The GSSA provides a safe space for graduate students to present the ideas, interests, and concerns of the members of the student body and serves as a liaison between the students, faculty, and administration. The GSSA facilitates communication and involvement among students through scheduled meetings, coordination of social and educational activities, and dissemination of necessary information. The GSSA is an organization that provides students with opportunities to promote Sociology within both the university and Hawaiʻi community at large through outreach, education, and fundraising. Another facet of the group is to provide support and guidance for incoming students and link students in the Sociology graduate program with other students and Sociology professionals locally, nationally, and internationally.