Student Organization Directory
With over 225 Student Government recognized student organizations on the Carnegie Mellon campus, there are many opportunities to get involved in creating your college experience. Our organizations represent various social, service, media, academic, spiritual, recreational, sport, religious, political, cultural, and governance opportunities for all students.
You are able to search through the student organization directory by entering a keyword or selecting an interest area in the category field.
SafeWalk
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Benjamin Streeter
- Primary Email: benstreeter@cmu.edu
- Website: http://www.studentaffairs.cmu.edu/student-life/safewalk/index.html
Sahaja Yoga International - Carnegie Mellon Chapt
Description:
Sahaja Yoga Meditation awakens a vibrant energy to help us attain self-knowledge and freedom from the subtle obstacles to our growth. Sahaja Yoga meditation unlocks the deep spiritual knowledge hidden within each of us to strengthen the foundations of our well-being-wisdom, balance, inner peace, and good health. Sahaja means spontaneous and Yoga means union. In the practice of Sahaja Yoga, the state of deep meditation, or union with the Spirit, is achieved through the awakening of the subtle spiritual power located in the sacrum bone, called kundalini. This creative and nurturing energy lies dormant within every human being and has the capacity to create deeper awareness of our true selves. With practice and a true desire, this subtle energy awakens gently and gradually to improve physical, emotional and mental health. This connection with our true self, sought throughout the ages, is referred to as self-realization. Sahaja Yoga is now practiced by hundreds of thousands in over 90 countries. Sahaja Yoga is offered free of charge.
Contact Information
- Primary Email: jatischu@andrew.cmu.edu
SALSA
Description:
The Spanish and Latin Student Association (SALSA) strives to increase campus awareness of issues specific to Latino and Hispanic-American students as well as international students from Spanish-speaking countries. As a social and cultural organization, one of its goals is to create a close-knit community of individuals that want to meet other people, while at the same time learn about the many cultures we each represent. By organizing innovative interactive events, we are able to foster a community amongst Hispanic students to celebrate Latin American and Spanish Culture. This organization is open to anyone, regardless of country or culture.
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Bernarda Castillo
- Primary Email: bbc@andrew.cmu.edu
- Website: www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/salsa
Saudi Students House
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Hazim Almuhimedi
- Primary Email: halmuhim@andrew.cmu.edu
- Website: http://www.saudinpitt.org
Sciences Teaching Club
Description:
The purpose of the SCIENCES TEACHING CLUB is to provide an avenue for students interested in teaching to gain pedagogical and experiential insight into teaching. Graduate students in the Biological Sciences recognized a need for this type of experience and have generated the TEACHING CLUB. They have expanded the TEACHING CLUB to include Chemistry, Physics, Math and Biomedical Engineering graduate students. Additionally, the club is working with the Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence to provide interested students with documentation of their teaching endeavors that they can include in applications for teaching positions. Moreover, the TEACHING CLUB is working with a high school outreach program to provide tutoring to high school students in the area. Finally, the TEACHING CLUB provides a forum for graduate students in a range of sciences to share their experiences with each other and gain insight from experienced professors in the sciences.
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Emily Furbee
- Primary Email: efurbee@cmu.edu
- Website: http://www.cmu.edu/bio/teaching-club/index.html
Scotch'n'Soda
Description:
As one of the nation's oldest student theater organizations, Carnegie Mellon University's Scotch'n'Soda Theatre is an entirely student-run group dedicated to the development of student-written theatrical works and to educating the campus community on all aspects of theatre. Scotch'n'Soda is an interdisciplinary organization that values a versatile and diverse constituency devoted to creating unique, innovative, and entertaining products. In collaborating on these products, Scotch'n'Soda builds a strong social network both on campus and off, fostering a safe, supportive environment for creative exploration and artistic expression. Ticket prices are kept low or are free of charge in order to encourage student patronage, and Scotch'n'Soda strives to make its shows accessible to all audience members while simultaneously challenging them to discover exciting new works and revisiting old favorites. Most importantly, from directing to hanging lighting to acting, painting, and even writing, there's a student in every position of every show.
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Aaron Gross
- Primary Email: sns@andrew.cmu.edu
- Website: http://www.snstheatre.org
Senior Gift Committee
Contact Information
Shaolin Kung Fu Club
Description:
The CMU Northern Shaolin Kung Fu Club teaches and practices real traditional Chinese Kung Fu. We practice traditional forms as well as real life combat techniques and martial applications. We also seek to promote an awareness for self defense skills and personal well being.
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Christopher Loncke
- Primary Email: cloncke@andrew.cmu.edu
- Website: http://ghosthand.org/GhostHandMain.html
Shotokan Karate Club
Description:
The mission of CMU Shotokan Karate is to provide training opportunities for students learning karate-do. Karate is a martial art, or fighting method, involving a variety of techniques, including blocks, strikes, evasions, throws, and joint manipulations. The word karate is a combination of two Japanese characters: kara, meaning empty, and te, meaning hand; thus, karate means "empty hand." Adding the suffix "-do", meaning "way," i.e., karate-do, implies karate as a total way of life that goes well beyond the self-defense applications. In traditional karate-do, we always keep in mind that the true opponent is oneself. We are affiliated with the national Shotokan Karate Association (SKA) headed by Tsutomo Ohshima, who was one of the early pioneers of karate in the U.S. and a student of Master Funakoshi. The club has existed at Carnegie Mellon since 1966. Our objectives are to: 1) provide excellent karate instruction to the community; 2) send students to national SKA events; 3) produce new generation of black-belt karate instructors. Our senior dojo leader (Mark Ciancutti) has been training at CMU since 1975, when he was a Ph.D. student in the statistics department. We intend to continue this rich tradition of karate training at Carnegie Mellon.
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Si Ying Hu
- Primary Email: sayantan@andrew.cmu.edu
- Website: www.pska.org
SIAM (Thai Student Association)
Description:
In addition to organization￢ﾀﾙs purpose stated in the constitution, SIAM shall establish and maintain good connection with Thai student alumni in order to provide additional job opportunities to its current members.
Contact Information
Singaporean Student Association
Description:
The Singapore Students' Association at Carnegie Mellon University is a student organization dedicated to fostering an understanding of Singapore culture among the CMU community, as well as promoting interaction amongst its members. It also serves as a support network for incoming Singaporean students.
Contact Information
- Website: http://cmussa.org/
Ski & Snowboard Club
Description:
For all those who love winter sports, the club takes weekly ski trips (weather permitting) to regional mountains. Started Race team in 2005. Races in the ACSC league of the USCSA (United States Collegiate Ski Association)
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Julia Weirman
- Primary Email: jweirman@andrew.cmu.edu
Society for Creative Anachronism
Description:
The SCA is an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th-century Europe.
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Emma Humphrey
- Primary Email: ehumphre@andrew.cmu.edu
Society of Automotive Engineers
Description:
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) at Carnegie Mellon sponsors participation, education and innovation in the Engineering, Design and Business fields. SAE teaches students skills beyond their rigorous curriculum at Carnegie Mellon by providing them with practical experience and an integration with industry. SAE works as a team to design, build and race a formula race car in the Formula SAE competition each year.
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: James Chow
- Primary Email: formula-sae@andrew.cmu.edu
- Website: www.andrew.cmu.edu/org/sae/
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Description:
The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers strives to increase the number of Hispanic engineering and science students at Carnegie Mellon University through the development of programs with industry and the university. The activities are designed to increase career awareness, encourage relationships with professionals, develop leadership skills, and promote academic excellence. SHPE also holds several fun cultural and social activities.
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Alexander Harber
- Primary Email: cmu.shpe@gmail.com
- Website: www.cmushpe.com
Society of Physics Students
Description:
Student run, multi-department club promoting interest in physics. Activities include making ice cream with liquid nitrogen, building a potato gun, watching movies, a BBQ, and a "Pi Day" booth offering students the opportunity to throw pies at professors. SPS promotes the advancement and diffusion of knowledge of physics and the encouragement of interest in physics throughout academic and local communities.
Contact Information
Society of Women Engineers
Description:
Stimulate women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving the quality of life, demonstrate the value of diversity. The objectives of the Society are: ￢ﾀﾢ To inform young women, their parents, counselors, and the general public of the qualifications and achievements of women engineers and the opportunities open to them ￢ﾀﾢ To assist women engineers in readying themselves for a return to active work after temporary retirement ￢ﾀﾢ To serve as a center of information on women in engineering ￢ﾀﾢ To encourage women engineers to attain high levels of education and professional achievement
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Theresa Lafollette
- Primary Email: swe@andrew.cmu.edu
- Website: http://www.cmu.edu/swe
Soku Gakkai Terriors
Contact Information
Soundbytes
Description:
Soundbytes is a secular co-ed a cappella group on campus. The group is completely student-run, as we write and arrange all of our songs. We periodically hold performances on campus, and on surrounding campuses in the area. We record our own music and hope to produce albums on a biannual basis.
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Prakash Mallela
- Primary Email: pmallela@andrew.cmu.edu
- Website: www.cmusoundbytes.com
SPIC MACAY
Description:
Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth (SPICMACAY) SPICMACAY is a non-profit, voluntary movement for the promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture. Its objective is to facilitate the exchange of traditional Indian values and to generate awareness amongst the youth about the rich cultural traditions and heritage of India. In order to achieve its goals, SPICMACAY organizes concerts, lecture-demonstrations, Baithaks -- informal talks and seminars on Indian Classical Music and Dance forms. These are hosted by its chapters all around the US. SPICMACAY does not charge admission or fees to any of its events.
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Srinivas Chellappa
- Primary Email: schellap@andrew.cmu.edu
- Website: http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/macay/
SPIRIT
Description:
ROOTS--> Founded at CMU over a quarter of a century ago. It was first named the Black Student Organization, but members wanted a unique name that reflected the many different people who belonged to it. Thus, the name SPIRIT was formed. MISSION--> Our primary mission is to promote African-American awarenessawareness at Carnegie Mellon University. We do this through cultural and social activities. Every other week we hold general body meetings, where the whole organization comes together to discuss local, political, and social issues that members encounter everyday. We also various cultural and social events that hihglight the cultural awareness like SPIRIT Week: A Celebration of Black Culture, various Black History Month Events, Sisterhood/Brotherhood and the Fashion Show. VISION--> SPIRIT aims to... Provide activities so that SPIRIT members are integrated into the campus community. Act as a liaison between black students and the University. Present cultural programs that are of interest to the University community. Provide support for black students at the University. And remember...the doors of the SPIRIT House are always open.
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Calvin Mack
- Primary Email: cbmack@andrew.cmu.edu
Spring Carnival
Description:
Spring Carnival provides a break for students during the spring semester. During this event there are booths, rides, concerts, comedians, and much much more. Spring Carnival Committee works out the logistics to make sure that there is a safe and fun Carnival every year.
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Nicholas Harper
- Primary Email: sc0v+@andrew.cmu.edu
- Website: http://www.springcarnival.org
Strive for College
Description:
Strive for College aims to help low-income high school students apply to college by creating and implementing an effective model for college undergraduates to mentor low-income high school students in their community. Through this model, Strive for College will expand college access and cultivate a new generation of student leaders dedicated to community service.
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Courtney Harano
- Primary Email: strive@andrew.cmu.edu
Student Body President
Description:
The Student Body President and Vice-President act as representatives for the entire undergraduate and graduate student population at Carnegie Mellon. By enacting policy, creating events, and discussing important campus issues, the SBP and SBVP try to enhance the overall student experience. The Student Body President is elected by the entire student population in late Spring.
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Rotimi Abimbola
- Primary Email: sbp@andrew.cmu.edu
- Website: www.stugov.andrew.cmu.edu
Student Body Vice President for Finance
Description:
Formerly known as Student Body Treasurer, the Student Body Vice President for Finance acts as the financial representative for the entire undergraduate and graduate student population at Carnegie Mellon. By chairing the Joint Funding Committee (JFC), the SBVPF oversees the budget allocation process for all CoSO-recognized student organizations to enhance the overall student experience. The Student Body Vice President for Finance is elected by the entire student population in late spring.
Contact Information
- Primary Contact:
- Primary Email: sbt@andrew.cmu.edu
- Website: http://stugov.andrew.cmu.edu/executive/
Student College
Description:
StuCo is an educational organization involving hundreds of students at Carnegie Mellon University. The Student College was established in 2001 to provide Carnegie Mellon students with the opportunity to share knowledge through educational, self-designed courses. Students can teach classes on any topic of their choice. Courses typically meet once a week and follow the Carnegie Mellon academic calendar. Instructors and students recieve credit for their work. All CMU students are eligible to teach StuCo courses, and join the committee that runs StuCo. All CMU students, faculty, staff and community members are eligible to take StuCo courses.
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Alexandra Grande
- Primary Email: stu-co@andrew.cmu.edu
- Website: http://www.cmu.edu/stuco
Student Dormintory Council
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Lucian Cesca
- Primary Email: ljcesca@cmu.edu
- Website: www.cmusdc.org
Student Giving Committee
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Niccole Atwell
- Primary Email: lmcmicke@andrew.cmu.edu
- Website: http://annualgiving.ua.cmu.edu/Students/
Student Pugwash
Description:
As a non-advocacy, educational organization, Carnegie Mellon Student Pugwash intends to increase awareness of the ethical dilemmas created by the interaction of science, technology, and medicine within contemporary society.
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Rajit Kumar
- Primary Email: rajitk@andrew.cmu.edu
- Website: http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/org/pugwash/
Student Senate
Description:
The Undergraduate Student Senate is the primary decision making group for Carnegie Mellon University's undergraduate population. Our job is to allocate the Student Activities Fee, deal with most matters relating to student organizations, and represent student interests to the administration and the wider community. Members of Senate must be elected to serve. Elections are held once a year in the Spring session.
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Aaron Gross
- Primary Email: student-senate@andrew.cmu.edu
- Website: cmu.edu/senate
Student Technology Outreach
Description:
STOC is a student organization, founded in 2006, committed to technology community service. Our goal is to foster, coordinate, and sustain the technology outreach efforts of CMU students and faculty. We aim to leverage the unique technological leadership, resources and capabilities of Carnegie Mellon to contribute back to the Pittsburgh community. STOC has been involved in variety of technology-related community service projects. We have tutored both students and adults in essential computer skills, creating a formal curriculum to aid the process, set up and maintained computer labs for community organizations, created and currently maintain a website for an locally based international non-profit, and have redistributed computers the university was going to throw away by donating them so they could be used by local organizations in need.
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Travis Mandel
- Primary Email: stoc@andrew.cmu.edu
- Website: http://www.cmustoc.org
Students for Barak Obama
Description:
The purpose of this chapter of Students for Barack Obama (SFBO) shall be to promote and advance the nomination of Senator Barack Obama of Illinois as the Presidential Nominee for the Democratic Party, and to promote and advance his election as such in the General Election.
Contact Information
- Primary Email: mmauro@andrew.cmu.edu
- Website: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=4810907&ref
Students in Free Enterprise
Description:
Student In Free Enterprise (SIFE, www.sife.org) is an international nonprofit organization that has presence in over 1,600 colleges and university campuses in 48 countries, promoting free enterprise through the collaboration of business and education. SIFE's mission is to apply the members' classroom experiences to develop and implement educational outreach programs that teach individuals in their communities. Our Carnegie Mellon chapter of SIFE works towards this goal to develop projects that will reach out to as many people as it can to spread the importance of free enterprise. This year we altogether are conducting 12 projects following the 7 SIFE goals as listed below: 1.Market Economics 2.Financial Literacy 3.Entrepreneurship 4.Business Ethics 5.Success Skills 6.Sustainability 7. Environmental Sustainability
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Scarlett Su
- Primary Email: scarlett@andrew.cmu.edu
- Website: www.cmusife.org
SUMMIT
Description:
SUMMIT offers our intellectual explorers the opportunity to participate in a three-day program which will include courses, seminars, and workshops on topics students have the desire ￢ﾀﾔ but perhaps not the opportunity ￢ﾀﾔ to explore during the regular academic year. Ultimately, SUMMIT provides students with a vibrant opportunity to explore a variety of personal interests without limits.
Contact Information
- Primary Contact:
- Primary Email: rpiston@andrew.cmu.edu
- Website: www.cmu.edu/summit
Sustainable Earth
Description:
Sustainable Earth aims to encourage Carnegie Mellon University and the Pittsburgh Community to actively practice ways of living sustainably. We also aim to network with other organizations, on and off-campus, who are interested in strengthening environmental initiatives in Pittsburgh. We organize participatory community events and volunteer activities open to all, such as: Focus the Nation, a nation-wide conversation about Climate Change; trips to Pittsburgh Farms and environmental organizations; Environmental Leadership Programs, volunteer maintenance of Pittsburgh Parks; a Local Foods Lunch and other activities that educate the campus and Pittsburgh Community.
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Daisy Wang
- Primary Email: daisyw@andrew.cmu.edu
- Website: www.cmusustainableearth.com
Sweepstakes
Description:
Buggy is a race held annually during Carnegie Mellon's Spring Carnival in April and is unique to CMU. While similar to a soap-box derby race during the downhill section, buggy gets a little more complicated as the drivers must navigate sharp turns. In addition, more than half of the race is uphill, during which pushers give the buggies their speed. Practice happens every weekend during most of the school year until carnival.
Contact Information
- Primary Contact: Jessica Thurston
- Primary Email: jthursto@andrew.cmu.edu
- Website: www.andrew.cmu.edu/~buggy
Swing Dancers Anonymous
Description:
Our purpose is to grow the Pittsburgh swing dance community, providing a friendly environment for students and non-students to teach, learn, socialize, and dance. We concentrate primarily on social dance, rather than performance dancing.
Contact Information
- Primary Email: forrest@cmu.edu
- Website: www.chickenswing.com
Swing Dancers Anonymous
Contact Information
- Primary Email: moonyoun@andrew.cmu.edu
- Website: www.chickenswing.com