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SECTION 2
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Student Government Association
255 Mendenhall Student Center
The Student Government Association is the voice of the students and adopts such regulations as concern the entire student body. SGA funds many student organizations. For additional information call 252-328-4726.
Student Union
236 Mendenhall Student Center
The Student Union serves as the principal student programming organization at East Carolina University. The Student Union is responsible for providing a balanced program of social, recreational, and cultural events for the entire university family, aiming to make free-time activity complementary to study. All students are eligible to apply for membership on any one of the following Student Union committees: films, popular entertainment, cultural awareness, spectrum, lecture, visual arts, marketing, and Barefoot.
The East Carolinian, the university paper, is published twice weekly by the students. It carries university and alumni news and is designed to furnish an outlet for student expression on all matters pertaining to student educational and social development.
Expressions, a periodic magazine, is published by the students. It includes campus news, much of which is of particular interest to minority students.
The Rebel is the university literary magazine published by the students.
WZMB-FM is the student radio station offering news and a variety of musical programs of interest to all segments of the university community.
Student transit is funded by student activity fees and is operated by students for students, faculty, and staff at no charge with a valid ECU ID. An extensive bus route providing timely service to, from, and around the ECU campus, including commuter parking lots, off-campus housing areas, and several shopping/service areas is provided. All lines run twice an hour at thirty-minute intervals. A list of the bus routes and schedules can be obtained from Mendenhall Student Center, the Office of Parking and Traffic Services, and on the buses. For more information, contact ECU Transit at 252-328-0254.
Honor Societies, Professional and Service Fraternities
| Alpha Epsilon Delta (Pre-Health Professions) | Order of Omega (Greek) |
| Alpha Iota Delta (Decision Sciences) | Phi Alpha (Social Work) |
| Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology) | Phi Alpha Theta (History) |
| Alpha Mu Alpha (Marketing) | Phi Beta Delta (International Scholarship) |
| Alpha Omega Alpha (Medicine) | Phi Eta Sigma (Freshman Scholarship) |
| Alpha Phi Omega (Service) | Phi Kappa Phi (All Academic Fields) |
| Alpha Phi Sigma (Criminal Justice) | Phi Sigma Iota (Foreign Languages) |
| Beta Alpha Psi (Accounting) | Phi Sigma Pi (Scholarship and Service) |
| Beta Beta Beta (Biology) | Phi Sigma Tau (Philosophy) |
| Beta Gamma Sigma (Business) | Phi Upsilon Omicron (Human Environmental Sciences) |
| Chi Sigma Iota (Counseling) | Pinnacle (Nontraditional Students) |
| Delta Pi Epsilon (Business Education) | Pi Alpha Alpha (Public Administration) |
| East Carolina Honors Organization | Pi Kappa Lambda (Music) |
| Epsilon Nu Eta (Environmental Health) | Pi Mu Epsilon (Mathematics) |
| Epsilon Pi Tau (Technology) | Pi Omega Pi (Business Education) |
| Epsilon Sigma Alpha (Service) | Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science) |
| Eta Sigma Gamma (Health Education) | Psi Chi (Psychology) |
| Gamma Beta Phi (Co-educational Honor and Service) | Sigma Gamma Epsilon (Geology) |
| Gamma Chi Epsilon (Service) | Sigma Iota Epsilon (Management) |
| Gamma Sigma Sigma (Service) | Sigma Lambda (Deafness) |
| Gamma Theta Upsilon (Geography) | Sigma Lambda Chi (Construction Management) |
| Golden Key National Honor Society | Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics) |
| Kappa Delta Pi (Education) | Sigma Tau Chi (Technical and Professional Communication) |
| Lambda Alpha (Anthropology) | Sigma Tau Delta (English) |
| National Residence Hall Honorary | Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing) |
| Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics) | Sigma Xi (Scientific Research) |
| Omicron Delta Kappa (Leadership) |
Special Interest and Professional Organizations
| Air Force ROTC | Maritime Studies Association |
| Air Waves – The ECU Media Society | Media Board |
| Allied Blacks for Leadership and Equality | Medical School Council |
| Alpha Kappa Psi (Business) | Men’s Lacrosse Club |
| Alternative Spring Break | Men’s Soccer Club |
| American Chemical Society Student Affiliates | Men's Ultimate Frisbee – ECU Irates |
| American Fisheries Society | Men’s Volleyball Club |
| American Marketing Association | Metals Guild |
| American Medical Women’s Association | Middle Grades Education Club |
| American Society of Interior Designers | Milan |
| Anthropology Graduate Student Society | Model United Nations |
| Apparel Merchandising Textile Organization | Mountain Biking Club |
| Army Cadet Association | Music Therapy Club |
| Art Education Guild | National Association of Industrial Technology |
| Association for the Education of Young Children | National Society of Collegiate Scholars |
| Aycock Hall Council | National Society of Pershing Rifles |
| Badminton Club | National Student Speech, Language and Hearing Association |
| Belk Hall Council | Natural Extremes |
| Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Alliance for Diversity | Painting Guild |
| Biology Graduate Student Association | Phi Epsilon Kappa |
| Black Graduate Student Association | Philosophy Club |
| Black Students’ Union | Physical Therapy Organization |
| Bowling Club | Physician Assistant Studies, The Keller Society |
| Campus Scouts of East Carolina University | Physics Graduate Student Association |
| Ceramics Guild | Pirate Bridge Club |
| Chemistry Graduate Association | Pirate Outreach |
| Child Development and Family Relations Masters Program | Poetry Forum |
| Child Life Student Association | Pre-Professional Health Alliance |
| Chinese Association | Printmaking Guild |
| Circle K | Professional Association or Industrial Distribution |
| Clement Hall Council | Racquetball Club |
| Club Soccer | Recreation and Leisure Studies Student Society |
| Club Swimming | Recreation and Leisure Studies Graduate Society |
| Coastal Resources Management Association | Residence Hall Association |
| College Republicans | Role-Playing Organization |
| Computer Science Graduate Student Organization | Roller Hockey |
| Construction Association | ROTC Ranger Challenge Team |
| Cotten/Fleming/Jarvis Hall Council | Rugby Club |
| Counselor Education Association | School of Anything Goes - Anime |
| Criminal Justice/Social Work Alliance | Scott Hall Council |
| Dance Association | Sculpture Guild |
| Design Associates | Sigma Alpha Iota (Music) |
| Disc Golf | Slay/Umstead Hall Council |
| Doctoral Student Association | Society for Advancement of Management |
| East Carolina Communication Organization | Society for Clinical Laboratory Science |
| East Carolina Friends | Society of Student Software Engineers |
| East Carolina Native American Organization | Spanish Club |
| ECU Ambassadors | Student Accounting Society |
| ECU Chapter of the NAACP | Student Athlete Advisory Council |
| ECU Cheerleaders | Student Athletic Trainers Club |
| Elementary Education Club | Student Council for Exceptional Children |
| Emergency Medicine Interest Group | Student Dietetic Association |
| Environmental Conservation Organization | Student Government Association |
| Environmental Health Science Club | Student Health Information Management Association |
| Exercise and Sports Science Major Club | Student National Medical Association |
| Fencing Club | Student Occupational Therapy Association |
| Financial Management Association | Student Pirate Club |
| Fletcher Hall Council | Student Union |
| Folk and Country Dancers | Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) |
| Frisbee Disc Golf Club | SURGE |
| Garrett Hall Council | Swim Club |
| Geo Club | Tae Kwon Do |
| Geography Graduate Student Alliance | Tai Chi |
| Gospel Choir | Textiles Guild |
| Graduate Association of Social Workers | Tyler Hall Council |
| Graduate Business Association | Underwater Hockey Club |
| Graduate Student Advisory Council | United to Create Inclusion |
| Greene Hall Council | Visual Arts Forum |
| Health Education Alumni Society | Water Polo Club |
| Health Promotion Council | Waterski Club |
| Hospitality Management Association | White Hall Council |
| International Student Association | Women’s Field Hockey Club |
| Jones Hall Council | Women’s Lacrosse Club |
| Kayak Club | Women’s Softball Club |
| Ladies Elite | Women’s Soccer Club |
| Leadership Corps | Women's Ultimate Frisbee |
| Management Information Systems Association | Women’s Volleyball Club |
| Chamber Singers | Symphonic Ban |
| Concert Band | Symphony Orchestra |
| Concert Choir | University Chorale |
| Jazz Ensemble | Wind Ensemble |
| Marching Pirates |
| Brass Chamber Music | Percussion Ensemble |
| Collegium Musicum | Saxophone Chamber Music |
| Jazz Chamber Music | String Orchestra |
| Madrigal Singers | Woodwind Chamber Music |
| Opera Theatre |
Social Fraternities and Sororities
| Interfraternity Council | National Pan-Hellenic Council |
| Junior Panhellenic Council | Panhellenic Council |
| Alpha Sigma Phi | Phi Kappa Psi |
| Alpha Phi Alpha | Phi Kappa Tau |
| Delta Chi | Pi Kappa Alpha |
| Delta Sigma Phi | Pi Kappa Phi |
| Epsilon Chi Nu | Sigma Alpha Epsilon |
| Kappa Alpha Order | Sigma Nu |
| Kappa Alpha Psi | Sigma Phi Epsilon |
| Kappa Sigma | Sigma Pi |
| Lambda Chi Alpha | Tau Kappa Epsilon |
| Omega Psi Phi | Theta Chi |
| Phi Beta Sigma |
| Alpha Delta Pi | Delta Zeta |
| Alpha Kappa Alpha | Kappa Delta |
| Alpha Omicron Pi | Sigma Gamma Rho |
| Alpha Phi | Sigma Omicron Epsilon |
| Alpha Xi Delta | Sigma Sigma Sigma |
| Chi Omega | Zeta Phi Beta |
| Delta Sigma Theta | Zeta Tau Alpha |
As a tax-supported institution, East Carolina University neither promotes nor recommends a specific religious faith. The university does, however, encourage the participation of students and faculty members in the activities of their faith.
The groups which carry on regular activities either on campus or in their own student centers off campus are the following:
| Apostolic Campus Ministry | Muslim Student Association |
| Bahai Club | New Generation Campus Ministries |
| Baptist Student Union | New Life Christian Fellowship |
| Buddhist Meditation and Study Group | Newman Catholic Club |
| Campus Crusade for Christ | Presbyterian Campus Ministry |
| Campus Christian Fellowship | Revelation “Steppers of Praise” |
| Disciple Student Fellowship | Students for Christ |
| Hillel (Jewish) | The Cross Culture |
| Inter-Christian Council | The Gift of Life |
| Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship | The Way Campus Fellowship |
| King Youth Fellowship | Wesley Foundation of Greenville |
| Latter-Day Saint Student Group Association | Young Life |
East Carolina University is a member of th e National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), competing in Division I, the highest level of competition, and Conference USA. The following intercollegiate sports are offered.
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Men's
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Women's
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| Fall—football, tennis, cross country, and soccer | Fall—volleyball, tennis, cross country, and soccer |
| Winter—basketball, diving and swimming, and indoor track | Winter—basketball, diving and swimming, and indoor track |
| Spring—baseball, tennis, golf, and outdoor track | Spring—softball, golf, tennis, and outdoor track |
Various sports camps are sponsored for boys and girls. For availability of sport camps held from year to year, please contact the athletic business office.
Intramural and club sports opportunities as well as additional summer sports and adventure camps are available through the Department of Recreational Services.
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