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Millsaps College offers many opportunities for students to get involved on campus. Millsaps College currently has more than 80 registered student organizations. Student organizations provide our students a way to develop exemplary leadership skills, make a difference, meet new people, try new things, and have fun outside of the classroom. Please contact the Office of Student Life if you would like to obtain a complete list of registered student organizations or to start a new organization.
Below you will find listings of some of the student organizations at Millsaps. If you don't see an organization that interests you, you can start your own!
Student Organizations
Anthropology Club promotes research, awareness, and overall interest in anthropology - past, present, and future - within the Millsaps community.
Art Club spreads awareness and understanding of art throughout the Millsaps and Jackson communities and beyond.
American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) enhances student knowledge of operations management by conducting plant tours of local manufacturing and service organizations.
Black Student Association (BSA) offers an outlet for students of color to belong to a recognized organization that offers positive support and focuses on the constructive richness that the African-American heritage has contributed throughout American history.
C.A.L.L.S. (Considering a Life of Leadership and Service) is a community that extends emotional, spiritual, and financial resources to people who are seeking to nurture their spiritual life, to think deeply, and talk honestly with others about God and the world, and to prepare themselves to respond to God's call.
Campus Ministry Team (CMT) is motivated by moral and ethical concerns to fulfill the emotional, spiritual, physical, and intellectual needs of the campus and the community through different outreach and service projects.
Canterbury Club supports the spiritual growth of Millsaps students by providing opportunities for worship, fellowship, and service in the Episcopal tradition.
Catholic Student Association is an outreach group for Catholic students at Millsaps College.
The Chinese Student Association provides mutual support and assistance to new international students from China and to current Chinese students studying at Millsaps.
Circle K provides an opportunity for leadership training and service on campus and in the community. Members also develop aggressive citizenship and the spirit of service for improvement of all human relationships.
Classics Club strives to provide a forum for the discussion and discovery of Classical Studies.
College Republicans seek to make known and promote Republican principles and aid in the election of Republican candidates on all levels.
The Cycling Club was formed to provide a healthy and active environment for students and faculty with a common interest.
Environmental Activists Ready To Help (E.A.R.T.H.) is a student-led environmental organization committed to educating the campus and the community about the importance of environmental sustainability through such programs as recycling, Gleaners, Pack Rat, campus cleanups, Earthfest, speakers, and sustainability efforts.
The Family and Friends Pride Coalition provides support for gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender individuals and their friends.
Fellowship of Christian Athletes strives to spread Christ's news among student athletes.
Financial Management Association manages the Wilson Fund portfolio and is open to anyone with an interest in finance.
French Club was organized to provide students, faculty, and staff of Millsaps College the opportunity to share their interest in the French culture.
International Student Association is a social organization for international students. Any American student interested in different cultures is also welcome to join. The goal of the association is to increase the awareness and activities of international students.
Islamic Cultural Association serves the needs of Millsaps' Islamic/Muslim students while helping educate the community about Islam/Muslim culture.
Jewish Culture Organization (JCO), a member of Hillel International, is for Jewish students and those interested in Jewish culture. It meets regularly for Jewish holidays and sponsors social, educational, and service events on campus and in the community.
Major Melodies is a show choir that is open to the campus and provides a different type of music experience than which is currently offered.
Men's Lacrosse Club promotes sportsmanship and campus participation through the sport of lacrosse.
Millsaps Christian Fellowship seeks to unite the community of Christians across denominational lines and to provide a service for people searching for spiritual worth.
Millsaps College Fencing Club is dedicated to teaching its members how to fence as well as provide a forum for fencing practice.
Millsaps College Swing and Ballroom Dance Club promotes culture and health through the art of exercise of ballroom dancing.
Millsaps Secular Society provides a sense of community on a campus for students without a religious affiliation.
NOW Millsaps CAN (National Organization for Women's Campus Action Network) allows pro-choice affiliated students a forum through which they may voice their opinions and raise awareness of women's health issues on the Millsaps campus.
Outdoor Adventure Club provides experiential education opportunities for students, faculty, and staff.
The Pathfinders assist the admissions office in recruiting students.
The Phi Theta Kappa Alumni Association continues the Phi Theta Kappa tradition at the Institution of Higher Learning level. The association proves resources to transfer students and aids in the recruitment of Phi Theta Kappa students to Millsaps College.
Presidential Ambassadors assists the Admissions Office in achieving enrollment goals.
Psychology Club seeks to keep Millsaps psychology students informed and educated on topics related to the study and applications of psychology.
Rock and Roll Club is intended to unite students who share an interest in popular music.
SAPS is the campus programming board. Members select, organize and host events for the campus including performances by hypnotists and comedians, as well as concerts, outdoor movies, ice skating, and talent shows.
S.A.E.C. (Society for the Advancement of Electronic Culture) allow students interested in video games, internet, TV and film to discuss and enjoy their hobbies.
S.L.A.C.K.E.R. (Society for Learning All Cosmic Knowledge of Epistemology and Religion) provides a platform for students and faculty to discuss religious and cultural issues around the world.
The Student Body Association (SBA) membership is composed of all regularly enrolled undergraduate students of Millsaps College. Those taking at least three courses, or part-time students who pay the SBA fee, have full power of voting. The SBA is governed by the Student Senate, the Student Judicial Council, and SBA officers.
The Society of Physics Students seeks to encourage and help students interested in physics to develop the knowledge, enthusiasm, and responsibility essential to the advancement of physics.
The Spanish Club promotes the Spanish language and Hispanic culture.
Speech and Debate Club develops the oratory skills already instilled within the Millsaps curriculum to achieve a high level of speech and debate proficiency.
Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society (SAACS) serves the Millsaps community and the Jackson area by encouraging interest in chemistry.
Student Athlete Advisory Committee promotes student athletes and programs at Millsaps.
Thursday Night Bible Study was organized to accurately and thoughtfully present the Bible in its entirety to a student body and become a community to produce joy in hearts and bring glory to Jesus Christ.
The United Nations Association seeks to educate the College and Jackson community about the United Nations. A secondary mission is to sponsor the participation of delegations from Millsaps in Model UN activities.
The Wesley Fellowship is a group of Christian believers seeking to listen to God and to live more faithfully as disciples of Jesus Christ.
Women's Lacrosse Club promotes sportsmanship and campus participation through the sport of lacrosse.
Young Democrats provides an organization structure for politically like-minded students, promotes free and open discussion of political and social issues, and informs students on the agenda of the Democratic Party.
Honor Societies
Alpha Epsilon Delta is an honorary pre-health fraternity. Leadership, scholarship, expertness, character, and personality are the qualities by which students are judged for membership. The organization seeks to bridge the gap between pre-medical and medical studies.
Alpha Kappa Delta, an international sociology honorary, promotes the use of the sociological imagination in understanding and serving human beings. The chapter, Gamma of Mississippi, founded in 1984, is a joint chapter with Tougaloo College.
Alpha Psi Omega, a national honorary dramatics fraternity, recognizes members of the Millsaps Players for their effective participation in acting, directing, makeup, stage management, costuming, lighting, and publicity.
Beta Alpha Psi encourages and recognizes scholastic and professional excellence in accounting.
Beta Beta Beta, established at Millsaps in 1968, is a national honor fraternity for students in the biological sciences. Its purposes are to stimulate sound scholarship, to promote the dissemination of scientific truth, and to encourage investigation of the life sciences.
Beta Gamma Sigma is a national honor society dedicated to the principles and ideals essential to a worthy life, as well as to a commendable business career. Membership is the highest scholastic honor that a student in a school of business or management can achieve.
Eta Sigma Phi is a national honor fraternity recognizing ability in classical studies. Alpha Phi, the Millsaps chapter, was founded in 1935.
Financial Management Association National Honor Society, established in 1984 on the Millsaps campus, encourages and rewards scholarship and accomplishment in financial management, financial institutions, and investments among undergraduate and graduate students and encourages interaction between business executives, faculty, and students of finance.
Kappa Pi is an international honorary art fraternity established in 1911.
Mu Phi Epsilon promotes scholarship and musicianship among its members, promotes service and friendship on campus and in the community, and rewards excellence in music.
Omicron Delta Epsilon is the international economics honorary society. It is dedicated to the encouragement of excellence in economics, with a main objective of recognizing scholastic attainment in economics. The Delta chapter of Mississippi was formed at Millsaps in 1981.
Omicron Delta Kappa is a leadership society with chapters in principal colleges and universities. Pi Circle at Millsaps brings together members of the student body, faculty, and administration interested in campus activities, with a limited number of alumni, to plan for the betterment of the College.
Order of Omega is a national leadership society that recognizes student achievement in promoting inter-Greek activities. The Millsaps chapter, Eta Kappa, was founded in 1986.
Phi Alpha Theta, founded in 1921, is an international honor society in history. Membership is composed of students and professors, elected on the basis of excellence in the study and writing of history. It encourages the study, teaching, and writing of history among all its members.
Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest academic honor society, was installed at Millsaps in the spring of 1989. It recognizes and encourages excellence in the liberal arts. The Millsaps chapter, Alpha of Mississippi, elects members from the senior class on the basis of broad cultural interests, scholarly achievement, and good character.
Phi Delta Kappa is an international association for professional educators.
Phi Eta Sigma is a national honorary society that recognizes outstanding academic achievement among freshmen. The Millsaps chapter was established in 1981. Membership is open to all full-time freshmen who achieve a grade point average of 3.5 in either the first semester or both semesters of the freshman year.
Phi Sigma Tau is a national philosophy honorary.
Pi Delta Phi, the national French honor society, was established at Millsaps in 1957. This honor society recognizes attainment and scholarship in the study of the French language and literature.
Pi Mu Epsilon is a national mathematics honorary.
Pi Sigma Alpha is the national political science honor society for college and university students of government in the United States. It seeks to stimulate productive scholarship and intelligent interest in the subject of government among students.
Psi Chi is the national honor society in Psychology, founded in 1929 for the purposes of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship, and advancing the science of psychology.
Sigma Delta Pi, the international Spanish honorary, was established at Millsaps in 1968. This honor society recognizes attainment and scholarship in the study of the Spanish language and literature.
Sigma Gamma Epsilon is a national geology honor society. Established in 1993, the organization recognizes achievement in geological sciences.
Sigma Lambda is a leadership and service honorary society whose members are primarily sophomores selected on the basis of character, scholarship, and involvement in College and community activities.
Sigma Pi Sigma, a national honor society in physics, was established at Millsaps in 1988. Its purpose is to honor excellence in physics.
Sigma Tau Delta is the national English honor society. The purposes of the society are to confer distinction for achievement in the English language and literature, to promote interest in literature and the English language, and to foster the discipline of English in all its aspects, including creative and critical writing. The Zeta Sigma chapter was chartered at Millsaps in 1983.
