They're the sisters you never had!
Setons is a women's group that exists to provide confidential Christ-centered peer support for female students on their journey through college. It is an informal student faith group based on friendship and mutual respect. The Setons meet in the downstairs chapel twice monthly. They also sponsor a yearly retreat, Sunday meals and other extracurricular activities.

When and Where they meet...
Every Tuesday at 7:15pm starting in the lounge area downstairs and moving into the chapel. We also sponsor First Friday Adoration on the first Friday of every month in the downstairs chapel as well as retreats for women and extracurricular activities for everyone.

For more information on how to get involved contact Emily at ehickma@uark.edu or Sara at sweishaa@uark.edu.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton was an Anglican convert who was widowed at age 29 with five children. St. Elizabeth remained full of faith throughout her life experiences as a wife, mother, widow, sole parent, foundress, educator, social minister and spiritual leader. Elizabeth was the first person born in the United States to become a canonized saint (September 14 1975).

How Setons Began
Setons was started by a student, Angela Kora, and St. Thomas' student intern, Rose Serio, during the 2004-2005 school year. The following was written by Angela Kora:

"Setons is based on a group that my high school had. There was a sophomore, junior and senior group, all girls again. It had the same format of a light and deep topics, the same rules and the same name. We only met once a month though, and the Hail Mary and other outside activities are St. Thomas originals. It was one of my favorite activities in high school, just being able to see my classmates in a setting outside of classes and get to know them in a different light. It was also a great support system, especially during my sophomore and junior years when my grandpa came to live with our family and I had a lot of issues at home. Many of the topic ideas came from that group. When I came to college, I missed that kind of support system and I wanted to get to know more people at church and get more involved. Rose mentioned there was interest in a women's group and she was interested in starting something, so I thought of Setons from high school and Setons at St. Thomas evolved from there!"