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University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill

Extracurriculars

Address

South Building, CB #9100
Chapel Hill, NC 27599

Website

http://www.unc.edu

Admissions E-mail

unchelp@admissions.unc.edu

Quickfacts

Number of registered organizations:
636

Sports

For a complete profile of varsity, club, and intramural sports offered at University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, 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, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook

Clubs and Organizations

Number of registered organizations:
636
Honor societies:
Arnold Air Society; Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society; Carolina Veterans Organization; Delta Delta Sigma Pre-Dental Honor Society; Epsilon Eta Environmental Honors Fraternity; Frank Porter Graham Graduate and Prof Student Honor Society; Golden Key International Honour Society; Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity; Mu Beta Psi National Co-ed Honorary Music Fraternity; National Society of Collegiate Scholars; Order of the Bell Tower; Order of the Golden Fleece; Order of the Grail-Valkyries; Phi Beta Kappa - Alpha of North Carolina; Phi Lambda Sigma; Phi Sigma Pi Co-ed National Honor Fraternity; Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics Fraternity - NC Beta Chapter; Psi Chi - Psychology National Honor Society - UNC-CH; Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society; Sigma Alpha Lambda; Society of Janus
Religious organizations:
Adventist Christian Fellowship; Campus Crusade for Christ; Carolina Baptist Student Union; Chapel Hill Unitarian Universalist Fellowship; Episcopal Campus Ministry; Interfaith Alliance of Carolina; Latter-day Saint Student Association; Lutheran Campus Ministry; Muslim Student Association; Newman Catholic Student Center Parish; North Carolina Hillel; Orthodox Christian Fellowship; Presbyterian Campus Ministry; Quaker Student Organization; Young Life
Minority and international student organizations:
Arab Student Organization; Asian Students Association; Black Student Movement; Bollywood Club of Carolina; Carolina Hispanic Association; Chinese Undergraduate Student Association; Japan Club; Korean American Student Association; Thai Student Association of UNC-CH; UNC-CH German Club; Vietnamese Student Association
Other organizations:
A Chosen Generation; Advocates for Grassroots Development in Uganda; agape campus christian fellowship; aiesec chapel hill; airpower association - air force rotc; allied health science ambassadors; alpha chi omega; alpha chi sigma professional chemistry fraternity; alpha epsilon delta; alpha epsilon omega christian sorority inc; alpha iota omega christian fraternity; alpha kappa alpha sorority inc theta pi chapter; alpha kappa psi professional business fraternity; alpha omega christian fellowship; alpha phi alpha fraternity inc mu zeta chapter; alpha phi omega; alpha pi omega sorority inc; american advertising federation college chapter; american association of women dentists; american civil liberties union - unc-ch law school chapter; american civil liberties union - undergraduate chapter; american constitution society; american geriatric society; american indian science and engineering society; american medical association-ncms - medical student section; american medical students association; american medical womens association; american red cross club of unc-ch; american student dental association; amnesty international group 84; anesthesia interest group; apples service learning program; art and museum library and information student society; asian american law students association; asian american medical student association; association for indias development; association of chemistry graduate students; association of graduate english students; association of nursing students; atheist agnostic and non-religious student assoc; avant-garde; awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault; bahais of unc-ch; basketball marathon; best buddies; bhangra elite; biomedical engineering graduate student association; biostatistics student association; black business student alliance; black law students association; blank canvas; blue & white; blue ribbon mentor - advocate tutorial; boiling point; bollywood club of carolina; bounce magazine - carolinas satirical spin on the world; breakin point; building opportunities through language development; cadence; camp kesem at carolina; campaign for a safer carolina; campaign to end the cycle of violence; campaign to end the death penalty; campus christian fellowship at unc-ch; campus connection; campus crossroads; campus y; carolina academic library associates; carolina academic team; carolina american sign language organization; carolina association for medieval studies; carolina association of black journalists; carolina association of future magazine editors; carolina association of pharmacy students; carolina athletic association; carolina blues; carolina boxing club; carolina cancer focus; carolina caribbean association; carolina carolers; carolina classics graduate group; carolina club cheerleading; carolina club softball; carolina club track and cross-country; carolina consulting; carolina cycling; carolina cystic fibrosis organization; carolina disc golf; carolina economics club; carolina environmental student alliance; carolina for christ; carolina forensics association; carolina garden co-op; carolina hope; carolina indian circle; carolina intellectual property law association; carolina judo club; carolina kendo club; carolina language partnership; carolina law and policy association; carolina law incoming student association; carolina law school republicans; carolina law young democrats; carolina marathon team; carolina mock trial; carolina music outreach; carolina national organization for reform of marijuana laws; carolina ob-gyn interest group; carolina officials association; carolina open source initiative; carolina otaku uprising; carolina passport; carolina photography association; carolina pre-medical association; carolina production guild; carolina public interest law organization; carolina quarterly; carolina real estate club; carolina review; carolina rocts; carolina rotaract; carolina society of future leaders; carolina sports business club; carolina street law; carolina student biotechnology network; carolina student legal services; carolina students for cuban humanitarian aid; carolina students for israel; carolina students for life; carolina students of amf; carolina style dance company; carolina surfing club; carolina swing club; carolina tar heel voices; carolina teach for america; carolina teaching fellows; carolina team handball club - mens; carolina teen court assistance program; carolina troop supporters; carolina undergraduate finance club; carolina undergraduate philosophy club; carolina underwater hockey; carolina union activities board; carolina united; carolina veterans organization; carolina vibe; carolina water polo; carolina week; carolina white ribbon campaign; carolina wishing tree foundation; carolina women in business; carolina womens club tennis; carolina womens team handball club; carolina yoga club; carolinas actuarial student organization; ccfa support group of unc-ch; cellar door; chabad student group at unc-ch; chapel hill adaptive sport experience; chi alpha christian fellowship; chi psi - alpha sigma chapter; chinese conversation club; christian apologetics of carolina; christian legal society; christian medical and dental association; christian pharmacy fellowship international; class of 2007; class of 2008; clinical ethics discussion group; collegiate music educators national conference; communication studies graduate student association; community legal project; company carolina; concept of colors; conference on race class gender and ethnicity; connected learning program; conservative womens voice; Drama Troupe; daily tar heel; death penalty project; delta delta delta; delta phi omega sorority incorporated; delta sigma delta; delta sigma phi fraternity; delta sigma pi intl fraternity; delta sigma theta sorority inc; delta upsilon fraternity; dental students for diversity; dermatology interest group; dialectic and philanthropic societies; disability law organization; divine youth associates; domestic violence advocacy project; easing abroad students entry; ek taal; elections '07 - caroline for carolina; elections '07 - kareemah and nick for senior class office; elections '07 - marcus carpenter for caa president; elections '07 - students for nick neptune for sbp; elections '07-doug whitfield for gpsf president; elections 07 - colby almond for caa president 2007; elections 07 - eve carson for student body president; elections 07 - order-accord-kindness campaign; elections 07 - the kiterunners; emergency medicine interest group; engineering world health; engineers without borders; entrepreneurial law association; epidemiology student organization; episcopal campus ministry; every nation campus ministries; executive branch of student government; extended disaster relief; federalist society; feminist students united; film and philosophy club; first amendment law review; francophiles - the french club; fraternity of delta psi - st anthony hall; fraternity trade association; friends of falun gong; friendship association of chinese students and scholars; fun club - the; fun factory; gay lesbian bisexual transgender straight alliance; global media student association; gold-n-love; golden key international honour society; great decisions; greek alliance council; greek impact; gunner runners; health law and policy association; health policy and administration masters student council; health sciences lesbian gay bi transgender n queer alliance; heart smart; heelraisers student giving society; heels on housing; heels to heaven; hill - chapel hill political review; hindu yuva; hip hop nation; hmong students association of carolina; honor system outreach; honors program student executive board; human movement science student interest group; immigration law association; impact movement; incite; independent defense counsel; information and library science student association; information science student undergraduates empowered; insight out; inspire; institute of electronic-electrical engineers; integrate - complementary alternative med interest group; interfaith and intercultural dialogue club; international health forum; international society of pharmacoepidemiology; intervarsity christian fellowship; inversions modern dance company; jems - jewish experience movement of the south; jest for fun; jewish law association; john b graham student research society; juggling at carolina - something catchy; just class; kamikazi dance team; kappa alpha psi fraternity inc; kappa epsilon professional pharmacy fraternity - lambda chap; kappa kappa gamma - epsilon gamma chapter; kappa psi pharmaceutical fraternity; keith shawn smith memorial fund; kenan-flagler phd student association; korean association of students and scholars; lab theatre; lambda law students association; law school attorney general staff; life takes guts; masala; mezcla; mezmerhythm; middle east student forum; miles for smiles; minority association for pre-health students; minority student caucus; misconception dance company; modernextension dance company; mosaic; mu beta psi national co-ed honorary music fraternity; mujeres avanzando hacia nuevas oportunidades; national association for the advancement of colored people; national press photographers assoc student chapter - unc-ch; national society of black engineers; national society of collegiate scholars; national student speech language hearing association; native american law student association; native health initiative; natl org for the prof adv of black chemists and chem enginee; naval reserve officers training corps; new hope university; north carolina banking institute journal; north carolina health careers access program ambassadors; north carolina journal of international law and comm reg; north carolina journal of law and technology; north carolina law review association; north carolina student hispanic dental association; north carolina student legislature; north carolina student rural health coalition; nutrition coalition; offshore carolina - scuba club; omega psi phi fraternity inc - psi delta chapter; one eighty ministries; opportunity rocks; orange band initiative; order of the bell tower; organization for african students interests and solidarity; out-of-state students association; papa fibonacci; parliamentary debate team of unc-ch; patchwork; pediatric interest group; perfectly able club - the; pharmacy clinical discussion group - the; pharmacy student geriatric interest group; phi alpha delta pre-law fraternity; phi beta chi; phi mu alpha sinfonia; phi sigma nu fraternity; pi alpha phi; pi beta phi sorority; pi lambda phi fraternity; pi mu epsilon mathematics fraternity - nc beta chapter; pleiades - unc-ch womens ultimate frisbee; pre-physical-occupational therapy club; pre-veterinary club of unc-chapel hill; project dinah; providence college ministry at chapel hill; proyecto puentes de salud; psalm 100 christian a cappella ensemble; psi phi - the intergalactic nerd fraternity; psi sigma phi; public relations student society of america; radiology interest group; ram in the bush; reformed university fellowship; relay for life at unc-ch; renewable energy special projects committee; residence hall association; reverb magazine; rho chi pharmacy honor society; right flank - the; rival magazine at unc-ch; roosevelt institution - the; sangam - unc-ch south asian awareness organization; saturdays in christ; sigma alpha iota - iota tau chapter; sigma alpha lambda; sigma gamma rho sorority inc; sigma sigma sigma; sils doctoral students association; siren -the; social work student organization; socially conscious science; society for anthropology students; society for news design; society of physics students; society of professional journalists; space talk; spanish-speakers assisting latinos student association; sports and entertainment law society; star heels dance team; starworkz community childrens theatre; stemgroup; stident affiliate in school psychology; straightway broadcasting and mentoring club - unc-ch; student athletic trainers association; student attorney general staff; student bar association; student chapter of the american library association; student chapter of the society of american archivists; student environmental action coalition; student global health committee; student health action coalition; student interest group in neurology; student national dental association - graduate; student national medical association; student national pharmaceutical association; student poverty reduction outreach; student television; student undergraduate teaching and staff awards; student-worker alliance for tutoring; students educating each other about discrimination; students for organ donation at unc-chapel hill; students for students international; students helping to achieve positive esteem; students of the world; students united for darfur awareness now; students working in the environment 4 active transformation; students working internationally to nurture growth; surgery interest group; taking action by service; tamasha; tar heel mac users group; tar heel rifle and pistol club; tar heel transfers; tar heels eliminating alcohol misuse using partnerships; tar heels for price; tarheel squash; technology and systems support; theta nu xi multicultural sorority inc; tract magazine; tri-serve; trial law academy; triangle church campus ministry; triangle dance festival for aids; triple helix -the; turkish student association; unc-ch achordants; unc-ch aikido club; unc-ch american student dental association - pre-dental; unc-ch badminton club; unc-ch ballroom dance club and team; unc-ch biology graduate student association; unc-ch capoeira club; unc-ch choice usa; unc-ch circle k; unc-ch clef hangers inc; unc-ch club baseball; unc-ch club field hockey team; unc-ch club gymnastics; unc-ch club racquetball; unc-ch college republicans; unc-ch collegians for a constructive tomorrow; unc-ch collegiate middle level association; unc-ch crew club; unc-ch cricket club; unc-ch dance marathon; unc-ch environmental science and engineering student org; unc-ch equestrian team; unc-ch family medicine interest group; unc-ch free culture; unc-ch gaa student membership advisory board; unc-ch gaa student membership program; unc-ch god first campus ministry; unc-ch habitat for humanity; unc-ch healthcare information management systems society; unc-ch initiative to promote technology without borders; unc-ch international law organization; unc-ch law innocence project; unc-ch loreleis; unc-ch medical group management association; unc-ch mens club soccer - heels; unc-ch mens club tennis; unc-ch mens club ultimate; unc-ch mens lacrosse club; unc-ch mens rugby football club; unc-ch mens volleyball club; unc-ch out for business; unc-ch outing club; unc-ch paintball club; unc-ch pauper players; unc-ch project openhand; unc-ch psychology club; unc-ch sailing club; unc-ch school of pharmacy student senate; unc-ch shag club; unc-ch shotokan karate; unc-ch sils - special libraries association; unc-ch ski and snowboard club; unc-ch skydiving club; unc-ch student chapter of academy health; unc-ch student congress; unc-ch student global aids campaign; unc-ch student national dental hygienists association; unc-ch student physical therapy association; unc-ch students for a democratic society; unc-ch swim club; unc-ch taiji quan club; unc-ch triathlon; unc-ch unite for sight; unc-ch united nations organization - mun; unc-ch vegetarian society; unc-ch walk-ons; unc-ch water ski club; unc-ch womens club basketball; unc-ch womens club soccer - heels; unc-ch womens club soccer - rams; unc-ch womens club volleyball; unc-ch womens rugby football club; unc-ch wrestling club; unc-ch wun hop kuen do self defense club; unc-ch young democrats; unc-chapel hill army rotc; uncommitted; undergraduate honor court; undergraduate investment club; undergraduate linguistics club; university baptist church university ministry; unseen hope; veritas; virtuous woman campus magazine; vision; voices for planned parenthood of unc-ch; volunteer income tax assistance; vote carolina; wesley foundation at unc-ch; women in action; women in law; wordshed productions; wxyc chapel hill 89.3 fm; xl college-age ministry; yackety yack; zeta; zeta beta tau fraternity
Name of student newspaper(s):
The Daily Tarheel

Greek Life

Number of fraternities:
22
Fraternities with chapter houses:
19
Fraternity members:
15%
Number of sororities:
11
Sororities with chapter houses:
9
Sorority members:
15%

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