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
Art Guild
Education Club
Honors Student Association
Math Club
National Art Education Association
Psychology Club
Society for the Advancement of Management (SAM)
Sociology Club
Student Nurses Association

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 AACSB–International 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 who 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 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.

Pi Sigma Alpha - The national honor society in political science is designed to stimulate scholarship and intelligent interest in political science. The national honor society sponsors programs and events of value to the profession and teaching of political science. Each local chapter is encouraged to provide a framework for enriching the exposure of its members and the wider university community to the study of government and issues of public concern.

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 honor society for members of the National Panhellenic Council.

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:

Alpha Tau Omega
Kappa Alpha Order
Tau Kappa Epsilon

Panhellenic Council – Serves as the coordinating body of the following NPC (National Panhellenic Council) sororities at FMU:

Alpha Delta Pi
Kappa Delta
Zeta Tau Alpha

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

SPECIAL INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS

Baptist Collegiate Ministries
Campus Crusade for Christ
Campus Outreach
College Democrats
College Republicans
CrossRoads (Gay-Straight Alliance)
Culture and Language Interest Club
Dimensions of Diversity Dance Team
Ecology Club
FMU Student Alumni Association
Habitat for Humanity
Minority Student Association
Minority Student Health Career Association
NAACP
Residential Student Association
Salt of the Earth Campus Ministry
Sister 2 Sister
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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