List of Student Organizations
The purpose of student organizations at Willamette University is to provide opportunities for the enhancement of academic, cultural, social and recreational aspects of student life through participation in group programs and activities. Every Willamette student has the opportunity to become involved in campus organizations!
Student organizations fall into one of ten categories. To browse student organizations, select a category below.
Performing Arts Organizations
DANCE COMPANY
Contact Rachel Ross
The Willamette Dance Company is an organization of dancers and dance enthusiasts with the common goal of creating and performing a semesterly dance concert.
HEAD BAND
Contact Devin Leonardi
Headband is a male a cappella group. Our purpose is to make music for the community and foster friendships within the group.
IMPROV CLUB
Contact Austin Schock
The purpose of this organization is to promote, perform, and teach methods of improvisational theatre to members of the Willamette community.
POI CLUB
Contact Nathaniel Garst
Poi club promotes, expresses and teaches the art of poi on the Willamette campus. We will gather regularly to practice and improve each others' skills. Performances will be in conjunction with other clubs at WU including but not limited to the DJ and Hawaii club. The tools used in poi are varied; the include poi balls, glowsticks, zuni, beaming poi and fine poi among others.
SONGWRITING AND PERFORMANCE CLUB
Contact Kristian Knutson
The Songwriting Club promotes a safe creative environment for sharing student music while working to refine lyricism and musicality. Additionally, the Songwriting club will work to publish student material, promote campus music, and provide opportunities for community performances.
TAIKO CLUB
Contact Matthew Tom
The purpose of Taiko is to give an opportunity to students to learn the traditional ways of Japanese Taiko and to perform for Willamette as well as other local communities in hopes of expanding the knowledge of Japanese tradition.
Tandem
Contact Megan Newcomb
Tandem is a co-ed a capella choir that arranges, learns and performs a variety of popular music.
UP TOP
Contact Rose Rubel
Up Top is a student-run female a cappella musical group comprised of full-time Willamette students of any major. It strives to promote a creative and performance outlet through the process of performing and arranging original and "covered" vocal pieces.
WILLAMETTE CHOIRS
Contact Christiana Zollner
This organization represents all curricular choirs at Willamette including: Chamber Choir, Willamette Singers, Voce Femminile and Male Ensemble Willamette. The organization goal is to promote excellence in the choral art.