Student Government Association

The Student Government Association is the voice of the entire student body (graduate and undergraduate) to faculty, administrators, and staff. SGA members are elected each spring, in accordance with the Constitution and Bylaws of the organization.

College Council

College Council is the divisional council of undergraduate students that governs the financial concerns of the student activity fees distributed by the Student Government Association.

Student Programming Council

The Student Programming Council (SPC) is responsible for planning some of the University's largest student events including Homecoming Week, Fall and Spring Band Parties, Dooley's Week and the Pink Tie Affair.

Residence Hall Association

The Residence Hall Association (RHA) provides guidance, education and social programming for esidence hall students and the community and serves as a medium for communication among residents, administration and the community.

Barkley Forum

Barkley Forum is Emory's nationally ranked intercollegiate debate team and community outreach program. The forum sponsors the Emory National Debate Institute (ENDI) and the Urban Debate League (UDL), an education reform project that has served more than 40,000 students in 19 U.S. cities. The forum cofounded the National Debate Project, a program designed to implement critical thinking and advanced research skills into the national urban secondary school curriculum.

Outdoor Emory

Outdoor Emory allows students to participate in fun and exciting outdoor recreation and encourages appreciation of and education about the environment. Its orientation trips are an Outdoor Emory tradition.

Volunteer Emory

Volunteer Emory is your one-stop shop for community service and social justice work. Our student staff members organize weekly service trips to local schools, nonprofits and parks. We plan regional alternative fall and spring break trips. We also collaborate with other groups for large-scale service days both on and off campus. Whether you are looking for a one-time service event or for an ongoing social justice project, we can connect you. Volunteer Emory is a program of the Office of Student Leadership and Service.

Special Interest and Activity Clubs

There are more than 200 organizations on campus through which students can pursue hobbies or personal interests. These include a diverse array of religious and cultural clubs, service and social concerns organizations, and arts-entertainment and publications-media groups. Additional organizations promote activities related to academics, politics, sports, and diverse avocations. For a complete listing of student organizations, please contact Student Government at 404.727.6179.

Multicultural Council

The Multicultural Center seeks to foster collaboration among and within all undergraduate student organizations on campus. By fostering interaction between diverse group, the council hopes that its members collaborate effectively and learn to appreciate people whose race, sexual identity, religion, ethnicity, and interests may be different from his or her own. Along with collaborating to develop programs that will be beneficial to the Emory community, the council also will serve as a forum to address issues of race relations, religious tolerance, sensitivity to sexual orientation, and respect for physican and socioeconomic differences.

Honor Council

The Honor Council, a body of at least ten annually appointed students, has responsibility for investigating and adjudicating all alleged violations of the Honor Code. Students found to have violated the Honor Code are subject to verbal reprimand, written reprimand, F in the course in question, suspension, dismissal, or a combination of these and other sanctions. Copies of the Honor Code are distributed and explained to new students and are available in the Emory College office, 218 White Hall.

Student Media Council

Media Council governs University-wide student media, serving as a resource board to advocate ethical journalism and media practices. This student-run council deals with other issues related to the general operation of University-wide student media organizations, which now include Alloy, Emory Undergraduate Research Journal, Emory Political Review, EmoryVision, the Emory Wheel,  Hybrid Vigor, Lullwater Review, the Spoke, and WMRE.