Establish Your PERSPECTIVE

Engage with a community that welcomes bold initiatives and new perspectives. Connect with peers from different backgrounds and discover how you can use your unique interests and skill sets to collaborate on a shared vision.

We provide support, resources, and opportunities to develop the skills that will make you a top candidate among employers and graduate schools. Our students’ ability to adapt, create, collaborate, and tackle challenges from multiple perspectives sets them apart from the pack.

GET INVOLVED

At Willamette University, we believe that everyone has a responsibility to use their talents and abilities for the greater good. Our motto “Not unto ourselves alone are we born” emphasizes the importance of community and service. If you value social responsibility and making a positive impact in the world, Willamette could be a great fit for you. Our focus on community engagement and service can help you develop into an active, engaged citizen. As you think about your future, a Willamette education can help you develop into a wellrounded individual who makes meaningful contributions to society.

ARTS AND MUSIC

• Chamber Choir

• Headband (a cappella)

• Improv Club

• Pep Band

• Poi Club

• Student Theatre Arts Group

• Taiko Club

• University Chamber Orchestra

• Up Top (a cappella)

• Voce (vocal ensemble)

• Vox (vocal ensemble)

• Waller String Quartet

• Willamette Dance Company

• Willamette Jazz Collective

• Willamette Singers

• Wind Ensemble

FRATERNITY AND SORORITY LIFE

• Alpha Chi Omega

• Alpha Phi

• Interfraternity Council

• Kappa Sigma

• Panhellenic Council

• Sigma Alpha Epsilon

• Sigma Chi

MULTICULTURAL CLUBS

• Alianza

• Asian Coalition for Equality

• Black Student Union

• Hawaiʻi Club

• Japan Studies Student Leaders

• Native and Indigenous Student Union

• Queer Student Union

• Sinophone Cultural Association

STUDENT IMPACT ORGANIZATIONS

• Bearcat Pantry

• Climate Action Alliance

• Clothing Share

• Colleges Against Cancer

• Community Action Fund for Equity and Sustainability

• Disability Advocacy Club

• Neurodivergent Student Union

• Non Traditional Student Union

• Pro Immigrant Rights Student Union

• Restorative Justice Club

• Sexual Assault Response Advocates

• Willamette Emergency Medical Services

• Zena Farm Club

RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL GROUPS

• Buddhist Student Association

• Campus Ambassadors Christian Fellowship

• InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

• Jewish Student Union

• Muslim Student Association

• Newman Club

I think the biggest way [Willamette] shaped me as a leader is learning how to take a large project with many moving pieces and execute and finish it. Everyone is so involved and wants to make our community better. — Elizabeth Gill ’17 major in politics