From taking part in award-winning competitions to giving back through impactful service projects, NDSU’s student organizations are making their mark far beyond the classroom.

This past fall semester over 6,700 students got involved in one or more student organization and have co-hosted over 500 meetings. Student organizations shape the student experience, not only enriching student life, but also creating lasting relationships.

Robert Jones, the assistant director of student involvement in the Office of Student Engagement, recently compiled a list of accomplishments from several of NDSU’s student organizations.

Read more to learn about some of the accomplishments these organizations are proud to share.

Public Health Association
Took field trips to FM Youth Advocacy Center, and Fargo Cass Public Health. Additionally, the club hosted a food drive for Great Plains Food Bank between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Panhellenic Council
Held its largest fall recruitment since 2016 with 87 amazing women finding their home in one of the four Panhellenic sororities at NDSU this fall.

NDSU Horsemen's Association
Both the Western and Hunt teams have competed in shows in Fargo and River Falls, Wisconsin. Congratulation to the Western team, which is currently undefeated. The Hunt Team has also been successful winning Highpoint or Reserve Highpoint at every show. Both the Western and Hunt Teams have qualified for Regional in February.

Fiber Arts Club
Held its Free-Market event and made a big donation to the YWCA, Parachigo and local thrift stores.

NDSU American Society of Mechanical Engineering Club
Held weekly officer meetings, monthly club meetings with invited speakers, competitions and food, as well as volunteering at Fargo food pantry and career fair.

NDSU Sigma Alpha
Successfully activated nine members dedicated to a shared passion in agriculture. Sigma Alpha also had an amazing homecoming with the men of Sigma Nu and won the Blue Key Honor Society's Homecoming show. The sorority had 2 sisters participate in Alpha Tau Omegas Miss NDSU philanthropy, held socials with Sigma Nu, Farmhouse, Kappa Delta, Alpha Gamma Rho and Pike. Sigma Alpha also attended a professional development event at Butler, had a successful coffee fundraiser with Bully Brew, a local coffee roastery in North Dakota that is 100% women-owned, and provided Ag in the Classroom with the ND Boys and Girls Club of Red River Valley.

Gaming Guild
Held several events through the year including, magic nights, Tavern nights and Club-wide social events.

American Institute of Architecture Student
Successfully connected with local professionals to have a tour of their current construction sites, including Moorhead Library and Theodore Roosevelt Public Library.

NDSU Chemistry and Biochemistry Club
Visited West Fargo High School to get prospective students interested in chemistry.

NDSU Women's Club Volleyball
Competed at tournaments at SDSU, MSUM, Mankato and UST with both the A and B teams. The A team had a third-place finish at Mankato and a first-place finish at MSUM. Members also fundraised through custom apparel orders for the club and could go to a volleyball tournament in Anaheim, California, next semester.

English Graduate Organization
Is planning the 2026 Red River Valley Graduate Student Conference, scheduled for April 10-11, titled, “Knowledge in the Age of AI: Multi-Disciplinary Approaches to Learning, Writing, and Teaching.” The keynote speaker is Elaine Auyoung, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, who brings expertise in education and learning in the humanities, aesthetic experience, methods of reading, nineteenth-century British literature and culture, psychological approaches to the arts, literature and philosophy and epistemic justice.

NDSU Men's Rugby Club
Had strong participation and membership throughout the fall semester, hosted several on-campus events that brought hundreds of people on-campus and volunteered as coaches for the Red River and West Fargo Parks Youth Rugby League.

Letters of Love
Successfully held many events making cards for children in hospitals. In addition to this, the organization averaged over 25 people per meeting, which is a record. Also, members donated over 500 cards to hospitals all over the world and has gotten sponsored by Bubbl'r for the last meeting.

Society of Physics Students
Had eight undergraduate students from the Department of Physics attend this year's Physics and Astronomy Congress (PhysCon), held in Denver, Colorado, from October 30 – Nov. 1. This triennial conference, the largest gathering of undergraduate physics and astronomy students in the world, brought together students, alumni and faculty members from around the country for a three-day bash featuring frontier physics, workshops, networking and fun. The event is supported by the American Institute of Physics and hosted by Sigma Pi Sigma, the physics and astronomy honor society.

Residence Hall Association
Saw an increase in membership, with well over 100 members in Hall Government. Additionally, the organization has put on some excellent events, including but not limited to partnering with Campus Attractions for the Block Party, hosting Fore the Herd and Festive Fall. The RHA also hosted a meeting with all Hall Government members on campus, where they learned about topics such as recruitment, advertising, hosting and the importance of recognition, and had the opportunity to attend the MACURH conference at Truman State in Kirksville, Missouri, to attend educational sessions and network with students from other universities across the Midwest.

Kappa Delta Sorority
Received several FSL Awards, including Chapter of the Year, Collaborative Program of the Year, Chapter Enhancement of the Year, Order of Omega Organization of the Year, and was the runner up in Inclusive Excellence and Philanthropy & Service. The sorority also raised and $400 for the Ellie Helm Foundation.

American Society of Interior Designers
Collected donations within the Interior Design program to create three United Way silent auction baskets this fall, with more volunteer work and donation efforts planned for next year.

bisonCatholic
Logged 2,000 service hours this semester and had over 500 new club members, 80 student leaders and 50 bible study leaders. Additionally, bisonCatholic launched a bible study at the New Life Center homeless shelter, had more than 30 donations at its blood drive hosted in partnership with Student Government, and had over 100 items donated to its giving tree this year.

National Residence Hall Honorary
Nearly doubled its membership from last spring — starting the year with 31 general body members and gaining 33 new applicants, the highest membership numbers in years. In the community members volunteered with Heart-N-Soul, Gigi’s Playhouse, and the Salvation Army bell ringing. On campus, members took part in Boo at NDSU and the Canned Food Build. The NRHH honored the Wellness Center, the Career and Advising Center and NRHH alumni during Welcome Week, including hosting a panel to celebrate their journeys and impact. At the regional level, several members attended the Midwest Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls Leadership Conference. Additionally, Kaitlyn Forehand, our chair of recognition and alumni, presented an educational session and earned a “Top 10” award.

Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers
Doubled its average attendance to events since last spring and is taking a unique opportunity to bring an outreach activity to high schoolers in Horace, North Dakota, to spread the word about Industrial Engineering and what it entails. The club is also partnering with other engineering clubs around campus to continue growing and developing members’ networks of peers, and is on track to certify multiple students with their Six Sigma Greenbelts in January 2026.

The NDSU Chapter of the Wildlife Society
Went on a field trip to Oak Grove Park in Fargo, where Erin Gillam, a professor in biological sciences, and her graduate students took the club mist netting for bats. Students caught two big brown bats, took measurements and learned about the process that biologists follow when a bat is caught.

NDSU Clay Target Club
Hosted its sixth annual Bison Blast where member, Jared Balluff, took first place in male skeet. Also had six athletes travel to the regional shoot in Grand Island, Nebraska, in October, and had six athletes travel to Bismarck to compete in September.

Institute of Transportation Engineers
Hosted a guest lecture for the surveying class and had engineers from NDDOT and UGPTI, who presented about the importance of survey in transportation, as well as available job and internship opportunities for students.

NDSU Student Chapter of Informs
Hosted a graduate seminar on AI in healthcare, featuring a talk on conversational AI, multi-agent systems and ethical applications of LLMs in supporting Alzheimer’s care. The organization secured a grant from the INFORMS QSR Section and organized a two-day Quality and Statistics Workshop and Competition. Students also learned JMP software, quality charts, control charts and process capability, followed by a team case-study competition with prizes.

Associated General Contractors
Had two teams, 13 students total, attend the ASC Competition, with one team placing second in the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) division of the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) competition in Nebraska City, beating many other large universities. The organization also had great student turnout at its annual cornhole tournament, pre-career fair meeting, three different site tours and contractor meetings.

Food Science and Food Safety Club
Members are currently prepping for knowledge bowl in 2026 competing with other universities like UofM and UW-Madison. Help Goods for the Herd clean out their food pantry at the end of the semester. Exchanged snack boxes with University of Manitoba and Michigan State.

Campus Attractions
Hosted over 30 events during the fall semester, including the Block Party with RHA, Grocery Bag Bingo, Bison Blooms and the Holiday Build-a-Buddy.

Volunteer Network
Hosted a Coat Drive and a Food Drive back-to-back in November, which immediately helped the Fargo/Moorhead community stay warm and fed during the holiday season.

Blue Key National Honor Society
Successfully raised almost $3,000 for Goods for the Herd Food Pantry during the annual Homecoming Show. Throughout the semester, members volunteered over 550 hours across various parts of the NDSU and greater Fargo-Moorhead community. Additionally, a new member chili cook-off raised funds and hygiene products for the Red River Rape and Abuse Crisis Center and promoted friendly competition between campus organizations. The organization also recognized 2025's Distinguished Educator: Charlette Moe of the Challey School of Music for her many years of dedicated service to the learning and success of NDSU students.

Graduate Nursing Student Organization
Created a mentorship between the graduate nursing cohorts and fostered an organization for the graduate nursing students to be able to share experiences with each other. Members also volunteered to create paracord lanyards to send to military troops for Operation Gratitude.

Association of Students from India
Organized a successful event called “Diwali Night” at the end of October.

In addition to the above organizations, the Supply Chain Management Club, the Thomistic Institute at NDSU, Project P and Students of Allied Sciences Club saw an increase in overall membership and attendance to the events they hosted.