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 University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor: 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

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Christina Abdelmalak

Alaska (No Pre-Opt Clubs)

Arizona

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

University of Northern Arizona
Club Name: Eyes of Northern Arizona
Pre-Optometry Club

Arkansas

Harding University
Club Name: Harding University 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 Polytechnic University-San Luis Obispo
Club Name: Caly Poly Pre-Optometry Club
Email

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

California State University-Fullerton
Club Name: tEYEtans Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: TBD

California State University-Long Beach
Club Name: M.A.P.S. Pre-Optometry Committee
Email 

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

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

San Diego State University
Club Name: FOCUS
Email

San Francisco State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Student Association (POSA)
Email
Advisor Contact: Barry Rothman

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

University of California-Berkeley, Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science
Club Name: Foresight Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Irene Hwang

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
Advisor Contact: Claude A. Valenti, OD, FCOVD

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: Pacific Pre-Optometry
Email
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
Advisor Contact: Dr. Elaine Turner

University of Miami
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email

University of South Florida
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Email • Website
Advisor: 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 at Kennesaw State University
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: University of Guam
Pre-Optometry Professional Society
(UOG POPS) 
Email • Website
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 at University of Hawaii at Manoa
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 • Website
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
Advisor Contacts: Andrea Beaumont

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
Advisor Contact: TBD

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

University of Illinois-Chicago
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Website

Indiana

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

Purdue University
Club Name: Purdue 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

University of Northern Iowa
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: Dr. David Saunders

Kansas (No Pre-Opt Clubs)

Kentucky

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

Western Kentucky University
Club Name: WKU Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor: Dr. 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 • Website

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

Ferris State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Website

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

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

University of Michigan
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Website
Advisor Contact: Zainab Ahmad

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

Wayne State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Helen Wilson

Minnesota

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

Minnesota State University-Moorhead
Advisor Contact: Ellen Brisch

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

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email

Mississippi

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

University of Mississippi
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • 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
Email
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
Advisor Contact: Linda Stein

Montana (No Pre-Opt Clubs)

Nebraska

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

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

University of Nebraska-Kearny
Advisor Contact: Peggy Abels

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

University of Nebraska-Omaha
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

Rutgers University
Club Name: Rutgers 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 of Hunter College
Email
Advisor  Contact: Steven Silbering

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-Farmingdale
Club Name: FSC Pre-Optometry Club
Email 

State University of New York-Oswego
Club Name: SUNY Oswego 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
Advisor Contact: John Peter Gergen

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 at North Carolina State University
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

University of North Dakota
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Website

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

Miami University of Ohio
Club Name: Miami University Pre-Optometry and Visual Sciences Club
Email

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

The Ohio State University
Club Name: The Pre-Optometry Club at Ohio State
Website
Advisor Contact: TBD

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

Wright State University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Website
Advisor Contact: TBD

Oklahoma

Northeastern State University
Advisor Contact: Dr. Craig Clifford 

Oregon

Pacific University
Club Name: Pacific University 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
Email

Pennsylvania

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

Penn State University
Club Name: Penn State Pre-Optometry Society
Website

Saint Joseph’s University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Society
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Brianna Metzger

Temple University
Club Name: TU Pre-Optometry Association
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Lisa Thayer-McGee

University of Pennsylvania
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email

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

Villanova University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Jennifer Gannon

Rhode Island

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

South Carolina

Clemson University
Club Name: Clemson 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
Email • 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
Email
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
(713-313-7329)

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

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

University of the Incarnate Word
Club Name: UIW Pre-Optometry Professional Society
Advisor Contact: TBD

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 (POPS)
Website
Advisor Contact: Doyen Rainey

University of Texas-El Paso
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Association
Email

University of Texas-San Antonio
Club Name: UTSA Pre-Optometry Professional Society

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 • Website
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 • Website
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
Website
Advisor Contact: Current President

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

University of Virginia
Club Name: UVA Pre-Optometry Club
Email

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 • Website

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

Western Washington University
Club Name: Optometry and Ophthalmology Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: TBD

West Virginia

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

West Virginia University
Club Name: WVU 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 • Website
Advisor Contact: Arthur Polans 

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club

Wyoming

University of Wyoming
Advisor Contact: Craig Vaske

Canada

Grant MacEwan University
Club Name: Grant MacEwan Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: TBD

McMaster University
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Website: Facebook under McMaster’s Pre-Optometry Club
Advisor Contact: TBD

Simon Fraser University
Club Name: SFU’s Pre-Optometry Club
Website

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

University of Ottawa
Club Name: uOttawa Pre-Optometry Club
Email • Website
Advisor Contact: Jasmeet Singh

University of Waterloo
Club Name: Pre-Optometry Club

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

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

University of Winnipeg
Club Name: University of Winnipeg Pre-Optometry Club
Email
Advisor Contact: Rachna Menonr