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"We are truly a PC family. We both graduated from PC as did our oldest daughter. Our youngest daughter is currently a rising junior at PC. We believe that the college experience a student receives at PC is tremendous. The academic standards are extremely high and there are so many activities and organizations that one can get involved in. Everyone can find his or her place at PC. The possibilities and opportunities are limitless. We are so pleased to see that the traditions that meant so much to us at PC thirty or so years ago continue on and thrive today."
- Nancy & John Baarcke '76 and '74, Union, SC (Julia Baarcke ’05 and Jordan Baarcke '08)
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The typical PC student is involved inside and outside of the classroom. PC offers a diverse array of activities on campus so that all students can get involved. Each student can be involved in a range of activities from student government to Greek life and religious organizations to student publications.
Opportunities for involvement in media and fine arts includes the yearbook (PaC SaC), the newspaper (Blue Stocking), the literary magazine (Figs and Thistles), broadcasting (Radio PC), drama productions, the artist’s guild, and musical groups.
The center for student activities is Springs Campus Center. Springs houses a gymnasium, a fitness center, the campus bookstore, a food court, and the mailroom.
The Student Union Board schedules various forms of entertainment which are open to all PC students throughout the academic year. The Board itself allows for leadership opportunities for students interested in serving and is responsible for the planning and production of all types of student activities, including Homecoming, concerts, dances, Vegas Night, and the PC cinema.
The Multicultural Student Union encourages the growth of diversity on campus through educational programs, social mixers, bi-monthly meetings, and service projects.
More than 40 percent of the student body participate in at least one of the 23 Student Volunteer Service projects, which include a Big Brother/Big Sister Program, Special Olympics, Senior Citizen Outreach, and Habitat for Humanity.
Approximately 40 percent of PC students participate in Greek life. The college has six national fraternities and three national sororities. PC Greeks maintain high levels of scholarship, service, and brotherhood/sisterhood.
Religious life on campus includes organizations such as Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Celtic Cross, Campus Outreach, Westminster Fellowship, Bluefish, and the Newman Club, all of which hold weekly meetings. The Chaplain’s office helps to create fellowship within and between these organizations, as well as provide other events such as Project Life and a Winter Conference.
Intramural sports also provide an extracurricular outlet for students. Fifty percent of the student body participate in intramural competition. PC’s campus features a 31-acre intramural complex with softball, soccer, and football fields, basketball courts, and a lighted jogging/walking trail.
The Blue Hose varsity teams are members of the NCAA Division II, South Atlantic Conference. The teams include baseball, basketball, football, soccer, golf, tennis, lacrosse and cross-country for men and basketball, softball, soccer, volleyball, lacrosse, tennis, golf and cross-country for women.
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