeigh to Waste\u201d and many more.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGetting involved is easy and can result in great leadership opportunities,\u201d Shen said. \u201cYou can be the director of any projects you propose.\u201d SOS urges students to take initiative by stepping up with their own projects.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to leadership opportunities, SOS provides a great networking opportunity. \u201cWe have lots of volunteer students with all kinds of majors and interests. SOS is also closely linked to the city of Atlanta so there are many chances to meet new, exciting people.\u201d Visit their website at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/sos.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Esos.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E to get up-to-date information and to learn more about students organizing for sustainability.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQuick Look at SOS:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E30\u201340 active members\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E3:2 girl-to-guy ratio\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E$15 membership fee\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMeetings are Mondays or Wednesdays at 7 p.m.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECheck \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/sos.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Esos.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E for more information\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFormed seven years ago, group promotes campus\u0026nbsp;environmental advocacy.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Formed seven years ago, group promotes campus environmental advocacy."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2011-09-27 17:24:06","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:14","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-09-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-09-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"70310":{"id":"70310","type":"image","title":"Students Organizing for Sustainability (SOS)","body":null,"created":"1449177304","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:15:04","changed":"1475894618","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:38","alt":"Students Organizing for Sustainability (SOS)","file":{"fid":"192945","name":"09.23.focus_.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/09.23.focus__0.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/09.23.focus__0.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":185409,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/09.23.focus__0.jpeg?itok=tPHfLR30"}}},"media_ids":["70310"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/nique.net\/","title":"Technique"},{"url":"http:\/\/sos.gatech.edu\/","title":"Students Organizing for Sustainability"}],"groups":[{"id":"1316","name":"Green Buzz"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"166904","name":"SOS"},{"id":"166905","name":"Students Organizing for Sustainability"},{"id":"14432","name":"the technique"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:focus@nique.net\u0022\u003EBen Goldberg\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThe Technique\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}