Student & Community Organizations

There are a number of organizations on campus for students. Here are just a few to help you to get involved in campus activities. If you are interested in community involvement, check out the Community Organizations list below.
Campus Cultural Centers
Student Organizations
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Pi Sigma Chapter
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Zeta Sigma Omega Chapter
- American Indian Students for Engineering & Science (AISES)
- Association of African Students (AAS)
- Black Cultural Affairs Board (BCAB)
- Black Student Union (BSU)
- NAACP @ PSU
- Oregon Student of Color Coalition (OSCC)
- United Indigenous Students in Higher Education (UISHE)
Student Assistance Programs at PSU
- Guide, Persist, Succeed (GPS) Program: The Guide, Persist, Succeed (GPS) Program in the Multicultural Retention Services department offers general academic support to students who are first-generation, low-income and from diverse and multicultural backgrounds. The program will aid you throughout your college experience by providing general academic advising, connections with a diverse and multicultural on-campus community, and referrals to campus and community resources.
- Accessing the Cultural Capital Essential to Student Success (ACCESS): The ACCESS Program is designed to help support students during their first year at Portland State University by providing academic advising, help with identifying and setting academic goals, and referrals to campus and community resources.
- Diversity Scholarship Program: The Diversity Scholarship program promotes diversity and student participation in campus life through volunteerism and academic excellence. Scholarship recipients will share their unique strengths and diverse perspectives through their involvement in on-campus activities, in the classroom and through their participation in community service. The Diversity Scholarship is a renewable tuition-remission credit in the amount of 12 undergraduate credits at the resident tuition rate excluding fees (actual amount varies).
Community Organizations
- Africa House: 631 NE 102nd Ave Portland, OR 97220, PH# 503-802-0082
- Obo Addy Legacy Project
- Cascade Festival of African Films
- Harambee Center
- Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization (IRCO): 503-234-1541
- Urban League of Portland
- Sexual Assault Resource Center (Beaverton, OR) - Also, see our volunteer opportunities at SARC!