List of Johns Hopkins University student organizations
This page lists student organizations of The Johns Hopkins University. Registered Student Organizations. Johns Hopkins has over 500 student-run organizations, each one providing a unique laboratory for learning for those involved. Student organizations provide opportunities for leadership development, building lifelong friendships, sharpening interpersonal skills, and improving organization. The University Office of Leadership Engagement & Experiential Development (LEED) is the hub for all undergraduate and graduate student organizations on the Homewood Campus at JHU. A comprehensive list of all student organizations, inclusive of all nine schools at JHU can be found on Hopkins Groups . Fraternity and Sorority Life. The University recognizes ten fraternities, fourteen sororities, and 2 co-educational professional fraternities which include approximately 25% of the student body. Fraternities and sororities has been a part of the university culture since 1877, when Beta Theta Pi fraternity became the first to form a chapter on campus. Sororities arrived at Hopkins in 1976. As with all Hopkins programs, discrimination on the basis of "marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status" is prohibited. JHU also has an anti–hazing policy and prohibits alcohol at recruitment activities. Hopkins does  not permit "city–wide" chapters, and requires all members of a JHU recognized fraternity or sorority to be a JHU student. As of spring 2021, 1,208 students were members of one of Hopkins' fraternities or sororities. The All–FSL Average GPA was 3.84, above the undergraduate average GPA. In spring 2010 the university was considering construction of a "fraternity row" of houses to consolidate the groups on campus. All Johns Hopkins fraternities and sororities belong to one of three Councils: the Inter–Fraternity Council, the National Panhellenic Conference, and the Intercultural Greek Council which is a combination of the National  Pan-Hellenic Council and the Multicultural Council. Additionally, four independent chapters report directly to Fraternity and Sorority Life a unit within Leadership Engagement & Experiential Development. The Inter–Fraternity Council includes seven fraternities: The National Panhellenic Conference includes five sororities: The Intercultural Greek Council includes the following 10 organizations represented by the NPHC and the MGC. The National Pan–Hellenic Council includes five historically African–American groups: The Multicultural Council includes four groups: These four independent organization are recognized at the University under the Fraternity and Sorority Life a unit within Leadership Engagement & Experiential Development. Kappa Alpha Theta, a National Panhellenic  Conference (NPC) sorority, was disbanded by its national headquarters on April 14, 2009 after twelve years on campus. The removal was due to repeated risk management violations. Theta was reorganized on March 1, 2014. In March 2010, Johns Hopkins University officially opened for NPC extension. In May 2010, the University Panhellenic Council selected Pi Beta Phi, which opened in the fall of 2010. Recruitment for Inter–Fraternity Council and Panhellenic Conference fraternities and sororities takes place during the spring semester for freshmen, though some groups recruit upperclassmen during the fall semester. All participants must have completed one semester and must  be in good academic standing. Many of the fraternities maintain houses off campus, but no sororities do. Baltimore City allows housing to be zoned specifically for use as a fraternity or sorority house, but in practice this zoning code has not been awarded for at least 50 years. Only Sigma Phi Epsilon's building has this zoning code due to its consistent ownership since the 1920s. Honor and Professional Societies. The university is home to a number of professional fraternities, societies, and honor organizations. Student publications. Hopkins has many student publications. Student–Run businesses. Hopkins Student Enterprises (HSE) is a  venture capital fund and umbrella organization with the goal of fostering innovation and facilitating resources and mentorship to student entrepreneurs. Current businesses that are in operation are as follows: Programming Boards. In addition to the many clubs that exist on campus, there are a set of groups that directly advised by the LEED office to run major activities and events on campus including: Symposiums. Established in 1967, the Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium is a student-run lecture series at the Johns Hopkins University. Established in 1998, the Foreign Affairs Symposium has hosted a speaker series for the student body, with  past speakers including Edward Snowden, Gloria Steinem and Dr. Cornel West. Established in 2018, the Osler Medical Symposium is a student-run speaker series that hopes to bridge the divide between those making decisions in medicine and those affected by these decisions. Notable past symposia include Dr. Leana Wen, former Baltimore City Commissioner of Health and current President of Planned Parenthood; Dr. Paul B. Rothman, Dean/CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine; Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, former Principal Deputy Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and former Baltimore Commissioner of Health; Dr. Peter Beilenson, former Baltimore City Commissioner of Health and  current Sacramento County Commissioner of Health; and Dr. Peter Agre, Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry. Additional student organizations. Since 1918, the Johns Hopkins University Barnstormers (originally known as the dramatics club) has been performing various works on campus. In their current set-up they put on five shows a year. Two MainStage productions (a fall play and a spring musical) as well as a spring cabaret, an intersession show and series of one-acts done performed by freshmen. They will be celebrating their 100th anniversary in the 2018-2019 school year. Since 1972, the Johns Hopkins Outdoors Club, or JHOC , has organized weekend trips for students looking to experience the outdoors. Along with Outdoor Pursuits, an arm of the University's Rec Center, JHOC offers students the opportunity to participate in activities such as canoeing, kayaking, caving, and mountain biking. The Johns Hopkins Student Government Association represents undergraduates in campus issues and projects. It is elected annually. Blueprints for a new programming board called The Hopkins Organization for Programming ("The HOP") were drawn up during the summer and fall of 2006.