Student Organizations and Activities (Ugrd)

Office of Student Activities

The Office of Student Leadership & Engagement, formerly known as Student Activities, located on the first floor of Crooker Center, oversees all club activity on campus, in addition to advising and collaborating with Executive Student Organizations. In addition to coordinating events and student enrichment activities throughout the year, the Office organizes leadership initiatives such as the Centralized Leadership Process as well as hosts campus wide events including Family Weekend, Deck the Mall, Easter Eggstravaganza and the end-of-semester Late Night Breakfasts.

Executive Student Organizations

(The ESO Leadership Office is in the Student Leadership Suite, on the First Floor of Crooker Center)

Campus Activities Board (CAB) (cab@stthom.edu) - Responsible for planning events and entertainment activities on campus. The goal of CAB is to enhance student experience by building community and student engagement. CAB organizes events such as Neewollah (UST’s annual Halloween bash), Celts Got Talent, Spring Formal and more. CAB provides opportunities for involvement on campus.
Campus Community (community@stthom.edu) - Coordinates activities for under-represented student populations on campus through both large-scale events and small programs. Their events enhance the cultural experience for all students with activities celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, Women’s History Month, Black History Month, Lunar New Year, First Generation Students, among many others.
Campus Initiatives (ci@stthom.edu) - Coordinates sustainability efforts on campus, leads student activities to increase school spirit and creates and executes various other University wide initiatives. Events hosted by this group include tailgates, recycling Fridays, and opportunities to grow school spirit are open to all students.
Student Body President (studentbodypresident@stthom.edu) - Serves as the chief executive officer of the Executive Student Organizations, which is made up of Student Government Assoication, Campus Activities Board, Campus Community, Campus Initiatives, Treasury Board, Registered Student Organizations, and Celt Sports Association. The Student Body President is charged with hosting public forums, cultivating awareness of student needs and concerns to administration, and promoting and supporting student events and activities.
Student Government ( sga@stthom.edu) - Represents the opinions of the undergraduate student body and provides a channel for communication between the student body and the greater University community. It also provides a forum for the expression of student views and interests. All students are invited and welcome to attend Senate meetings.
Treasury (treasury@stthom.edu) - Responsible for the allocations of student activity fee funds to the various ESOs, student organizations, and student groups.
Registered Student Organization (RSO) (rso@stthom.edu) - An independent student organization created for the purpose of fostering intra- and inter- club interests. It is comprised of designated representatives from each student club and organization. The RSO encourages and supports the creation of new student clubs on campus and promotes club interaction, club development and student participation in academics and social activities. It provides student clubs the support necessary for the coordination and fulfillment of their constitutional objectives. The RSO office is located on the first floor of Crooker Center, in the Student Leadership Suite. Refer to stthom.edu/student activities to see a complete list of Registered Student Organizations.
Celt Sports Association (CSA) ( csa@stthom.edu) - Oversees the various intramurals and recreational trips on campus. The CSA Leadership Team assists in the planning, scheduling, and promotion of practices and competitions within the CSA.

Registered Student Organizations

Accounting Society – The purpose of the Accounting Society, established by the faculty and the students of the Accounting Department, is to provide advice, instruction, and information to its membership. Through its membership, it acts as a liaison among its members, the accounting faculty, and the personnel within the accounting profession.
American Chemical Society (ACS) – The University of St. Thomas Student Chapter of the American Chemical Society (ACS) aims to afford students to become better acquainted with the duties of a modern scientist and wants to create a professional and safe environment for students to engage with the chemical sciences.
American Institute of Chemical Engineers - This club brings together chemical engineering students to create community on campus while furthering their knowledge and passion.
American Society of Mechanical Engineering - This club brings together mechanical engineering students to create community on campus while furthering their knowledge and passion.
American Student Dental Association - This club brings together dental students to create community on campus while furthering their knowledge and passion.
Anime & Arts Club – This club shares a passion for anime and art.
Black Student Union - We strive to create an inclusive environment by expanding knowledge of cultural communities while fostering goodness within UST.
Cameron Business Society - The Cameron Business Society is an organization by business students, for business students, that seeks to provide professional development, skill workshops and networking opportunities to elevate members into competitive candidates for the internship or career of their choosing.
Celt Women's Network - This club is dedicated to creating a nurturing environment in which UST students have the freedom to develop their skills as a student and a leader through community and allowing an open dialogue between UST students and UST Alumni. This club promotes personal integrity, academic excellence, and professional growth for women at UST. This club will serve as an opportunity for UST students to network with UST Alumni. UST Alumni will engage with UST Students to grow and strengthen relations across the UST Community. This club will promote encouragement, empowerment, and psychological safety within a nurturing environment in which UST students can develop their professional, academic, and personal skills.
Celtography – This club shares a passion for enhancing their photography skills.
Celts For Life - Celts for Life’s mission is to spread awareness and promote the protection of the sanctity and beauty of human life from conception until natural death on our campus and in our community. Our club promotes the Culture of Life by hosting educational events, volunteering in our community, and supporting pregnant and parenting students on our campus. While we celebrate the overturning of Roe v. Wade, we are committed to promoting life-affirming options and supporting women financially, materially, and spiritually.
Courageous Hearts – This club creates community on campus while also existing as a household.
Computing Celts Club - Empowering students to innovate, collaborate, and explore the world of computer science!
Criminology, Law, Society Club – We are a student-led organization wishing to bring together those interested in Criminal, Law & Society. The main goal of this organization is to bring unity to the CLS community and provide connections that will last for life. We plan on doing this through interactive activities, fundraising, and social events.
Delight Ministries Club – This club creates community for women looking to grow in their faith.
Doctors Without Borders This club brings together medical students to create community on campus while furthering their knowledge and passion.
Esports – This club shares a passion for playing and competing as an esports team.
Fellowship of Celt Athletics This club brings together student athletes to create community on campus while furthering their knowledge in Christ and passion for competing.
Formula SAE Club - This club brings together students that share a passion for Formula 1.
Foster Club - Inspired by Psalm 82:3 “Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed,” the purpose of this club is to help children in the foster care system by participating in and hosting different service projects for the children and families, and educational meetings that may include a speaker or watching a documentary, etc. We strive to provide awareness for the struggles that these children and their families face, and we want to contribute to the culture of service that the University of St. Thomas has.
Filipino Student Association – Creating community on campus and brining awareness to the Filipino culture. This group welcomes all students.
History Society – This club creates community through their shared passion of history.
Health Occupation Student Association (HOSA) - The primary purpose of HOSA is to serve the needs of its health occupations student members: The chapter works to promote student involvement in current healthcare issues, environmental concerns, and survival needs of the community, the nation and the world. In addition, it provides opportunities for the development of personal and occupational competencies and social skills that lead to realistic career choices and successful employment in the healthcare field.
Investment Club - This club brings together students studying finance to create community on campus while furthering their knowledge and passion.
Italian Culture Club - This club brings together students that share a passion for Italian culture.
Latino Medical Student Association Plus - This club brings together Latino students studying medicine to create community on campus while furthering their knowledge and passion.
LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) - This club creates community for Latin American Students on campus.
Mental Health and Wellness Club - This club brings together students that share a passion for Mental Health and Wellness.
Irish Club – This group promotes the Irish culture and language via support from the Center for Irish Studies. St. Patrick’s Day is the highlight event that this organization participates in. Additional programs are held throughout the year.
Model UN Club – This group operates under the Center for International Studies. Campus delegates represent UST at Model UN competitions. Competition topics include those topics faced by current world leaders such as poverty, terrorism, and global warming.
Music Appreciation Club - The purpose of this student-led club shall be 1) to contribute to the development and nourishment of UST students’ interpersonal relationships through the use of music, and 2) to help UST’s students grow a deeper appreciation for the arts by being involved in musical events, activities, and club meetings.
International Studies Society (ISS) – This society, headquartered at the Center for International Studies, was formed in the fall of 1984 to promote greater awareness of international issues throughout the University community. Membership is open to all interested parties, with automatic membership given to international studies majors. Main functions include fund–raising for the internship and scholarship programs, providing awareness of international events, stimulating interest and participation in student conferences, and sponsoring various other activities within the community.
National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) - Building leaders who make a better world.
Neuroscience Club – This club shares a passion for Neuroscience.
Order of the Phoenix - This club shares a passion for Harry Potter.
Pickleball Club - This club shares a passion for Pickleball.
Prag Social Club – This club creates a community for pragmatic students on campus.
Pre–Health Professions Society –The Pre-Health Professions Society is a club made to create a more competitive and informed support network for students that are interested in the pre-health professions. Our goal is to provide members with opportunities to volunteer, shadow, and hear speeches from guest speakers in the healthcare field.
Pre-Law Society - This club shares a passion for future lawyers.
Psi Chi Club – Membership in the Psychology Club is open to all students interested in psychology. Activities have included workshops on applying to graduate school, lectures by prominent professional psychologists, talks by UST alumni presently in graduate programs, presentations of original research findings, and various community service activities. The senior banquet and induction reception are notable social events.
Sacred Music Club This club shares a passion for Sacred Music.
Sisters of Lisieux - This club creates community on campus while also existing as a household.
Society of Physics Students - This club brings together physics students to create community on campus while furthering their knowledge and passion.
Strike Back - This club shares a passion for martial arts and self-defense.
Student Nurses’ Association (SNA) – The purpose of the UST chapter of the Student Nurses’ Association (SNA) is to guide students in their journey to becoming holistic nurses by providing various health care related volunteer opportunities and resources that will allow them to give back to both the University and to the global community.
Society of Women Engineers - This club creates community for women studying engineering.
Theology of the Body Club - The Theology of the Body club aims to educate the community on JPII’s teaching on human dignity and authentic love and encourage conversation in a welcoming environment so as to do its part in creating a culture of love and life.
Tri-Beta - Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society – Tri Beta Honor Society functions to stimulate interest while investigating biological studies for students in the life sciences.
Triple E - To foster technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity.
UST Marketing - This club brings together marketing students to create community on campus while furthering their knowledge and passion.
Xi Sigma Iota – This club serves as the honor society for our Prag Social Club.

Honor Societies

Alpha Psi Omega – Drama Honor Society – The Drama Program sponsors the Alpha Alpha Beta Chapter of the national Drama Honor Society, Alpha Psi Omega. Membership for Alpha Psi Omega is by invitation and is dependent on the quality and diversity of the individual’s achievement in Drama Program activities.
Alpha Sigma Lambda – A nationally recognized honor society for adult students in higher education, this group recognizes the special accomplishments of adults who achieve academic excellence while facing competing interests of home and work. Students 25 years of age or older who have completed at least 30 credit hours at the University (full–or part–time) with at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA are invited to membership in the University’s Theta Zeta chapter.
Alpha Tau Omicron Omega – Catholic Studies Honor Society – Promotes and recognizes scholarship, service, and integration of faith with professional preparation. The Honor Society inducts undergraduate and graduate students who have completed four courses in Catholic Studies (at least one core course; others may be cross listed through other departments). Students who hold a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.20, with a 3.30 in Catholic Studies courses are invited to apply. Normally undergraduate students are juniors or seniors in good standing. The Society serves at The Archbishop Miller Lecture Series and sponsors two other activities each year. It sponsors Candlelight Stations of the Cross on the Academic Mall during Lent and co–sponsors the Living Rosary in October with Campus Ministry. The annual Christmas Party, Spring Luncheon and St. Joseph Day Induction service highlight their social engagements. Honor cords are the papal colors (yellow and white); all members wear a designated pin.
Aquinas Honor Society – Membership in this society is open to graduating seniors whose cumulative GPA is 3.00 or better and whose semester average is 3.30 for at least five semesters of full–time study at the University. Candidates are inducted and awarded keys at the annual Honors Convocation in the spring.
Aquinas Leadership Service Association – ALSA is an honorary student organization that offers service and leadership to the University. It attempts to assist the administration, faculty and staff in any way requested. Annual activities include hosting a faculty appreciation day luncheon in the fall, assisting as hosts at graduation exercises, escorting VIPs to the University, assisting at university meetings, participating in recruiting and admission efforts and helping with fundraising activities. Membership is open to all University students with at least 30 credit hours and a 3.25 GPA. New members are nominated by the faculty and chosen by ALSA members. The initiation of new members takes place in October. ALSA members may be identified by their distinctive dress, a blue blazer withan ALSA patch or pin.
Beta Beta Beta – Tri Beta is the national Biological Honor society. Founded in 1922, it recognizes outstanding academic achievement in all areas of biology. Regular membership is open to students who have successfully completed three college biology classes and maintain a minimum biology GPA of 3.20 and an overall GPA of 3.00. Associate membership is available for those who do not fulfill regular membership requirements. The University of St. Thomas’ Nu Beta chapter was inducted into the national society in the fall of 1998. The chapter sponsors several functions each semester, including a speaker series and community volunteer opportunities. Candidates are inducted into the chapter in the fall.
Beta Alpha Psi – Founded in the Spring of 2015. The primary objective of BAP is to encourage and give recognition to scholastic and professional excellence in the business information field. Including promoting and practicing the study of accounting, finance, and information systems.
Beta Gamma Sigma – Beta Gamma Sigma is the honor society for the students enrolled in the business and management programs accredited by AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business).
Delta Epsilon Sigma – The Beta Omega Chapter of the National Catholic Honor Society elects to membership in the senior year the top 10 percent of the graduating class who have earned a minimum 3.50 GPA at the University, selected from those who have a record of outstanding academic accomplishment and who have helped to foster intellectual activities and show promise of becoming leaders because of the scope of their accomplishments. A limited number of students with at least a 3.80 GPA at the University may be admitted in their junior year. A minimum of 60 credit hours earned at the University is required for membership.
Epsilon Delta – The Mathematics Department sponsors the Epsilon Delta Honor Society to recognize outstanding achievement by undergraduates in the study of mathematics. The society promotes an appreciation of the power and beauty of mathematics as well as its importance in the development of Western civilization. Membership is by invitation of the faculty.
Kappa Delta Pi – This is an international honor society in education, represented on campus by Pi Lambda Chapter. Membership is by invitation only to outstanding senior–level and graduate students in education. The society recognizes excellence in education through a program of speakers, scholarships, and awards.
Lambda Pi Eta – The National Communication Honor Society members have completed 60 undergraduate credit hours, achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.00, and completed 12 credit hours in communication courses with a minimum GPA of 3.25.
Mu Phi Epsilon – UST’s international professional music fraternity is represented by the Gamma Tau Chapter. Membership includes faculty and music majors or minors who have are selected based on scholarship and musicianship. The fraternity promotes the advancement of music in America and throughout the world. The Student Music Society is open to all students with an interest in music. The society’s activities include attendance at concerts and member performances at UST and in the community.
Omicron Delta Epsilon – Omicron Delta Epsilon, one of the world’s largest academic honor societies. Founded at UST in 1966 to recognize the scholastic attainment and the honoring of outstanding achievements in economics.
Pi Delta Phi – National French Honor Society is represented on campus by the Gamma Eta Chapter. Advanced French students with “B” or better grades in French and a “B” (2.80) average in all other studies are nominated to this society and are eligible for national scholarships. The students also must rank in the upper 35 percent of their class. The chapter welcomes beginning students of French as associate members who form le Cercle Français. It provides an informal opportunity for students to practice French language skills regularly outside the classroom setting. All students are invited to participate, even those not currently studying French, regardless of their level of ability.
Phi Alpha Theta – The History Department sponsors the Upsilon Gamma Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the International History Honor Society. It promotes the study of history by encouraging research, teaching, publication, and the exchange of ideas. Students who complete 12 credit hours in history and maintain a “B” average are eligible for membership.
Phi Sigma Alpha – The purpose of Pi Sigma Alpha is to represent the needs and interests of students enrolled in political science, the undergraduate student body of the University of St. Thomas, administration, faculty, and other members of the community as well as outside organizations interested in political science. Additionally, Pi Sigma Alpha stimulates and facilitates communication and interaction with the UST community and the surrounding community in Houston.
Phi Sigma Tau – The Philosophy Honor Society is represented on campus by the Texas Epsilon Chapter. This society’s purpose is to recognize and foster excellence in philosophy and to supplement classroom study of philosophy with outside activities such as discussions, talks and tours. The society also publishes undergraduate essays in its semi– annual periodical, “Dialogue.” To be invited to membership in the International Society, a student must ordinarily have completed at least three philosophy courses with superior grades and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.00.
Psi Chi – Psychology Honor Society – Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, founded in 1929 for the purpose of encouraging, stimulating and maintaining scholarship in the science of psychology, is an affiliate of the American Psychological Association. Its two major goals are to recognize academic scholarship and to nurture the creative spark of scholarship and research through discussions, lectures by eminent psychologists and promoting undergraduate research. Membership in Psi Chi requires successful completion of 9 credit hours in psychology at UST and a GPA of 3.00 overall and in psychology courses.
Sigma Tau Delta – English Honor Society – Membership in the National English Honor Society chapter is open to all English majors and minors who have completed 12 credit hours of English with a GPA of at least 3.00 and who are in the top 35 percent of their class. Initiated members promise to foster the reading and study of literature in their own lives and those of other people.
Sigma Iota Rho – Established in 1994, it is the international studies honor society on campus. The purpose of this organization is to promote and reward scholarship and service among students and practitioners of international studies, international relations and global studies and to foster integrity and creative performance in the conduct of world affairs. Membership, by invitation only, is open to outstanding junior– and senior– level students.
Sigma Theta Tau – UST Honor Society of Nursing – The University of St. Thomas Honor Society of Nursing (USTHSON) is an organization that recognizes excellence and promotes professional development of our nursing students. The society’s mission and vision is to honor nursing leaders who are committed to improving health worldwide. The Society supports the goal of the University of St. Thomas Carol and Odis Peavy School of Nursing to prepare highly qualified nurses, who practice nursing as a professional discipline with a standard of excellence in holistic healing. The Honor Society of Nursing at UST was established in June 2014 and held its first induction of 23 nursing students and 10 faculty members and community leaders. To be eligible for UST–HSN, students must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Nursing program; complete 50 percent of the nursing courses maintain at least a 3.0 GPA, is in the top 35 percent of the class at the time of selection and demonstrate personal integrity and character. The students must also be invited to join USTHSON.
Theta Alpha Kappa – The Theology Department sponsors a chapter of the Theology Honor Society, Theta Alpha Kappa. It encourages the study of the various branches of theology by promoting discussion, research and publication. Membership is open to all interested students who have completed three semesters of study at the University with an overall GPA of 3.00 and a minimum of four courses in theology with a GPA of 3.50 in those courses.
Theta Omega – This chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, a National Hispanic Honor Society, elects to membership those students whose entire academic achievement has been outstanding. The objective of the chapter is to stimulate the students’ interest in the cultural and intellectual features of the community and of the Hispanic world.