Clubs & Organizations

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Student Activities

In meeting rooms and auditoriums, theaters and playing fields, brownstones and practice rooms, students pursue their passions. At Columbia, there are over 500 opportunities to explore, to grow, to lead, to share, with support from a variety of offices like Community Development: Civic Action and Engagement, Multicultural Affairs, Residential Programs, and Student Development and Activities.

Music NoteA Cappella

Bacchantae
Clefhangers
Gospel Choir
Jubilation!
Kingsmen
Metrotones
Nonsequitur
Notes and Keys
Pizmon
S'madar
Sharp
Sur
Uptown Vocal

Academic

Academic Awards Committee
Art History Underground
Center for the Study of Science and Religion (CFSSR)
Chandler Society for Undergraduate Chemistry
Columbia Architecture Society
Columbia Math Club
Columbia Neuroscience Society
Columbia University Environmental Biological Society
Columbia University Students for Human Rights
Columbia-Barnard Economics Society
Linguistics Society
Political Science Students Association
Society of Physics Students

Academic Competition

American Institute of Aeronomics and Astronomics
Mock Trial Team
Model Congress
Parliamentary Debate Team
Quiz Bowl
Society of Automotive Engineers

Roar-Ee LionClub and Intramural Sports

Aikido
Archery
Badminton
Basketball - Intramural
Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
Capoeira
Cheerleading Team
Cricket
Cycling
Dodgeball - Intramural
Equestrian Club
Figure Skating
Flag Football - Intramural
Floor Hockey
Goju-Ryu Karate
Hiking
Ice Hockey - Men's
Ice Hockey - Women's
Indoor Soccer - Intramural
Japan Karate
Judo
Kayak
Kendo
Kickboxing
Kung Fu
Lacrosse - Men's
Men's Waterpolo
Moy Yee Tai Chi
Outdoor Soccer - Intramural
Racquetball - Club
Racquetball - Intramural
Road Runners
Rock Climbing
Rugby - Men's
Rugby - Women's
Sailing
Shaolin Kung Fu
Shotokan Karate
Ski Racing
Softball - Intramural
Squash - Intramural
Table Tennis
Tae Kwon Do
Tennis
Triathlon
Ultimate Frisbee - Men's
Ultimate Frisbee - Women's
Volleyball - Intramural
Volleyball - Men's
Volleyball - Women's
Women's Waterpolo

Cultural

Accion Boricua
African Students Association
Armenian Club
Asian American Alliance
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Black Heritage Month
Black Organization of Soul Sisters (BOSS)
Black Students Organization
Caribbean Students Association
Celebration of Black Womanhood Week
Chicano Caucus
Chinese Students Club
Chinese Yo-Yo Club
Club Bangla
Club Zamana
Columbia Iranian Students Association
Columbia Japan Society
Columbia por Colombia
Columbia University Chinese Students and Scholars Association
Cuban and American Students Association
Grupo Quisqueyano
Haitian Students Association
Hapa Club
Hellas
Hong Kong Students and Scholars Society
Korean Students Association
Latino Heritage Month
Liga Filipina
Malama Hawaii
Native American Council
Native American Heritage Month
Organization of Latin American Students
Organization of Pakistani Students
Polish Student Society
Romanian Club
Russian International Association
Singapore Students Association
Southeast Asian League (SEAL)
Student Organization of Latinos (SOL)
Taiwanese American Students Association
Thai Students Association
Turath
Turkish Students Association
Ukrainian Students Society
Under1Roof
United Students of Color Council
Vietnamese Students Association

Dance

Ballet Collaborative
Ballroom and Latin Dance Team
Columbia University Bellydance
Columbia University Bhangra
Columbia University Raas
Columbia University Step Team
Columbia University Swing
Columbia/Barnard Tango
Dhoom
Ho-Heup Drum Troupe
Lion Dance Troupe
Onyx
Orchesis
Orisha Pan-African Dance Troupe
Radiance Dance Troupe
Raw Elementz
Sabor
Shalhevet Dance Troupe
Taal

GlobeEnvironmental

Columbia Barnard Earth Coalition
Columbia Outdoor Orientation Program (COOP)
Columbia University EcoReps
Consilience: The Journal of Sustainable Development
CoreFoods Food Cooperative
Green Umbrella
Students for Environmental and Economic Justice (SEEJ)

Film and Visual ArtsFilm and Visual Arts

Columbia University Film Productions
Columbia University National Undergraduate Film Festival
Columbia University Photography Society
Columbia University Television (CTV)
Ferris Reel Film Society
Postcrypt Art Gallery
The Artist Society

Gender and Sexuality

Columbia Men Against Violence
Columbia Queer Alliance
Everyone Allied Against Homophobia
Feminist Thought
Gay Health Advocacy Project (GHAP)
Gayava
GendeRevolution
Mujeres
Proud Colors
Queer Awareness Month
Take Back the Night
V-Day
Women's History Month
Women's International Business Council

Greek Life

Alpha Chi Omega Sorority
Alpha Delta Phi Society
Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
Delta Gamma Sorority
Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority
Kappa Delta Rho Fraternity
Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority
Lambda Phi Epsilon Fraternity
Lambda Pi Chi Sorority
Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
Pan-Hellenic Council
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity
Pi Delta Psi Fraternity
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Psi Upsilon Fraternity
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Sigma Delta Tau Sorority
Sigma Iota Alpha Sorority
Sigma Lambda Upsilon Sorority
Sigma Nu Fraternity
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
Theta Nu Xi Sorority
Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity

Media and Publications

Avanim
Bwog (student blog)
Columbia Daily Spectator
Columbia East Asia Review
Columbia Economics Review
Columbia Journal of Literary Criticism (CJLC)
Columbia Political Review (CPR)
Columbia Review (literary magazine)
Columbia Science Review (CSR)
Columbia Undergraduate Journal of History
Columbia Undergraduate Law Review
Columbia Undergraduate Science Journal (CUSJ)
Gadfly Magazine (philosophy)
Jester of Columbia University (humor)
Journal of Global Health
Journal of Literary Criticism
Journal of Politics and Society
King's Spear
NOW!HERE, the Columbia Journal of Study Abroad
Quarto
Rhapsody in Blue (Journal of Urban Affairs)
Sanctum: The Undergraduate Journal of Religion
Tablet
The Birch: A Journal of Eastern European and Eurasian Studies
The Blue and White
The Columbian (yearbook)
The Current (journal of Jewish Studies)
The Federalist Paper
The Proxy Magazine
Triple Helix
WBAR Radio
WKCR-FM

MusicMusic

Bach Society
Barnard-Columbia Chorus
Bluegrass Band
Chamber Music Ensembles
Collegium Musicum
Columbia Classical Performers
Columbia New Music
Columbia University Glee Club
Columbia University Marching Band
Columbia University Orchestra
Columbia University Society of Hip-Hop
Columbia University Wind Ensemble
Flute Choir
Japanese Gagaku Ensemble
Jazz Ensembles
Klezmer Band
Postcrypt Coffeehouse
Sounds of China

Political/ActivistPolitical/Activist

American Civil Liberties Union
Amnesty International
Campus Media Watch
Columbia College Libertarians
Columbia Global Justice
Columbia Global Solutions
Columbia International Relations Council and Association (CIRCA)
Columbia Political Union
Columbia Students for Animal Protection
Columbia Students for International Service
Columbia UNICEF
Columbia University College Democrats
Columbia University College Republicans
Columbia University Conservative Forum
Columbia University Food Sustainability Project
Columbia University International Relations Forum
Columbia University Liberty in North Korea
Delta GDP
Design for America Barnard-Columbia
Global Brigades
GlobeMed
Hamilton Society
International Socialist Organization
Jews for Social Justice
LionPAC
LUCHA
Plateau Engage
PROIsrael PROgressives
Right to Life
Roosevelt Institute
Scientists and Engineers for a Better Society
Student Coalition on Expansion and Gentrification
Students Against Mass Incarceration (SAMI)
Students for a Free Tibet
Students for an Orwellian Society
Students for Justice in Palestine
Students for Sensible Drug Policy
Students Promoting Empowerment and Knowledge
Universities Allied for Essential Medicine
University Council for the Cuban American National Foundation

Pre-Professional

American Institute of Chemical Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Association for Computing Machinery
Barnard-Columbia University Public Health Society
Biomedical Engineering Society
Charles Drew Premedical Society
Columbia Association of Pre-Dental Students (CAPS)
Columbia Pre-Law Society
Columbia Women's Business Society
Columbia-China Law and Business Association
CU American Medical Students Association
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Multicultural Business Association (MBA)
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

Religious/Spiritual

Adventist Christian Fellowship (ACF)
Ahimsa
Apostolos Campus Ministry
Baha'i Club of Columbia University
Baptist Campus Ministry
Beit Midrash
Bhakti Club
Canterbury Club
Chabad
Chinese Christian Bible Study Group
Chinese Christian Fellowship
Columbia Atheists and Agnostics
Columbia Buddhist Meditation Group
Columbia Catholic Undergraduates
Columbia Faith in Action
Columbia Sikh Students Association
Columbia Students for Christ
Columbia/Barnard Hillel
Compass Christian Koinonia (CCK)
Garin Lavi
Hindu Students Organization
Interfaith Collective
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship
Jehovah's Witnesses
Kesher
Koach
Korean Campus Crusade for Christ
Korean Christian Students Association
Latter-Day Saints Student Association
Lutherans
Muslim Students Association
Orthodox Christian Fellowship
Remnant Christian Fellowship
Sephardic Club
University Bible Fellowship
Veritas Forum
Yavneh

Service

Advocacy Coalition
Afterhours Tutoring
Alternative Break Program
America Reads
Artists Reaching Out (ARO)
Asian Youth Program (AYP)
Big Sibs
Bikkur Cholim
Blue Key Society
Circle K
Columbia Adaptive Sports Organization
Columbia Community Outreach
Columbia Engineers Without Borders
Columbia Rotaract
Columbia University Dance Marathon
Columbia Urban Experience
Community Lunch
Community Youth
CU Public Service Initiative
CU Smile
Emergency Food Pantry/The Clothes Closet
Food Stamps Awareness Project
Golden Key Society
Habitat for Humanity
Harlem Restoration Project (HRP)
Health Education Awareness League (HEAL)
Health LEADS
Heights to Heights Mentoring
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
J.E.E.P. Citizenship Classes
J.E.E.P. College Road
J.E.E.P. Computer Training
J.E.E.P. ESL Classes
J.E.E.P. GED/AED Classes
J.E.E.P. Job Road
Kenneth Cole Community Engagement Program
Kraft Food Pantry
Let's Get Ready!
Mentoring Youth in New York City (MyNYC)
One to One Tutoring
Peace by PEACE
Peer Health Exchange
Project for the Homeless
Project Sunshine Book Buddies
Project Sunshine Harlem Hospital
Project Tutors
Relay for Life
Rotaract Club
Student Help for the Aging
Toddler Learning Center (TLC)
Unite for Sight
Youth For Debate

Special Interest

Africa-Diaspora Literary Society
Anime Club
Chess Club
Columbia Sign Language Club
Columbia University Science Fiction Society
Conversio Virium
CU Couture
Culinary Society
Dance Dance Revolution Club
Games Club
Nightline Peer Counseling
Philolexian Society
Society of International Undergraduates
Transfer Alliance
U.S. Military Veterans of Columbia University
Yiddish Club

Student Enterprises

4Local
Columbia Bartending Agency and School of Mixology
Columbia Organization of Rising Entrepreneurs
Columbia University Tutoring and Translating Agency (CUTTA)
FeelGood
Inside New York Magazine
NOM^3 (catering)

Student Government

Activities Board at Columbia
Bacchanal Events Board
Columbia College Student Council
Community Impact
Engineering Student Council
InterGreek Council
Multicultural Greek Council
Student Government Board

Student Initiative

Academic Success Program
Application Development Initiative
Brotherhood of African Heritage Project
Columbia Mentoring Initiative (CMI)
Columbia University Scholars Program Alliance
Committee on Instruction
Committee on the Core
Community Principles Initiative
CU Records
Days of Dialogue
Double Discovery Center
Freedom School
Global Recruitment Committee (GRC)
Go Ask Alice!
Intercultural Resource Center (IRC)
Multicultural Recruitment Committee (MRC)
National Coalition Building Institute
Office of Multicultural Affairs Advisory Board
President's Council on Diversity
President's Council on Student Affairs
ROOTEd
Sister Circle
Student Wellness Project
Students of Color Leadership Retreat
Undergraduate Recruitment Committee (URC)
Voices Raised

Theater

Alfred
Black Theater Ensemble
Chowdah Sketch Comedy
Columbia Musical Theatere Society
Columbia University Performing Arts League
Columbia University Players
Fruit Paunch Improv Troupe
Hillel Theater Group
King's Crown Shakespeare Troupe
L'atelier
LateNite Theatre
NOMADS
Varsity Show

Ivy League logoVarsity Sports

Baseball
Basketball - Men's
Basketball - Women's
Cross Country - Men's
Cross Country - Women's
Fencing - Men's
Fencing - Women's
Field Hockey
Football
Golf - Men's
Golf - Women's
Lacrosse - Women's
Rowing - Women's
Rowing: Heavyweight
Rowing: Lightweight
Soccer - Men's
Soccer - Women's
Softball
Squash - Men's
Squash - Women's
Swimming and Diving - Men's
Swimming and Diving - Women's
Tennis - Men's
Tennis - Women's
Track and Field - Men's
Track and Field - Women's
Wrestling