Description

QTBIPOC, or Queer & Trans Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (QTBIPOC), is a safe place for students of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ+) community while still being open to all students of diverse backgrounds here at Iowa State University. The goals of this organization are to discuss the intersections of identities that are fundamentally surrounding the LGBTQ+ community as well as being a person of color. This is a place for talk about topics regarding sexuality, race, orientation, and community building to educate each other on the intersectionality between identities.

Affiliations

This organization has no affiliations.

Constitution / Tier

File	QTBIPoCConstitution20251.pdf
Tier	Student Organization - Registered

Membership Information

Student Members	10
ISU Members	2
Non-ISU Members	0
Allowed Members
Allowed Officers
Membership Qualifications
Membership Restrictions
Elections/Selection	Those who want to apply for an executive position submit their application via forms constructed by the current executive board. Then, there will be a series of interviews with current board members, and at the very end, the board members anonymously vote on their top options for each open position. All who applied will be informed a week after the interviews.
Meetings	Currently, we meet once a month on a Friday evening at the time (TBD based on member's schedule) at Sloss House. A form will be sent out at the beginning of each semester to determine the best time for general meetings.

Description of Regular Meetings/Activities

Currently: Once a month on a Friday evening with the time (TBD based on club member preferences). These meetings will be done so in a potluck setting to encourage free-flowing conversation and connections between people at the event. Some ideas that we plan to implement: Arts & Crafts Game Night - Video/Board games Holiday celebrations - Halloween, Valentine's Day, etc. Queer Books Baking/Cooking Trivia Night Karaoke/Open Mic - Poetry Celebrate queerness (pride week, pride month) and other celebratory months (Women’s Month, Black History Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, AAPI month, etc.)

Description of Special Events

Guest speakers - author, activist, model, actor/actress, etc. (Considered special due to the individual being possibly non-ISU)

Collaboration with other queer student organizations/queer organizations in Ames (Considered special due to organizations being possibly being non-ISU or not in the club)