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University of Miami

Extracurriculars

Address

PO Box 248025
Coral Gables, FL 33124

Website

http://www.miami.edu

Admissions E-mail

admission@miami.edu

Quickfacts

Number of registered organizations:

270

Sports

For a complete profile of varsity, club, and intramural sports offered at University of Miami, go to the school's Sports directory page.

Activities

Student activities:

choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook

Clubs and Organizations

Number of registered organizations:

270

Honor societies:

Alpha Delta Sigma (Advertising); Alpha Epsilon Delta (Biology); Alpha Epsilon Lambda; Alpha Epsilon Rho (Broadcasting); Alpha Eta Mu Beta (Biomedical Engineering); Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology); Alpha Lambda Delta (Freshman General Scholarship); Alpha Omega Alpha (Medicine); Alpha Pi Mu (Industrial Engineering); Alpha Psi Omega (Drama); Alpha Psi Sigma; Alpha Rho Chi (Architecture); Beta Alpha Psi (Accounting); Beta Beta Beta (Biology); Beta Gamma Sigma (Business); Chi Epsilon (Civil Engineering); Chi Epsilon Pi; Delta Phi Alpha (German); Eta Kappa Nu (Electrical/Computer Engineering); Gamma Theta Upsilon (Geography); Golden Key National Honor Society; Honors Students Association (General Scholarship); Hyperion Council (School of Business); Iron Arrow Honor Society; Mortar Board National Honor Society; National Society of Collegiate Scholars; Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics); Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif (Law); Phi Alpha Delta (Pre-Legal); Phi Alpha Epsilon (Architectural Engineering); Phi Alpha Theta (History); Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Kappa (Education); Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Lambda Pi; Phi Sigma Tau (Philosophy); Pi Delta Phi (French); Pi Kappa Lambda (Music and Music Education); Pi Mu Epsilon (Mathematics); Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science); Pi Tau Sigma (Mechanical Engineering); Psi Chi (Psychology); Rho Rho Rho (Marine Science); Sigma Alpha Iota (Music); Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish); Sigma Gamma Epsilon (Earth Sciences); Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics); Sigma Tau Delta (International English); Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing); Tau Beta Pi (Engineering); Tau Beta Sigma (Music); Tau Sigma Delta (Architecture); Theta Alpha Kappa (Religious Studies)

Religious organizations:

Athletes in Action; Baptist Collegiate Ministries; Campus Crusade for Christ; Catholic Students Association; Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship; Episcopal Students Organization; Hammond-Bulter Inspiration Concert Choir; Hindu Students Council; InterVarisity Christian Fellowship; Islamic Society; Jewish Student Organization; Latter Day Saints Association; Muslim Students Organization; Wesley Foundation - United Methodist Campus Ministry

Minority and international student organizations:

AIESEC; African Student Union; Asian American Students Association; Bahamian Students Association; Black Graduate Students Association; Brazilian Students Association; Caribbean Student Association; Columbian Student Association; Council of International Students and Organizations; Federacion de Estudiantes Cubanos; Filipino Student Association; Friendship Club of China; German Club; Graduate Indian Student Association; Haitian Student Organization; Hispanic Heritage Month Association (HHMA); Hui Aloha; Hurricane Bhangra; Indian Student Association; Italian Club; Japan Club; Latin American Students Association (LASA); OASIS; Organization for Jamaican Unity; SABOR (Puerto Rican Students Association); Scandinavian Student Association; Society for the Study of Religions and Cultures; Thai Students Organization; Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Association; Turkish Students Association; UNIVEN Union Venezolana; United Black Students; United Dominicans Association; Virgin Islands Student Association; Yanxin Qigong Club

Other organizations:

AISEC; Aikido Club; Amnesty International; Anime Club; Association of Commuter Students; Bacchus; Band of the Hour; Best Buddies; Big Brothers Big Sisters (Canes Kids); Bowling Club; Business Scrubs; Canes for Cancer Awareness; Category 5; Dance Production Company; Earth Alert; Entrepreneurship Club; Fencing Club; Green Peace UM; Habitat for Humanity; Hands for the Homeless; Hip-Hop Club; Hurricane Productions; IBIS Yearbook; Kids Demonstrating Worth; Minority Women in Medicine; Philosophy Club; Project Sunshine; Random Acts of Kindness; Rotaract; Salsa Craze; Screaming Monkeys; Society of Fellows; Student Government; Students Together Ending Poverty; UM Alternative Breaks; UM Grilling Society; Ultimate Frisbee Club; University of Miami Model United Nations; WVUM; Weekly War Canoe Press; Yellow Rose Society; Youth Music Campaign

Name of student newspaper(s):

The Hurricane

Greek Life

Number of fraternities:

16

Fraternities with chapter houses:

5

Fraternity members:

12%

Number of sororities:

13

Sororities with chapter houses:

0

Sorority members:

15%

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