A department of Student Affairs

About

Hoot Squad Bubbles

Looking to get involved? We’ve got you covered! Student Activities has over 300 registered student organizations with interests as diverse as our student population. To get a detailed list of these organizations, check out our Student Org Database (also known as Symplicity!).

The Program Coordinator for Student Organizations and the Graduate Extern of Student Activities work to provide student leaders with the necessary resources to run an effective organization. Options include weekly workshops, guidance and advice, and networking opportunities.

If you have any questions regarding Student Organizations, email studentorgs@temple.edu.

Organization Classifications

The following represents a list of classifications for your organization. Each organization will be categorized by its primary purpose for easier recognition in the Student Org Community Database.

Academic Department: Organizations that are centered within an academic department or program at Temple University.

Arts & Entertainment: Organizations whose primary purpose is the creation and/or presentation of visual arts, student performances, or events and programs featuring on- or off-campus talent.

Cultural/International: Organizations whose primary purpose is to offer opportunities to explore cultural, social, and service aspects of various cultural and international groups.

Governance: Organizations whose primary purpose includes serving as representatives of the student body to the University community and/or providing advice to the University faculty and administration.

Honorary: Organizations whose primary purpose is to promote scholastic excellence and deep involvement in various academic areas.

Media/Publication: Organizations whose primary purpose is to practice the creation and presentation of print, broadcast, and/or electronic media.

Political/Advocacy: Organizations whose primary purpose and activities support or oppose any specific ideology, political thought, or cause.
Professional: Organizations whose primary purpose and activities help prepare students for particular professions after graduation.

Recreation/Leisure: Organizations whose primary purpose is to participate in, or educate members about, a recreational or leisure activity.
Religious: Organizations whose primary purpose is the activity of worship, devotion, prayer, meditation, or study of religious concepts or that requires membership affiliation or shared beliefs with a group generally recognized as a religion, or that furthers or opposes a religious ideology.

Service: Organizations whose primary purpose is to provide a learning opportunity for students in the area of community service and volunteering for the University and Temple communities.

Student Org Council

The purpose of the Student Org Council is to bring together leaders from across the span of our 300+ various student organizations in order to collaborate and discuss issues that affect our student population. Student Activities wants to ensure that we are utilizing our students’ feedback in order to provide you, the students, with the best possible experience as student leaders. Council members serve for one academic year (Aug-May), and in certain circumstances are able to serve an additional year.

If you are interested in joining, applications will be available over the summer. The time commitment consists of two retreats/conferences here at Temple, as well as monthly meetings which generally last about an hour. Discussion topics each month will vary, and they will be pre-determined before each month’s meeting. Examples of topics will include ways that Student Activities can better serve the students. For more information, email studorgs@temple.edu.