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Western Michigan University

Extracurriculars

Address

1903 W. Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49008

Website

http://www.wmich.edu

Admissions E-mail

ask-wmu@wmich.edu

Quickfacts

Number of registered organizations:

300

Sports

For a complete profile of varsity, club, and intramural sports offered at Western Michigan University, 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

Clubs and Organizations

Number of registered organizations:

300

Honor societies:

Alpha Lambda Delta; Eta Kappa Nu; Golden Key International Honour Society; Kappa Delta Pi; Kappa Omicron Nu; Mortar Board National Senior Honor Society; National Residence Hall Honorary; Order of Omega; Phi Alpha Theta; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Sigma Pi National Honor's Society; Phi Theta Kappa Alumni; Psi Chi National Honor Society; Sigma Alpha Lambda; Tau Beta Pi; The Meridia Societal Association of Students; Upsilon Pi Epsilon Honor Society

Religious organizations:

Athletes in Action; Bronco Campus Ministries; Buddhadharma Society; Campus Christian Fellowship / The Xperience; Campus Crusade for Christ; Christian Challenge @ Western Michigan University; Collegiate Black & Christian; Greek InterVarsity Christian Fellowship; International Student Fellowship; Kappa Phi Club; Place of Praise; Seventh-day Adventist Christian Fellowship; Solid Grounds Student Ministries; St. Thomas More Catholic Student Parish; The Bridge Ministry; The Voices of WMU Gospel Choir; Voices of Theory; Wesley Foundation of Kalamazoo; Western Michigan University Hillel; Young Life

Minority and international student organizations:

African Students Association; Arab Student Association; Brazilian Club; Chinese Language and Culture Club; French Club; Hong Kong Student Union; Indian Student Association; International Programs Council; Jordan Students Association; Korean Student Association; Latino Student Alliance; Malaysian Student Organization; Muslim Student Association; Native American Student Organization; Pakistan Student Association; Palestinian Israeli Peace Initiative; Russian Club; Saudi Arabian Students Association; Thai Student Association; United Nations Children's Fund at WMU

Other organizations:

AIAA WMU Chapter; AMSA WMU Premedical Chapter; Ad Club; Advancements in Marksmanship at WMU; Alpha Chi Omega; Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated; Alpha Kappa Psi; Alpha Lambda Delta; Alpha Omicron Pi; Alpha Phi Omega; Alpha Sigma Phi; Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity; Alpha Xi Delta; Alpine Ski Team at WMU; Alternative Spring Break; Alternative Winter Experience; American Chemical Society of WMU; American Civil Liberties Union of WMU; American Humanics Student Association; American Marketing Association; American Society for Engineering Management; American Society of Civil Engineers; Anime Addicts; Anthropology Student Union; Art History Society; Assoc. for Operation Management at WMU; Association of General Contractors; Association of Graduate English Students; Beta Alpha Psi; Bigs on Campus; Biodiesel Co-op of Kalamazoo; Biology club; Bittersweet Snow Club; Black Congratulatory Council; Bronco Archery; Bronco Motorsports; Burnham's Hall Council; Business Technology Network; COMMA; Campus Activities Board; Casual Entertainment Campus Activities; Chemistry Graduate Student Association; Chi Sigma Iota Mu Beta; Circle K International; College Democrats of WMU; College Panhellenic; College Park Collegiate Activities; College Republicans; CollegeBreak At WMU; Colleges Against Cancer; Communique; Competitive Goalball Club; Computer Club of WMU; Crew Club; Criminal Justice Student Association; Cycling Club; DDR Freaks Club; Delta Chi; Delta Sigma Pi; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.; Delta Zeta; Disc Golf Club at WMU; Draper/Siedschlag Hall Council; Drive Safe Kalamazoo; Ebony Vision; Economics Student Association; Elements of Hip Hop; Equestrian Team at WMU; Financial Management Association; Fishing Club of WMU; Friends of TAU; Future Capitalist of America; Future Dentists of America Club; Golden Key International Honour Society; Golf Club at WMU; Graduate Students of Color; Graphic Design Student Organization; Greeks Advocating the Mature Management of Alcohol; H.Y.P.E. Collegiate Activities; Habitat for Humanity; Health Professional Society; Henry Hall Council; History Graduate Student Organization; Honors Student Association; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Institute of Transportation Engineers; InterAction; Interior Design Student Organization; International Politics Forum; Investment Banking Club; J.G.'s Martial Arts Shule at WMU; Kalamazoo Humane Society Student Organization; Kalamazoo Student Cooperative; Kappa Kappa Psi; Lambda Chi Alpha; Management Student Organization; Master of Social Work Student Organization; Men's Volleyball; Merchandising Opportunities Design Association; Meristem Co-op; Multicultural Assoc. of Aviation Professionals; Mustangs Hockey Club; NSSLHA; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; National Association of Black Accountants; National Federation of the Blind, Kalamazoo; National Pah-Hellenic Council; National Society of Black Engineers; OUTspoken; Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated; Paintball Team at WMU; Peace Center; PeaceJam Mentors; Phi Chi Theta; Phi Mu Alpha; Phi Sigma Kappa; Phi Sigma Phi; Physics Club; Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women; Pi Kappa Phi; Pre-Law Society; Progressive Community Alliance; Project Industry; Project Uplift; Public Relations Organization; Residence Hall Association; SACRED; SCLAC; Sales and Business Marketing Association; Science and Math Teacher Association; Shaolin Kung Fu Club at WMU; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Sigma Chi; Sigma Kappa; Sigma Kappa; Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity Inc.; Sigma Lambda Gamma; Sigma Phi Epsilon; Sigma Phi Omega; Sigma Pi; Sigma Tau Delta; Skating Club at WMU; Ski and Snowboard Club of WMU; Social Welfare Action Alliance; Society for Central Asian Studies; Society of Automotive Engineers; Society of Flight Test Engineers of WMU; Society of Women Engineers; Sports Club Council; Stallions Hockey; Student Alumni Association; Student Dietetic Association; Student Education Association; Student Entertainment Team; Student Parent Organization; Student Rehabilitation Counseling Association; Students Against Racial Preference; Students Against Sweatshops; Students Taking Action Now: Darfur; Students With Dependents; Students for America; Students for Barack Obama- WMU Chapter; Students for Life WMU; Students for a Sustainable Earth; Swim Club at WMU; Tau Kappa Epsilon; The Gibbs House for Environmental Research & Education; The Naked Seed; The Society for Excellence in Human Resources; Theta Tau (Co-ed Professional); Think Tank; Training Inspiring and Motivating for Excellence; Tri-blade Fencing Academie; United Campus Ministry; United Nations Children's Fund at WMU; United States Institute for Theater Technology; University Mothers Against Drunk Driving; Up Til Dawn; Volunteering With Kids; Vox: Voices for Planned Parenthood; WIDR; WMU Colony of Kappa Kappa Psi; WMU Optimist Club; WMU Running Club; Walt Disney World College Program Alumni; Walt Disney World College Program Association; Water Ski Team at WMU; Western Film Society; Western Michigan Association of Planners; Western Michigan Gamer's Guild; Western Michigan Sailing Team and Club; Western Michigan University Water Ski Team; Western Student Association; Whimsicality Club; William Birch Association; Women In Aviation, Western Michigan Univ. Chapter; Women's Club Volleyball; Women's Rugby; Women's Water Polo; Womyn's Equality; WorldCantWaitWMU; You Beautiful Black Woman Organization

Name of student newspaper(s):

Western Herald

Greek Life

Number of fraternities:

15

Fraternities with chapter houses:

9

Fraternity members:

4%

Number of sororities:

12

Sororities with chapter houses:

7

Sorority members:

6%

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