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Accounting Academy Acoustics African Students Organization Against the Current AHANA Collective Theatre AHANA Leadership Council (UGBC) AHANA Management Academy AIDS Awareness Committee Allies Alpha Sigma Nu (Jesuit Universities)*** American Red Cross Americans for Informed Democracy Amnesty International Animal Rights Organization Anime, Role Playing, and Card Game Club Appalachia Volunteers* Arab Students Association Armenian Club Art Club Arts & Sciences Association Asian Baptist Student Koinonia* Asian Caucus Asian Christian Fellowship* Asinine Association for Computing Machinery
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BC bOp! (Jazz Ensemble) BC Sharps B.E.A.T.S. Bellarmine Pre-Law Council Best Buddies Beta Gamma Sigma (Business)*** Biological Research Society Black Law Student Association Black Student Forum Bostonians Brazilian Club Buddhism Club*
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Campus School Volunteers Cape Verdean Student Association Career Center Peer Advisors*** Careers in Management Caribbean Culture Club Chinese Students Association Circle K College Bowl College Democrats College Republicans Committee for Creative Enactments Communications Academy Computer Science Academy Conspiracy Theory Contemporary Theater Crew Club, Men's** CSOM Government CSOM Honors Program CSON Senate Cuban-American Students Association Cycling Club**
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Dance Ensemble Dance Marathon*** Dance Organization Dialogue Club Dobro Slovo (Slavic Languages)*** Dramatics Society Dynamics
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Eagle EMS*** Eagle Volunteer Corps*** Economics Association Ecopledge Elections Committee Emerging Leader Program English Association Entrepreneur Society Episocopal Campus Ministry* Equestrian Club**
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FACES Festival of Friendship*** Field Hockey Club** Figure Skating Club** Finance Academy F.I.S.T.S. (Females Incorporating Sisterhood Through Step) Floetry 4Boston* Free Radicals Fuego Del Corazon Fulton Debating Society***
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Gamma Kappa Alpha (Italian) Geology Club German Academy GLBTQ Leadership Council (UGBC) Golden Key National Honor Society (Juniors and Seniors) Golf Club**
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Hawaii Club The Heights*** Heights Boys and Girls Club Heightsmen Hellenic Society Hello . . . Shovelhead! Hillel* Historical Society
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Ice Hockey Club, Men's** Ignatian Society* Il Circolo Italiano Information Technology Club Interfaith Dialogue* International Business Academy International Club of BC InterVarsity Christian Fellowship* Investment Club Irish Dance Irish Society
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Jamaica Association Japan Club of Boston College Jenks Leadership Program***
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Karate Club** Korean Students Association
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Lacrosse Club, Men's** Lacrosse Club, Women's** L'Association Haitienne Learning to Serve (UGBC) LSOE Honors Program LSOE Senate
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Macintosh Users Group Madrigal Singers Mahjong Club Management Consulting Club Marketing Academy Mathematics Society Mendel Society Mentoring Leadership Program (UGBC) Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Student Association Minority Association of Pre-Health Students Mock Trial Program Model United Nations Multi-Cultural Christian Fellowship* Music Guild Muslim Students Association* My Mother's Fleabag
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NAACP Naked Singularity National Student Nurses Association Nights on the Heights
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The Observer*** O'Connell House Student Union Off-Campus Council*** Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics) Operation Smile Operations Academy Order of the Cross and Crown (Seniors in A&S)*** Organization of Latin American Affairs Orthodox Christian Fellowship*
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Pep Bands Phaymus Dance Entertainment Phi Alpha Theta (History) Phi Beta Kappa (Liberal Arts)*** Philippine Society Philosophy Association Pi Delta Phi (French) Political Science Association Pre-Dental Society Project 2000 Pro-Life Club Psi Chi (Psychology)*** Psychology Club Puerto Rican Association
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Quality of Student Life Committee***
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REAL FOOD at BC Residence Hall Association*** Rotaract Club Rugby, Men's** Rugby, Women's**
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Salt and Light Company* SCOPE (Student Community for Pre-Medical Experience) Scrabble Club*** "Screaming Eagles" Marching Band Senior Week Committee Sexual Chocolate Step Team Shaw Leadership Program*** Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing)*** Slavic Club Soccer Club, Men's** Soccer Club, Women's** Society for Neuroscience Society of Native American Peoples Society of Physics Students Sociology Club South Asian Student Association Southeast Asian Student Association Special Olympics Club** Squash, Co-ed** STITCH (Student Taking an Interest Towards Creative Heights) St. Thomas More Society* Student Admission Program*** Student Judicial Board Student Organization Funding Committee Stylus Sub Turri Yearbook Swingkids Symphonic Band Symphony Orchestra*** Synergy Hip Hop Dance Company
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Tennis, Co-ed** Theology Association Transfer Club of BC
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Ukrainian Society Ultimate Frisbee, Men's** Ultimate Frisbee, Women's** Undergraduate Forum Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) UNICEF United Front United in Christ* University Chorale University Wind Ensemble Urban Project
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Vietnamese Students Association Voices of Imani Volleyball Club, Men's**
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Water Polo Club, Men's** Water Polo Club, Women's** Women in Business Women's Resource Center*** Woods College of Advancing Studies Student Senate*** Word of Mouth Public Speaking Club WVBC/WZBC 90.3 FM***
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Government Government organizations at Boston College allow undergraduate students the chance to participate in special events, plan programs, make decisions that impact the University, and represent their club, class, or school in a variety of arenas. AHANA Leadership Council (UGBC) CSOM Government CSON Senate Elections Committee GLBTQ Leadership Council (UGBC) LSOE Senate Student Organization Funding Committee Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) Woods College of Advancing Studies Student Senate***
Honor Societies Membership in BC's many honor societies relies on scholastic and/or extracurricular success. Each national organization chapter is specific in areas of interest, academic focus, and membership requirements. Alpha Sigma Nu (Jesuit Universities)*** Beta Gamma Sigma (Business)*** Dobro Slovo (Slavic Languages)*** Gamma Kappa Alpha (Italian) Golden Key National Honor Society (Juniors and Seniors) Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics) Order of the Cross and Crown (Seniors in A&S)*** Phi Alpha Theta (History) Phi Beta Kappa (Liberal Arts)*** Pi Delta Phi (French) Psi Chi (Psychology)*** Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing)***
Intercultural Intercultural clubs introduce their unique cultures to the BC community. Students of all cultures are welcome to join the clubs and learn about the rich traditions the clubs embody. African Students Organization Arab Students Association Armenian Club Asian Caucus Black Student Forum Brazilian Club Cape Verdean Student Association Caribbean Culture Club Chinese Students Association Cuban-American Students Association German Academy Hawaii Club Hellenic Society Il Circolo Italiano International Club of BC Irish Society Jamaica Association Japan Club of Boston College Korean Students Association L'Association Haitienne Organization of Latin American Affairs Philippine Society Puerto Rican Association Slavic Club Society of Native American Peoples South Asian Student Association Southeast Asian Student Association Ukrainian Society United Front Vietnamese Students Association
Leadership Programs and Organizations Boston College encourages its students to grow as leaders during their time at the University. Leadership programs provide an introduction to skills and experiences that students will utilize at the University and throughout their lives. Emerging Leader Program Jenks Leadership Program*** Mentoring Leadership Program (UGBC) Shaw Leadership Program*** Student Judicial Board
Music, Art, and Performance Boston College offers many opportunities for creative expression for students to develop their talents further, enrich the BC community through their performances, and have fun. Acoustics Against the Current AHANA Collective Theatre Anime, Role Playing, and Card Game Club Art Club Asinine BC bOp! (Jazz Ensemble) BC Sharps B.E.A.T.S. Bostonians Committee for Creative Enactments Conspiracy Theory Contemporary Theater Dance Ensemble Dance Organization Dramatics Society Dynamics F.I.S.T.S. (Females Incorporating Sisterhood Through Step) Floetry Fuego Del Corazon Heightsmen Hello . . . Shovelhead! Irish Dance Madrigal Singers Music Guild My Mother's Fleabag Pep Bands Phaymus Dance Entertainment "Screaming Eagles" Marching Band Sexual Chocolate Step Team Swingkids Symphonic Band Symphony Orchestra*** Synergy Hip Hop Dance Company University Chorale University Wind Ensemble Voices of Imani
Political Political organizations further the political involvement of the student body and address issues of concern to college students. The organizations are involved in local, regional, and national elections, as well as the socio-political debate on campus. Americans for Informed Democracy College Democrats College Republicans Model United Nations NAACP
Pre-Professional and Academic These organizations encourage professional growth and development in students' fields of interest and provide valuable interactions with outside employers. Accounting Academy AHANA Management Academy Arts & Sciences Association Association for Computing Machinery Bellarmine Pre-Law Council Biological Research Society Black Law Student Association Careers in Management College Bowl Communications Academy Computer Science Academy CSOM Honors Program Dialogue Club Economics Association English Association Entrepreneur Society Finance Academy Free Radicals Fulton Debating Society*** Geology Club Historical Society Information Technology Club International Business Academy Investment Club LSOE Honors Program Macintosh Users Group Management Consulting Club Marketing Academy Mathematics Society Mendel Society Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Student Association Minority Association of Pre-Health Students Mock Trial Program National Student Nurses Association Operations Academy Philosophy Association Political Science Association Pre-Dental Society Psychology Club Society for Neuroscience Society of Physics Students Sociology Club Theology Association Undergraduate Forum Urban Project Women in Business Word of Mouth Public Speaking Club
Programming Programming organizations plan and implement a wide variety of activities such as movie screenings and performances. Nights on the Heights O'Connell House Student Union Residence Hall Association***
Publications and Media Publications and media organizations represent both independent and University-sponsored publications. The groups deliver global, national, local, and entertainment news, as well as literary and artistic collections, through print, video, and radio broadcast media. The Heights*** Naked Singularity The Observer*** Stylus Sub Turri Yearbook WVBC/WZBC 90.3 FM***
Religious (all *) The many religious organizations at Boston College diversify and enrich the spiritual component of campus life through prayer and community service. Asian Baptist Student Koinonia Asian Christian Fellowship Buddhism Club Episocopal Campus Ministry Hillel Ignatian Society Interfaith Dialogue InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Multi-Cultural Christian Fellowship Muslim Students Association Orthodox Christian Fellowship Salt and Light Company St. Thomas More Society United in Christ
Service Students at Boston College are encouraged to be men and women for others by giving back to the community. The service organizations are designed to facilitate volunteering and altruism internationally, in the neighborhoods surrounding BC, and on campus. Opportunities include working with the physically and mentally challenged, inner-city youths, and the elderly, as well as with fellow students.
Volunteer and service trip information is available from Campus Ministry, McElroy 233, 617-552-3475, or the Volunteer and Service Learning Center, McElroy 114, 617-552-1317. American Red Cross Appalachia Volunteers* Best Buddies Campus School Volunteers Circle K Dance Marathon*** Eagle Volunteer Corps*** Festival of Friendship*** 4Boston* Heights Boys and Girls Club Learning to Serve (UGBC) Operation Smile Project 2000 Rotaract Club SCOPE (Student Community for Pre-Medical Experience)
Specific Issues Many groups on campus have developed as a result of student commitment to specific issues. Students have the opportunity to make a difference through promoting awareness of issues such as the environment, diversity, and upholding community standards. AIDS Awareness Committee Allies Amnesty International Animal Rights Organization Career Center Peer Advisors*** Eagle EMS*** Ecopledge FACES Mahjong Club Off-Campus Council*** Pro-Life Club Quality of Student Life Committee*** REAL FOOD at BC Scrabble Club*** Senior Week Committee STITCH (Students Taking an Interest Towards Creative Heights) Student Admission Program*** Transfer Club of BC UNICEF Women's Resource Center***
Sports (all **) In addition to the varsity level opportunities offered by the Athletic Department, a number of men's, women's, and coed club sports teams and intramural programs provide a wide variety of inter- and intra-collegiate competition. Crew Club, Men's Cycling Club Equestrian Club Field Hockey Club Figure Skating Club Golf Club Ice Hockey Club, Men's Karate Club Lacrosse Club, Men's Lacrosse Club, Women's Rugby, Men's Rugby, Women's Running Club Soccer Club, Men's Soccer Club, Women's Special Olympics Club Squash, Co-ed Tennis, Co-ed Ultimate Frisbee, Men's Ultimate Frisbee, Women's Volleyball Club, Men's Water Polo Club, Men's Water Polo Club, Women's
Volunteer and Service Trips Boston College students have the opportunity to immerse themselves physically and spiritually through service trips to communities both nationally and internationally. Students are challenged to open themselves to the transformative realities of faith, solidarity, and justice. Volunteer and service trip information is available from Campus Ministry, McElroy 233, 617-552-3475, or the Volunteer and Service Learning Center, McElroy 114, 617-552-1317. |