A philosophy professor is working to revive the pre-law club.
The club originally began in 1985, but ended in 2015, after Larry Eberhardt, former chairman of the political science department, retired. Dr. Nathan Ross, philosophy and rhetoric department chairman, is trying to get it started again.
“The club might officially still exist, but it isn’t meeting,” Ross said. “I’ve been trying to remind students that this would be a good idea, and I am happy to help, even though it is usually under the political science department.”
Meetings for the pre-law club would be about preparing and informing students about law school.
“There’s a variety of things we can do,” Ross said. “We could have law schools come here and recruit students. We could have events about how to prepare for the LSAT exam or how to write a cover letter.”
Ross said the goal is to have the club start up again in the fall, as well as find students to initiate it. A faculty adviser has not been chosen yet, and he is still looking for a student interested in being president. The club needs 20 members, as well as officers, in order to join the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. This also would mean students would have to pay $40 to join, but Ross is trying to make the fee smaller.
“We want to get the students to work with student government to get some kind of allotment,” he said. “There are all of these students who are wanting to apply for law school, and this would create more of a community where people could share information on what you need to do to get in.”
Veruska Resto, political science/philosophy/economics freshman, said she would love a pre-law club, since it would help her connect with people who share her interests, as well as provide future connections.
“I think it really fosters opportunities, not just for PPE majors, but for anyone interested in law,” she said. “It helps you get internships with big law firms and even employment. It also helps to be around like-minded people who are also talking about the same things. Maybe you’re focused on one particular aspect of law, but someone is thinking about corporate law. You guys can get together and talk about the different ins and outs of what’s going on now, and I think that’s very helpful.”
For more information on the pre-law club, email Nathan Ross at nross@okcu.edu, or call him at 405-208-5652.
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