Students Organized for the Protection of the Environment
SOPE is a student organization dedicated to promoting environmental awareness and activism at Carleton and in the greater Northfield community. Every week we meet Wednesday night at 8 for discussion and action while working towards our goal of helping to increase environmental stewardship and sustainability in the world around us.
The co-presidents of SOPE for spring 2013 are Chelsea Wagner '14, Anne Sledd '14, and Sarah Lukins '15.
SOPE's secretary is Brent Murcia '16.
[Wind Turbine]
Pictured above: Carleton’s 1.65 megawatt industrial wind turbine—the concept and support for which came from students.
Our past projects have included Earth Week and Green Wars preparation and organization, Adopt-A-River, Green Bikes, composting, and collaborating with our peers across the state and the nation. Each year, we also send students to various regional and national environmental conferences across the country- in April 2011 we sent a group of students to the Power Shift conference in Washington, DC.
Want to keep up with what we're doing throughout the year? Join our mailing list and like us on facebook!