Clubs and Orgs. by Type:

• Academic
• Club Sports
• Community Service
• Cultural
• Greek Organizations
• Political
• Recreation
• Religious/Spiritual
• Social

Academic

American Medical Students Association (AMSA)

The purposes of this organization shall be:

*To provide an environment that supports the creative ideas of physicians-in-training.

*To promote, encourage and maintain a cohesive relationship with the students and non-student organizations of Occidental College.

*To serve as a forum for discussion of health issues and develop a policy agenda for physicians-in-training.

*To affect change in the medical education process and to make it more responsive to the needs of students and society.

*To maintain its status as an independent organization.

*To maintain its primary identity as an organization for physicians-in-training.

*To promote and maintain programs that enhance the quality of health care in the community.

*To be financially independent and maintain a stable financial base.

*To continue to develop health-care leadership.

*To seek, develop and provide membership services to the physicians-in-training community.

*To increase knowledge of health information among members and the public.

*To periodically re-evaluate the above purposes and ensure that they are carried out in a proper fashion.

Association for Radio & Media Sponsorship for Occidental

The mission of the ARMS for Oxy is to consult KOXY, the Occidental College radio station on technical advancement and infrastructural development.  It is an organization established for KOXY consulting and technical training, with the goal to facilitate KOXY's transition into a professional radio station that broadcasts in the greater Eagle Rock area, records live in-studio performances in addition to producing student and professional music for the benefit of KOXY, the musicians involved, and Occidental College.  The ARMS for OXY may move with a 2/3 (yes-votes rounded up) majority to dissolve itself after these goals are achieved.  The ARMS for Oxy may also provide short-term, limited consulting to other Occidental media groups, such as the newspaper.

Diplomacy & World Affairs Digest

This publication will attempt to keep students, professors, and alumni informed on events and accomplishments within the Diplomacy and World Affairs Department of Occidental College.  The publication will address pertinent international issues influencing the College. 

History Society

To gather together around issues of history through academic and extracurricular pursuits.

Mid. East Comprehension Club

Through artistic, cultural, and educational events we hope to promote political understanding between students in the US and the area of the world traditionally referred to as the 'Middle East'.

Mortar Board - Dranzen Chapter

A senior honors organization dedicated to academic excellence and community service.

Neuroscience Club

To bring a wide range of neuroscience topics to the general public and those interested in the neuroscience by means of educational seminars, trips to Neuro labs, and education through Brain Awareness Week, etc.

Mortar Board - Dranzen Chapter

A senior honors organization dedicated to academic excellence and community service.

Occidental Classics Club

“Incidentally, I despise everything which merely instructs me without increasing or immediately enlivening my activity.”

It is with these words, written by the German poet, Goethe, that Nietzsche begins his famous essay on the “use and abuse,” or the “worth and worthlessness” of history. We in the Occidental Classics Club desire to use, not abuse the study of ancient cultures. We wish to use what we know of the civilizations of Greece and Rome, of India, Egypt and the Near East, to challenge us to think more deeply and more productively about the experiences and actions of our modern lives, and to renew their intensity. We want to promote and revive the study of Classics as something relevant to contemporary life, as something that can be moving, puzzling, engaging and often times, simply fun. We will therefore emphasize the “lived experience” of ancient peoples and attempt to make a conscious break from the study of Classics as traditionally conceived. Our intention, to paraphrase the scholar Oliver Taplin, is not to go back to the ancients, but to move forward in out own lives with them.

Occidental Review Arts & Literary Magazine

Our purpose is to select written and visual art works of all types for publication in the college’s annual Arts and Literary publication.

Occidental Venture Association

The Occidental Venture Association is determined to address the need for an organization which could give entrepreneurially minded students the possibility of expanding knowledge and practical experience in the fields of venture creation and small business management. By offering the members a series of field trips, seminars, workshops, social events, and competitions we are committed to explore the issues of entrepreneurship. Our goal is develop an appreciation for the complex and exciting process of venture creation. Apart from providing Occidental’s College student body with the opportunity of to enhance their understanding of entrepreneurship the Occidental Venture Association will attempt to create a close bond of cooperation with the local business environment and alumni network of business practitioners. We believe that the activities of the Occidental Venture Association can benefit all individuals who are willing to open their minds and consider the great social importance of entrepreneurship.

Psychobiology Club

The purpose of this club is to create a social network and centralized student organization for the Psychobiology major.

Psychology Club

To promote the interests of psychology majors and minors as well as the psychology department.  To offer academic encouragement and community to those interested in psychology.

Student Alumni Relations Committee

To keep students informed, interested and active in the affairs of the College as a whole, and specially in those of its alumni, with the hope that they will remain so after they graduate. To teach students the necessary leadership skills for developing programs to assist their fellow students.
To foster alumni concern for the current and future welfare of the College by directly involving more alumni in the events and programs sponsored by the College and SARC.

Taft Magazine

 To create a venue for cultural criticism in a funny and awesome way. To produce a publication and provide experience to members interested in writing, art, design, and publishing. To provide an alternative to the Occidental Weekly as a vehicle of expression for Occidental Students.

The Occidental Architecture Fellows

The Occidental Architecture Fellows is dedicated to the aesthetic beauty and function of the built form as well as the betterment of humanity through thoughtful design. Our goal is to foster a knowledge of and appreciation for design amongst the students and faculty of Occidental College as well as provide a forum to discuss design issues affecting our community. We are also crusaders for justice and liberty for all.

Women's Printing Association

To foster and help develop creative and confident female journalists through support of printing by women.