STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
The University has several student organizations that help meet the academic,
social, political, religious, and recreational needs of FMU students. Interested
parties should contact the Office of Student Development or the Student Government
Association for more information about current organizations. The following
are the organizations currently active at FMU:
Academic Organizations
American Chemical Society
Ars Medica
Culture and Language Interest Club
Education Club
Honors Student Association
Math Club
National Art Education Association
Psychology Club
Society for the Advancement of Management
HONOR SOCIETIES
Alpha Psi Omega - A national honorary dramatic fraternity designed
to recognize and reward the academic excellence of the students participating
in college theatre activities.
Beta Beta Beta - A national biological honor society designed
to stimulate interest, scholarly attainment, and investigation of the biological
sciences.
Beta Gamma Sigma - A national honor society for business programs
accredited by the AACSBInternational Association for Business Management Education.
Election to membership recognizes and rewards academic excellence of students
in business programs.
Kappa Delta Pi - An international honor society in education
designed to promote excellence in and recognize outstanding contributions to
education.
Omicron Delta Kappa - A national leadership honor society which
recognizes and encourages achievement in scholarship, athletics, social service
and religious activities, campus government, journalism, speech, and the mass
media, and creative and performing arts. Election to membership is on the basis
of merit.
Phi Alpha Theta - The national honor society to distinguish students
to excel in the study of history. The Francis Marion University chapter emphasizes
the common pursuit of historical understanding by students and professors.
Phi Kappa Phi - A national honor society whose general objective
is to unite university graduates of high academic achievement without regard
to department, course of study, or sex, for the advancement of the highest scholarship.
It is the pre-eminent academic honor society at Francis Marion University.
Pi Gamma Mu - An international honor society in social science
is designed to recognize those students with high achievement in the social
sciences (economic, geography, history, political science, international relations,
sociology, and psychology). Founded in 1924, the honor society encourages excellence
in the social sciences, both in scholastics and in research.
Psi Chi - The national honor society in psychology is designed
to provide recognition for outstanding scholastic achievement. The Francis Marion
University chapter attempts to encourage, stimulate, and maintain high scholarship,
research, and involvement of members in the field of psychology.
Rho Lambda - A national society for members of NPC.
Sigma Tau Delta - A national society designed to confer distinction
for high achievement in undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies in
English language and literature.
Upsilon Pi Epsilon - A national honorary for students interested
in computer science.
GREEK ORGANIZATIONS
Inter-Fraternity Council Serves as the coordinating
body of the following NIC (National Inter-Fraternity Council) fraternities at
FMU:
Panhellenic Council Serves as the coordinating body of
the following NPC (National Panhellenic Council) sororities at FMU:
National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Serves as the coordinating
body among the historically black Greek organizations at FMU, including:
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority
Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity
Delta Sigma Theta sorority
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity
Phi Beta Sigma fraternity
Sigma Gamma Rho sorority
Zeta Phi Beta sorority
SPECIAL INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS
Baptist Collegiate Ministries
Campus Crusade for Christ
Campus Outreach
Chess Club
College Democrats
College Republicans
CrossRoads
Ecology Club
FMU Student Alumni Association
Habitat for Humanity
Minority Student Association
Minority Student Health Career Association
NAACP
Patriot Dance Team
Residential Student Association
Salt of the Earth Campus Ministry
Student Nurses Association
University Programming Board
Wesley Foundation
Young, Gifted, and Black Chorus
Additional information about all of these organizations, as well as how to
initiate new organizations and activities, is available in the FMU Student
Handbook.
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