Current Pre-Optometry Clubs

Nationwide

Black EyeCare Perspective
Club Name: Black EyeCare Perspective
Pre-Optometry School
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Drs. Jacobi Cleaver and
Essence Johnson

Alabama

Auburn Universityhttp://aggieoptometryasso.wix.com/aggies
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Candice Hamilton

Troy University
Club Name: Alpha Epsilon Delta
Advisor Contact: Janet Gaston

University of Alabama
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Email
Advisor Contact: Amy Caudle

Alaska (No Pre-Opt Clubs)

Arizona

Arizona State University
Club Name: The Pre-Optometry Club at ASU
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Ross Tucker

Arkansas

Harding University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Laurie Walker

University of Arkansas – Fayetteville
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Shane Barker

University of Central Arkansas
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Kari Naylor

California

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Club Name: CPP Pre-Optometry
Email
Advisor Contact: Dr. Laurie Starkey

California State University-Bakersfield
Club Name: CSUB Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Dr. Paul Smith

California State University-Channel Islands
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Lorna Profant

California State University-East Bay
Advisor Contact: Professor Oscar Wambuguh (510-885-2366)

California State University-Fresno
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Daqing Zhang

California State University-Fullerton
Club Name: tEYEtans Pre-Optometry Club
Email

California State University-Long Beach
Club Name: CSULB Pre-Optometry Vision
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Diego Gutierrez

California State University-Los Angeles
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Carlos Gutierrez

California State University-Northridge
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Student Association (POSA)
Email 

Chapman University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Student Association (POSA)
Email
Advisor Contact: Payton Kim

Cosumnes River College
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Michael Carney 

Pepperdine University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Todd Bennett

Saddleback College
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Anthony Huntley

San Diego State University
Club Name: FOCUS
Email

San Francisco State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Association
Email 
Advisor Contact: Ivan Anastassov

San Jose State University
Club Name: Irisight: Pre-Optometric Association
Email
Advisor Contact: Sulekha Anand

University of California-Berkeley, Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science
Club Name: Foresight Pre-Optometry Club
Email

University of California-Davis
Club Name: Foresight Pre-Optometry Club
Email

University of California-Irvine
Club Name: U See Eyes Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website

University of California-Los Angeles
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society at UCLA
Email

University of California-Merced
Club Name: iSight Pre-Optometry and Vision Club
Advisor Contact: Kristin Hlubik

University of California-Riverside
Club Name: Precision for Vision
Email • Website

University of California-San Diego
Club Name: Insight Pre-Optometry Club
Email

University of California-Santa Barbara
Club Name: Envision
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Steven Fisher

University of California-Santa Cruz
Club Name: iSEE Pre-Optometry Club
Email

University of the Pacific
Club Name: Pre-Optometry
Advisor Contact: Dr. Jianhua Ren

University of San Francisco
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Bryan Whaley

University of Southern California
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society at USC
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Dr. Kent Nguyen

Colorado

University of Colorado Boulder
Club Name: The Optomists: Pre-Optometry Club at CU
Email

Connecticut

University of Connecticut
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club, UConn
Website
Advisor Contact: Krista Rogers

Delaware (No Pre-Opt Clubs)

District of Columbia

Howard University
Club Name: Health Professions Society (HPS)
Email

Florida

Florida Atlantic University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society (POPS)
Email

Florida International University
Club Name: Future Optometry Students of America
Email
Advisor Contact: Dr. Joseph Lichter

Florida State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email

Nova Southeastern University
Club Name: NSU Pre-Optometry Club
Email

University of Central Florida
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Association
Email
Advisor Contact: Susie Yantz
(407-823-2670)

University of Florida
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Pupils
Email

University of Miami
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email

University of South Florida
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Ashok Upadhyaya

Georgia

Georgia State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Email
Advisor Contact: Amy Reber

Kennesaw State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Tabitha Robinson

Mercer University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Anita Bhagat

University of Georgia
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Lise Kalla

Guam

University of Guam
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society (UOG POPS) 
Email
Advisor Contact: Katherine Lofdahl

Hawaii

Brigham Young University-Hawaii
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Gailyn Bopp

University of Hawaii at Hilo
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Jonathan Awaya

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Kiana Shiroma 

Idaho

Brigham Young University-Idaho
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Advisor Contact: Cody Smith

Idaho State University
Club Name: Pre-Health Professions Association (PHPA)
Email
Advisor: Karen Fullmer

Illinois

Aurora University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Association
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Dr. Chih-Chiun Chen

Illinois Institute of Technology
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Advisor Contact: Kathryn Spink

Illinois Wesleyan University
Club Name: Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Loni Walker

Loyola University Chicago
Club Name: Insight Pre-Optometry Club
Email

Quincy University
Advisor Contact: Dr. Kimberly Hale

Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Association
Email
Advisor Contact: Amanda Truong

University of Chicago
Club Name: Pre-Medical Student Association
Website

University of Illinois – Champaign-Urbana
Club Name: U of Eye Illini Pre-Optometry Club
Email

Indiana

Indiana University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Website
Advisor Contact: Luke Bilotta

Purdue University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Amy Terstriep

Iowa

Iowa State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry/Ophthalmology Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Rachel Allbaugh

University of Iowa
Club Name: Iowa Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Tembi Bergin-Batten

Kansas (No Pre-Opt Clubs)

Kentucky

University of Kentucky
Club Name: Foresight Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Dr. Jakub Famulski

Western Kentucky University
Club Name: WKU Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Amy Kandler

Louisiana

Louisiana State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Association
Advisor Contact: Robby Bowen

Maine (No Pre-Opt Clubs)

Maryland

University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Email

University of Maryland-College Park
Club Name: UMCP Pre-Optometry Society
Email
Advisor Contact: Wendy Loughlin

Massachusetts

MCPHS University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Email

Michigan

Central Michigan University
Club Name: CMU Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Peter Kourtev

Grand Valley State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Alexis Schewe

Hope College
Club Name: Pre-Health Professions Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Emily Baker

Michigan State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Susanne Mohr

Oakland University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club (OUPOC)
Advisor Contact: Dao-Qi Zhang

Saginaw Valley State University
Club Name: Health Professions Association
Advisor Contact: Heidi Lang

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Website
Advisor Contact: Alaina Gerald

University of Michigan-Dearborn
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Tahnee Prokopow 

Wayne State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Micala Cagle

Minnesota

Minnesota State University-Mankato
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Murphy Conrad

Minnesota State University-Moorhead
Advisor Contact: Ellen Brisch

University of Minnesota
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website

Mississippi

Mississippi State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Website
Advisor Contact: Claire Palmer

University of Mississippi
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Website
Advisor Contact: Matthew Weaver

Missouri

Drury University
Advisor Contact: Dr. Scott Petrich

Missouri State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Colette Witkowski

University of Missouri
Club Name: MU Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Darcy Holtgrave

University of Missouri-Kansas City
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Advisor Contact: Claire Ruhlman

University of Missouri-St. Louis
Club Name: UMSL Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website

Montana

Montana State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Craig Ogilvie

Nebraska

Creighton University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Dr. Mike Nichols

Nebraska Wesleyan University
Club Name: Pre-Health Club
Advisor Contact: Cindy Marolf

University of Nebraska-Kearny
Advisor Contact: Peggy Abels

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email

Nevada

University of Nevada-Reno
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Student Association
Email
Advisor Contact: Jamie Benedict

New Hampshire (No Pre-Opt Clubs)

New Jersey

The College of New Jersey
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Dr. Nayak

Rutgers University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professions Society
Advisor Contact: Elizabeth Vogel

New Mexico (No Pre-Opt Clubs)

New York

Brooklyn College
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email

CUNY Hunter College
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Email

Pace University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Jimmy Woods Corwin

St. John’s University
Club Name: SJU Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Jackie Lepore

State University of New York-Albany
Club Name: UA Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Kimberly Kerker

State University of New York-Binghamton
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Association
Email
Advisor Contact: Abraham Alboher

State University of New York-Oswego
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Kristin Gublo

Stern College for Women
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email

Stony Brook University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Email

North Carolina

High Point University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Dr. Corina van de Pol

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Club Name: Aggies in Vision
Email
Advisor Contact: Dr. Catherine White

North Carolina State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Hannah Jaegers

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Club Name: Carolina Pre-Optometry Association
Email
Advisor Contact: Corey Johnson

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Club Name: Spartans Pursuing Eye Care Science
Email
Advisor Contact: Nicholas H. Oberlies

University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Club Name: UNCW Association of Pre-Optometry Students
Email
Advisor Contact: Robert Currin

North Dakota

North Dakota State University
Club Name: NDSU Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Jill Lodde Greives

Ohio

Bowling Green State University
Club Name: BGSU Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Carol Heckman

Denison University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Tessa Carrel

Kent State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Joan Iacobacci

Ohio University
Club Name: OU Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Ann Lacomb

The Ohio State University
Club Name: The Pre-Optometry Club
Website

University of Cincinnati
Club Name: UC Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Sue Roth 

University of Toledo
Club Name: Optometry Club for UT Students
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Dr. Deborah Hendricks

Oklahoma

Northeastern State University
Advisor Contact: Dr. Craig Clifford 

Oregon

Pacific University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Lisa Sardinia

Portland State University
Club Name: Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Laura Marsh

Southern Oregon University
Advisor Contact: Roger Christianson

University of Oregon
Club Name: Pre-Eye Health Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Nicole Nelson

Pennsylvania

Dickinson College
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Tiffany Frey

Penn State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Website

The University of Pittsburgh
Club Name: Pre-Optometry at Pitt
Email
Advisor Contact: Jack Gochis

Temple University
Club Name: TU Pre-Optometry Association
Email • Website

University of Pennsylvania
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email

University of the Sciences
Club Name: Usciences Pre-Optometry Society
Email

Villanova University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email

Puerto Rico

Pontificial Catholic University of PR
Club Name: Club Pionero de Pre-Optometria
Email
Advisor Contact: Jose Diaz

Rhode Island

Providence College
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Group
Advisor Contact: Carol Crafts

South Carolina

Clemson University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Group
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Harolynn Williams

University of South Carolina
Club Name: Epsilon Psi Epsilon
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Kara Montgomery

South Dakota (No Pre-Opt Clubs)

Tennessee

Rhodes College
Club Name: Students Engaged in Eyecare
Website
Advisor Contact: Dr. Evan Kingsley

University of Tennessee Knoxville
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Emily Neely

Texas

Baylor University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Website
Advisor Contact: Richard Sanker

Prairie View A&M University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Email
Advisor Contact: Dr. Quincy Moore

Sam Houston State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Email • Website

Texas A&M International University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society at TAMU
Advisor Contact: Karla Linero-Reyes

Texas A&M University
Club Name: Aggie Optometry Association
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Anne Blum

Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society (POPS)
Advisor Contact: (361-593-3803)

Texas Southern University
Club Name: TSU P.O.P.S
Advisor Contact: Dr. Ayodotun Sodipe

Texas Tech University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society 
Advisor Contact: Andrew Vanderpool 

University of Houston
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Lyle Tate

University of North Texas
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Association
Email

University of Texas-Arlington
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Email
Advisor Contact: Gregory Hale

University of Texas-Dallas
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Ashley Galloway

University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society at UTRGV
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Dr. Matthew Terry

Utah

Brigham Young University
Club Name: Allied Health Club
Email

Southern Utah University
Name: SUU Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Matthew Weeg

University of Utah
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Christine Min

Utah Valley University
Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Lisa Draper

Weber State University
Club Name: Envision Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Barb Trask

Vermont (No Pre-Opt Clubs)

Virginia

George Mason University
Club Name: GMU Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Dr. Alexandra Masterson

James Madison University
Club Name: JMU Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Jeffrey Andre

Virginia Commonwealth University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club at VCU
Email • Website

Virginia Tech University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Jack Evans

Washington

Central Washington University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Linda Raubeson

Seattle University
Club Name: Foresight Pre-Optometry Club
Email

University of Washington
Club Name: VISIONEYES Pre-Optometry Club
Email

Washington State University-Pullman
Club Name: Optometric Physicians of Tomorrow (O.P. Tom)
Advisor Contact: Tina Kraus

Western Washington University
Club Name: Optometry and Ophthalmology Club
Email

West Virginia

Marshall University
Club Name: Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Rosalynn Quinones 

West Virginia University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Goellner

Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Julie Anderson

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. Michael Abler

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Arthur Polans 

Wyoming

University of Wyoming
Advisor Contact: Craig Vaske

Canada

Grant MacEwan University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email

McMaster University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email

University of Alberta
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Abdu Alazeez Abougoush

University of British Columbia
Club Name: UBC Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website

University of Manitoba
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Trisha Biswas

University of Ottawa
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Omar Al Aroudaki

University of Toronto Scarborough
Club Name: Sight & Smile @ UTSC
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Meghana Manoj

University of Western Ontario
Club Name: UWO Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website

University of Windsor
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Email • Website

University of Winnipeg
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email