BYU women’s clubs and associations help connect and strengthen women from a variety of backgrounds as they navigate unique challenges.
If one searches online for “BYU women’s clubs,” a list of at least 17 organizations comes up, ranging from groups aiming to help women with future careers to those offering assistance with future families. For the women who are a part of these groups, the benefits are so much more.
Maile Berg, president of the BYU Women in Supply Chain Club in winter 2025, said that their club has multiple purposes, the first being professional development. She said to fulfill that goal, the club brings in experts to talk about their professions and share advice.
“Supply chain is a male-dominated industry,” Berg said.“It's important for women to see examples of the women that have gone before them and know that they can do it too.”
She said speakers give pre-business students, women in the supply chain program and others, “a chance to learn more about different industries and just the field in general, to see a future for themselves.”
The club also hosts events to help women develop professional skills, such as making career plans or revising resumes.
Another benefit Berg has seen is how connections between women in the club help them assist each other in furthering their careers.
“That's definitely been my favorite part, just seeing those connections happen and seeing girls succeed, like seeing people make connections and see those connections turn into something,” she said. “I feel like that is like the biggest success that you could have, right? … Little connections like that, that actually journey into someone's success.”
Makayley Crisp, president of the Women of Color Club in winter 2025, said the main purpose of their club is to help women of color meet others like them around campus, who they might not encounter in class.
“Maybe they don't have much overlap anywhere else,” Crisp said. “And so it's a nice way to get to know people from other cultures or from their own, and make friends; have a safe space at BYU.”
Sophie Saylin, vice president of marketing and social media for the Women in Finance Association, said the finance program does have a Finance Society for any student in the program, but the women’s association helps female students find each other in a male-heavy major.
“We have 15% women in the finance major, which is extremely low," she said. "That pretty much means that most of my classes, if they're 50 or 60 people, it's like me and one other girl. That can be pretty intimidating.”
Saylin said the association has helped connect her with other girls in the program.
“It’s definitely helped me make friends in my major,” she said. “And since we're, you know, business girlies, it's kind of nice to network as well.”
Berg said both women’s clubs and general interest clubs are valuable.
“We have a Women in Supply Chain Club because women do experience the workforce differently," she said. "We need to have a unique space where we can talk about those things and prepare for those experiences that we're going to have and support each other through those.”
Saylin said her group’s goal is to make women feel comfortable and capable of achieving their ambitions.
“You walk in the room and they're all men. And that's fine, we're used to it. But it's a lot harder to participate in that kind of environment,” she said. “Having a place where we can come and talk about, like, ‘oh my gosh, these classes’ or ‘have you taken this’ and also talking about internship opportunities ... really helps us feel united.”
Crisp said the support she feels in her organization has been crucial.
“I love just being around these strong women who empower each other and who are so supportive of everyone,” she said. “It's just a very safe community where you can be completely yourself and there's no judgment.”
Saylin expressed similar sentiments of community.
“It makes me feel like I'm not alone and that everyone's kind of feeling the same things I'm feeling,” Saylin said. “I look forward to it because I feel a part of something, and something bigger than just myself.”
For more information on women’s organizations at BYU, visit the university's Women’s Services and Resources website.