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What to Do at OWU
Activist, Awareness, and Service Groups
Black Men of the Future » Fosters better understanding of the African and African-American man.
Buckeye Valley Reads » Tutors children in rural Delaware County.
CLEAR » Choosing and Learning Environments with Alcohol Respect, provides students with alternative activities to drinking. One of its goals is to prove that college life can be fun and rewarding while remaining responsible in regards to alcohol. It is also a service organization.
College Democrats » Promotes the ideals of the Democratic Party by working on local and national campaigns and sponsoring speakers, debates, and trips to political events.
The Columbus Initiative » Tutors and mentors students from inner-city Columbus.
ECHO » Economic Cultural Humanitarian Organization, raises awareness and funds to address the needs of developing countries.
Environment and Wildlife Club » Raises awareness and promotes action to help preserve the environment.
Habitat for Humanity » Participates in local and distant housing projects.
Horizons International » Promotes international awareness.
House of Black Culture » Small Living Unit (SLU) dedicated to black culture.
House of Peace and Justice » Small Living Unit (SLU) dedicated to peace and justice.
House of Thought » Small Living Unit (SLU) dedicated to applying philosophy to everyday life.
International House » Small Living Unit (SLU) dedicated to international awareness.
Minority Student Groups » Click here to read more about OWU’s Minority Student Groups.
Model United Nations » Promotes the ideals of the United Nations: global understanding and tolerance.
Modern Foreign Languages House » Small Living Unit (SLU) dedicated to international communication.
Muslim Student Association » Promotes awareness about Islam and the Islamic Society.
PRIDE » People Regarding Individual Diversity Everywhere, supports students who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender.
ProgressOWU » Expresses creative dissent toward existing social and environmental problems while educating students and the community on relevant issues and helping empower students to take organizational roles in an effort to solve them.
Rafiki Wa Afrika » Raises awareness of social, cultural, and political issues on the African continent and in the African-American community.
SANGAM » Promotes South Asian culture and holds a Bangra party each semester.
Seconds » Takes food that would have been wasted and redistributes it to groups that feed the hungry.
Sisters United » Focuses on issues of African-American women.
STAND » Formerly known as Students Taking Action Now: Darfur, serves as an umbrella organization for student groups active in promoting awareness advocating for an end to the current genocide in Darfur, Sudan and working to create a permanent anti-genocide student movement.
Student Initiative for International Development » Promotes microfinance in the developing world.
SUBA » Student Union on Black Awareness.
Tree House » Small Living Unit (SLU) dedicated to environmental and ecological issues.
VIVA » Promotes the cultures of Latin America.
Wesleyan Council on Student Affairs (WCSA) » Serves as the student governing body, concerning itself with all aspects of campus life that directly and indirectly affect students.
