Student Organizations
For more information about Student Organizations, please contact the individual department.
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Africana Studies (formerly Black American Studies)
- Africana Society: for students who have declared Africana Studies major or minor
- Anthropology Association: Open to undergraduate and graduate students
- Lambda Alpha Delta Chapter: Anthropology Honor Society
- Anthropology Graduate Student Association
- Art History Association (AHA): for art history majors
- Carbon 14: for undergraduate and graduate sculpture majors
- Graduate Association of Painters and Printmakers (GAPP)
- League of Art and Design (LOAD): for all undergraduate art and design majors
- Mind's Eye Graphics: for visual communication majors
- National Art Education Association student chapter: art education majors
- Southern Clayworks: for undergraduate and graduate ceramics majors
- Southern Glassworks: for undergraduate and graduate glass majors
- Southern Illinois Metalsmiths: for undergraduate and graduate metals majors
Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Student Criminal Justice Association: The student affiliate of the American Criminal Justice Association (Lambda Alpha Epsilon). Membership in the National Criminal Justice Honor Society is also available
- Economic Student Association (ESA): Open to graduate students in Economics
- Undergraduate Student Organization
- Omicron Delta Epsilon: Economics honor society for both graduate and undergraduate students
- Sigma Tau Delta: Undergraduate Student Honors Organization
- English Club
- Preprofessional Club
Foreign Languages & Literatures
- Foreign Language Clubs/Tables: Clubs and/or language tables are available for all the languages taught by the department. These are open to students across campus who are interested in conversing in a foreign language.
- Foreign Language and International Trade (FLIT) Club
- Pi Delta Phi: National French Honor Society
- Sigma Delta Pi: National Spanish Honor Society
- Eta Sigma Phi Classics Company: Local chapter affiliated with the national Classics honorary society
Geography & Environmental Resources
- Geography Club: Open to undergraduates and graduates in Geography
- Gamma Theta Upsilon: Founded in 1928, GTU is an international honor society in Geography. Membership is earned through superior scholarship; it is an honor, and a professional distinction.
- Phi Alpha Theta: International Honor Society in History
- Student Linguistics Association (SLing): Open to graduates or undergraduates
- Collegiate Music Educators National Conference (CMENC): the student professional organization in music education
- Music Business Association (MBA): for students majoring in music business and other students interested in the music industry
- Musicians United of Southern Illinois Carbondale: Open to undergraduates or graduates
- Mu Phi Epsilon: Founded in 1903, an International Music Fraternity for men and women with a major or minor in music who are dedicated to the advancement of musicianship and scholarship
- Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia: the oldest and largest national professional music fraternity for men, founded in 1898
- Sigma Alpha Iota: the newest organization in the School of Music, is open to any woman who participates in a School of Music ensemble
- Undergraduate Philosophy Club
- Graduate Student Union
- The Philosophical Society: Open to undergraduates and graduates
- Public Administration Students Organization (PASO)
- Pre-Law Student Organization
- Model Illinois Government/Moot Court Competition
- Model United Nations
- Association of Black Psychologists Student Circle
- Black Psychology Society (BPS): provides a forum for African-American students
- Psi Chi: National Honor Society for Psychology
- Psychology Student Association: Sponsoring both academic and social events, this organization is open to all undergraduates
- Alpha Kappa Delta: National Sociology Honor Society
- Sociology honors Program: Open to undergraduates and graduates
- Sociology Club: Open to undergraduates and graduates
- Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA): One of about 100 student chapters in the nation
- Speech Communication Organization (SCO): Open to graduate students in Speech
- Debate: The award-winning Saluki debate team is a member of the nation's largest debate organization (CEDA).
- Performance Repertory Company: For students interested in the performance of literary, oral and cultural texts.
- Pyramid Public Relations: Student PR agency
- National Communication Association Student Club: Open to all undergraduates in Speech Communication.
- Africana Theater Laboratory
- Student Theater Guild (STG): Open to ALL students with an interest in theater.
- United States Institute for Theater Technology (USITT): Student chapter.