NOT JUST A CLUB.
AS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST ACTIVE ORGANIZATIONS ON CAMPUS, WE ARE MORE THAN JUST ANOTHER CLUB AT WILLIAM & MARY.
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WE ARE A CRITICAL PART OF OUR COMMUNITY: FOSTERING INCLUSION FOR THE GREATER WILLIAMSBURG-AREA, ONE FRIENDSHIP AT A TIME.
150+
TOTAL MEMBERS
47
BUDDY PAIRS
1
MISSION
THE BEST BUDDIES COLLEGE PROGRAM FOSTERS ONE-TO-ONE FRIENDSHIPS BETWEEN COLLEGE STUDENTS WITHOUT IDDs AND THEIR PEERS ON CAMPUS OR IN THE COMMUNITY WITH IDDs. YOUNG ADULTS WITH IDDs HISTORICALLY HAVE BEEN ISOLATED AT HOME OR IN WORK ENVIRONMENTS. THE BEST BUDDIES COLLEGE PROGRAM IS CHANGING THIS BY PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE WITH IDDs TO BE INVOLVED IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND IN CAMPUS LIFE.
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AT WILLIAM & MARY, BUDDY PAIRS HAVE THE ABILITY TO ATTEND MONTHLY EVENTS HOSTED AT WILLIAM & MARY RANGING IN THEMES AND ACTIVITIES. OUR MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN EVERYTHING FROM ATTENDING FOOTBALL GAMES TO HOLIDAY PARTIES, TO JOB SKILLS WORKSHOPS, AND MORE. THE CLUB WORKS TO GIVE STUDENTS AND BUDDIES THE SPACE AND OPPORTUNITY TO FORM BONDS AND CREATE LASTING MEMORIES.