The Family and Consumer Sciences Club is back at ABAC
Joanna Ware
Issue date: 3/10/09 Section: Lifestyles
The Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) Club has traditionally been thought of as merely cooking and sewing, but the members of the FACS club here at ABAC are proving all of the stereotypes to be wrong.
The main goal of the FACS Club is to promote a better understanding of Family and Consumer Sciences through different activities and programs. The club is always looking toward improving through more student participation from each member, and assisting students in developing many different skills which will help them later on in life. Participation in the FACS club is encouraged for all ABAC students, especially those in the FACS program. "The FACS club provides opportunities for FCS majors to network with other colleges and universities with similar programs and also provides professional development opportunities" faculty adviser Darby Sewell said.
There are about 20 members that are involved in club activities. "The FACS club encourages members to becomes active participants in community service projects that are designed to better the ABAC campus and the Tifton community," Sewell said.
Most students are under the impression that the FACS Club is only for females. Although the club has traditionally been known as an all female club, males have been known to be involved in the past. In this day and age the average household splits responsibilities and gender roles should ideally no longer exist.
"In the early 1900s, the goal of home economics was to help individuals, families, and consumers improve the quality of their lives through employing proper sanitation in carrying out household tasks," Sewell said. "The founder of the program, Ellen Richards, desired to adapt new scientific and technological developments to improve the health and efficiency of households."
When women first entered the workforce, one of the first opportunities for employment that allowed women to work outside of the home, was Family and Consumer Sciences. Not only did it help them with the normal everyday tasks, but it also gave them confidence to believe that they could do anything that they set their minds to. FACS here at ABAC strives to achieve these same principles.
As previously mentioned, the program took on the challenge of a title change a few years back. Much thought was put into this process, and finally the decision was made that the name, "Home Economics," did not incorporate all that was included in the curriculum that was being taught. "We are all consumers and family is a functional unit of society. The new title fits the program to a tee," FACS club President, Morgan Evans said.
It's a new year and the FACS club has big plans for 2009. The club just finished sponsoring the 18th Annual Mr. ABAC contest, which was held on Thursday, Feb. 19. Several professional meetings are on the agenda as well for the club members. Several of them will be attending the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America State meeting in Athens on March 20.
The main goal of the FACS Club is to promote a better understanding of Family and Consumer Sciences through different activities and programs. The club is always looking toward improving through more student participation from each member, and assisting students in developing many different skills which will help them later on in life. Participation in the FACS club is encouraged for all ABAC students, especially those in the FACS program. "The FACS club provides opportunities for FCS majors to network with other colleges and universities with similar programs and also provides professional development opportunities" faculty adviser Darby Sewell said.
There are about 20 members that are involved in club activities. "The FACS club encourages members to becomes active participants in community service projects that are designed to better the ABAC campus and the Tifton community," Sewell said.
Most students are under the impression that the FACS Club is only for females. Although the club has traditionally been known as an all female club, males have been known to be involved in the past. In this day and age the average household splits responsibilities and gender roles should ideally no longer exist.
"In the early 1900s, the goal of home economics was to help individuals, families, and consumers improve the quality of their lives through employing proper sanitation in carrying out household tasks," Sewell said. "The founder of the program, Ellen Richards, desired to adapt new scientific and technological developments to improve the health and efficiency of households."
When women first entered the workforce, one of the first opportunities for employment that allowed women to work outside of the home, was Family and Consumer Sciences. Not only did it help them with the normal everyday tasks, but it also gave them confidence to believe that they could do anything that they set their minds to. FACS here at ABAC strives to achieve these same principles.
As previously mentioned, the program took on the challenge of a title change a few years back. Much thought was put into this process, and finally the decision was made that the name, "Home Economics," did not incorporate all that was included in the curriculum that was being taught. "We are all consumers and family is a functional unit of society. The new title fits the program to a tee," FACS club President, Morgan Evans said.
It's a new year and the FACS club has big plans for 2009. The club just finished sponsoring the 18th Annual Mr. ABAC contest, which was held on Thursday, Feb. 19. Several professional meetings are on the agenda as well for the club members. Several of them will be attending the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America State meeting in Athens on March 20.
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