Ursinus College Extracurriculars

Clubs Overview

Total number of student organizations: 80
Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, television station, yearbook

Academic Clubs

Honor societies: Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Psi Omega; Beta Beta Beta, Kappa Mu Epsilon, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Phi Epsilon Kappa, Pi Nu Epsilon, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Sigma Iota, Pi Sigma Alpha, Psi Chi, Sigma Pi Sigma, Sigma Tau Delta, Sigma Xi, Theta Chi, Lambda Pi Eta, Cub and Key Society, Whitian Society
Student-run papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Grizzly (weekly)

Religious/Ethnic Clubs

Religious clubs: (Appears as submitted by school) Chapel Group (Ecumenical), Newman Society (Roman Catholic), Hillel (Jewish), IMAAN (Muslim), Intervarsity Christian Fellowship
International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Southeast Asian Student Association, SUN(Sankofa Umoja Nia, ) ALMA (Association of Latino Students Motivated to Achieve, ) German Club, Japanese Club, Le Cercle Francais, Spanish Club
Other campus clubs: (Appears as submitted by school) Student interest and academic organizations: Alternative Spring Break Club, Association for Computing Machinery, Athletic Training Club, Beardwood Chemical Society, Blue Note Jazz Society, Brownback-Anders Pre-Medical Society, Chess Club, College Democrats, College Republicans, Ursinus Dance Company, Exercise and Sport Science Club, Film Society, Gay/Straight Alliance, German Club, The Grizzly (newspaper), Haines-Barnard Pre-Legal Society, International Relations Club, Investment Club, Japanese Club, The Lantern (literary magazine), Le Cercle Francais (French Club), Mathematical Association of America, Men's Rugby Club, Newman Association, Organization of Commuting Students, Politics Association, Women's Rugby Association, Psychology Club, Residence Hall Association, The Ruby (yearbook), S. C. U. B. A. Dive Team, Society of Physics of Students, Spanish Club, Students for Creative Anachronism, Students Together Against Rape (STAR), Table Tennis Association, UC Blue Skies Environmental Organization, Ursinus Folksong Society, Ursinus Forensics Society, Ursinus College Academic Competition Team, Ursinus Student Government Association (USGA), Ursinus College Outdoors Society, Voices in Praise, World Cultures Club, and WVOU (radio station). Musical and cultural group include proTheatre, College Choir, Meistersingers, Concert Band. Community Service clubs include Best Buddies, Norristown State Mental Hospital Volunteer Program, Student Emergency Response Volunteers and America Reads. Greek organizations on the Ursinus campus currently include the fraternities Alpha Phi Epsilon, Beta Sigma Lambda, Chi Rho Psi, Delta Mu Sigma, Delta Pi Sigma, Phi Kappa Sigma, Pi Omega Delta, Sigma Chi Delta, Sigma Rho Lambda and Zeta Chi. The sororities are Alpha Sigma Nu, Kappa Delta Kappa, Omega Chi, Phi Alpha Psi, Sigma, Sigma, Sigma, Tau Sigma Gamma, and Upsilon Phi Delta. The presidents of these organizations serve on the Greek Presidents Council, the governing board for all fraternities and sororities. Ursinus has 25 teams that compete in the Centennial Conference: football, men's and women's soccer, women's field hockey cross country, volleyball, men's and women's basketball, indoor track, women's gymnastics, men's and women's swimming, wrestling, men's baseball, women's softball, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's golf, men's and women's track and field, men's and women's tennis

Greek Life

# of fraternities: 8
# of fraternity houses: 0
% of males in fraternities: 17%
# of sororities: 7
# of sorority houses: 0
% of females in sororities: 28%