The Fashion Merchandising and Design Society is open to ALL Virginia Tech majors! We host fun and educational events such as internship panels, guest speakers, crafts projects and more in our bi-weekly meetings. Our club meetings are a great way to meet new people who all have an interest in fashion! This also creates such a great atmosphere where we all share information, tips and tricks and we even have a mentee-mentor program. Our mentors are made up of upperclassmen who have been in the society for at least a year usually. Mentees can be anyone from freshmen to seniors but it is a wonderful resource to have someone with some experience in the society and in their major(s) as we try to pair mentees with mentors of the same major(s) and interests.
Membership fees:
Semester: $25
Year: $35
Becoming part of FMDS:
There are many ways, a common one is to visit us at Gobblerfest on the Drillfield which usually happens during the first week of school. At the beginning of Spring semester, Virginia Tech hosts something similar to Gobblerfest called Gobblerfair which takes place in Squires where you can also visit us.
GobblerConnect is also a great resource. This VT website has all the VT clubs listed with information about each one. Here is a link to our page on Gobblerconnect:
https://gobblerconnect.vt.edu/organization/fmds
You may also reach us by email (fmds@gmail.com), or message us on instagram @vtfmds!