JCU Undergraduate Bulletin 2005-2007: Student Life & Services -- Student Activities & Organizations

Student Activities & Organizations

Student Activities

The Office of Student Activities at John Carroll seeks to create an active and vibrant campus culture that enhances student learning, encourages involvement, and promotes leadership development. Through the creation and advisement of co-curricular experiences, innovative technologies, assessment plans, professional development and ethical relationships with others, it helps students gain the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to be servant leaders.

The office offers many services and programs, such as New Student Orientation, Fall Orientation, Fraternity and Sorority Life, Student Union, Student Union Programming Board (weekend programming), leadership development, student organization advisement, Homecoming, Christmas Carroll Evening, Senior Celebration Week, facility approvals (exclusively for student use), university vehicle reservations, and university retreat site reservations and postings.

Student Union

Founded in 1920, the John Carroll University Student Union is the student government organization representing all undergraduate students. The Student Union provides the student body with official representation to the university community and is a means for concentrated student concern and activity in academics, disciplinary matters, clubs and organizations, and social programming.

The Student Union is structured so that every student of John Carroll University is a member. This guarantees every student the right to discuss and to speak out on issues facing the student and university communities.

The Student Union office is located on the lower level of the D. J. Lombardo Student Center. More information can be found on the Student Union website at www.jcu.edu/su.

Student Union Programming Board (SUPB)

The Student Union Programming Board (SUPB) is responsible for planning campus-wide and off-campus activities for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. Some of its traditional events include the Fall Orientation Graffiti Party for first-year students, the Welcome Back Luau, Oktoberfest, trips to Cavs games, and the February Comedy Series. The board also sponsors "Thursday Night Live" in "The Underground" with a different event each week, including slam poets, comedians, and themed karaoke.

Student Organizations

Accounting Association
African-American Alliance
Allies
Alpha Epsilon Delta (Pre Med)*
Alpha Kappa Psi (Business)*
Alpha Sigma Nu (Jesuit Honor Society)*
American Chemical Society
American Marketing Association
Amnesty International
Asian Cultural Organization
Beta Gamma Sigma (Business Honor Society)*
Biology Club
Campus Crusade for Christ
Chi Omega
Circle K
Classics Club
College Democrats
College Republicans
Crew Team (JCU)
Dance Ensemble
Dance Team (JCU)
Delta Tau Delta
Economics Association
EMSA
Finance Association
Gamma Phi Beta
Generation Green
German Club
Green Life
Habitat for Humanity
Hockey Club (JCU)
Honors Student Association
Interfraternity Council (IFC)
Italian Club
Japan Society
J.U.S.T.I.C.E.
Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Delta
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Kappa Sigma
Karate Club

Knights of Columbus
La Mesa Hispanica (Spanish Club)
Lacrosse Club (Men's)
Lacrosse Club (Women's)
Latin American Student Association (LASA)
Little Theatre Society (Alpha Psi Omega)
Mathematics Association of America (MAA)
Middle Eastern Student Association
NEOSA
Panhellenic Council
Pershing Rifles
Phi Alpha Delta (Pre law society)*
Phi Eta Sigma (National Honor Society)*
Pi Mu Epsilon (Mathematics)*
Psi Chi (Psychology Club)*
Public Relations Students Association
Rhapsody Blue
Right to Life
Rugby Club (Men's)
Rugby Club (Women's)
Sailing Team
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Ski Club
Ski/Snowboard Team
Society of Physics Students (Sigma Pi Sigma)*
Society of Professional Journalists
Sociology Association
Sports Marketing Club
Student Arts Organization
Student Business Advisory Council
Student Education Association
Student Union
Student Union Programming Board (SUPB)
Students Against Smoking
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)
University Concert Choir
Volleyball (Men's)

(*) Denotes honor organization

Fraternity and Sorority Life

All sororities and fraternities at John Carroll University affiliated with national organizations during the 2001-02 academic year. First-year students can join one of these leadership and social organizations during formal recruitment each fall. The fraternities and sororities at John Carroll are committed to ethical leadership, positive membership development, social activities, academic excellence, community service, and the strong bonds of sisterhood and brotherhood. All of the national organizations have other chapters at neighboring colleges and universities and benefit greatly from strong alumni relations in the greater Cleveland area. The eight groups are listed below.

Fraternities
Delta Tau Delta
Kappa Sigma
Sigma Phi Epsilon

Sororities
Chi Omega
Gamma Phi Beta
Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Delta
Kappa Kappa Gamma