University of Maryland at College Park - List of Student Activities and Organizations

Fraternities & Sororities

• Fraternities
  • We have 26 fraternities on campus.
  • 13% of the men join a fraternity.
  • 23 of the fraternities have a chapter house.

• Sororities
  • We have 20 sororities on campus.
  • 14% of the women join a sorority.
  • 15 of the sororities have a chapter house.

Campus-based Organizations

• Religious Organizations:
  Baha'i Club, Jewish Student Union, Muslim Student Union, Black Ministry, United Campus Ministry
• Minority Student Organizations:
  Black Business Society, Black Engineering Society, Black Explosion Newspaper, Black Prelaw Society, Black Science Society, Black Student Athletes Council, Black Student Union, NAACP, Black Coalition, Hispanic Student Union, Minority Computer Science Society, National Association of Black Journalists, Native American Student Union, Shades of Harlem, Thurgood Marshall Pre-Law Society
• Foreign Student Organizations:
  International Student Council, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, and Nyumburu cultural groups, African, Bangladeshi, Caribbean, Chinese, Indian, Israeli, Korean, Pakistani, and Vietnamese student associations, several other groups
• Other Student Organizations:
  pep bands, glee clubs, chorus, marching and symphonic bands, orchestra ensembles, chapel and gospel choirs, theatre, chess, photo, amateur radio, and debating clubs, humor and art magazines, black and Jewish newspapers, departmental, service, and special-interest groups
• There are a total of 274 registered organizations.

Student Activities

• Government
• Newspaper: Diamondback, published daily
• Magazine
• Yearbook
• Radio