Life At Duke: Activities & Organizations

Academic Organizations | Cultural & Ethnic Organizations | Spiritual Life | Greek Life

The sheer number of student clubs and organizations at Duke is pretty incredible (around 400!), and the vast array of issues, activities, and topics covered is even more amazing. Whether your interests lie in student government, cricket, Greek life, community and cultural activism, spiritual life, a cappella singing, or Anime, you are bound to be impressed—the hardest part will be deciding which one(s) to join!

And although we're confident that we offer an assortment of clubs to satisfy even the pickiest eclectic, please know that you are more than welcome to start your own group. Want to be the founder and president of the Duke Trap and Skeet Club? The Association of Underwater Basketweavers? Vegetarian Meat-Eaters for Peace? Go for it.

Here is a listing of all approved student organizations at Duke.

And to get just the slightest sense of what Duke has to offer, check out some of these great groups:

CULTURAL

Mi Gente: La Asociacion de Estudiantes Latinos is one of Duke's fastest growing student organizations.
AQUADuke is the Alliance of Queer Undergraduates at Duke.
Black Student Alliance (BSA)
Duke Muslim Association
ASA is the Asian Student Association
Dance Black

ARTS

The Archive Literary Festival brings well-known writers to Duke annually.
Duke Players organize student-run productions for dramatic art.
Defining Movement Dance Troupe (defMo) performs many styles of dance.
Out of the Blue is one of Duke's all-female a cappella groups.
United in Praise (formerly Modern Black Mass Choir) is the oldest gospel group at Duke.
Visual Arts Committee puts on forums, exhibits and workshops.

PUBLICATIONS

The Chronicle, Duke's Daily newspaper.
VOICES Magazine explores issues of gender, ethnicity and sexuality on campus.
Carpe Noctem, Duke's humor magazine.
DukEngineer keeps students up-to-date with the Pratt School of Engineering.

SERVICE

The Duke Community Service Center works closely with 28 student-run service organizations, including:

Break for a Change allows students to facilitate social justice-oriented courses.
Camp Kesem weeklong camp for the children of cancer patients.
Healthy Devil Peer Educators promote awareness about alcohol and drug use, eating disorders, sexual health, rape prevention and more.
Alpha Phi Omega, community service fraternity.