Activities vary and may include softball, basketball, bowling, flag football, gymnastics, hiking, tennis, billiards, soccer, and volleyball. In an effort to achieve its goal of providing leadership experiences and an enriching social environment, the Academy makes many extracurricular opportunities available, especially in the fine arts. The Atlanta Symphony and Ballet Company make regular appearances at Brenau. Concerts and convocations, both formal and informal, are regularly scheduled. Students attend local theatre productions by the Gainesville Theatre Alliance.
Students work with faculty sponsors to publish a yearbook, school newspaper, and literary magazine.
Students are selected to form a cheerleading squad for Riverside Military Academy , a nearby college preparatory school for boys. Traditional activities include Halloween and Christmas parties, closed weekends, and dances with a local boys' academy. Male visitors are welcome during weekends. The Key Club provides community service in a variety of ways such as a party for underprivileged youth near Halloween, food collection for needy families at Thanksgiving, ringing the bell for Salvation Army during December, and collecting donations for the Heart Walk. A typical day for the student begins with breakfast, followed by the first class at 8 a.m.