Danyle Sanchez, a UOG senior, is a Criminal Justice major graduating in the fall semester of 2016. He is the current president of the International Friendship Club. As president, Sanchez wants to maintain order within the club, set up meetings and plan ahead for upcoming activities.

Sanchez began attending UOG in the fall semester of 2010. In his stay at the university, Sanchez was able to join a student organization, the International Friendship Club.

Sanchez was first introduced to IFC four years ago when it was established. However, he did not join until the spring of 2015. As a member, Sanchez actively volunteered in the summer, fall semester and spring semester. With the hours he made, Sanchez qualified for a scholarship to attend a university in Korea for the summer of 2016.

Sanchez attended Chonbuk National University in Korea for two weeks from August 1 to12. He took classes on Korean language and culture.

After his trip from Korea, Sanchez was voted to become the new president of IFC. “Right now I do hope to expand it since we have at least 20 new volunteers and applicants still coming in,” Sanchez said.

With a majority of these applicants being freshmen and sophomores, he explained that the new members will be responsible for taking care of the club’s future.

Sanchez anticipates challenges through his term as president. With an internship and being president, he has to balance the two. In regards to the club, he said, “The challenging aspect would be timing because not everyone would have the same schedule.”

Sanchez plans to have several bonding activities to engage new members with the current members such as movie nights and beach days.

According to Sanchez, the club is busy year-round. The fall semester mainly consists of one-day tours in which Japanese schools stay for one to two days. The spring semester consists of long-term tours in which mainly Korean universities stay for two to four weeks.

Sanchez also adds that it would be difficult for him to teach new members because they would have to learn on-the-go. Before he graduates, Sanchez hopes for the club to grow in active members.