No excuses, newbies-with more than 600 student organizations at UF, there's a place for everyone to find a niche, make friends and gather resume lines.
Between academic, athletic, cultural, faith-based, political, service and social clubs, there's a place for everyone to find his or her niche.
IDEAL
IDEAL is an organization that connects members with fellow students who are looking to get involved and helps them find out which organizations best fit them.
IDEAL makes getting involved easy and fun for students by promoting different organizations, helping organizations develop and stay strong and serving as a resource for The Gator Nation.
Cicerones
Cicerones is one of the most renowned and prominent campus organizations in the country.
Its primary goal is to connect Gators from the past, present and future by hosting banquets for alumni, entertaining guests in the President's Box in the Swamp, giving campus tours to potential students and various other annual activities.
They are also responsible for entertaining top prospective athletes at games and in charge of the Student Alumni Association at UF.
Campus Diplomats
UF's Campus Diplomats serve as ambassadors to the Dean of Students Office and serve the university by accommodating students based on their needs and interests, realizing the immense diversity on campus.
The organization hosts the annual Welcome to the Sunshine State Reception, Freshman Phone-A-Thon and Family Housing Carnival.
The organization also hosts a Family Weekend for all UF students, which gives them the opportunity to invite their families to the campus and spend a weekend with other families.
Amnesty International
For UF's human rights advocates, Amnesty International is a branch of the national organization dedicated to supporting the global efforts to protect human rights.
The organization writes petitions and letters, holds educational forums and partakes in protests for peace and other demonstrations.
Student Government
Student Government is the largest student-run organization on campus.
The opportunities within SG consist of multiple branches of government including Cabinet, Judicial and Senate, for those interested in politics or law.
Hosting hundreds of events each year, other branches are committed to representing the UF student body.
With departments in Women's Affairs, Outreach, Multicultural Affairs, Housing Affairs, Community Involvement and numerous others, SG has a spot for everyone to get involved and serve our campus.
Florida Leadership Academy
For UF students that feel they were born to lead, the Florida Leadership Academy offers training for a future in the business world.
Florida Leadership Academy trains students to use their leadership skills to their full potential and become America's future top business executives and company CEOs.
The academy is business-oriented and accepts only the top freshmen from the Warrington College of Business.
Religion-based Groups
UF has several religion-based organizations, and Campus Crusade for Christ is one of the most well-known and active groups on campus.
The group holds weekly Bible studies and prayer meetings along with special retreats and discipleship opportunities.
Jewish Student Union hosts events throughout the year to promote both social and cultural activities, including Fall Welcome Week, holiday parties for Hanukkah, Passover and other Jewish holidays and Israel Awareness Week.
The Jewish Student Union works very closely with other Jewish organizations such as Gators for Israel and UF Hillel.
Islam on Campus promotes awareness of the Islamic religion and engages students in informational conferences and workshops with other Muslim students within the UF community and across the world.
Islam on Campus has worked very closely with the National Muslim Student Association to host seminars and forums for college students across the country.
Political Organizations
College Democrats and College Republicans are large student-run organizations on campus based on political beliefs and social action.
During the recent presidential elections, members of both organizations were seen across campus and in the community campaigning and attempting to gain support for their candidates from other students.
Members are also active in student voter registration, tabling and hosting political awareness events that promote the cause of their parties.
To find out more about any UF organization or to get contact information for an organization, visit the Center for Student Activities & Involvement.
