STOA gives students a voice and a vote in determining action on the various issues and aids them in developing a close relationship with Texas optometrists and their professional society. Membership in the STOA is open to students in all colleges of optometry. A president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer are elected at the beginning of the fall semester. The mission of the Student Volunteer Optommetric Services to Humanity is to provide eye care services to all who need it, especially those who would not normally receive such care, primarily through vision screenings at the local level and eye prescriptions and eyeglasses at the international level, and to assist those patients in gaining access to the needed health care services. Fellowship of Christian Optometrists Optometry Christian Fellowship is an informal gathering of students desiring Christian fellowship.
Students meet as a group once a week for a short time of sharing, Bible study, and prayer.