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James Madison University

Extracurriculars

Address

800 S. Main Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22807

Website

http://www.jmu.edu

Admissions E-mail

admissions@jmu.edu

Quickfacts

Number of registered organizations:

308

Sports

For a complete profile of varsity, club, and intramural sports offered at James Madison 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, symphony orchestra, yearbook

Clubs and Organizations

Number of registered organizations:

308

Honor societies:

Alpha Epsilon Delta; Beta Alpha Psi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Eta Sigma Gamma; ISAT Honors Society; Mortar Board; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Order of Omega; Phi Alpha Theta (PAT); Phi Sigma Tau; Psi Chi Honor Society; Sigma Delta Pi; Sigma Tau Delta; Tau Beta Sigma

Religious organizations:

Agape Christian Fellowship; Canterbury Episcopal Campus Ministry; Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship; Freethinkers (JMU); Hillel Counselorship; Intervarsity Christian Fellowship; Latter Day Saints Student Association (LDSSA); Lutheran Presbyterian Campus Ministry; Muslim Student Association; Orthodox Christian Fellowship; Wesley Foundation; Young Life Leadership

Minority and international student organizations:

African Student Organization; Asian Student Union; Black Student Alliance; Chinese Student Association; Contemporary Gospel Singers; International Student Association; Korean Students Association (KSA); Latino Student Alliance; Madison International Association; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); Sigma Iota Alpha (Hermandad de); Vietnamese Student Association

Other organizations:

AO; Air and Waste Management Association; Aletheia Campus Organization; Alpha Chi Sigma; Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; Alpha Kappa Delta Phi; Alpha Kappa Lambda Fraternity; Alpha Kappa Psi; Alpha Phi Alpha; Alpha Phi Omega; Alpha Phi Sorority; Alpha Psi Omega; Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority; Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority; American Choral Directors Association; American College of Health Care Executives Student Association (ACHESA); American Criminal Justice Association(LAE); American Society of Interior Design; American Society of Mechanical Engineers; American String Teachers Association; Amnesty International; Anarchists (JMU); Animal Rights Coalition; Anthropology Club; Arabic Club; Art History Student Association; Association for Computing Machinery(ACM); Association of Black Psychologists (Student Circle of the; Association of Energy Engineers; Association of Information Technology Professionals; Association of Women in Communication; Astronomy Club; Baha'i Association; Baseball Club; Basketball Club (Men's); Basketball Club (Women's); Beta Beta Beta; Black and Latino Greek Caucus; BluesTones; Bluestone; Boarderline Snowboarding Club; Brass Band Club; Breakdance Club (JMU); Breeze (The); Bring Your Own Spirituality; Brothers of New Direction (BOND); Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu Club; Campus Assault Response (CARE); Campus Crusade for Christ; Cartoon Satire Club; Catholic Campus Ministry; Caving Club(Madison University Student Grottoe); Cheerleading, All Girl (JMU); Christian Student Union; Cinemuse Film Club; Circle K International; Cirolo Culturale Italiano; Clear Cadence; Club Cross Country and Track (JMU); Club Mangers Association of America - JMU Student Chapter (CMAA); College Democrats; College Republicans; Collegiate Music Educators National Conference; Council for Exceptional Children; Crew Club JMU; Cycling Club JMU; Dance Theatre (JMU); Delta Chi Fraternity; Delta Delta Delta Sorority; Delta Epsilon Chi; Delta Gamma Sorority; Delta Sigma Pi; Delta Sigma Theta; Destination Imagination (JMU); Dietetic Association; Disney College Alumni Association; Double Reed Society (JMU); Dukes For Life; EARTH; Economics Club; Environmental Business Club; Epsilon Chi Omicron; Equestrian Club; Exit 245; Fashion Design Club; Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Fencing Club; Field Hockey Club (Coed); Flute Club; For The Love of Colorguard; French Club; Gamma Sigma Sigma; Geography Club; Geology Club (Geological Society of JMU); Global Nonviolence Club; Golden Key International Honour Society; Golf Club JMU; Graduate Association of Assessment and Measurement Practitioners (GAAMP); Gymnastics Club; Habitat for Humanity; Happy Feet; Honors Publication; Horn Club (JMU); Human Resource Development Club; IEEE Computer Society; Inter-Fraternity Council; International Interior Design Association; International Justice Mission; International Trumpet Guild; Into Hymn; Iota Iota Iota; Kappa Alpha Order Fraternity (KA); Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.; Kappa Delta Pi (KDP); Kappa Kappa Psi (KKPsi); Kappa Pi; Kappa Sigma Fraternity; Keyboard Association; Kids Klub; Knights of Columbus; Knitwits JMU; La Unidad Latina Lambda Upsilon Lambda; Lacrosse Club (Men's); Lacrosse Club (Women's); Lambda Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Virginia; Lambda Chi Alpha; Lambda Pi Eta; Living Buddhism; Low Key; Madison Advertising Club; Madison Anime New-type Great Association (MANGA); Madison Association of Clarinets (MAC); Madison Dance Club; Madison Equality; Madison Flyfishers; Madison Historians; Madison Honors Club; Madison Investment Fund; Madison Marketing Association; Madison Motorcycle Club; Madison Motorsports; Madison Project; Madison Review; March of Dimes, JMU Collegiate Council; Math Teachers Organization; Mathematics and Statistics Club; Memory Makers; Mid-Atlantic College Radio Conference (MACRoCk); Mid-East Interest Club; Mozaic Club; Multicultural Women for Change (WOC); gardy loo; jMubilee; National Art Education Association (Madison Student Chapter); National Association for Future Doctors of Audiology (NAFDA); National Association of Social Workers; National Organization for Women; National Residence Hall Honorary; National Society of Collegiate Scholars; National Society of Minorities in Hospitality; National Student Speech/Language/Hearing Association; New and Improv'd; Note-oriety; Nursing Student Association; Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK); One in Four; Operation Smile; Orange Band Initiative (The); Outriggers Peer Educations; Overtones; PROMotion; Paintball Club (JMU); Panhellenic Association; Peace House (The); Phi Alpha; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity; Phi Chi Theta; Phi Epsilon Kappa; Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) Fraternity; Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia; Phi Sigma Pi; Physician Assistant Student Society(PASS); Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity; Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity; Pi Mu Epsilon; Pi Sigma Epsilon; Pre-Dental Organization JMU; Pre-Law Society; Pre-Med Association; Pre-Occupational Therapy Society; Pre-Pharmacy Society; Pre-Physical Therapy Society; Pre-Veterinary Society; Professional Convention Management Association, JMU Chapter(PCMA); Progress; Psychology Club; Psychology Peer Advising; Relay For Life; Roller Hockey Club; Roop Group: Past and Present; Rotaract Club; Rugby/Football (Men's); Rugby/Football Club (Women's); SGA Freshman Class Council; SGA Junior Class Council (2006); SGA Senior Class Council (2005); SGA Sophomore Class Council; SafeRides; Sailing Club; Science Fiction Fantasy Guild; Sigma Alpha Iota; Sigma Alpha Lambda; Sigma Chi Fraternity; Sigma Kappa Sorority; Sigma Nu Fraternity; Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority; Sign Language Club (American); Ski Club (JMU); Ski Racing Club (JMU); Soccer Club (Men's); Soccer Club (Women's); Social Work Organization; Society for Human Resource Management; Society for Technical Communication; Society of Automotive Engineers; Society of Manufacturing Engineers; Society of Physics Students; Sociology Club; Softball Club (Women's); Spanish Club; Speech Team/Individual Events; Sport Club Council; Stratford Players; Student Ambassadors; Student Athletic Training Association; Student Duke Club; Student Education Association; Student Government Association; Student Occupational Therapy Association; Student Officials Association; Students for Minority Outreach; Students for Reproductive Justice; Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE); Swim Club (JMU); Swing Dance Club; Table Tennis (Club); Tae Kwon Do Club; Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity; Tennis Club; Theta Chi Fraternity; Triathlon Club; Trombone Association(JMU); Ultimate Frisbee (Women's); Ultimate Frisbee Club (Men's); University Program Board; Unix Users Group; Up 'til Dawn; Virginia Biotechnology Association; Volleyball Club (Men's); Volleyball Club (Women's); Vox: Voices for Planned Parenthood-JMU Student Chapter; WXJM-FM; Water Polo (Men's); Water Polo (Women's); West Side College Ministry; Women of Color; Wrestling Club; Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority

Name of student newspaper(s):

The Breeze

Greek Life

Number of fraternities:

12

Fraternities with chapter houses:

12

Fraternity members:

8%

Number of sororities:

8

Sororities with chapter houses:

8

Sorority members:

10%

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