Psyche Society-Subhouse

Psyche is a student run, student led organisation at the University of Pretoria. With over 1 members, and 150 volunteers every year, Psyche Society is proud to be the University of Pretoria’s Psychological Society. Psyche aims to provide students with safe volunteering opportunities to bridge the gap between the theoretical knowledge and practical experience in the field of Psychology. It also strives to bring mental health and mental health awareness to the student body through many on-campus activities. Psyche enhances the academic, social and professional experiences of its members through the provision of intra-departmental networks, participation in insightful seminars and discussion groups and engagement in practically oriented social empowerment initiatives. VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES: Anyone can apply to become an active member of Psyche however to become a long-term volunteer, one must be a University of Pretoria student with some form of psychological educational background, and one must apply for a placement interview. Psyche has 10 long term charities ranging from orphanages, tutoring programmes, psychiatric clinics, schools that specialize in helping children on the Autism Spectrum, old-age homes and persons with disabilities. These are long term, which means that students with a charity volunteer once a week for the year (excluding holidays) for which they receive certificates for their hours, and the opportunity to add this experience to their CVs. Psyche also offers Mini-Outreach activities to members who cannot/choose not to commit to long-term volunteering. Examples of these this year are helping paint walls for schools in need and working with the campus disability unit to bring guide-dog awareness.