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Student Activities 1 • Chi Alpha STUDENT ACTIVITIES • Club of Jewish Culture • College Concervatives Youngstown State University offers a broad range of campus activities geared • College Democrats toward enriching and expanding the student experience beyond the classroom. Participating in student government, intramurals, student publications, art • Dana Flute Society and music groups, and student organizations gives students opportunities to • Dana Guitar Association make new friends; meet people from backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives • Dance Club different from their own; develop leadership skills; and balance the demands • Dance Ensemble of university life with the need for relaxation and recreation. Student • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority programming offerings include Welcome Week, Homecoming, YSU Serves Week, Diversity Programming Series, and other events throughout the year. • Delta Zeta Sorority • Dungeons and Dragons Club For more information visit the Student Activities (http://cms.ysu.edu/ • Economics Club administrative-offices/student-activities/student-activities) page. • Emergency Medical Services Organization • Enactus Penguin Productions • Film Club Penguin Productions is a student group under the Division of Student • French Club Experience charged with assessing, initiating, implementing, and evaluating • Guinathon major events for almost 13,000 students on the campus of Youngstown State University. • Greek Campus Life • Health Education and Physical Education Club Penguin Productions conducts campus-wide assessments of students' • Hospitality Management Society entertainment interests and identifies possible performers and venues. • Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Performers such as Zac Brown Band, Judah & the Lion, Migos, and Andy Grammer have come to campus or the downtown Covelli Centre. Penguin • Institute of Industrial Engineers Productions plans Fall Fire Fest and Federal Frenzy, two campus traditions. • Interfraternity Council • InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Working with Penguin Productions carries no academic credit or pay, but • Indian Student Association participants get a behind-the-scenes look at events planning, concert staging, ticket management, and other concert business, including meeting the • Italian Club performers. • John Quincy Adams Society • NEOMED For more information about upcoming events or becoming a Penguin • National Alliance on Mental Illness on Campus Productions board member, please call (330) 941-3575. • National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Student Organizations • Ohio Collegiate Music Educators Association • Orthodox Christian Fellowship There are over 200 student organizations ranging from academic and social awareness to cultural, Greek, and Student Government. Students are invited • Panhellenic Council to take the first step and discover something that engages their interests. • Pella Penguins Student organization mailboxes are located in the Student Activities Office, • Philosophy and Religious Studies Club Kilcawley Center Annex. • Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (Music) The following is a partial list of the organizations available at YSU. A complete • Phi Sigma Rho Engineering Sorority searchable listing of registered student organizations at YSU, is available on • Relay for Life the Student Organization Directory (http://cms.ysu.edu/administrative-offices/ • Rookery Radio student-activities/student-organization-directory) web page. • Room of Requirement • Actuarial Science Club • Rotaract • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority • Saxophone Society • Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority • Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity • Alpha Phi Delta Fraternity • Sigma Chi Fraternity • Alpha Psi Omega • Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity • Alpha Xi Delta Sorority • Society of Automotive Engineers • American Institute of Chemical Engineers • Society of Human Resource Management • American Marketing Association • Society of Women Engineers • American Society of Civil Engineers • Sociology Club • American Society of Mechanical Engineers • Spanish Club (Los Buenos Veciños) • Anthropology Colloquium • STEM Leadership Society • Armed Forces Student Organization • Student American Dental Hygienists Association (SADHA) • Black Student Union • Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) • Bowling Club • Student Organization for Respiratory Care • Campus Crusade for Christ • Student Physical Therapy Association • Catholic Student Association • Student Social Work Association • Students in Dietetics 2 Student Activities • Students In Fashion and Interiors Participants must have a valid YSU ID card to use the facilities, equipment, • Studio 330 (Student AIGA) services, and programs offered by the Department of Campus Recreation. • Theta Chi Fraternity The Department is one of the most popular places on campus to be • Urban Gaming Club employed. If you are interested in applying for a position, please register • Unscripted: An Improv Club for the Semesterly job fair at the department's or complete the department • YSUnity SOGIE Society application, including a completed cover letter and resumé, which can be found online at Campus Recreation (http://cms.ysu.edu/administrative- • Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority offices/campus-recreation-and-wellness/campus-recreation). • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority For additional information about the Department of Campus Recreation, Greek Life please contact (330) 941-3488 or visit the Campus Recreation website. (http:// cms.ysu.edu/administrative-offices/campus-recreation-and-wellness/campus- Greek Life at YSU affords students the opportunity to gain leadership recreation) experience and develop a positive social outlet. There are 9 Interfraternity, National Pan-Hellenic Council, and Panhellenic groups from which to choose. Campus Recreation Club Sports For more information visit the Greek Life (http://cms.ysu.edu/administrative- The Club Sports program at Youngstown State University provides offices/greek-life/greek-life) page. opportunities for students who desire a more in-depth sports experience than is provided in the Intramural and/or open recreation program. The focus of the Student Government Association Club Sports program blends the aspects of learning new skills, practicing with The student body of Youngstown State University is represented by Student club members, and possibly competing with other clubs while continuing with Government, which operates under constitutional powers granted by the your love of a particular sport way long after high school. It also provides a University. The legislative branch of Student Government is composed of great opportunity to meet new people and become more involved with campus representatives from the six undergraduate colleges and the School of life at YSU. Broaden your college experience and create or join a Club Sport Graduate Studies and Research, in proportion to the enrollment of each. All today. Don't see the club sport you want? Start your own. Contact the Club meetings of student government representatives are open to the student body. Sport office in regards to starting your own team at 330-941-2239 or by email at [email protected]. Student Government exercises the power to conduct student elections, to recommend students to serve as members of joint faculty-student Current club sports include: committees, and to supervise programs financed from its operating budget. • Archery Student Government selects nominees for the two student positions of the • Bass Fishing University Board of Trustees. • Bowling • Clay Target For more information visit the Student Government (http://sga.ysu.edu) page. • Equestrian Student Media • eSports • Fencing The University supports multiple student media outlets. Students can • Hip Hop showcase their talents through The Guin, a digital yearbook; The Jambar, a weekly newspaper; The Penguin Review, an annual literary magazine; The Yo • Men's Lacrosse Magazine, an annual magazine; and Rookery Radio, an online radio station. • Women's Lacrosse • Racquetball Student media is student run. Policies and procedures concerning student • Women's Rugby publications are prepared, reviewed and applied by the Student Media Committee. • Soccer • Swing Department of Campus Recreation - • Ultimate Frisbee • Men's Volleyball Andrews Student Recreation and Wellness • Women's Volleyball Center • Wrestling The Department of Campus Recreation is located in the Andrews Student Recreation and Wellness Center. This state-of-the art facility contains more Art than 140 pieces of strength and conditioning equipment. Located near the The Department offers numerous courses that are open to all university free-weight and cardio area is the Center's impressive rock wall, at 53 feet students. It also hosts multiple art exhibition spaces across campus, including Ohio's tallest. Volleyball, basketball, and other activities are situated within the those housed in Bliss Hall, the John J. McDonough Museum of Art (https:// multi-purpose sports forum, which contains four courts. The spacious aerobic ysu.edu/mcdonough-museum), and Tod Hall. All students are encouraged to studios are home to many group exercise classes and are adjacent to the 1/8- visit and explore the diverse artwork that is created and displayed regularly on mile indoor track, both on the top floor of the facility. YSU's campus. The Andrews Center also includes a tranquil meditation studio, full-functioning Student and faculty art exhibitions, including two annual graduating BFA locker rooms, and the Wellness Resource Center. In addition to the Andrews exhibitions, are held on