The Cultural Club of the South, formerly known as the Southern Cultural Club, was established in 1982 in hopes of creating AUB student awareness and support of issues and problems the South of Lebanon has been encountering and struggling against during the Israeli occupation in the past, and of present issues in desperate need of public attention.
 Malek El-Khatib, who has been the club's president for a year, is adamant that the club's goals and objectives strictly reflect the humanitarian concerns for the situations and conditions of the South. He refutes the claims that the club has a political objective or is involved in any political parties. Although some members, he states, might be a part of a certain political group, they keep their politics separate from the club. The club's current goal, now that the South is free of Israeli control, is to emphasize and work towards improving the bad economic situation the people in the South are facing. 
 Unemployment is presently a huge problem for the South. According to El-Khatib, the considerable increase in unemployment has affected the people's attitude towards their new freedom. "People are saying it was better under Israeli rule; at least they had work." Also dissatisfaction with the current economic situation is stemming from "POW's who have spent their lives in Israeli jails for this cause, and are now faced with unemployment."
 The club has been raising both money and attention through the many picture exhibitions they have displayed on campus portraying the hardships and crises the South has and is currently experiencing. Awareness and money are also raised through bake sales, sports tournaments, and the club's newsletter, "Kay La Nansa."
 In an attempt to help out the people of Qana and Siddikine after the Qana Massacre, the Cultural Club of the South, with the help of AUB students, raised an astonishing $15,000 that is going towards rebuilding a school partially destroyed in Siddikine by the Qana bombing. The school systems are extremely under financed, El-Khatib explained. A "class of 40 students has only one computer in the classroom, which they can't even use." 
 Although the club closed briefly in 1998 due to internal problems within the club, they re-opened later that year with a fresh, new, and determined attitude to unite in their common goal, which is to create awareness about the South. Elections are also now being held yearly for the office of the president of the club, to make sure internal problems are not ignited. El-Khatib went on to say that the club follows a strict policy of objectivity when dealing with the different crises or conflicts. Documented papers from the parliament are also used in order to guarantee accuracy and precision.