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Your Way to Get Involved

After her friend Ryan White died of AIDS in 1990, IU student Jill Stewart founded the IU Dance Marathon to raise money for Riley Hospital for Children. IU students danced for 36 hours straight, raising $11,000 in the event’s first year. Today Dance Marathon is an IU tradition that has raised more than $7 million for Riley.

Dance Marathon is just one of the countless ways IU students explore their interests and engage in the world around them. Whether you want to help others, study emerging markets, be on TV, learn about other cultures, become a better leader, join a fraternity or sorority, or get journalism experience, you can do it at IU.

Student Activities and Organizations

IU’s 650-plus student organizations and activities represent a variety of interests, from accounting to aikido. They include:

• Union Board, the largest student programming body on campus
• Indiana Daily Student, our award-winning student newspaper
• IU Student Association, our student government
• IU Student Foundation, which organizes the Little 500 and IU Sing
• Dozens of Greek organizations
• The Asian Culture Center, First Nations Educational and Cultural Center, Latino Cultural Center (La Casa), and Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center
• Student Alumni Association, which offers leadership training and helps organize Homecoming

Service and Volunteerism

Many IU students volunteer their time and talents to help people locally and worldwide. Spearheading get-out-the-vote efforts, donating blood in the IU vs. Purdue Blood Donor Challenge, and building homes for Bloomington families are just a few of the ways our students serve those in need.

Alternative spring break trips are popular options for students who want to travel and serve. The Hutton Honors College and Civic Leadership Development at the Kelley School of Business help organize these trips to places such as:

• Atlanta
• Boston
• Bratislava, Slovakia
• Catalina Island, California
• Charlotte
• New Orleans
• San José, Costa Rica
• Tampa

How Will You Get Involved?

Start by visiting IU.