Alpha Kappa Delta Phi
Sorority
Alpha Kappa Delta Phi is the first, largest and only international Asian-American interest sorority. We currently have 55 chapters internationally and 12 in California. We strive to follow our 5 pillars, sisterhood, leadership, philanthropy, scholarship, and Asian-awareness in the community while creating life-long relationships.
Chi Delta Theta
Sorority
Chi Delta Theta is an Asian interest sorority who promotes friendship, communication, cultural awareness and social activity among university women. We have 5 pillars including sisterhood, community service, social, academics and cultural awareness. We have chapters at UC Santa Barbara, Loyola Marymount University, Long Beach State, UC Davis, and UC Los Angeles.
Chinese Cultural Club
Cultural Org
The Chinese Cultural Club is a place where people interested in Chinese culture and traditions can gather and share their knowledge. We are are small, close-knit group allowing us to get to know each other well and have a lot of fun hanging out and studying together. The club provides a safe and relaxed environment for all to enjoy and to share both our happy and our sad moments.
Epic SLO
Cultural Org
EPIC Movement is an Asian American-focused fellowship where we hope you will be able to experience the love of Jesus Christ! We seek to grow with one another through large-group/small-group settings, conferences, retreats, and Men's/Women's Ministry. We welcome everyone to be a part of our family!
Hui 'O Hawai'i
Cultural Org
Cal Poly Hui O’ Hawai’i focuses to create a space where others can share their culture from all different backgrounds. We are a social and cultural club whose motto is: spread the aloha. We aim to provide social opportunities, and most importantly create a sense of ‘ohana (family). Have fun, meet new people, and get a feel of our vibe!
Indian Student Association
Cultural Org
Indian Student Association strives to create a community among Indian and Desi identifying students while raising awareness about the South Asian culture on our campus and beyond. From offering a variety of resources to celebrating cultural events, Indian Student Association strives to connect its members to each other, to Cal Poly, and to Indian culture.
Japanese Student Association
Cultural Org
The Japanese Student Association is a club with a focus on spreading awareness, understanding, and interest of/in the Japanese culture. General meetings are held every week that consist of information about upcoming events as well as Japanese culture. Weekend social events, senpai/kouhai program, study groups, and fundraisers are opportunities for club members to bond.
Lambda Sigma Gamma
Sorority
We focus on instilling the desire for self-improvement and scholastic excellence; cultivating civic responsibility; and promoting unity and higher education amongst womxn. Our commitment to making a difference in the lives of children is accomplished via scholarships, fundraisers, contributions, partnerships, and service. We support one another and provide a family away from home.
Lambda Theta Nu
Sorority
Lambda Theta Nu Sorority, Inc. is a Latinx sorority established to provide community and support to all Latinx womxn-identifying individuals pursing higher education. Through academic excellence, community service, and sisterhood, we hope to empower each other while providing a safe space for personal and professional growth.
Latinos in Agriculture
Cultural Org
Latinos in Agriculture (LIA) promotes diversity, higher education, and agriculture while providing a home away from home to underrepresented minority groups. We serve to support students involved in all fields of agriculture by assisting in seeking professional, career, or leadership development opportunities and serving as a cultural support system to all our members.
Latinx Cultural Association
Cultural Org
Latinx Cultural Association (LCA) strives to create a fun social environment to learn, share, and experience Latinx culture and practices. We promote a welcoming community for everyone and give the opportunity to appreciate the various heritages of the Latinx community.
National Society of Black Engineers
Professional/academic
Society of Black Engineers and Scientists (SBES) was established in 1978 and in 2017 became the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). Today, it is the largest University-recognized African American academic and social club. Our mission is to increase the number of culturally responsible Black engineers to excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community.
Omega Xi Delta
Fraternity
Omega Xi Delta is the first Asian-interest fraternity at Cal Poly. As an organization, we pride ourselves on three core virtues: brotherhood, cultural awareness, and gentleman-like conduct. Since our establishment in 1994, our bonds in brotherhood are second to none. With an active house of 25, our members know each other on a deep, personal level that provides a home away from home.
Queer and/or Trans People of Color
Cultural Org
Cal Poly QTPOC exists to cultivate a brave space for queer and/or trans people of color to explore identity, find support, and build community. We believe in the concepts of unconditional love and hope to foster the type of community where students who typically do not feel included can have a space that they can call home. If you’re looking for a community, consider joining our family.
SLO Breakers
Dance/performance
Founded in 2017, Cal Poly SLO Breakers is one of the few hip hop organizations on campus that aims to promote a community based on the knowledge of hip hop culture. The club’s main focus is to provide a creative, inclusive, and inspiring atmosphere for people who are interested in one of the five elements of hip hop, b-boying.
South West Asian and North African Club
Cultural Org
The South West Asian North African (SWANA) club is a non-religious space for South West Asian (Middle Eastern) and North African students on campus to share their culture and talk about current events happening around the world. We wish to provide a safe space for SWANA students to feel comfortable talking about their identity and find a home away from home.
Urban Movement
Dance/Pertformance
Urban Movement is a non-audition dance club that fosters a safe, inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds to grow together as dancers and individuals. It respects and welcomes all forms of dance, upholding its motto “Growth in Community, Community in Growth” throughout all areas of its club activities.
Black Student Union
Cultural Org
The Black Student Union (BSU) strives to enhance the lives of Black students and the life of the student body as a whole. We achieve this through the education of the Black consciousness and through the cultivation and promotion of Black culture. We host weekly meetings, attend conferences, go on field trips, host panels, plan socials, and much much more!
Chinese Christian Fellowship
Cultural Org
Chinese Christian Fellowship aims to be a community where people can encounter God and become followers of His Son, Jesus Christ. Together we grow and encourage each other through fellowship, dedicated prayer, Bible study, worship, discipleship, and service. While our approach is to reach people who share in the Chinese culture, our identity is found first in Jesus. We also share in the general calling of the Navigators, which is “to know Christ and to make Him known.”
Chinese Student Association
Cultural Org
The Chinese Students’ Association is one of the largest cultural clubs at Cal Poly. CSA is dedicated to embracing diversity and creating a “home away from home.” With CSA's 3 non-audition performing groups: Take Out Kidz, Lion Dance Team, and Variations, CSA desires to share Chinese culture with Cal Poly and the SLO community. We continue to make an effort to bring multiple backgrounds together.
Gamma Zeta Alpha
Fraternity
In 1987, fifteen men came together to found what would later become Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Recognizing the difficulties facing Latinos in higher education, the founders sought to create an organization aimed at developing leadership, instilling academic scholarship, and creating an environment of support that integrated Latino heritage.
Imagen y Espiritu Ballet Folklorico
Dance/Performance
Imagen y Espíritu Ballet Folklorico de Cal Poly was founded in 1991 and is a club formed to teach people the traditional Mexican folk dancing and promote the appreciation for Mexican culture around Cal Poly and the SLO community through dance and spirit.
Iranian Student Cultural Organization
Cultural Org
The Iranian Student Cultural Organization (ISCO) is a non-political and non-religious student organization whose main objective is to host Iranian social and cultural events in the efforts to promote an understanding of Iranian culture while creating a safe environment to foster friendships and support system.
Korean American Student Association
Cultural Org
Korean American Student Association (KASA) was founded in 1989 and focuses on promoting heritage, identity, and pride of Korean and Korean Americans. We have a non-audition dance team that focuses on hip-hop and K-pop. We also have a 선배 (sunbae) and 후배 (hoobae) mentorship program strives to establish a warm sense of community at Cal Poly.
Lambda Theta Alpha
Sorority
Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is recognized as the first largest Latina sorority nationwide. This sisterhood is based on unity, love, and respect in an effort to foster the development of strong leaders. We promote unity through charitable and educational programs, maintaining a higher standard of learning, and serving as a voice for all students.
Lambda Theta Phi
Fraternity
Lambda Theta Phi, Latin Fraternity, Inc. was founded in 1975, and is the first and largest Latin Greek organization. We provide leadership in shaping the future of our Fraternity; deliver innovative solutions to help promote our brothers and fraternity achieve their goals; and raise the social and cultural conscience of the Latinx community.
Latinx Business Student Association
Professional/Academic
The Latinx Business Student Association promotes the development of tomorrow’s future leaders through our four core values: professional development, academic success, family, and career advancement. LBSA strives to equip every member with the fundamental skills necessary to successfully launch their professional careers.
Movimiento Estudiantil Xicanx de Aztlán
Cultural Org
MEXA is a national student ran organization dedicated to promoting higher education amongst Xicanx/a/o identifying students through the reconnection of culture and community. We are dedicated to fostering a welcoming environment that engaging in dialogues that critique our hxstories and explore contemporary issues within our community. ¡La unión hace la fuerza!
Nu Alpha Kappa
Fraternity
NU ALPHA KAPPA promotes academic excellence and fosters a harmonious and brotherly atmosphere through social and cultural awareness. There is a need to interface the various backgrounds that constitute the student body of our fraternal university chapter in order to improve relations amongst all students and the community.
Pilipino Cultural Exchange
Cultural Org
Pilipino Cultural Exchange (PCE) accepts people of different backgrounds to create an enriching cultural experience. Members have the opportunity to join performing groups, compete in intramural sports, connect with mentors in their major, and find a lifelong family - an important aspect of Filipino culture. We pride ourselves on being a home away from home for all of our members.
Sigma Omega Nu
Sorority
Sigma Omega Nu was founded in 1996 and was the first Latina interest sorority established at Cal Poly. At the time, no group existed specifically for the academic, cultural or family support of Latina women pursuing higher education. Since then, Sigma Omega Nu's commitment to academic and family support has spread throughout California and Nevada. Today, Sigma Omega Nu's membership is made up of diverse women from many cultural, religious, and political backgrounds.
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Professional/Academic
The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Student Chapter is an organization in which student leaders volunteer their time and efforts to help students and the community. Our mission is to increase the number of Hispanics entering the fields of engineering, science, or any other profession and provide recruitment, training programs, and tutoring for students to become professionals.
Thai-Vietnamese Student Association
Cultural Org
The Thai-Vietnamese Student Association warmly welcomes people of all ethnicities to learn about and appreciate Thai and Vietnamese culture. Meetings are every week and food events are planned every quarter, such as Hot Pot night, Pho night, Spring roll night, and many more! Come check us out and find a new home away from home!