Amherst College Extracurriculars

Clubs Overview

Total number of student organizations: 104
Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook

Academic Clubs

Honor societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Student-run papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Amherst Student (weekly), The Indicator (several times per semester), The Amherst Hamster (several times per semester), Prism (several times per semester)

Religious/Ethnic Clubs

Religious clubs: (Appears as submitted by school) Amherst Christian Fellowship, Amherst Hillel, Amherst Koinonia Church, Newman Club, Noor (Amherst Muslim Students), the Bi-Semester Worship Series (service in the African-American tradition), Amherst Gospel Choir, Buddhist Meditation Group.
International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) AIKYA (South Asian Students), Asian Students Association, Black Students Union, Chicano/o Caucus, International Students Association, Korean American Students Association, La Causa (Latino/a), Students of Mixed Heritage; French Club; Korean American Students Association; La Causa (Latino/a Organization); International Students Association; Pacific Islander/South-East Asian Students (PISEAS); Russian House;
Other campus clubs: (Appears as submitted by school) Too many to list here, but including: Several a capella groups (Zumbyes, Bluestockings, Sabrinas, DQ), other musical groups (Concert Choir, Glee Club, Madrigals, Women's Chorus), Photography Association, Mr. Gad's House of Improv, Nightcap (educational theater), Pride Alliance (LBGTQA group), The Women's Center, Women in Science, Amherst College Democrats, Amherst College Republicans, Capitol Connections, French Club, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Chess Club, Ham Radio and Electronics Club, Hungry Newt Coffeehouse, College Bowl Team, JeffMUG (Mac users group), Knitting Guild, MassPIRG, Diversity Educators, Foreign Policy Forum, Mock Trial, Model UN, Parliamentary Debate Society, Tae Kwan Do Club, etc.

Greek Life

# of fraternities: 0
# of fraternity houses: 0
% of males in fraternities: 0%
# of sororities: 0
# of sorority houses: 0
% of females in sororities: 0%