make your mark
Student Life at Northeastern University 2017-2018
Student Organizations, Fraternity and Sorority Life, Leadership and more! Visit us at northeastern.edu/csi or stop by 434 Curry Student Center. Content how to make
How to Make Your Mark 3 Signature Events 4 Inside the Student Center 6 your mark Fraternities + Sororities 9 LEAD360 10 Visit our website at northeastern.edu/csi to get started. Here, you’ll find an Kiosk 12 introduction to the 400+ student organizations we have on campus. OrgSync 13 You can also connect with us on social media @434CSC — Twitter, Facebook, Fun Facts 14 Instagram, we have it all. We use social media to showcase all of the exciting happenings around campus, so it’s a great way to learn more about our Notes 15 student organizations and events. • Check out Fall Fest in September and the Winter Involvement Fair in January to meet members of clubs and find out how you can get involved. • Participate in Welcome Week and other signature events throughout the year. • Browse the list of student organizations on our website or at the Curry Student Center kiosk. You’ll be able to view each organization’s OrgSync profile and catch a glimpse of the student organization activities. • Look into lending your creative talents to one of Northeastern’s many work student media outlets – contribute an article, host a radio or TV show, or even design a magazine spread. • Attend recruitment events or information sessions to learn more about Northeastern’s fraternities or sororities. with us • Register for free leadership retreats, seminars, conferences, and skill building sessions. • Stop by 434 Curry Student Center or our Programming Lab in 240 Curry Through the Student Employment Office, students have Student Center and chat with one of our team members about additional the opportunity to work in various departments within opportunities for involvement. the Curry Student Center. Are you interested in working behind the scenes at events? Working with the Event Management team might be right up your alley! Curious about how student programming works? The Center for Student Involvement hires about 40 students each semester to work in various positions: Programming Crew, Front Office Assistant, Creative Associate, and Marketing Associate, to name a few. 3 signature events fall semester spring semester
September November January March Fall Fest Homecoming Week Fraternity/Sorority Recruitment Alternative Spring Break Fall Move-in MLK Celebration Greek Week Hispanic Heritage Month December MLK Day of Service Relay for Life Interfraternity Council Recruitment Winter Involvement Fair RENEW Retreat AAI Kwanzaa Celebration Night @ the Student Center (LEAD 360/CSDS) Signs of the Season Panhellenic Sorority Recruitment Winter Wonderland February Volunteer Fair Apartment Hunting Fair April Welcome Week Asian American Heritage Week Huntington 100 Reception Beanpot Rainbow Graduation October Black History Month Springfest Week Alcohol Awareness Month International Carnevale StepFest EMPOWER Retreat Mardi Gras Celebration Student Life Awards (LEAD 360/Cultural Centers) Box Office NPHC’s Meet the Divine Nine NU Service Day Located in Ell Hall (accessible from the Curry Student Center via the Unplugged: Spirituality May NPHC’s Meet the Divine Nine Leadership Retreat Ell Concourse), the Box Office is Commencement OUTober (Pride Month)/ National managed by the Center for Student NUterm events begin Coming Out Day Involvement. Tickets for most events #NUSummester events begin Parent & Family Weekend are accessible via the Northeastern app or myNEU portal. The box office Senior Week Peace and Social Justice Week is open approximately one hour prior Spiritual Wellness Week to ticketed events. 4 5 Ground 2nd Floor inside the Floor Ballroom Council for University Programs (CUP) Afterhours Dance Studios ATM Education Opportunity Scholarships student Curry Crossroads Fraternity and Sorority Life Office Kigo Kitchen* Graduate Student Government (GSG) Lost and Found Meeting Rooms (floors 2-4) On The Go* center Off-Campus Student Services Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen* CSI Programming Lab Print Stations The John A. and Marcia E. Curry The Curry Student Center offers Student Media Offices Student Center is the crossroads opportunities for students to relax Sweet Tomatoes* for community life at Northeastern, with friends in afterHOURS, shop Starbucks* serving all members of the University for gifts in the bookstore, study in UBurger* in a celebration of diversity and the Indoor Quad, or catch a meal University Bookstore student life. The Student Center between classes. Each floor of 3rd floor serves as the epicenter of the the Curry Student Center offers West End Eatery* Northeastern campus; here you’ll something new to do. *dining venue options LGBTQA Resource Center have the chance to get involved may change annually through programs, activities, McLeod Suites and leadership. Operations/Building Manager Print Stations 1st Floor Student Government Association (SGA)
Center for Financial Independence Center for Intercultural Engagement Center of Community Service 4th floor Gallery 360 (Ell Concourse) Indoor Quad Center for Student Involvement (CSI) Print Stations Game Room Studio Theater Student Activities Business Office (SABO)
6 7 Game Room
The game room, located on the fourth floor, is a hot spot for student life on Fraternities campus. Open long hours to accommodate student schedules, the game room is host to digital gaming devices, pool tables, ping pong, and other interactive fun! The game room is free to all Northeastern students, so stop by and check it out today! + Sororities
Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL) at Northeastern University provides a unique Programming Lab and diverse opportunity for men and women to experience a lifetime bond of brotherhood and sisterhood. The FSL community, with over 2,000 students (and growing!), is vibrant and consistently showcases leadership, scholarship, The Programming Lab, located in 240 Curry Student Center, is a space and service through all endeavors. Chapters exist within four governing designed to provide important resources for our student organizations on councils: Panhellenic Council, Interfraternity Council (IFC), Multicultural Greek campus. Groups can use the space to plan programs and events with the Council (MGC), and National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC). CSI Programming Crew, attend workshops designed to train leaders on Our councils and individual chapters offer a space where students can running successful organizations, host quick meetings with fellow executive experience safe and healthy educational, social, philanthropic, and academic board members, or simply relax and visit with the team. The space is open opportunities. late and on Sundays for your convenience, and should be your first stop for all programming needs. Want to learn more about how you can get involved in Fraternity and Sorority Life at Northeastern? Check out the CSI website for updates regarding information sessions, recruitment, and events.
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Northeastern has a home for students who enjoy all types of dance. Join one of our performing arts groups, experience a vibrant and diverse group of 2,259 students in the talented students, and use the dance studios to perfect your craft. Fraternity and Sorority Life community, making up afterHOURS 12% of the Northeastern University community. Afterhours is your on-campus night club and café. This is the “go-to” place on campus for live music, local and national bands and recording artists, DJ’s, spoken word artists, comedy, drag shows, film, and much more. For more information about the venue, visit northeastern.edu/eventvenues.
8 9 Women’s Leadership Women’s Leadership is designed to empower upper-class students who LEAD360 identify as women to further their leadership skills, while critically examining women’s issues related to the media, leadership, and global experiences. Join us and learn more about yourself, gender issues, and how to lead. LEAD360 is a collection of programs that provide students with the skills and knowledge to succeed as global leaders. These free programs are open to all undergraduate students and incorporate leadership education, training, and practical application. Voices for Social Change BLUEPRINT + BLUEPRINT2 This engaging and interactive program brings diverse students together to discuss leadership through the lens of social justice and identity. During this First-Year Leadership Programs discussion‑based program, you will have the opportunity to participate in BLUEPRINT is a group mentoring program designed for first‑year students activities that explore the similarities and differences shaped by the diversity who are interested in developing their leadership capacity through 8 weekly within our community. interactive sessions. You’ll have the chance to make new connections on campus, attend a leadership retreat, and develop an action plan to achieve your leadership goals during your time at Northeastern. BLUEPRINT 2 allows you to put your learning into practice through community service, interactive workshops, and leadership event planning! Leadership Consultants The Leadership Consultants are a group of experienced peer leadership educators who serve as a resource for Northeastern University students and organizations by facilitating free leadership workshops on topics such as conflict resolution, personality styles, time management, and how to run effective meetings.
10 11 Curry Student Center Kiosk
Looking to find out more about student life on campus? Stop by the Curry Student Center Indoor Quad and check out the touch-screen kiosk! The kiosk integrates with OrgSync, Northeastern’s student organization management software, and it’s a great way to explore the hundreds of student groups on campus and find out more about specific organizations you may be interested in. Just choose a bubble to learn more about a specific category. Or select the black “What’s Going On?” bubble to learn about upcoming events that student groups are hosting. The events are constantly being updated and new student organizations are established each year, so check back often for the latest happenings and offerings around campus. OrgSync
OrgSync, Northeastern’s online student involvement community, is the best way to find out more about what goes on around campus. From connecting with student organizations, to learning about events and programs on campus, OrgSync will help you stay in touch with all that happens with Northeastern’s student organizations. Log on to myNEU or visit orgsync.com/login to start joining student organizations on OrgSync today! Here, you’ll be able to connect with group members, check out upcoming events, browse through organization photos, and more. 12 13 FUN FACTS Notes
Don’t forget to tell us how you want to get involved by tweeting @434CSC!
The Center for Student Involvement offers 131 event and meeting spaces,
including 8 major event spaces for use by student organizations.
In the past year, student groups made 16,800 space bookings
spanning 41,906 hours for 588,275 attendees.
During the 2016-2017 academic year, October was the most popular month
for events with 3,279 space bookings.
Of all undergraduate and graduate students, 22,600 are registered on OrgSync.
In the 2016-2017 academic year, there were 402 active student organizations.
380 student organizations participated in FallFest in 2016.
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