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Clubs & Organizations

From pre-professional programs to paintballing, Ripon College hosts more than 60 student-run clubs and organizations. Students at Ripon are encouraged to lead the programs, supported by the Student Senate’s activity fee. This allows students to collaborate together in conceiving, organizing, marketing and developing unique activities.

Honor Societies
Academic & Pre-Professional

Phi Beta Kappa

Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society, rewarding undergraduates for excellence in a broad liberal arts and sciences education. Ripon College’s chapter, awarded in 1953, is 1 of only 6 chapters in the state of Wisconsin.
  • Chemistry Club 
  • COMMunity
  • Investment Club
  • Pre-Law Society
  • Pre-Professional Society of Medical and Health Sciences
  • Society of Physics
  • Student Education Association

  • Alpha Psi Omega (Theatre)
  • Beta Beta Beta (Biology)
  • Delta Phi Alpha (German)
  • Eka Francian (Chemistry)
  • Lambda Alpha (Anthropology)
  • Laurel Society (All disciplines)
  • Mu Phi Epsilon (Music)
  • Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics)
  • Order of Omega (Greek Honors)
  • Phi Sigma Iota (Foreign Language)
  • Pi Lambda Theta (Education)
  • Pi Mu Epsilon (Mathematics)
  • Pi Sigma Alpha (Politics and Government)
  • Psi Chi (Psychology)
  • Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics)
  • Sigma Tau Delta (English)
  • Theta Alpha Kappa (Religion)

Diversity and Inclusion

Students of BSU sitting on a staircase, posing for a photo

  • Amnesty International
  • Asian Student Association
  • Black Student Union
  • Cultural Diversity Club
  • DREAM (Disability Rights, Education, and Activism Movement) 
  • La Unida
  • Queer Straight Alliance
  • Ripon College Feminists

Music Organizations & Ensembles

Tommy Poullette '21 singing during a concert.

  • Chamber Singers
  • Choral Union
  • Jazz Ensemble
  • Pep Band
  • Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Special Interest

10 female Ripon College students pose outdoors with horse

  • Campus Christian Fellowship
  • Circle K
  • EGOR (Environmental Group of Ripon)
  • Equestrian Team
  • Ethics Bowl Team
  • Exercise Science Club
  • Gaming Club
  • Ripon College Paranormal Investigators (RCPI)
  • ROTC
  • Student Volunteers for the Blue Mountain Project

Political

Students and Faculty members posing with their

  • College Democrats
  • College Republicans

Student Media & Publications
  • College Days (newspaper)
  • Parallax (literary magazine)
  • Photogenesis (photography)
  • Ripon Live!
  • WRPN (radio)

Student Government & Hall Councils

Four students in student government pose in front of Ripon College

  • Student Senate
  • Student Judiciary Board (J-Board)