List of clubs
For a relatively small school, RPI boasts a large number of student clubs and organizations. Due to the ephemeral nature of the populations of every student organization, all lists of clubs will become outdated. This list likely contains some clubs that are no longer active, and is missing some that are, but it will track as many of them as possible.
Union Recognition
The Rensselaer Union organizes and oversees most clubs at RPI. The Union Executive Board designates clubs as recognized, funded, or affiliated. Recognized and funded clubs are constituted under the Union, with the only distinction being that funded clubs receive an operating budget from the Executive Board. Affiliated clubs are constituted under other Institute departments, and are acknowledged by the Union to be granted some benefits the Union offers to its subsidiary clubs, such as support from Union staff, the right to reserve Union-managed event spaces, and Union gift accounts.
In addition to granting recognized clubs some rights, the Union also imposes some rules on its clubs. All Union-recognized and funded clubs must be open to all members of the Union, and are prohibited from maintaining external financial accounts. These rules do not apply to affiliated clubs.
The Union also sorts clubs into categories. These categories have little effect on the Union's operations with a few key exceptions, and are mainly for the benefit of students and for the Union's organization. However, some of them come with specific rights or restrictions:
- Religious and Political clubs may not be funded
- Student Government organizations may not endorse candidates for public office, and are defined by the Union Constitution. Many members are elected to student government during Grand Marshal Week
- Sports and Performing/Visual Arts clubs can select members for competitive teams based on tryouts, provided that they are fair and publicized
- These clubs must reasonably allow any member of the Union to participate in non-competitive club activities, such as practices and training sessions
- Honor/Professional can select members based on academic performance
List of Clubs
| Name | Category | Union Recognition | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACHA Hockey | Club Sports | Funded | |
| African Students Association (ASA) | Identity Based | Funded | |
| Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) | Affiliated | ||
| Alianza Latina (AL) | Identity Based | Funded | |
| Alpha Epsilon Delta Prehealth Honor Society | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| Alpha Phi Omega (APO) | Community Service | Recognized | Discord server |
| Alpha Psi Omega | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| American Institute of Chemical Engineers | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| American Nuclear Society | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| American Society of Civil Engineers | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| Arab Students Organization | Identity Based | Funded | |
| Archery Club | Club Sports | Funded | Discord server |
| Architectural Robotics Club (ARC) | Technical | Affiliated | |
| Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) | Affiliated | ||
| Art Club | Performing/Visual Arts | Funded | |
| Association for Computing Machinery Committee on Women in Computing (ACM-W) | Affiliated | ||
| Association for Supply Chain Management Student Chapter | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| Astrophysical Society | Technical | Funded | Discord server |
| Autism at Rensselaer Club | Identity Based | Recognized | |
| Autoshop | Union Campus Service | Funded | |
| Badminton | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Ballroom Dance | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Bangladesh Student Association | Identity Based | Funded | |
| Biomedical Engineering Society | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| Black Graduate Student Association | Identity Based | ||
| Black Students Alliance (BSA) | Identity Based | Funded | |
| Board Game Club | Hobby | Funded | Discord server |
| Book Club | Performing/Visual Arts | Affiliated | |
| Boxing | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Brazilian Jiu Jitsu | Hobby | Recognized | |
| Caribbean Student Association (CSA) | Identity Based | Funded | |
| Chabad on Campus | Religious | Affiliated | |
| Cheerleading | Performing/Visual Arts | Funded | |
| Chess Club | Hobby | Funded | |
| Chinese American Students Association (CASA) | Identity Based | Funded | |
| Chinese Christian Fellowship | Identity Based | Recognized | |
| Chinese Students and Scholars Association | Identity Based | Funded | |
| Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) | Identity Based | Funded | |
| Christian Students on Campus | Religious | Affiliated | |
| Circle K | Community Service | Funded | |
| Classic Book Club | Hobby | Recognized | |
| Club Baseball | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Club Field Hockey | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Club Softball | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Code Red | Hobby | Funded | |
| Coding & Community | Hobby | Affiliated | Discord server |
| Cognitive Science Graduate Student Association | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| Computer Club | Technical | Recognized | |
| Crew | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Cricket Club | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Cru RPI | Religious | Affiliated | |
| Curling Club | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Cycling | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Dance Club | Performing/Visual Arts | Funded | |
| Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) | Hobby | Funded | Discord server |
| Dance Team | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Desi Network of Dance | Performing/Visual Arts | Affiliated | |
| Design for America at Rensselaer (DFA) | Hobby | Affiliated | |
| Design, Build, Fly | Technical | Affiliated | Discord server |
| Disc Golf Club | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Diving Association | Hobby | Affiliated | |
| Duly Noted | Performing/Visual Arts | Recognized | |
| Dungeons and Dragons | Hobby | Funded | |
| Eighth Wonder | Affiliated | ||
| Embedded Hardware Club | Technical | Funded | |
| Engineering Ambassadors | Community Service | Affiliated | |
| Engineers for a Sustainable World | Community Service | Funded | |
| Engineers Without Borders | Community Service | Funded | Discord server |
| Equestrian Club | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Executive Board | Student Government | Funded | pu@rpi.edu |
| Fencing | Club Sports | Funded | Discord server |
| Fighting Games Club | Hobby | Affiliated | |
| Figure Skating | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Fire Emblem Club | Hobby | Affiliated | |
| Fishing Club | Hobby | Funded | |
| Flying Pigs Society | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| Food Recovery Network | Community Service | Affiliated | |
| Gajjde Sher Bhangra | Performing/Visual Arts | Funded | |
| Game Development Club | Technical | Funded | |
| German Club | Hobby | Affiliated | |
| German Long Sword (HEMA) | Hobby | Funded | |
| Girls Who Code | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| GM Week | Student Government | Funded | |
| Go Club | Hobby | Affiliated | |
| Google Developer Group on Campus | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| Graduate Council | Student Government | Affiliated | |
| Graduate Indian Student Association | Identity Based | Affiliated | |
| Greek Student Association | Affiliated | ||
| GreenAI | Recognized | ||
| Ground Zero | Performing/Visual Arts | Affiliated | Discord server |
| Habitat for Humanity | Community Service | Funded | |
| HackRPI | Affiliated | ||
| Hearthstone | Hobby | Affiliated | |
| Hong Kong Students Association | Identity Based | Affiliated | |
| Humans vs Zombies | Hobby | Funded | Discord server |
| Indian Students Association (ISA) | Identity Based | Funded | |
| Insitute of Transport Engineers | Affiliated | ||
| Jazz Ensemble | Performing/Visual Arts | Affiliated | |
| Judicial Board | Student Government | Funded | |
| Judo Club | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Kendo | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Knights of Columbus - Council 13635 | Religious | Affiliated | |
| Korean Student Association | Identity Based | Affiliated | |
| Korean Students Association (KSA) | Identity Based | Funded | |
| Leadership Educators Advising Peers | Affiliated | ||
| League of Legends (LOL) | Hobby | Funded | |
| Magic Club | Hobby | Affiliated | |
| Material Advantage | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| Medlife Movement | Community Service | Affiliated | |
| Men's Club Basketball | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Men's Club Soccer | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Men's Lacrosse Club | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Model Railroad | Hobby | Funded | |
| Multicultural Sorority and Fraternity Council (MSFC) | |||
| Muslim Student Association | Religious | Affiliated | |
| National Organization of Minority Architecture Students | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE-RPI) | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) | Affiliated | ||
| Nepalese Student Association (NSA) | Recognized | ||
| Newman Catholic Fellowship | Religious | Affiliated | |
| Nikkei Student Union | Identity Based | Affiliated | |
| Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. | FSL | Affiliated | |
| Orienteering | Hobby | Affiliated | |
| Outing Club | Hobby | Funded | |
| Partial Credit | Performing/Visual Arts | Affiliated | Discord server |
| Pep Band | Performing/Visual Arts | Funded | pepband@rpi.edu |
| Phalanx Honor Society | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| Phi Gamma Delta | FSL | Affiliated | |
| Philippine American League | Identity Based | Affiliated | |
| Philippine American League (PAL) | Identity Based | Funded | |
| Photo Club | Performing/Visual Arts | Funded | Discord server |
| PickleBall | Club Sports | Funded | |
| PLU Chemistry Honor Society | Honor/Professional | Recognized | |
| Pride Alliance | Identity Based | Funded | |
| Project Rishi | Community Service | Recognized | |
| Project Sunshine | Community Service | Affiliated | |
| Quad Ball Club | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Quantum Computing Club | Technical | Funded | |
| Racquetball | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Red & White Student Organization | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| Rensselaer Center for Open Source Software (RCOS) | Affiliated | ||
| Rensselaer Christian Association | Religious | Affiliated | |
| Rensselaer Competitive Programming Club | Technical | Affiliated | Discord server |
| Rensselaer Consulting Club | Affiliated | ||
| Rensselaer Cybersecurity Collaboratory | Technical | Affiliated | |
| Rensselaer Economic Club | Hobby | Affiliated | |
| Rensselaer Electric Vehicle | Technical | Affiliated | |
| Rensselaer Endurance Motorsport | Club Sports | Affiliated | |
| Rensselaer Engineering Commons | Affiliated | ||
| Rensselaer Formula Hybrid | Technical | Affiliated | |
| Rensselaer Motorsport | Technical | Affiliated | |
| Rensselaer Music Association (RMA) | Performing/Visual Arts | Funded | Discord server |
| Rensselaer Ornithological Society | Hobby | Recognized | |
| Rensselaer Philosphy Society (RPS) | Hobby | Affiliated | |
| Rensselaer Pokemon Organization | Hobby | Funded | |
| Rensselaer Running Club | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Rensselaer Science Fiction and Anime | Hobby | Funded | |
| Rensselaer Society for Piano Arts (RSPA) | Performing/Visual Arts | Affiliated | |
| Rensselaer Society of Engineering & Innovation | FSL | Affiliated | |
| Rensselaer Spaceflight Society | Hobby | Affiliated | Discord server |
| Rensselar Voices for Palestine | Political | ||
| Rensselyrics | Performing/Visual Arts | Funded | |
| Rifle Club | Club Sports | Funded | |
| RPI A La Mode | Hobby | Recognized | |
| RPI Ambulance | Union Campus Service | Funded | |
| RPI American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics | Affiliated | ||
| RPI American Society of Mechanical Engineers | Affiliated | ||
| RPI Crafts Club | Performing/Visual Arts | Funded | |
| RPI Flying Club | Technical | Funded | |
| RPI Global Medical Brigade | Community Service | Funded | |
| RPI Indoor Aeromodelling Club | Hobby | Recognized | |
| RPI Law & Order | Recognized | ||
| RPI Players | Performing/Visual Arts | Funded | Discord server |
| RPI Raaga | Performing/Visual Arts | Funded | |
| RPI RASC-AL (RAS) | Hobby | Affiliated | |
| RPI Research Forum | Technical | Recognized | |
| RPI Robotics Club | Technical | Affiliated | Discord server |
| RPI Rounak | Performing/Visual Arts | Funded | |
| RPI Rudras | Performing/Visual Arts | Funded | |
| RPI Spikeball Roundnet Club | Club Sports | Funded | |
| RPI Sunrise Movement | Political | Affiliated | |
| RPI TV | Union Campus Service | Funded | Discord server |
| RPI Womens Club Lacrosse | Club Sports | Funded | |
| RPI-Sage Hillel | Religious | Affiliated | |
| RPISEC | Technical | Affiliated | |
| rPOP | Performing/Visual Arts | Recognized | |
| Rugby | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Rusty Pipes | Performing/Visual Arts | ||
| Science Ambassadors | Honor/Professional | Recognized | |
| Sew For Hope | Community Service | Funded | |
| She's The First | Community Service | Affiliated | |
| Sheer Idiocy | Performing/Visual Arts | Funded | |
| Ski and Snowbaord Club | Hobby | Funded | |
| Ski Team | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Society for Animals & Wildlife | Community Service | Recognized | |
| Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers | Honor/Professional | Recognized | Discord server |
| Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| Society of Manufacturing Engineers | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| Society of Physics Students | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| Society of Women Engineers | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| Student Nuclear Advancement Groups | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| Student Senate | Student Government | Funded | gm@rpi.edu |
| Student Sustainability Task Force | Community Service | Affiliated | |
| Student Transgender Association RPI (STAR) | Discord server | ||
| Student Veterans Association | Identity Based | Funded | |
| Super Smash Brothers Club | Hobby | Funded | Discord server |
| Swim Club | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Symphonic Band | Performing/Visual Arts | Affiliated | |
| T.E.A.C.U.P. | Political | Recognized | |
| Table Tennis | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Tae Kwon Do | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Tau Beta Pi | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| teamRPI eSports | Club Sports | Funded | Discord server |
| Tennis Club | Club Sports | Funded | |
| The Forge | Technical | Affiliated | Discord server |
| The Mediterranean Student Club | Identity Based | Recognized | |
| The Nutrition Club | Hobby | Recognized | |
| The Polytechnic | Media | Funded | https://poly.rpi.edu/contact |
| The Thread | Media | Recognized | |
| Tri Beta Theta Eta | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| Troy Consulting Club | Hobby | Recognized | |
| Ultimate Frisbee | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Undergraduate Council | Student Government | Affiliated | |
| Union Show Tech | Union Campus Service | Funded | |
| UPAC Cinema | Student Government | Funded | Discord server |
| UPAC Comedy | Student Government | Funded | |
| UPAC Concerts | Student Government | Funded | |
| UPAC General | Student Government | Funded | |
| Upsilon Psi Upsilon | Affiliated | ||
| Volleyball | Club Sports | Funded | |
| W2SZ HAM Radio | Technical | Funded | Discord server |
| Warhammer | Hobby | Funded | |
| Water Polo | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Weight Lifting | Hobby | Funded | |
| Winter Carnival | Student Government | Funded | |
| Women at Rensselaer Mentoring Program | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| Women In Business | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| Women In Physics | Honor/Professional | Affiliated | |
| Women's Club Basketball | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Women's Club Soccer | Club Sports | Funded | |
| Wrestling | Club Sports | Funded | |
| WRPI | Media | Funded | Discord server |
| Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) | Political | Affiliated | |
| Yu-Gi-Oh Club! | Hobby | Affiliated |