Two Hundred Ways to Get Involved

Student-run Clubs & Organizations

Nearly 200 student-run clubs and organizations built around various themes mean there are almost too many ways to meet people who share your passions. It also makes for a very long list. TuftsLife hosts a complete guide to campus organizations. We pulled information on a few:

Tufts Radio

Back in the day, one of the first radio stations in the country was broadcast from the Tufts campus. Tufts' free form radio station, WMFO 91.5 FM, is number 2 on Boston.com’s A-List. Listen now.

A Capella

Tufts Beelzebubs, a.k.a. The Bubs, is one of Tufts’ eight a capella groups. But it’s the only one that’s provided song arrangements and background vocals for Glee.

Print Publications

There are dozens of ways to get your byline noticed at Tufts. Publications include the Tufts Daily (Independent daily newspaper), the Tufts Observer (weekly newspaper), Zamboni (the humor magazine), and Onyx (the black literary magazine on campus) - to name a few.

Political Groups

From mainstream to radical, Tufts political groups range from the Tufts Democrats and Tufts Republicans to the Tufts Socialist Club. If there’s an issue in national politics, you’ll find Tufts students on every side of it.

Debate

If trying out arguments over the world’s most pressing issues in class, in the dining hall, and in the dorm isn’t enough for you, you can join the Debate Society. The team engages in APDA-style parliamentary debate and hosts an annual tournament on the Hill.

Fraternities and Sororities

About 13 percent of undergrads “go Greek,” joining 16 active general fraternities and sororities, including nine men’s fraternities, three women’s sororities, one co-ed independent fraternity, and three active culturally based, citywide Greek organizations.

Community Service

Active citizens, Tufts students reach out to the Medford/Somerville community as volunteers in many organizations. CORES, to name just one, provides English language and citizenship classes to immigrants at the Committee for Refugees from El Salvador (CORES) community center in Somerville.

Student Government

Tufts Community Union is made up of an elected Senate, Judiciary, and President who decide where to funnel funds for student activities. More important, it has a voice in issues from faculty hiring and tenure to undergraduate curriculum.

Religious Life

If there’s a holiday in the world, someone at Tufts is observing it. Religious organizations range from the Jewish groups Hillel and Chabad to the Orthodox Christian Fellowship to the Muslim Students Association to Tufts Unitarian Universalists to the Catholic Community at Tufts to Buddhist Sangha to the Hindu Students Council.

The Tufts Chaplaincy

The University Chaplaincy provides interfaith services and programs and serves as an umbrella for all religious life. The University Chaplain works cooperatively with the Jewish, Catholic, Protestant, and Muslim Chaplains and administers Goddard Chapel as a university facility. Special support is provided for traditions not represented by Associate Chaplains, such as Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism.