Student Activities 1 • College Conservatives STUDENT ACTIVITIES • College Democrats • Dana Flute Society Youngstown State University offers a broad range of campus activities geared • Dana Guitar Association toward enriching and expanding the student experience beyond the classroom. Participating in student government, intramurals, student publications, art • Dance Club and music groups, and student organizations gives students opportunities to • Dance Ensemble make new friends; meet people from backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority different from their own; develop leadership skills; and balance the demands • Delta Zeta Sorority of university life with the need for relaxation and recreation. Student • Dungeons and Dragons Club programming offerings include Welcome Week, Homecoming, YSU Serves Week, and other events throughout the year. • Economics Club • Enactus For more information visit the Student Activities page. • Exercise Science Majors Club • Film Club Penguin Productions • French Club Penguin Productions is a student group under the Division of • Gerontology Student Organization Student Affairs charged with assessing, initiating, implementing, and • Guinathon evaluating major events for over 11,000 students on the campus of • Guins Against Cancer Youngstown State University. • Greek Campus Life Penguin Productions conducts campus-wide assessments of students' • Health Education and Physical Education Club entertainment interests and identifies possible performers and venues. • Hospitality Management Society Performers such as Zac Brown Band, Judah & the Lion, Migos, and Andy • Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Grammer have come to campus or the downtown Covelli Centre. Penguin Productions plans Fall Fire Fest and Federal Frenzy, two campus traditions. • Institute of Industrial Engineers • Interfraternity Council Working with Penguin Productions carries no academic credit or pay, but • International Business Organization participants get a behind-the-scenes look at events planning, concert staging, • InterVarsity Christian Fellowship ticket management, and other concert business, including meeting the performers. • Indian Student Association • Italian Club 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) • Ohio Collegiate Music Educators Association Student Organizations • Orthodox Christian Fellowship There are over 200 student organizations ranging from academic and social • Panhellenic Council awareness to cultural organizations, Greek Life organizations, and Student Government. Students are invited to take the first step and discover something • Pella Penguins that engages their interests. Students can also create their own, brand new • Philosophy and Religious Studies Club student organization! Student organization mailboxes are located in the • Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (Music) Student Activities Office, Kilcawley Center. • Phi Sigma Rho Engineering Sorority The following is a partial list of the organizations available at YSU. A complete • Relay for Life searchable listing of registered student organizations at YSU, is available on • Rookery Radio the Student Organization Directory web page. • Room of Requirement • Rotaract • Actuarial Science Club • Saxophone Society • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority • Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity • Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority • Sigma Chi Fraternity • Alpha Phi Delta Fraternity • Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity • Alpha Psi Omega • Slavic Student Association • 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 • American Dental Hygienists Association (ADHA) (SADHA) • Black Student Union • Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) • Bowling Club • Student Organization for Respiratory Care • Catholic Student Association • Student Physical Therapy Association • Chi Alpha • Student Social Work Association • Club of Jewish Culture • Students in Dietetics 2 Student Activities • Students In Fashion and Interiors • Aerobics Studio/Functional Training Area • Theta Chi Fraternity • Adventure Rec Resource Center • Urban Gaming Club • Elevated Challenge Ropes Course • Unscripted: An Improv Club • Meditation Studio • Youngstown Penguin Hackers • Racquetball Court • YSUnity • SPINNING Studio • YSUscape • Wellness Resource Center • Zeta Tau Alpha Phi Beta Sorority • Adventure Recreation Programs • Club Sports Greek Life • Equipment Rental Greek Life at YSU affords students the opportunity to gain leadership • Fitness & Wellness Programs experience and develop a positive social outlet. There are 11 Interfraternity, • Group X Classes National Pan-Hellenic Council, and Panhellenic groups from which to choose. • Intramural Programs For more information visit the Greek Life page. • Memberships • Personal Training Student Government Association • Stress Relief Programs • Youth Programs The student body of Youngstown State University is represented by Student Government, which operates under constitutional powers granted by the • Birthday Parties University. The legislative branch of Student Government is composed of • Pete & Penny's Summer Camps representatives from the five six undergraduate colleges and the School of • Teambuilding Opportunities Graduate Studies and Research, in proportion to the enrollment of each. All meetings of student government representatives are open to the student body. For more information on all our programs and services please visit https:// ysu.edu/campus-recreation Student Government exercises the power to conduct student elections, to recommend students to serve as members of joint faculty-student committees, and to supervise programs financed from its operating budget. Art The Art Program Department offers numerous courses that are open to all Student Government selects nominees for the two student positions of the university students. It also hosts multiple art exhibitions in spaces across University Board of Trustees. campus, including those housed in in Bliss Hall, the John J. McDonough Museum of Art, and Tod Hall. All students are encouraged to visit and explore For more information visit the Student Government page. the diverse artwork that is created and displayed regularly on YSU's campus. Student Media Student and faculty art exhibitions, including two annual graduating BFA exhibitions, are held on the YSU campus. The McDonough Museum also The University supports multiple student media outlets. Students can exhibits work of nationally and internationally known artists. The Butler showcase their talents through The Guin, a digital yearbook; The Jambar, a Institute of American Art, a private institution located in the midst of the YSU weekly newspaper; The Penguin Review, an annual literary magazine; The Yo campus, sponsors two annual competitive exhibitions, the area annual and Magazine, an annual magazine; JambarTV, a weekly news broadcast; and the national mid-year, to which students are encouraged to submit work. The Rookery Radio, an online radio station. Judith Rae Solomon Gallery, located on the 2nd floor of the Cliffe College of Creative Arts' Bliss Hall, is used throughout the year for various student, Student media is student run. Policies and procedures concerning faculty, and visiting artist exhibitions. The Student Project Gallery, located in student publications are prepared, reviewed and applied by the Student the lower addition of Bliss Hall, is a space dedicated to student art exhibitions. Media Committee. The Student Art Association sponsors an annual exhibition of the work of Department of Campus Recreation - Youngstown State University students. Each spring, the work is displayed at the McDonough Museum of Art, with awards provided by various donors. Other Andrews Student Recreation and Wellness area venues also exhibit student work, including The Oakland Center for the Center Arts, Trumbull Art Gallery, and the Art Outreach Gallery at the Eastwood Mall. The Department of Campus Recreation provides diverse For more information about how you may become involved in Art at YSU, and intentional programming to meet the YSU community with diverse needs please visit the Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts. of our students and the goal of creating a recreational environment that is safe, inclusive, and accessible for users. Our commitment is to provide patrons of all races, ethnicities, genders, sexualities, abilities, religions, Music sizes, and ages with educational wellness experiences. In doing so, we aim The Dana School of Music presents numerous concerts every year, to build and support the physical, mental, and social well-being of the Penguin and many of the School's musical ensembles are open to all university community. students, including Barbershop Chorus, Basketball Pep Band, Concert Band, Dana Chorale, Gospel Choir, Jazz Bands and Combos, Marching CAMPUS RECREATION OFFERINGS INCLUDE: Band, Symphony Orchestra, Voices of YSU (University Chorus), Wind Ensemble, and many others. For information about these ensembles, other • A State of the Art facility including: performance opportunities,