Students have the right to join together and form student organizations which cannot be refused recognition by the university. The university must recognize a petition to form a new student organization according to Healy v. James. This means that students may form any organization they want as an exercise of their First Amendment right of assembly. For instance, the Porn Club, the I Hate President Zingg Club, the Underage Drinking Club or even the Chico State Chapter of Al Queda must be recognized and be allowed to continue to operate, so long as the organization does not violate any campus policy.
The administration of Student Organization Policies is handled by the Student Activities Office, an office of Chico State's division of Student Affairs.
Here you can find a compilation of various student organizations at Chico State. The official list can be found in the student catalog.
Media
Student Government
Spiritual
- Asian Christian Fellowship
- Campus Crusade for Christ
- Chabad Jewish Association
- Christian Challenge http://www.challengecsuc.com
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Hillel (Jewish Student Union)
- Intervarsity Christian Fellowship
- Latter-day Saints Student Association (LDSSA)
- Muslim Student Association
- Newman Catholic Campus Ministry
- The Door
- The Edge (Campus Christian Fellowship)
- The Lighthouse
Departmental Clubs
Political
Ethnic/Cultural
- African Students Club
- American Indian Club
- Asociacion de Teatro y Poesia
- Ballet Folklorico
- Black Student Alliance
- Filipino American Student Organization
- Hmong Student Association
- Indian Student Association (ISA)
- Korean Student Association
- Pacific Islanders Connection (PIC)
- Pakistan Students Association
- Persian Cultural Association
- Sociedad Estudiantal de Literatura, Arte, y Cultura
- Southeast Asian Student Association
Honor Societies
- Beta Alpha Psi
- Eta Kappa Nu
- Golden Key
- Kappa Delta Pi
- Lambda Pi Eta
- Omicron Theta Epsilon
- Order of Omega: Theta Rho
- Phi Alpha Theta
- Phi Eta Sigma
- Phi Sigma Iota
- Phi Sigma Tau
- Pi Sigma Alpha
- Psi Chi
- Sigma Lambda Chi
- Sigma Tau Delta
- Student Support Services Leadership Council (SSSLC)
- Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society
- Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Recreational Organizations
- Ballroom Dance Club
- Chico Snow Club
- Chico State Tennis Team
- Envy Dance Team
- Expressions Dance Team
- Fencing Club
- Wildcat Gaming
Social Activities
Special Interest
- Chico State Harry Potter Club http://on.fb.me/HPchico
- The Gender and Sexuality Equity Center (GSEC)- Located in BMU 005
"Greek" Organizations
- See Fraternities
- See Sororities