ROTC Clubs

While most cadets are involved in several clubs and organizations on their campus, Lehigh Army ROTC offers several special clubs available to cadets enrolled in the program.   Participation in each is optional and all are completely student run and organized.

Ranger Challenge Team

Often described as the "varsity sport" of ROTC, the Ranger Challenge Team competes each year against other regional ROTC schools.   The competition includes testing military skills such as M-16 assembly and disassembly, constructing a rope bridge, land navigation testing, a 10 km road march with full equipment and other physical challenges.

In the past 16 years, the Lehigh University Ranger Challenge Team has come in 3 rd or better, with our last grand championship in 2001. Nineteen schools vie for the Commander's Trophy at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA each fall semester.

Participation on the team is open to male and female cadets and is very rigorous. Each semester, many cadets tryout for a chance to compete with the team.

Scabbard & Blade Society

Community leadership is important to cadets in Army ROTC and the Scabbard & Blade Society serves the community service arm of the Department of Military Science & Leadership.

Past activities have included making the ROTC House haunted for SouthSide Bethlehem children on Halloween, making valentine cards for area senior citizens, and making exam study packages for Lehigh students.

Society of American Military Engineers

The mission of SAME is to promote and facilitate engineering support for national security by developing and enhancing relationships and competencies among uniformed services, public and private sector engineers, and related professionals.

Membership in the club is open to non-engineering students and members are also eligible for additional academic scholarships each year.

Color Guard

As a member of the Color Guard you become a visible spokesperson for Army ROTC.   The Color Guard performs formal drill and ceremony activities as part of University and community events.   Members of the Color Guard present the United States flag before all home football games along with other traditional presentations.

The Color Guard is optional to join and student run by an elected Color Sergeant, who is typically a junior.