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Posted: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 10:36 pm

HANNAH KOELLER Reporter |

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South Dakota State Universitys German club is small, but it is steadily growing after restarting in the fall of 2015.
Emily DeWaard and Destinie Marshall, current president and vice president, decided to start the club again after the
previous president left SDSU.

Emily and I studied in Germany this last summer and we wanted to have a club, Marshall said, a senior business
economics and German major.

Though the club does not have any events planned for the semester, the main goal for now is to start small and
spark interest for new members.

Meetings this year include having a movie night, baking German cookies and eating together at Pizza King.

We enjoy being small, we can do a lot of different things since we are small, Marshall said. It's nice to meet
people and really able to get to know them.

Students dont have to know the language or enroll in a German class to attend club meetings, according to the
faculty adviser Eckhard Rolz.

Rolz said of the 10 members who regularly attend meetings, they enjoy each others company and like to have fun
together.

Some activities focus on German life, culture, customs and films and music, but other times they plan activities
that have nothing to do with Germany, Rolz said. The meetings are informal and fun.

Students more advanced in the language also help others with homework and give advice on how to succeed in
learning a foreign language.

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Rolz said although he is the faculty adviser, the club is very much student-run.

The leadership is very independent, self-motivated and dedicated, Rolz said. I just provide some guidance and
make sure they have good, wholesome activities.

Even though no long range plans are set, the club hopes to become more involved off-campus as well.

Our adviser is very active in doing service projects in the Brookings community, Marshall said. We plan in the
future to volunteer together as an organization.

While the club is gaining momentum, the amount of German students is also steadily growing, according to
DeWaard, a sophomore English and history major.

Were a tight-knit group, so things are pretty steady, DeWaard said. German club is an open group to anybody.
Its a chance for students interested in travel and other cultures to get together and hang out.

The clubs Facebook page, SDSU Deutsch Klub, has more information about the monthly meetings.

German club meetings are the third Wednesday of each month at different locations.

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