You can live a full life without setting foot off campus, thanks to Capital’s many campus activities and organizations.
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Get Involved
Capital offers a full schedule of events for fun, learning, spiritual growth, and physical and mental development. Check out a foam party on Wicked Wednesday. Shoot some pool or go bowling at the Rec Center. Hear a speaker at the Moor Chair Lecture Series and the Battelle Lecture Series. Renew your spirit at our Thursday evening candlelight worship service. Participate in a Saturday service project. Take in a Friday night movie with free pop and popcorn. Or cheer on the Crusaders at The Capital Center.
With Capital’s more than 70 student organizations, you can pursue your passions, make friends and develop leadership skills that will impress your future employers.
- Build critical skills through academic and professional organizations.
- Add a new dimension to your Cap Family by joining one of 9 fraternities and sororities.
- Express your creativity through arts and media organizations.
- Stay fit through recreational activities.
- Build new connections through cultural organizations.
- Highlight your academic and professional achievements through honor societies.
- Play your part in campus happenings through campus programming.
- Grow spiritually and find fellowship with religious organizations.
- Give back to the community through service organizations.
- Make a difference through social and governmental organizations.
Service Opportunities: Engage in the Local Community
Capital University believes strongly in engaging with the local community through community service and social issue advocacy projects. Student organizations like Circle K and Capateers regularly do service projects in the local area, plus the CSLD Office offers several programs and specialized opportunities for community service and service-learning, including:
Service Retreat. Students interested in getting involved in service organizations and new leadership experiences are encouraged to join faculty and staff in the fall for an off-campus retreat to connect, engage in community service together, and plan for a great year of service at Capital!
Service Fairs. The CSLD Office offers both a Fall and a Spring Service Fair, as well as a Post-Graduate Service Year Experience Fair in November. Come meet with local nonprofit agencies and secure a volunteer opportunity or an internship.
Saturday Service Series. The CSLD Office will provide transportation once a month on a Saturday to a local service site. This is a great chance to provide needed help to the Columbus community! If you wish, get the chance to team lead a project. We have worked with sites such as AIDS Task Force, Franklin County Dog Shelter, St. Vincent Family Centers, Mid-Ohio Food Bank, and Sunrise Assisted Living.
Homelessness Awareness Week/Make a Difference Day Picnic. A week of activities designed to raise awareness of and promote involvement with issues of homelessness, especially in the local community. Capital provides students opportunities to participate in this national event each October, culminating with the Columbus-area picnic for the homeless.
St. Vincent’s Coat Drive/Tree Lighting Ceremony. The annual Capital University coat drive, culminating with the Tree Lighting Ceremony in November, gives students, staff, and faculty an opportunity to donate new or gently used coats for the less fortunate in the Columbus area. Every coat counts!
World AIDS Day. This event coincides with the national date in December and may include various AIDS awareness activities such as free HIV testing, speakers, movies and discussions, and a candlelight vigil.
MLK Day Service Project. Each year, CSLD and the Office of Multicultural Affairs collaborate to celebrate Martin Luther King Day in January.
Hunger Awareness Week. A week of activities designed to raise awareness of and promote involvement with issues of hunger, especially in our local Columbus community.
Into the Streets. Students and staff connect with community residents and local nonprofits annually on a Saturday in April for a variety of service projects, both morning and afternoon.
Alternative Spring Break Trips. Journey to a new community during spring break trips to serve others in need, learn about social injustice, and grow as active citizens.
Earth Day. Earth Day is celebrated with official activities through the CSLD Office in April. Activities include an environmental service project, and may also include a recyclable art competition and speakers.
Capital University Presidential Service-Learning Scholars (CAPSLS) Program. This program involves student and faculty scholars in developing service-learning as part of the curriculum at Capital University. For more information about becoming a part of CAPSLS, please contact Carla Daniels at cdaniels@capital.edu.
Campus Blood Drives. Sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega, this is an on-campus opportunity for students to help others by donating blood.
Choose from more than 70 Student Organizations
Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA)
Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc.
Alpha Phi Omega
Alpha Psi Omega
American Marketing Association (AMA)
Amnesty International (AI)
Asian American Alliance (AAA)
Beta Beta Beta (BBB)
Campus Congregation
Campus Crusade for Christ
Capateers
Capital University Education Society (CUES)
Capital University Student Art Therapy Association (CUSATA)
Capital University Student Nurses Association (CUSNA)
Capital University Swim Club (CUSC)
Catholic Student Organization (CSO)
Chemistry Club
Chi Theta Pi
Chimes
Circle - K
College Conservatives
College Democrats
College Libertarians
College Republicans
Crusader Battalion (Army ROTC)
Debate Team
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, INC
Delta Tau Upsilon (DTU)
Dionysia
Ebony Brotherhood Association (EBA)
Effusion
Friends in Serving Christ (FISCh)
Fuller Society
Greek Council
International Student Association (ISA)
Kappa Sigma Upsilon (KSU)
Leadership & Management Association (LMA)
Life Science Organization (LSO)
Lutheran Student Movement
Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
Ohio Collegiate Music Education Association (OCMEA)
Orchesis Dance Ensemble
People of Artistic Talent (POAT)
Phi Beta
Phi Sigma Iota
Pi Phi Epsilon
Pi Sigma Alpha
Pre Law Society
PRIDE
Pro-Life Crusaders
Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA)
Radio Free Capital
Sigma Alpha Beta (SAB)
Sigma Alpha Iota (SAI)
Sigma Tau Delta (STD)
Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC)
Student Athletic Training Club (SATC)
Student Government (SG)
Student Health Advocacy Coalition (SHAC)
Student Social Work Association (SSWA)
Students for the Advancement of African-American Culture (SAAAC)
Students of Latino Affinity (SOLA)
Tau Beta Sigma (TBS)
Tau Pi Phi
University Programming (UP)
Up 'til Dawn
Women in Business & Professional Careers
Yoga at Capital
Zeta Pi Lambda