Student Life

What special interest groups, activities, fraternities/sororities are available?

Currently KU has 566 registered student organizations with missions that are each highly diverse. In the School of Music alone, organizations range from the KU Band to Honorary Fraternities and Sororiteis to the Composer's Guild at the Univerersity of Kansas to the Music Therapy Student Association.

For a complete listing of all the different organizations available to our students please visit: www.ku.edu/organizations.

What's it like on campus on the weekends?

From the Clinton Lake state park, to downtown Massachusetts street, there is always something going on in and around the Lawrence campus:

Are any programs offered to help students adjust to the college life?

How are the sports facilities?

The recreation centers on campus have state of the art aerobic and weight lifting machines for your enjoyment, please check the rec-center website for more information:

What types of meal plans are available?

The meal plan system at KU offers students a wide range of flexibility when choosing what works best for each individual, please check the following link for more information:


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