Student Groups

Over 25 student groups will participate in the fifth Community Day at Stanford. They reflect the diverse academic, cultural, athletic, and artistic interests of the Stanford student population. Community Day is a wonderful opportunity to meet these group leaders and participate in their programs and activities.

American Indian Science and Engineering Society
The American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) is a national, non-profit organization that works to bridge the disciplines of science and technology with traditional Native American values. Through its educational programs, AISES provides countless opportunities for American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiians to both pursue higher education, and study in the fields of science and engineering. Among our top priorities is to encourage the younger generations to pursue a brighter future for themselves, and their people. Our hope is that we can be a catalyst for the advancement of all American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiians as leaders in their respective communities, as well as in their field of study. 

American Red Cross
The American Red Cross Stanford University club (ARCSU) promotes CPR/First Aid/AED training and disaster preparedness in the community and on campus. Supporting the Palo Alto Red Cross Chapter, our club has been involved in mass CPR trainings, fundraising for local, national and international disasters, and raising awareness for the Measles Initiative, a highly successful measles elimination program in Africa.
Our club urges you to Make a Plan for a home fire and other disasters, Build a Kit for use in a disaster or an emergency and to Be Informed on local hazards including earthquakes, house fires and floods.

An Art Affair (Sponsored by Student Organizing Committee for the Arts, SOCA)
An Art Affair is the largest student-run arts festival on campus, a two-day celebration of the arts at Stanford which provides an open forum for artistic expression. During the event there will be 3 stages with performances going simultaneously all day long, a community workshop area where performers will offer demonstrations, and 2 art tents with work by students, faculty and staff on display. Stop by, grab a program and enjoy the art! Visit http://soca.stanford.edu/artaffair.html

ArtSpan
The purpose of Artspan is to provide a free visual arts education for underprivileged children and developmentally challenged children.

Artspan focuses on nurturing and developing individual creativity through the arts. Although many children have a sincere interest in the arts, some are not able to develop their artistic talents because their schools do not offer an arts curriculum. Artspan hopes to instill an appreciation for art in youth, as well as Stanford students by way of their service experience.

Our goals for the future are to foster new community partners through which to serve Bay Area youth and to plan art-related events for our students, such as end-of-the-year showcases and trips to local art museums.

KZSU
KZSU is Stanford’s radio station. You can hear us on the air at 90.1FM from Santa Clara to San Francisco, or around the world on one of our internet streams. Our programming includes an eclectic mix of music, Stanford sports, news and talk. We offer a free broadcast training class to Stanford affiliates and community members, and we’d love to have you join us as a listener or a broadcaster. To learn more, visit us on the web at http://kzsu.stanford.edu.

Korean Students Association
Korean Students Association is a student group dedicated to promoting interest in and awareness of Korean culture, politics, and Korean-American issues.  By organizing events, speaker series, social get-togethers, and community service opportunities, we provide fellowship among students and faculty as well as a network outside Stanford’s campus. In the past, we have hosted the Bay Area’s Korean-American Film Festival, held annual Culture Nights, and participated with other Asian-interest groups to encourage diversity. This year, we have in addition launched several projects, including teaching computer skills to Korean women in the area, an executive panel event, and drama sessions. 

Lambda Phi Epsilon
The Stanford chapter of Lambda Phi Epsilon is Stanford's only Asian American interest fraternity. Our fraternity's motto is “To Be Leaders Among Men” and we are dedicated to creating leaders among men by promoting brotherhood, academic and professional achievement, social interaction, and community service. We are dedicated to serving the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) community, and one of our founding goals is to break down stereotypes of Asian Americans. Founded in 1991, LFE is proud to have founded and performed large-scale community service projects and have its members be actively involved as leaders in the Stanford API community.

Lambda Theta Nu Sorority
The purpose of Lambda Theta Nu Sorority, Inc. is to open the doors of opportunity to the Latinas of our community. The primary focus is academic excellence and meeting the needs of Latina women in higher education. Lambda Theta Nu Sorority, Inc. also promotes the advancement of Latinas through various campus activities and community services, and provides an environment for personal growth within a unit of Sisterhood. Our community service is focused predominately within the Latino community; however, we hold no limitations. We work with youth, the elderly, the homeless, and various campus and community organizations.

Los Hermanos de Stanford
Our mission is to improve the image of the minority male through community service, academic excellence, and cultural awareness. We regularly help out with community events on the Stanford campus such as Zoot Suit, Powwow, and more. We fundraise for Dance Marathon and Relay for life. We have numerous group members helping with tutoring programs. We currently have an active basketball mentorship program with kids from Redwood City and hope to expand the program to include more kids and schools.   We plan to continue our yearly scholarship to high school students coming from disadvantaged backgrounds.

For more information please check out our website at:
http://www.stanford.edu/group/hermanos/

Organ Donor Education at Stanford University
Organ Donor Education is dedicated to increasing awareness about the national organ shortage in the local community and on Stanford campus. Our goal is not to “convert” those who cannot participate in organ donation for cultural or religious reasons, but rather to encourage discussion among those members who have not considered donation and would welcome the opportunity to give the gift of life.

Project Dosti
Project Dosti is a student-led volunteer organization that provides Stanford students with an opportunity to engage in meaningful service in India, share cultures and ideas, and create connections with local communities and Indian social leaders.  Each year, Project Dosti partners with non-profit organizations doing social work in India to send students to work towards fulfilling a recognized community need, such as developing interactive school curricula or a community health education program. Past volunteers become involved with group leadership upon their return to campus, and help extend the opportunity to engage in service-learning in India to their peers in the Stanford community.

Science and Environmental Education (SEED)
SEED is a Stanford student organization dedicated to sharing our enthusiasm for science with the youth of East Palo Alto. We design our own science lessons around themes and teach them to children at Costaño Elementary School in East Palo Alto. We have designed lessons around topics such as natural resources, physics, and biological cycles. Our students range from grade 2 to 6. We hope that by teaching science to underserved children, we can empower them with science and inspire them to continue learning about the world and environment in which we live.

Sigma Psi Zeta
Sigma Psi Zeta is a multicultural, Asian-Interest Greek Organization. We are a cultural, social, educational and community service oriented sorority.  Our National Philanthropy is "To Combat the Violence Against Women". The first Asian Interest sorority to take on this very worthwhile cause, SYZ hopes to bring awareness to our universities and communities at large of this issue."

South Asian Health Preventive Outreach Program (SAPHOP)
The purpose of SAPHOP is two fold.

First, to promote health accessibility and awareness in the South Asian community. This is accomplished primarily through health education (both in English and in the native language), as well as through health screenings, CPR classes, blood/bone marrow donation drives, one-on-one counseling, and patient follow-up.

Second, to provide a platform for the South Asian youth to make a positive difference in their communities and encourage them to enter health care professions. The strength of this program lies in its ability to utilize the resources and services of dedicated youth who can help bridge the cultural and language barriers to provide the underserved with easier access to health information and health care.

Taiwanese Cultural Society
Taiwanese Cultural Society (TCS) is Stanford University's Taiwanese American students association.

In a world whose state can only be characterized as one of flux-political, economic, social-we seek to make ourselves and others aware of Taiwanese culture. Only by understanding it can we appreciate its history and marvel at its evolution. Though we are predominantly a cultural society, we are also interested in the numerous other unique issues that pertain to the island. We aim to parse our knowledge of our cultural identity into terms to which second-generation Taiwanese Americans-and more broadly, second-generation Asian-Americans can relate.

Stanford Astronomical Society
The Stanford Astronomical Society aims to promote astronomy on campus and in the community. We do this by providing access to astronomical telescopes and cameras for observing the night sky as well as information on how to identify constellations and celestial objects. Our events include frequent stargazing outings, special viewings of unusual astronomical activity, and visits to local talks about astronomy. Through an interactive website that allows members to inform each other about the topics in astronomy and the latest happenings in and outside our galaxy, our hope is to make it easy for anyone to become an expert.

Stanford Black Pre-med Organization
Stanford Black Pre-med Organization (SBPO) is dedicated to providing Black pre-medical and Pre-health students with resources and support, to facilitate an increase in the number of Black pre-med/health students graduating from Stanford. We, as an organization, fulfill our mission by providing a community environment in which students receive encouragement and guidance through mentorship, friendship, and accountability.  In addition, we continuously build upon the service orientation of those interested in health professions by organizing community service events, community health discussion, and awareness campaigns. Our overarching goals are to serve the students and the community. 

Stanford Canoe and Kayak Team
The Stanford Canoe and Kayak Team is one of few established centers of collegiate flatwater kayaking in the United States. Stanford Canoe and Kayak Team is a student organization that trains and races in flatwater canoes and kayaks for local and national competitions. The racing takes place on calm water in racing kayaks of four, two, and single persons. We are at the forefront of establishing flatwater kayaking as a collegiate sport and we look forward to the increasing competition as the community grows.

Stanford Capoeira
Stanford Capoeira is a group of both graduate and undergraduate students that study the Brazilian martial art of capoeira, and (on occasion) have been known to dance a bit of samba.

Through performances and demonstrations, Stanford Capoeira seeks to share the spirit of capoeira with the entire Stanford community - a spirit that emphasizes not only physical training, but also friendship and collaboration, beauty and power, mental balance, and personal challenge. The club provides a venue in which students explore Brazilian culture by learning about the history, language, instruments, songs and dances that make capoeira such a unique, and rewarding, martial art.

Stanford Ethiopian Student Union
The Stanford Ethiopian Student Union was formed in 1997 with a purpose of collecting and disseminating information about Ethiopian history, culture, and politics in order to increase awareness about Ethiopia in the Stanford community and the Bay Area. Since its inception, SESU has organized diverse events ranging from a book drive, to Pioneers Forum, an event that awards honorariums to individuals that have contributed to the scientific, social, and economic advancement of Ethiopia. In 2005 SESU has raised funds that supported the production of documentaries on the HIV/ AIDS epidemic in Ethiopia with a far-reaching impact.

Stanford Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity International is a non-profit organization seeking to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness in the world. Habitat has built more than 150,000 houses in more than 92 countries. Habitat for Humanity at Stanford University is committed to building decent and affordable housing for low-income families around the Bay Area. In support of this goal we mobilize volunteers to build houses, and we provide education about eliminating substandard housing. We also host the Home Run every fall, a benefit 5K/10K walk/run at the Stanford Stadium and around the Stanford University campus, to raise money for Habitat for Humanity International.

Stanford Hawaii Club
The Stanford Hawaii Club is open to anyone with an interest in Hawaii, it’s culture, and it's people. Our current members include both Hawaii residents and non-residents. We sponsor activities such as social get-togethers, off campus outings to Hawaiian music concerts or Hawaiian food, guest speakers on contemporary issues in Hawaii, outreach programs in the Pacific Islander community, and the annual lu'au celebration. We encourage all students to come and share our love for Hawaii. 

Stanford Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Stanford IEEE is Stanford's student chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Our purpose is to heighten student awareness of opportunities in Electrical Engineering by promoting interaction between students, faculty, practicing engineers, and local industry.

Stanford Optical Society
We are a student-run organization interested in the promotion of Optics.  Optics is the science of light – and describes why rainbows form, why the sky is blue, and how your CD player uses lasers to read music. We work to provide exciting educational, networking, and community outreach activities related to optics. We strive to include the Stanford community in our activities through active involvement of students, postdocs, staff, and faculty.

Stanford Premedical Association
The Stanford Premedical Association (SPA) is an organization dedicated to helping students make an informed decision about being "Pre-Med". We inform students about the medical field through our various activities, and provide information about medical school admission, research and community service opportunities, and undergraduate courses pertaining to medicine. SPA serves to connect the premed community on campus with the goal of creating a helpful, friendly, and supportive premed atmosphere at Stanford. We believe in augmenting the minds of the premed population by keeping them informed of the direction of medicine's future. This involves an understanding of the realities and challenges of medicine, socially, economically, and politically. Our job is to come up with programs that will prepare premeds to affect such realizations and aid in their decisions.

Stanford Society of Women Engineers
The Stanford Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is a student-run organization that is part of National SWE, a non-profit educational and service organization dedicated to encouraging engineering as a highly desirable career option for women. Our mission at Stanford SWE is to stimulate women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, to serve as a comfortable forum for social and intellectual exchange, and to promote diversity and creativity, both within Stanford SWE and with the surrounding community as well. We promote corporate involvement through recruiting and weekly meetings, and we also design programs and projects that allow pre-college students to explore hands-on engineering principles.

Stanford Solar Car Project
The Stanford Solar Car Project, is a student-run, donation-funded project that has been building and racing solar-powered vehicles since 1986. Stanford Solar provides hands-on experience for students in various fields of study and educates various groups on and off campus.

Stanford TaeKwonDo
The Stanford TaeKwonDo club is a club sport at Stanford University that trains in the Korean martial art of TaeKwonDo. Our members gain flexibility through routine static and dynamic stretching, mental fitness through meditation and poomse (forms), strength through the various drills, endurance and cardiovascular health though vigorous workouts. We maintain a competitive team and encourage members to compete in tournaments. Our members have many chances to form new friendships through various social activities.

Stanford Tzu Chi
Part of an international community service organization founded by Buddhist Master Cheng Yen in Taiwan, Stanford Tzu Chi strives to serve the community on-campus as well as around the world by offering various volunteer opportunities to Stanford students. Activities range from charity runs, donation drives, nursing home visits, and high school tutoring, to health clinics, food bank sorting, and homeless breakfast serves - basically catering to whatever members want or come up with. In addition, the club’s a relatively low time commitment: activities and meetings usually run twice a month. And newcomers are always welcome! Check out the website: http://www.stanford.edu/group/tc/sub/about.htm.

Stanford Undergraduate Psychology Association
The Stanford Undergraduate Psychology Association (SUPA) exists to help Stanford students from all academic areas to learn more about psychology - how people think, why they act the way they do, and how their brains and bodies work together to make it all possible. People can use this sort of information in their everyday lives to better understand both themselves and the people around them. SUPA offers academic advising and career information, helps students get in touch with professors and researchers in psychology, and raises money for local mental health- and child development-related charities.

Stanford Vietnamese Student Association
Formed in the spring of 1988, the Stanford Vietnamese Student Association (SVSA) is an on-campus organization that provides a community for Vietnamese and non-Vietnamese students.  The SVSA is dedicated to service and promoting political and cultural awareness to the Stanford and southern Bay area communities.  Our service branch works with high school students to promote higher education opportunities.  We raise political awareness by bringing guest speakers to campus to discuss topics such as Agent Orange.  Cultural awareness is promoted through our on-campus Lunar New Year's festivals and productions of an annual cultural extravaganza.

Stanford Wushu
Stanford Wushu is a student organization devoted to the promotion of Chinese culture, health, and wellness through the teaching and practice of Chinese martial arts. We strive to educate the community through public demonstrations of handforms and weapons as well as through self-defense workshops held throughout the year. Stanford Wushu often participates in or sponsors events that benefit charitable foundations such as UNICEF and The Asian Liver Center. We would like to invite members of the Stanford and local community to learn more about what we do, so come by and check us out!  http://wushu.stanford.edu

Tau Beta Pi
The California Gamma chapter of Tau Beta Pi at Stanford serves the Stanford community through the provision of important engineering resources. For example, there is the online Engineering Course Guide, that was recently merged with the ASSU course guide at courseguide.stanford.edu, which provides useful information about engineering classes at Stanford. Tutoring services, conducted regularly at the Engineering Consulting Center (Terman 151), help increase understanding and interest in science, mathematics and engineering. The recently launched Engineering E-Advising program, available at www.stanford.edu/group/tbp/advising/, helps to answer questions students have about majors, careers and research in the engineering field.