Club Info

Ignite Council

BostonHacks

BostonHacks was started at Boston University in 2015 as a medium sized hackathon with nationwide attendance. We've quickly grown into a large-tier international hackathon known for our productive and positive vibes, great sponsor relations, and awesome prizes and swag (unofficially, the best swag in the game).

BU Rocket Propulsion Group

BUPRG is student-run team that builds rockets and rocket engines, focusing specifically on liquid bipropellant engines, with our ultimate goal being to send a liquid-fueled rocket to the edge of space. We develop all our own hardware, electronics, and software in-house, and we are dedicated to developing exceptional engineers through rigorous engineering challenges.

BUILDS

Hack4Impact

CyberSecurity

Theta Tau

Theta Tau is a professional co-ed engineering fraternity founded at the University of Minnesota in 1904. It is the oldest, largest, and foremost fraternity for engineers that has grown to over 35,000 members and 91 chapters and colonies across the nation since its inception. The purpose of Theta Tau is to instill and maintain a high standard of professionalism among its members, embrace a strong bond of fraternal fellowship, and foster the intellectual pursuits of engineering.

FORGE

Formerly known as BU Design Club, Forge Design Studios is a pre-professional design studio and community at Boston University. Through our workshops and programming, we provide emerging designers with hands-on experience and opportunities for growth and development. 

Girls Who Code

Girls Who Code is a club that aims to create a judgment-free and approachable space for women to enter into the world of coding. By hosting technical and practical workshops, bringing in guest speakers, and offering free coding classes to students across the country, Girls Who Code helps make coding fun and accessible to everyone.

GameDev Club

Hack Hardware

HackHardware is a club focused on bringing together the avenues of hardware and software in engineering, guiding members through these paths with a focus on hands-on projects and interactive discussions. By uniting hardware and software engineering students through hands-on projects and discussions, HackHardware makes engineering accessible to all, regardless of background or experience.

Mars Rover Club

The BU Mars Rover Club is BU’s premier robotics and engineering club engaged in the development of an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) for the annual international University Rover Challenge (URC). The rover’s systems include a robust drivetrain, a long-range communications system, an integrated life detection and sample analysis platform, a multi-axis robotic arm, and an autonomous navigation & obstacle avoidance system.

High Performance Computing

BU High Performance Computing is a club centered around the HPC / Supercomputing field. BUHPC focuses on different topics and projects such as optimizing hardware and software to maximize performance and efficiency, exploring different research projects and current applications of HPC, and attending HPC competitions and conferences. In November 2022, our team competed in the Student Cluster Competition @SC22, and won the highest score on the HPL Benchmark.

Kappa Theta Pi

Kappa Theta Pi is the first strictly technology based professional fraternity to reach the BU campus.Activities related to KTP hold a primary focus toward building an active community of students with a shared passion for technology. A primary goal of KTP is to allow multiple technology-related specialties to be interwoven to assist all brothers in learning the various facets of tech to which they may drive their future careers. All brothers will be exposed to many forms of technology related occupations, internships, etc and will receive guidance in class scheduling in order to achieve these future goals and reach their full potential.

Machine Intelligence Community

Boston University Machine Intelligence Community is an organization focused on providing opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to learn about machine intelligence in a community environment. As a brief history, MIC was founded as a research paper discussion group at MIT in 2016 after being inspired by the AlphaGo versus Lee Sedol match, and was brought to BU in April 2017.

National Society of Black Engineers

The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is one of the largest student-governed organizations based in the United States. NSBE, founded in 1975, supports and promotes the aspirations of collegiate and pre-collegiate students and technical professionals in engineering and technology.

PMReady

PMReady aims to help students navgiate into the PM world with a smooth transition, give studnets hands-on experience from ideation to creating an MVP to pitching.

Society of Hispanic Engineers

SHPE Boston believes that the New England region, and, in particular, the Greater Boston area, is a premier place in the United States to cultivate and develop Latino leaders for careers in science and engineering due to its fast growing Latino population, its strong STEM educational network, and its high concentration science- and engineering-based companies.

Society of Women Engineers

Welcome to the Boston University Society of Women Engineers, also known as BU SWE. At BU SWE, our mission is to serve and empower women in STEM, promote the engineering profession as a positive force in improving the quality of life, and demonstrate the value of diversity. Our community is open to any and all students who wish to support women within STEM as they flourish in their fields.

Society of Asian Scientists & Engineers

SASE is dedicated to the advancement of Asian heritage scientists and engineers in education and employment so that they can achieve their full career potential. In addition to professional development, SASE also encourages members to contribute to the enhancement of the communities in which they live. SASE membership is open to men and women of all ethnic backgrounds. 

Terrier Motorsport

Terrier Motorsport is Boston University’s premier Formula SAE team, competing in the Formula Hybrid design series in the electric category. We are tasked with designing and manufacturing our own all-electric formula-style race car ready to compete at the Formula Hybrid+Electric competition at New Hampshire Motor Speedway each May.

Upsilon Pi Epsilon

Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) at BU is an honor society dedicated to promoting excellence in technical and computing disciplines. UPE's chapter at BU has as it's main focus the improvement of it's member's technical skills, as to complement the school's great theoretical teaching.

Women In Computer Science

Women in Computer Science Club at Boston University is designed to encourage women to participate fully in Computer Science by providing a supportive community, informing members about national computing events, drawing a focus on women in technology, offering mentorship via study groups, social activities, networking opportunities and professional events.

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

The Boston University branch of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics is a professional society dedicated to supporting BU engineers in finding lifelong resources and opportunities in the field through conference, speaker events, and our participation in the international AIAA Design, Build, Fly Competition. 

BU Blockchain

BU Blockchain is an inclusive, multifaceted community dedicated to equal education and development in the web3 space. We aim to foster creativity,

 build a diverse network, and shape a decentralized future together. Through research, development, hackathon participation, and supporting founders - BU Blockchain aims to act as a springboard for all students to unleash their potential in the field.

Biomedical Engineering Society

The Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) fosters an inclusive community united by a passion for biomedical engineering, welcoming not just biomedical engineers but all interested in this dynamic field. We aim to enable knowledge sharing and collaboration across diverse areas, offering activities that showcase recent breakthroughs, enhance education, and promote professional growth. BU BMES is committed to guiding participants through various career pathways, from industry to graduate and medical school, providing essential tools for professional success.

AI/ML Club

The Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Club invites students to interactively learn the technical side of AI through writing our own ML algorithms, LLMs, and classification models. All skill levels are welcome, please join and learn alongside us!

BU AI Safety Association

Boston University AI Safety Association (AISA) aims to study anything involving AI safety — from governance, to international policy, to mechanistic interpretability. We provide a community for all members of the BU community to discuss and research relevant risks from advanced AI. We host weekly member meetings to discuss current developments and research the most effective strategies to deploy AI safety through public policy and technical alignment.

BU Competitve Programming Club

BUCPC is an undergraduate club that provides a platform for students to enhance their coding, algorithmic, and problem-solving skills through regular practice and participation in coding challenges and competitions. We create a sense of camaraderie and teamwork among members and foster a community of individuals interested in refining their programming skills while on their career development journey.

CleanTech Club

Computer Science Club

BU Computer Science Club (CSC) aims to help students prepare for their careers by providing a supportive environment for CS and non-CS students alike who share an interest in computer science. We provide resume workshops, and technical interview mocks, along with giving any general computer science help from knowing more about BU CS opportunities to basic programming skills.

Data Science Association

BU Data Science Association is an organization that aims to develop key Data Science skills to help students supplement their portfolio with hands-on experiences. Our goal is to represent students in the Data Science field and empower them to branch out to discover personal passions and give voice to students pursuing Data Science at Boston University. Our meetings focus around hosting hands-on workshops and professional development events that help prepare students for internships or academia.

Terrier Ride Engineer Club

 The Terrier Ride Engineer Club is a club for students to meet the unique and vast career field that exists within the amusement and theme park industry, provide networking opportunities to students, explore and practice with tools and techniques used in the industry, and create a community for theme park enthusiasts.

Women in Data Science

 WiDS (Women in Data Science) is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in the field of data science by empowering women and underrepresented groups.