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Student Group Categories
Academic and Research
These groups are typically tied to an Academic department on campus. Academic and Research groups enrich students' professional and personal development through competitions and coordinating events in which students may showcase their skills.
Advocacy and Awareness
Advocacy and Awareness groups actively support and idea or cause. Many of our groups aim to influence public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions; it may be motivated from moral, ethical or faith principles or simply to protect an asset of interest.
Center for Social Concern
The CSC houses over forty volunteer student groups, each of which focuses on direct service to the Baltimore community in a different way.
Cultural
Cultural groups are self-defined groups of people who share a commonality of cultural experience. Cultural groups may be defined by many types of commonality, such as ethnicity, religion, or physical commonality. Cultural groups offer a lively social and educational environment for students, and promote preserving cultural heritage and identity. These groups are eligible for SAC funding.
Fraternities and Sororities
Typically, Greek letter organizations are single-sex, initiatory organizations. Greek letter organizations may sometimes be considered mutual aid societies, providing academic and social activities. Chapters host social events, educational programs, and community service and philanthropy projects for their members and the Johns Hopkins community. Fraternity and sorority chapters at Johns Hopkins represent a wealth of leadership, diversity, talents, athleticism, and academic achievement.
Graduate Student Organizations
All Graduate Student Organizations are defined as such by the Graduate Representative Organization (GRO). Graduate student groups should provide a benefit or service to graduate students at the Homewood Division and should be open for any graduate student to join. The head of Graduate student organizations must be a graduate student of the Homewood Division.
Honor and Professional Societies
Groups that recognize students who excel academically or as leaders among their peers, often within a specific academic discipline.
Performing Arts Organizations
Performing Arts Organizations provide students with an outlet for their creative talents. Some types of Performing Arts Organizations include dance, music, and circus arts. These groups are eligible for SAC funding. These groups are eligible for SAC funding.
Publications and Journals
These groups are eligible for SAC funding.
Religious and Spiritual Organizations
These groups are eligible for SAC funding