Clubs
HIGH SCHOOL club
Student Council
National Honors Society
Class Representative
Community Service
Sports
Interest Specific Club
COLLEGE club equivalent at Penn State
Student Council
UPUA - University Park Undergraduate Association (Student Governing Body)
UPAC - University Park Allocation Committee (Allocates around $6million)
SPA - Student Programming Association (Plans Concert Events)
National Honors Society
PHE - Phi Eta Sigma (Inducted at end of Freshman Year)
TBP - Tau Beta Pi (Engineers)
AKS - Alpha Kappa Psi (Business)
Class Representative
Lion Ambassadors (Apply as Sophomore)
Community Service
THON Committees (more>>)
Sports
Interest Specific Clubs
**Most importantly look into clubs that relate to your majors as soon as you can. These clubs look best on your resume and if you get involved your freshman year you will definitely get a leadership positions down the line if you want.
BUSINESS
PSMA - Penn State Marketing Association
ENGINEERING
SSAE - Student Society of Architectural Engineers
All Penn State Organizations >>
MY CHOICES
THON (these are committees that work directly for THON Weekend at the BJC)
THON Morale (very outgoing, willing to do anything personality, takes up a lot of your time, very social committee, all of your THON time is on the floor with all of the dancers and the excitement),
THON Communications (I did this committee my freshman year, less time commitment but you don’t get to know the people in your committee as well, learn a lot about specific details about THON weekend and work at info booths during THON)
THON Hospitality (I’m doing this committee this year – you work with and organize the food that the dancers eat all weekend, you get to be on the floor behind the food tables from the dancers)
NOTE: THON COMMITTEE APPLICATIONS ARE DUE ON A CERTAIN DATE & AND YOU CANNOT TURN THEM IN LATE
If you’re interested in raising money with an independent organization but not a fraternity or sorority
If you're grades are decent enough your first semester, you will get a letter of induction into Phi Eta Sigma. It is a service oriented active organization at University Park's campus.
You don’t really have to get involved in this if you don’t want to – just a good resume booster.
In my opinion, this the best way to get to really get to know people (I am living with 2 of the people that played on my team from a soccer team that I organized Freshman year.
Major Related Organizations
**Most importantly look into clubs that relate to your majors as soon as you can. These clubs look best on your resume and if you get involved your freshman year you will definitely get a leadership positions down the line if you want.
I got involved with Student Society of Architectural Engineers (SSAE) my freshman year. I am currently Treasurer & Webmaster and hope to be President next year.
Student Council @ University Park
UPUA - University Park Undergraduate Association
Can only apply your sophomore or junior year. Ambassadors is most basically a very close knit group of people who put on different pride events throughout campus. We work for Penn State Alumni Association to involve current students in the University and excite prospective students to come. There is no other organization that is as well organized and lead as Lion Ambassadors. The friends that you make will end up being some of your closest relationships that will last a lifetime. In my opinion, the people involved are amongst the most driven and personable people you will ever meet. With this motivation to succeed behind every one of its members, the Ambassadors organization mark of excellence is known throughout campus.
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MEMBER INTEREST IDEAS
MEMBER RELATED
-mentor, big brother/big sister program
-book trade program
-club yearbook
OFFICER RELATED
-Executive Chair
-Financial Chair
-Donor Relations Co-Chair
-Family Relations Co-Chair
-Administrative & Technology Chair
-Public Relations Chair
-Special Events Chair
OPTIONAL
-yearbook subcommittee
-mentor program subcommittee
CLUB MARKETING
-recognizable club logo
FUNDRAISER
- poker tournament
- expanding merchandise base
SOCIAL
- apartment crawl
- Happy Hour
ONLINE HELP to get member input
-survey surveymonkey.com
-poll doodle.com
-excel chart docs.google.com
SCHEDULING ROOMS FOR CLUB MEETINGS
Hintz Alumni Center
Jill Boyles
814-865-9069
jxb89@psu.edu
Kunkle
Nancy Witherwright
208 Hammond
HUB Alumni Hall & Any Other Room On Campus
Linda M. Mattern
Union and Student Activities
Event Management
125 HUB-Robeson Center
University Park, PA 16802
814-863-3862
lzm7@sa.psu.edu
Office near Info. Booth at HUB
Must Fill out application request