Jennie Harris is the president of the Society of Music Club. The club meets in the Music Building, Room 125 across the hallway from the music library every Tuesday  at 1 p.m.

What’s it like being president?

It’s hard, but it’s worth it. It takes a lot of time away from practicing my music and from my studies, but when you have a lot of people who are appreciative and supportive of what you do, those things make all the difference. It’s a great department and they are always there to help out.

What made you want to become president?

I felt that I had to do it. It’s a very important job, especially right now with all of the budget cuts. Music and art are usually always the first to go, and someone has to be there to say stop. The music department here is great. Almost all of the music faculty have a doctorate and have exceptional talent with what they do. It’s a great department and someone has to stick up for it.

What is the main goal of Society of music?

To directly support the music program. It started four years ago, when the campus tried to move the Music Library to the Schaeurman Library due to budget cuts. It’s a very important resource for music students and had it been moved, it would have been impractical for music students, who aren’t allowed to leave their rooms for practicing.

What are some of the fundraisers and events the club has sponsored?

Our biggest fundraiser is actually this weekend, the student recital. Students audition for me and the rest of the cabinet in order to perform. The recital ends up becoming a whole array of student musical talents. We like to do what we are best at as opposed to selling food or doing something else. It’s important that music students get to have opportunities to see professional musicians, so we hold events on Fridays where we get a professional DVD of a concert or opera in the choir room for students to see.

In what way does the club  support the music program?

We do a lot of fundraising and in doing that we can purchase music books for the library. We have purchased headphones for piano classes and a computer program for the students for the theory program.