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Undergraduate Student Life advises more than 350 student groups through Multicultural Affairs, Residential Life and Student Engagement. By joining a student group, students have access to engage, serve and lead at Columbia, in New York City and beyond. Don’t see a student group that you’re interested in? Learn how to start a student group.

Displaying 353 student groups

Academic Groups

American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists of Columbia University (A2E2S)
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
American Medical Students Association (AMSA)
American Physician Scientists Association (APSA)
Application Development Initiative (ADI)
Biomedical Engineering Society (CU BMES)
BlueShift
Chandler Society for Undergraduate Chemistry
Charles Drew Pre-Medical Society
Columbia Bioethics Society (CBS)
Columbia Debate Society (CDS)
Columbia Game Design and Development
Columbia GLOT
Columbia Mandarin Debate Society (CMDA)
Columbia Public Health Club (CPHC)
Columbia Society for Physics Students (SPS)
Columbia Space Initiative (CSI)
Columbia University Robotics Club (CURC)
Columbia University Science Olympiad (CUSO)
Columbia University Society for Baseball Research (SBR)
Columbia University Systems Biology (CBI)
Columbia University Women of Color Pre-Law Society
John Jay Debate Society
Mock Trial (CUMT)
Model Congress
Neuroscience Society (CNS)
Philolexian Society (Philo)
Platypus Marxist Reading Group (Columbia Platypus)
Political Science Students Association (PSSA)
Postbac Premed Student Council (PPSC)
Pre-Law Society
Quiz Bowl (CUQB)
Sign Language Club (CU Sign)
Society of International Undergraduates (SIU)
Spectra
Undergraduate Committee on Global Thought (UCGT)
Women in Computer Science (WiCS)
Writers Society (Write Club)

Cultural Groups

African Students Association (ASA)
Alianza
Armenian Club (CUAS)
Asian American Alliance (AAA)
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (CU APAHM)
Black Heritage Month (BHM)
Black Students Organization (BSO)
Brazilian Society (BRS)
Caribbean Students Association (CSA)
ChicanX Caucus
Chinese Students Club (CSC)
Club Bangla
Club Zamana
Columbia Iranian Students Association (CISA)
Columbia Somali Student Association (SSA)
Ethio-Eritrean Student Associations (EESA)
French Cultural Society (FCS)
Global China Connection (GCC)
Grupo Quisqueyano (GQ)
Haitian Students Association (HSA)
Hong Kong Students and Scholars Society (HKSSS)
Japanese Student Association (JSA)
Korean Students Association (KSA)
Koreans in General Studies (KIGS)
Latinx Heritage Month
Latinx Professional Education Network (LPEN)
Liga Filipina
Mālama Hawai'i
Mixed Heritage Society (MHS)
Muslim Afro Niyyah Students Association (MANSA)
Native American Council (NAC)
Native American Heritage Month
Pakistani Student Association
Polish Student Society at Columbia University (Polish Society)
Singapore Students Association (SSA or CUSSA)
Student Organization of Latinxs (SOL)
Taiwanese American Students Association (TASA)
Thai Sabai (Thai Lions)
The Sapna Project (Sapna)
Turath
Turkish Students Association (CTS)
Venezuelan Student Association (VENSA)
Vietnamese Students Association (VSA)

Dance Groups

Bhangra
Columbia Ballet Collaborative (CBC)
Columbia China Dance
Columbia Repertory Ballet (CRB)
Columbia University Lion Dance (CULD)
CU Generation
CU Raqs
Ijoya
Onyx Dance Troupe (ONYX)
Orchesis
Raas
Raw Elementz
Sabor
Taal
Untapped

Fraternity & Sorority Life Groups

Alpha Chi Omega (AXO)
Alpha Delta Phi (ADP)
Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi)
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Alpha Omicron Pi (AOII)
Alpha Phi Alpha
Beta Theta Pi
Delta Gamma (DG)
Delta Sigma Phi
Delta Sigma Theta
Gamma Phi Beta
Interfraternity Council
InterGreek Council (IGC)
Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Delta Rho
Kappa Phi Lambda
Lambda Phi Epsilon
Lambda Pi Chi
Multicultural Greek Council (MGC)
Order of Omega
Panhellenic Council
Phi Gamma Delta
Phi Iota Alpha (Columbia Phiotas)
Sigma Chi
Sigma Delta Tau (SDT)
Sigma Lambda Beta
Sigma Lambda Gamma
Sigma Nu
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Zeta Beta Tau
Zeta Phi Beta

Governing Board or Council Groups

Activities Board at Columbia (ABC)
Columbia College Student Council (CCSC)
Columbia College Student Council Campus Life Committee
Columbia College Student Council Class of 2023
Columbia College Student Council Class of 2024
Columbia College Student Council Class of 2025
Columbia College Student Council Class of 2026
Engineering Student Council (ESC)
Engineering Student Council Class of 2023 (ESC Class of 2023)
Engineering Student Council Class of 2024 (ESC Class of 2024)
Engineering Student Council Class of 2025 (ESC Class of 2025)
Engineering Student Council Class of 2026 (ESC Class of 2026)
Engineering Student Council VP of Student Life
General Studies Student Council (GSSC)
General Studies Student Council Senior Class
Residence Hall Leadership Organiztaion (RHLO)
Student Governing Board (SGB)

Identity-based Groups

Columbia iQ (CUIQ)
Columbia Queer Alliance (CQA)
Columbia Queer and Asian (Q&A)
Columbia Queer Business Society (CQBS)
ColumbiAces
GendeRevolution (GendeRev)
GS Alliance
LionLez
Proud Colors
QFaith
Queer Awareness Month (QuAM)
Quest Scholar Network
US Milvets of CU (MilVets)
Voice in Neuroscience
Womens History Month

Media & Visual Arts Groups

Anime Club (CUAC)
Art Collective (ArtC)
Artist Society (AS)
Columbia Photography Association (CPA)
Ferris Reel Film Society (FRFS)
Film Production (CUFP)
Postcrypt Art Gallery (Postcrypt)

Music Groups

Bacchanal
Bach Society
Clefhangers
Columbia Chinese Orchestra (CCO)
Columbia Classical Performers (CCP)
Columbia Pops
CU Records
CU Sur
CU Taiko
Glee Club
Kingsmen
Metrotones
Non Sequitur (Nonseq)
Notes and Keys (NaK)
Postcrypt Coffee House (Postcrypt)
SHARP
Uptown Vocal (UV)
Wind Ensemble (CUWE)
WKCR

Performing Arts Groups

Black Theatre Ensemble
Chowdah Sketch Comedy Troupe
Columbia Musical Theater Society (CMTS)
Columbia SLAM! Poetry (SLAM!)
CU Players (CUP)
CU Sketch Show (CUSS)
Fruit Paunch
Kings Crown Shakespeare Troupe (KCST)
Memento Mori
Performing Arts League (CUPAL)
Third Wheel Improv
Varsity Show

Political & Activist Groups

Alexander Hamilton Society (AHS)
Amnesty International (CUAI)
Coalition Against Sexual Violence (CASV)
College Democrats (CU Dems)
College Libertarians (CUL)
College Republicans (CUCR)
Colloquia
Columbia European Society (CES)
Columbia Lions for Life
Columbia Policy Institute (CPI or PolStute)
Columbia Political Union (CPU)
Columbia Sunrise Movement
Columbia University Anscombe Society
Columbia University Students for Human Rights (CUSHR)
Columbia Vegan Society (CVS)
Columbia-Barnard Jewish Voice for Peace
Columbia-Barnard Young Democratic Socialists of America (CU-B YDSA)
ColumbiaVotes
Criminal Justice Coalition (CJC)
First-Generation and/or Low-Income Network (FLI Network)
HeForShe at Columbia University
LUCHA
Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)
Students for Sanctuary (SFS)
Students Supporting Israel (SSI)

Political/Activist Groups

Columbia European Society

Pre-Professional Groups

American Enterprise Institute @ Columbia (AEI)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Architecture Society (TKTNK)
Columbia Alpha Partners (CAP)
Columbia Art Market Society (CAMS)
Columbia Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)
Columbia Association of Pre-Dental Students (CAPS)
Columbia China Law Business Association (CCLBA)
Columbia Financial Analysts Club (CFAC)
Columbia Financial Investment Group (CFIG)
Columbia Organization of Rising Entrepreneurs (CORE)
Columbia Quant Group (CQG)
Columbia Social Entrepreneurship Group (CSEG)
Columbia Sports Business Society
Columbia Undergraduate Consulting Club (CCG)
Columbia University Black Pre-professional Society (CUBPS)
Columbia Venture Partners (CVP)
Columbia Women's Business Society (CWBS)
Columbia Women's Entrepreneurship Group
CUINFORMS
Delta Kappa Alpha (DKA) Professional Cinema Society
Economics Society (CES)
Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers (IEEE@CU)
Korean International Society for Academics and Career (KISAC)
Multicultural Business Association (MBA)
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
Robogals
Scientists and Engineers for a Better Society (SEBS)
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
Superposition Columbia

Publications Groups

4x4 Magazine (4x4)
Birch
Blue and White
Columbia Review (TCR)
Columbia Undergraduate Journal of Global Health (JGH)
Federalist Paper (The Fed)
Gadfly
Grey Matters (GMCU)
Helvidius (Journal of Politics and Society)
Journal of Literary Criticism (CJLC)
que(e)ry collective
RATROCK
Science Review (CSR)
The Columbia Witness
The Current
Undergraduate Law Review (CULR)
Undergraduate Science Journal (CUSJ)
Yearbook

Religious & Spiritual Groups

ASEZ (Save the Earth from A to Z) (ASEZ)
Baha'i Club
Canterbury Club
Chabad Student Network
Christian Union Lumine
Columbia Ahimsa
Columbia Catholic Ministry (CCM)
Compass Christian Koinonia (CCK)
CU Sewa
Falun Dafa Club at Columbia University
Hillel
Hindu Students Organization (HSO)
Interfaith Collective
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF)
Jubilation!
Latter Day Saints Association (LDSSA)
Muslim Students Association (MSA)
Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF)
Reformed University Fellowship (RUF)
Remnant Christian Fellowship (RCF)
Soon Movement (SOON)
University Bible Fellowship

Service & Outreach Groups

Active Minds
African Development Group (ADG)
Barnard-Columbia Design For America - DFA (BCDFA)
Beyond The Box Initiative
Blue Key Society
Camp Kesem
Columbia Be the Match
Columbia Community Outreach (CCO)
Columbia Global Research and Consulting Group (GRC)
Columbia Nourish (CU Nourish)
Columbia Recovery Coalition (RC)
Columbia Reflect
Columbia Students for International Service
Columbia Synapse
Columbia University Food Bank
Columbia-Bronx Oncology Living Daily (Columbia BOLD)
CU Family Support Network (CUFSN)
CU Red Cross
Dance Marathon (CUDM)
Double Discovery Students Organization (DDSO)
Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
First Robotics (CUF)
Girls Who Code (CU-GWC)
Global Brigades
Global Youth Mentorship Initiative (GYMI)
GlobeMed
Inwood Academic Tutoring
Link Scholars Student Committee
Nightline
One for the World Columbia (Columbia OFTW)
Planned Parenthood Generation at Columbia (PPGen)
Sci-Inspire
Service to School (S2SCU)
Splash Educational Outreach (Splash)
STRIVE
Students for Health Education, Access, and Literacy (S-HEAL)
Sustainable Development Goals Student Program (SDG Hub)
Terence Cardinal Cooke At Your Service Volunteer Program (TCC@AYS)
The American Cancer Society
UNICEF (CU UNICEF)
Youth For Debate (YFD)

Special Interest Groups

Blockchain at Columbia (B@C)
Chess Club
Columbia International Relations Council and Association (CIRCA)
Columbia Minecraft Club (CMC)
Columbia University Fashion Society (CUFS)
Columbia University Formula Racing (CUFR)
Columbia University Gardening (CU Gardening)
Columbia University Magical Society
Games Club
Gosh Yarn It
Outdoors Club
Science Fiction Society (CUSFS)
Smash Bros. Club (Columbia Smash)
Symposium
Veritas Forum
Wushu (CU Wushu)