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Undergraduate Student Organizations
Smeal College of Business currently recognizes 40+ student organizations at the University Park Campus. These organizations cover a variety of majors, topics, and specializations. To see if there are any organizations you are interested in joining, check out our organization listing pages for information on each individual organization as well as their contact information
Become a Smeal Student Organization
Not finding an organization that interests you at Smeal? You can create your own! First you must become a Recognized Student Organization (RSO) with Penn State's Office of Student Leadership and Involvement. Contact studentorg@psu.edu with questions or stop by HUB 103.
Once you have successfully created your organization you'll need to:
Meet with the president of the Smeal Student Council to articulate the difference between your organization and all other Smeal Organizations.
Present your organization to the Smeal Student Organization presidents with a 10-minute presentation.
Wait for the presidents to vote on it. You will become a Smeal Student Organization with a simple majority vote. For more information or questions please reach out to Becky Winge, Smeal Student Engagement Coordinator at raw5960@psu.edu.
Smeal Student Organizations By Category
Organizational Resources
Are you part of an organization that is currently recognized by the Smeal College of Business? will provide you links to important information, websites, and forms needed to inform us about what is currently going on in your organization, as well as how we can assist you with upcoming events, current campaigns, etc.
Smeal Ethical Leadership Challenge
Another way to become more engaged in Smeal is to get involved in The . SELC, which is organized by the and other departments within Smeal, focuses on improving students’ self-leadership. The challenge has multiple levels, beginning with a focus on building skills and experiences and creating new relationships that will support students’ development into strong leaders—all while putting into action their commitment to the Penn State values. Students completing the challenge will be able to highlight the experience on their resumes, distinguishing them as future leaders.