Bryn Mawr Student Clubs
Clubs are listed within the following interest areas:
| Academic/Professional | Political |
| Affinity | Religious |
| Awareness and Advocacy | Service and Activism |
| Governing | Special Interest |
| Media | Sport |
| Music and Performing Arts | |
| Clubs denoted with an * are Bryn Mawr/Haverford clubs. | |
Starting a Club |
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Student Club and Organization Policy Social fraternities or sororities are not permitted at the College. The College has determined that students are better served by the numerous non-exclusive student clubs and organizations which exist on campus. Bryn Mawr College does not recognize the charter of any social fraternity or sorority. No College facilities (including all public and private spaces, bulletin boards, and campus mail) can be used for any social fraternity or sorority activities. Violation of this policy by any student constitutes a violation of the social honor code and may result in disciplinary sanctions. |
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Club Activity Policy All clubs interested in participating in activities held off campus which include significant risk and liability must meet with the Director of Student Activities & Orientation to obtain approval at least 10 business days prior to the scheduled activity date. College funds, which include SGA funds, cannot be used to support unapproved off campus activities. The following activities require club leaders to successfully complete an outdoor emergency preparedness class and hire a professional guide selected by the student club and formally approved and contracted with the College: hiking, climbing (all kinds, including but not limited to rope and rock), camping, water sports including but not limited to rafting, kayaking, canoeing, paddle boarding, snorkeling, surfing, and wakeboarding/skating/surfing/skiing. Professional instruction and support is required for and all ski, snowboarding, and ice skating activities. In addition, prior approval and participant liability waivers are required for all equestrian and gymnastic activities. The following activities are not permitted: racing (including but not limited to auto and bike), parachuting, sailing of any kind, gliding of any kind, hot air balloon rides, all aircraft rides and activities, all helicopter rides and activities, all shooting range events and activities, and all recreational diving and underwater sports of any kind. |
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Accessibility Policy for Bryn Mawr College Events Bryn Mawr College strives to provide equal access to all College-sponsored activities and events. When requested, reasonable accommodations for College events will be made in order to ensure equal access. Requests for reasonable accommodations at events might include: All Bryn Mawr College event advertisements (including, but not limited to, print publications such as brochures and flyers, website and email announcements/publications, and social media event pages) must include the following statement: Bryn Mawr College welcomes the full participation of all individuals in all aspects of campus life. Should you wish to request a disability-related accommodation for this event, please contact the event sponsor/coordinator. Requests should be made as early as possible. In addition, when event advertisements are posted online, they must be accessible, in accordance with the College’s Web Accessibility Guidelines: https://techdocs.blogs.brynmawr.edu/6808. Event advertising should also include information regarding accommodations that have been secured for an event. For example, “Computer Assisted Real-Time Translation (CART) services will be provided at Convocation.” Should an event sponsor/coordinator need assistance in evaluating a request or in procuring services to provide an accommodation, please contact Access Services for advice and/or consultation. |
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Steps for starting a new club 1. Explore the clubs already in existence at Bryn Mawr College before starting a club. If a student finds that we do not have a club which is of interest to them they can choose to start their own club. However, the club must be different than any club already on campus. 2. Gain interest and members from the student body by hosting an event. A minimum of five members is required for any new club. 3. Once you have five members you can petition the Office of Student Activities to start a new club. Petitions are accepted in September and January and the petition form will be available on the Student Activities website during the first two weeks of each semester. 4. If funding is desired, the new club must submit a written constitution to SGA's Student Finance Committee in the beginning of the semester. Please review the Constitution Guide for a template. Constitution Guide (PDF) (Word) 5. All clubs are required to register each academic year with the Office of Student Activities at the beginning of the fall semester. |
Academic/Professional |
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*Bi-Co Bioanthro Club The purpose of this organization shall be to encourage those interested in biological anthropology to pursue that interest by discussing news from the field, watching movies and critiquing their techniques, and hosting professionals to talk about their experiences. We also hope to provide a foundation for networking, as well as help each other find field schools, internships, and other opportunities. Contact: |
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Bi-Co Consulting Club Bi-co Consulting Club is for students interested in going into consulting industry. We work with the career office in both Bryn Mawr College and Haverford College to coordinate annual Consulting Bootcamp that prepares students required knowledge and skills for recruiting process with consulting firms. Networking events and info sessions are also regularly posted throughout the academic year. Contact: Sophie Lu |
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Engineers and Makers We wish to promote engineering opportunities on Bryn Mawr's campus in order to enhance student education and make the field more accessible to students of all backgrounds. We are working with faculty, staff, and undergraduate students to create accessible on-campus engineering and technology opportunities and resources for Bryn Mawr students. Come down to the new Makerspace and say hi! Contact: |
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Bryn Mawr College Owl Investment Group (OIG) is a student-run organization with a portfolio valued over $175,000 whose purpose is to learn about and explore investing through the stock market, finance, weekly information and decision making meetings, workshops, and career panels. Contact: Elia Anagnosto |
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Pre-Health Society Prehealth Society is for students interested in going into health professions. This club works with the Prehealth Office to schedule events that expose students to different health-related careers. Contact: Chris Pathmanabhan |
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Redefine Her Street (RHS) is an organization focused on creating a women's business network at liberal arts institutions and dedicated to empowering women interested in careers in finance, consulting, and corporations by supporting them during the undergraduate recruiting process and familiarizing them with concepts related to these fields. Contact: |
Awareness and Advocacy |
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The Body Image Council focuses on promoting positive body image and providing support for body image concerns and eating disorders. Contact: |
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EnAble is a student club that focuses on support, community-building, awareness, and advocacy for Bi-Co students with disabilities, chronic illnesses, mental illnesses, other medical conditions, and their allies. Contact: Julia Nessman |
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Fem-Co (Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance) Fem-Co. (Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance) is an organization open to all BMC students to establish a broad constituency to work in pursuit of feminist ideals -- social, political, and economic equality for women and men, to study and take action on national, campus, and local feminist issues and concerns, to provide leadership and career building opportunities for feminist students, and to ... educate the community about feminist issues. Campaigns include: Birth Control Access (on campus and globally), Global Reproductive Health/Rights, Eco-Feminism: Women & Climate Change, Gender Equity in Education, & Sweat Shop Elimination. Contact: |
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GenderQuest Safe space for trans, non-binary, questioning, and gender non-conforming students to gather, talk, bond, and eat snacks! We host a binder drive once a year for club members, and we organize events with speakers and other clubs on campus. Contact: |
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Mountaintop Coalition: Bryn Mawr Branch The purpose of MTC is to uplift students of minority backgrounds, especially students of color in the fields of Classics, Archaeology, Philosophy, and other related disciplines. The MTC creates a space to discuss problems of discrimination in the field as well as to organize events designed to directly address these problems and foster discussion with the wider campus community about diversity in the fields of the members. Contact: Danielle Perry |
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Rainbow Alliance is a social, cultural, and political group. Through meetings, discussions, campus-wide events, and participation in the greater Philadelphia community and beyond, we foster a community that is supportive of lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, nonbinary, intersex, asexual, aromantic, queer, and questioning students, as well as their allies and those who identify as none of the above. Contact: Emma Pinsky |
Affinity |
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The Bryn Mawr College Asian Students Association (ASA) is a space for Asian and Asian American students and the general Bryn Mawr College community: To explore and embrace their multiplicity of cultures and identities, especially those of Asians and Asian Americans, To promote cultural, social, and political awareness of Asian and Asian American perspectives in an inclusive and engaging environment, To foster outside connections by inviting Asian American professionals to campus. Contact: Dana Yang |
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Association of International Students The purpose of the Association of International Students (AIS) is to foster a sense of community and encourage cultural exchange among international as well as domestic students. AIS hopes to promote cultural understanding of differences on campus. Contact: |
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BACaSO BACaSO is a dynamic organization promoting the rich heritage of Africa, the Caribbean and diaspora communities. The organization is open to all members of the community who are interested in and/or are of African and Caribbean descent. The purpose of the organization is to support and articulate the needs of BACaSO women as members of the larger community as well as create awareness of the diverse cultural and social experiences of Africa, the Caribbean, and the diaspora through a range of campus-wide activities. BACaSO is a dynamic organization promoting the rich heritage of Africa, the Caribbean and diaspora communities. The organization is open to all members of the community who are interested in and/or are of African and Caribbean descent. The purpose of the organization is to support and articulate the needs of BACaSO members and create awareness of the diverse cultural and social experiences of Africa, the Caribbean, and the diaspora through a range of campus-wide activities. Contact: Rihana Oumer |
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Chinese Student and Scholar Association Chinese Student and Scholar Association (CSSA) is an association that aims to provide a platform for people to truly understand Chinese culture and for Chinese students at Bryn Mawr to integrate themselves into the community. We present the student body as well as faculty an opportunity to learn more of the Chinese culture outside of a classroom environment and corporates with the Admission Office and Career Engagement Office to help every member explore their career interest and future path. There are various fun activities and a number of career talks and professional talks throughout the year. Contact: Sharon Yu |
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Dharmic Students Association We are an affinity group providing a platform for BMC students to practice Dharmic religions and raise awareness in the community about these traditions. We host events every semester that mark religious holidays, reflect on the meaning of religion, and engage in different cultures. Contact: Geeta Sharma |
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*Japanese Students Association The Japanese Student Association is a group created not only to help Japanese students and those of Japanese heritage meet and socialize, but to also introduce Japanese culture to those who are interested in Japan. We have multiple events throughout the year, including trips to Japanese restaurants nearby, and the club’s annual trip to Washington DC in the spring to enjoy the blooming cherry blossoms. Contact: Nanako Komatsubara |
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Mujeres* Mujeres* aims to foster a homelike environment and provide a space for Latinx students and allies on campus to have conversations about our cultural identities, celebrate them, and educate the Bryn Mawr community on Latinx issues occurring both inside and outside of campus. Mujeres* strives to increase the visibility of Latinx student voices, bringing awareness to issues concerning academia, legislation, advocacy, and the Latinx community at large. Contact: Leticia Robledo |
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Sisterhood* Sisterhood* is a collective for Black and African American people at Bryn Mawr College. Sisterhood* provides a space to uplift, celebrate, and encourage those who identify with the African Diaspora. We seek to create community and spark conversation on Bryn Mawr's campus. We hold bi-weekly meetings to discuss issues that affect the Black community at large, and to build family amongst people of colour on campus. Sisterhood* seeks to honour and embrace Blackness on campus, as well as promote self-love amongst racial challenges we face as a society. We host regular events celebrating the talent and intellectualism of our members and offer a safe space for dialogue. Sisterhood* is open to all genders and gender expressions. Contact: Taylor Gee |
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South Asian Students SAS is an affinity group on campus. Contact: |
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Zami+ Zami+ is an AMO (Alliance of Multicultural Organizations) group centering QTPOC on Bryn Mawr's campus. In addition to general body meetings in the Enid Cook Center Zami+ hosts a number of community events throughout the year and provides a safe space for QTPOC on campus. Contact: Alma Sterling |
Governing |
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Self-Government Association (SGA) The Self-Government Association (often referred to as SGA) is the self-governing body of the undergraduate students of Bryn Mawr College. Students practice self-governance which allows them to create rules and principles for the members of SGA to abide by. Contact: SGA |
Media |
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*Bi-Co Radio The Bi-Co Radio is a radio station/club for Bryn Mawr and Haverford. Contact: |
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Her Campus is the #1 new-media brand for the empowered college woman. Written entirely by the world's top college journalists – with 10,000+ contributors and counting – HerCampus.com features national Style, Beauty, Health, Love, Life, Career, Entertainment, News, DIY, LGBTQ+, High School, and After College content supplemented by local content from 350 campus chapters nationwide and in ten countries. Contact: Maria Bohan |
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Nimbus Literary and Arts Magazine Nimbus is Bryn Mawr College's literary and arts magazine showcasing student writing and artwork: poetry, short fiction, narrative essays, photography, painting, etc. Contact: Rosemarie Fettig |
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Spokes Bryn Mawr's spoken and written word community. We act as a space for workshop, a space for performance, and a space for conversation. Hinged on a love for the written word, this club aims to create and hold our expressions, our stories, and our voices. Contact: |
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Spoon University is a food and health publication that’s written by college students, for college students. Contact: |
Music and Performing Arts |
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Acabellas The Acabellas are an acapella group on the Bryn Mawr campus that loves to sing a variety of songs from different genres and eras. We arrange, rehearse, and perform acapella covers of songs as one cohesive group. Contact: Susannah Duncan |
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Afreen Afreen is a Bollywood Contemporary dance group on the Bryn Mawr campus. Our main goal is for club members to have a good time, and destress from daily campus work load. All are welcome to join Afreen, even if they are not professionally trained! Come join us for auditions if you are interested in dance, and just want to relax, and let loose! Contact: Zahra Khan |
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Ajoyo AJOYO is an afro-beats dance group focused on embracing and sharing West African dancing through both modern and traditional movement. AJOYO serves to depict an authentic culture that is often appropriated throughout the BMC community and beyond. Contact: Odinaka Oranekwu |
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*Bi-Co Jazz Ensemble The Bi-Co Jazz Band is a group open to any students interested in learning about or playing jazz music. The band performs 2-4 times per year. Contact: Emma Rogers |
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Bryn Mawr Renaissance Choir The Bryn Mawr Renaissance Choir is an a cappella ensemble that performs repertoire dating from 1300-1650, including both sacred and secular works and in a wide variety of languages (Latin, English, Italian, French, Spanish, and German, and occasionally others). The choir was founded over 50 years ago by a group of Bryn Mawr graduate students, and over the years it has grown to include undergraduates, faculty, staff, and alumni from the Tri-College area, and as well as members from the surrounding community. Membership is now open to any singer with some experience of reading music and singing and a love of Renaissance music! In keeping with the college’s educational mission, the Renaissance Choir has always emphasized understanding the music of the Renaissance in its historical and cultural setting, performance practices, and musical ideas. Contact: Alex Tucker |
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Hello, welcome to Choom Boom! We are Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges' first Kpop dance club, est. 2008. We are proudly non-audition and welcome those from all dance levels (no experience needed)! We’d love to have you! Contacts: Stephanie Strevey |
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Contemporary Original Works Contemporary Original Works is a student-run club that produces original short plays written within the BiCo. Contact: Megan Thomas |
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Extreme Keys The Extreme Keys proudly hold the title of the oldest female a cappella group in the Haverford/Bryn Mawr consortium!we perform a range of music from 70's disco to 21st century indie-pop.We love to put our voices, personalities, and love of all things weird together to create beautiful music and have an awesome time! Contact: Vivian Altopp |
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*Fall Student Dance Concert FSDC is annual student-run event that enables dancers and choreographers to celebrate and display their talents within a formal setting in front of their peers in the bi-college community. The production showcases all styles of choreography and movement, and gives students interested in technical theatre an opportunity to display their skills. Contact: Abby Chernila |
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Flamenco Club BMC Flamenco Club is a positive and welcoming space for new and experienced dancers to explore flamenco dance. Our aim is to make flamenco as enjoyable and accessible as possible while celebrating the beauty of movement. Contact: Julia Snoza |
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Flute Choir Join the Flute Choir! We meet twice a week for one hour to have fun playing the flute in a group setting. All skill levels are welcome and we have a concert each semester! Contact: Grace Morris |
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*Greasepaint Productions Greasepaint is a musical theatre club that works to produce a show that students can both connect with and enjoy partaking in. We welcome new and old talent within the bi-co and enjoy performing musical that are both contemporary and classic. Contact: Mia DeMeo |
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We are the Lighted Fools, the Bi-Co's only improv and sketch comedy group, nearly thirty years in the making. We hold two-semester shows as well as additional events and have auditions in the fall. We strive to learn improv skills, perform successfully and entertainingly, and have fun as a group. Contact: Grace Caterine |
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*Looney Tunes A Cappella We are the only SATB mixed-voiced, mixed-gender a capella group open to both Bryn Mawr and Haverford students. We take our music seriously, but we don’t take ourselves seriously! Contact: Zoe Small |
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Midnight Gaiety Midnight Gaiety is the Tri-Co’s first queer cabaret-style variety show! We want to create a production that opens up a space for queer performance that encourages exploration and celebration of all intersectional queer identities. Contact: Katherine Whipple |
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We are the official a cappella group of Bryn Mawr that has sung a collection of songs ranging from classical to pop (sometimes even rap). We hold auditions for all members of the Bryn Mawr community. We perform for a variety of audiences including alumni, prospective students, faculty, and the larger Bryn Mawr community. We hope to continue contributing to the community of a cappella groups at Bryn Mawr and the larger tri-co. Contact: Clara Tazelaar |
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*Productions of Color Production of Color is a bico acting troupe dedicated to the visual representation of people of color in the performing arts. Our productions and projects, including films and plays, will reflect our mission of empowerment of people of color as a counter to the mainstream media and forms of acting we are regularly exposed to. We will work with original works by students as well as reclaim published works. Open to all experience levels and interests on and off stage. Contact: Sophia Bokhari |
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Pulso Latino |
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Rhythm 'N Motion RnM was born from the response of several individuals who wanted to express themselves and create a community through the dance styles of the African Diaspora, but found no appropriate outlet through Swarthmore's curriculum. The group has now evolved into a Tri-College performance-based group. The styles of the African Diaspora now serve the group as an influential place mark in our history that we adhere to through the combination of current member’s diverse strengths with the styles of our founding. Contact: Moneisha Hayles |
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Rince Na Mawr Rince na Mawr is an Irish dance club, open to dancers of any or no experience. In addition to weekly practices, in the spring we put on the Celtic Festival, which is like a short ballet except with Irish dance. Everyone is welcome to attend, no matter when in the semester it is or what your experience level is! Contact: Isabelle Sanford |
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Scottish Country Dance We offer Scottish Country Dance classes for people of all levels! Contact: Maddie Smith |
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Sensual Dance Club We are a collective committed to the ownership of our bodies and the pursuit of dance in all stigmatized forms. Our purpose is to provide a space free of scorn, sexist judgment, and shaming of all sorts. Contact: |
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Shakespeare Performance Troupe The Shakespeare Performance Troupe is a student theater group dedicated to performing the works of William Shakespeare. In addition, we often produce works by other playwrights, both historical and contemporary, that we feel represent issues of identity and self unique to Bryn Mawr's community. Our seasons usually consist of two shows a semester, and all productions are entirely student-run. Students are in charge of producing and organizing the entirety of our plays, including the directors, actors, tech crew and costumers. We welcome performers of all experience levels to join us in bringing Shakespeare back to life. Contact: Ceara Buzzell |
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*Shift Dance Company Shift is a contemporary focused, bi-co dance group. We were founded with the intention to offer intense training, opportunities to choreograph and perform, and a close-knit dance community to committed dancers at Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges. We meet 12-16 hours/week for ballet and contemporary technique classes and rehearsals, consisting of classes taught by members of the group, as well as the advanced ballet classes offered through the Bryn Mawr Dance Department. We either host or perform in a dance concert on Haverford's campus each semester, featuring group pieces and solos. Though our main goal is provide a company where dancers can maintain and build their technique and we rehearse rigorously, we value creating a strong dance community within the bi-co, and hold frequent social activities outside the studio. Our membership is determined by audition, and we accept new members at the beginning of each academic semester. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact shiftdancecompany@gmail.com and we will be happy to answer any and all questions! Contact: Shivani Parikh |
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Spoon-Fed Spoon-Fed is a sketch comedy troupe at Bryn Mawr College. We write, act in, direct, and produce shows on campus during the academic year! Contact: Abigail Benz |
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As the first South Asian fusion dance team, Mayuri hopes to bring a variety of dance forms together while mainly focusing on more South Asian dance forms. We love new ideas and don't require experience to join! Contact: Fariha Tamboli |
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W-KAP W-KAP, Women's Korean American Pop dance group, dances to both K-pop and American pop songs. During the FSDC and the Spring Concert, we combine 4 different songs and perform our powerful movements. Most of the choreographies are derived from 1 Million Studio. Contact: |
Political |
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Bryn Mawr College Democrats To provide Bryn Mawr College students with a space to get involved in the national and local Democratic party, and to create a space for any student to discuss important political issues. Contact: Nora Cahill |
Religious |
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*Adventist Students for Christ An official group for Seventh-day Adventist students in Bryn Mawr College. We have weekly bible studies and keep each other accountable for our faith in Christianity. Our group will be hosting events occasionally to spread the love and care on campus. We offer bible studies to those who want to learn more about what it means to have a relationship with God and understanding the true meaning of love. Contact hkim17@brynmawr.edu for more information. Contact: Esther Kim |
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The Rohr Center for Jewish Life - Bi-Co Chabad provides the Haverford & Bryn Mawr College communities with a Jewish home where all are welcome to explore and celebrate Jewish tradition and identity. We offer classes, discussions and opportunities to ask and celebrate. All are welcome. Contact: Zoe Shinefeld |
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*Bi-Co Jews for Inclusion The Bi-Co Jews for Inclusion is a group of Jewish Students dedicated to pluralism, inclusion and open discourse regarding religious, social, and political issues, both domestic and in Israel-Palestine. We invite all people who feel they have a connection to Jewish heritage to attend our events including discussions, guest speaking lectures, and potluck holiday celebrations. We are striving to create an intentionally welcoming space where LGBTQ+ Jews and Jews of color feel included and valued. Contact: |
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BMC Interfaith Council BMC Interfaith Council facilitates collaboration between various faiths/non-faiths on campus and provides spaces for interfaith dialogue. We host several events on campus as well as an Alternative Spring Break program in which participants visit places of worship in and around Philadelphia. |
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Bryn Mawr College Hillel provides an outlet for students to observe Jewish holidays, explore Jewish identity, and access Jewish traditions – in an open and pluralistic environment. Bryn Mawr College Hillel always has something happening on Shabbat – whether it's services and dinner on Cambrian Row, or Kiddush and Motzi with an informal dinner in one of the dorms. Bryn Mawr College Hillel hosts special events on Jewish holidays, engages in social justice work projects, and partners with other student groups for programs to bring the Bryn Mawr College community closer together. Contact: Elizabeth Warrick |
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Bryn Mawr Unitarian Universalists The purpose of this organization shall be to provide a safe space for Unitarian Universalists and anyone interested in it to practice and discuss their religion, to provide transportation to religious services, and to practice campus ministry. Contact: |
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Harvest Christian Fellowship (HCF) Harvest Christian Fellowship is a non-denominational college ministry affiliated with Grace Covanent Church, integrated with other college campuses on the Mainline. GCC is Word-centered, prayer driven, community based, and missions focused. Our mission is to raise up kingdom workers transformed by Christ to influence the world. HCF partakes in on and off campus activities and events such as weekly Family Group bible studies on campus, church-wide Friday Night Live worship service, and much more to strengthen the campus faith community and give students the opportunity to explore or grow in their faith throughout their Bryn Mawr experience. Contact: Taylor McClain |
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InterVarsity Christian Fellowship IVCF is a community that seeks to provide a space for people to come to and to encounter Jesus Christ and fellowship in His love.We are affiliated with InterVarsity which is a vibrant campus ministry that establishes and advances witnessing communities of students and faculty.IVCF partakes in on and off campus activities and events such as weekly Large Group and Small Group sessions on campus, we also have retreats off campus ,chapter camp over the summer every year and much more to strengthen the campus faith community and give students the opportunity to explore or grow in their faith throughout their Bryn Mawr experience. Contact: Joan Ndichu |
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Latino Fellowship (LaFe) LaFe (Latino Fellowship) is a community of Protestant and Catholic students that focus on the intersection of faith and the Latinx identity. We are committed to growing and nurturing our familia, as well as serving our campus with the love of Jesus Christ as we explore God, faith, and the experiences of our people. Contact: |
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Muslim Students Association The Muslim Students Association (MSA) is active in facilitating a safe atmosphere in which dialogue on matters of Islamic faith can be discussed by all members of the college community, Muslims and students of other faiths alike. We aim to create an educational and enriching atmosphere where we can learn from one another through discussions, community service, prayer services, speakers, and interfaith events. Our activities include dinners and social gatherings in Cambrian Row, movie screenings, holiday dinners, and interfaith gatherings. Our goal is to provide a safe and welcoming atmosphere for Muslim students and provide opportunities for interfaith dialogue. Contact: Hikma Salhe |
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Renewal College Fellowship is a college fellowship that gives students a space to share and explore their faiths. We hold weekly discussions and drive to church. We also work with the club from Villanova to have our Mainline RCF. Contact: |
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Service, Activism and Outreach |
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The Overbrook Arts Program provides arts education for students at Overbrook Elementary school. Volunteers and Coordinators make weekly trips to the school providing a one hour art class in different classrooms. Coordinators and volunteers plan projects to teach in the classrooms, where they work with students in completing the project and encouraging them to explore their creativity. Contact: Katharine Evans |
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Owl Ambassadors Bryn Mawr College Owl Ambassadors are an integral part of the Admissions program. By engaging with students and families in authentic experiences, they help create a meaningful visit and thereby assist in recruiting and enrolling a group of great students! Owl Ambassadors host visiting students for overnights, help greet guests for on-campus events, communicate to students over email and over other online platforms. In addition to events and visits related responsibilities, Owl Ambassadors meet monthly to continue professional development and training. They develop skills in presentation and storytelling for diverse audiences. Contact: Katerina Karris-Flores |
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Paper Airplanes Bryn Mawr Paper Airplanes is a nonprofit organization registered in the USA that matches individuals from conflicted areas in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region with personal tutors for 12-16 week sessions conducted via Skype. This club will serve as a hub to recruit tutors and to support existing tutors. Furthermore the club aims to explore the culture of the MENA region. Contact: |
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Students, staff, and faculty who want to perform service, but are unable to make a semester-long commitment, have the opportunity to participate in a half-day of service at a local organization. Contact: Phoebe Cribb |
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The BMC chapter of She's the First sponsors girls' education in the developing world to help young women become the first in their families to graduate. Contact: Sarah Gu |
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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program recruits volunteers to work with CADCOM, an agency in Norristown, PA since 2004 to help provide free tax-services to Norristown residents through the IRS-sponsored EITC-VITA program. Contact: Alyx Freed |
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Special Interest |
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Adopt-A-Grandparent Adopt-a-Grandparent is a student-run volunteer organization that visits the seniors of Main Line Adult Day Center on a weekly basis. Through sharing music, art, games, and stories, you will foster a relationship with an adoptive “grandparent”, thus providing both you and the senior with a source of emotional fulfillment. Contact: Jaclyn Lo |
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Anime Club The Anime Club provides a comfortable space for Bryn Mawr community members who enjoy anime (Japanese animation) to relax and meet other people on campus with the same hobbies. The club holds weekly meetings to watch, discuss, and learn about anime, runs events such as movie nights and club outings, and organizes a yearly trip to a nearby anime convention. Contact: Menna Khaliel |
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App and Development Club The AppDev club intends to foster a space to encourage the design, development, and creation of mobile and web application development for all students with interest in coding, particularly CS majors and minors. Contact: |
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Art Club hosts weekly Community Art Nights, open to all students, as well as free art and craft workshops. The club also stocks and maintains Arnecliffe Studio, an art studio located on campus for independent student use! Contact: Ceara Buzzell |
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ASL Club ASL Club was created to spread awareness of, and access to, American Sign Language and Deaf culture for students in the Bi-Co. This club is an open space for anyone of ANY level to learn and practice signing, as well as to learn about Deaf people and history. We also provide access to events in the city, so that students who wish to engage with the Philadelphia Deaf community have the means to do so. Our hope is that students across the Bi-Co will feel welcome to learn ASL, no matter their skill, and that they will gain greater interest in, and respect for, the Deaf community and culture. Contact: |
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*Bi-Co Anti-Capitalists Bi-Co Anticapitalists is a Haverford / Bryn Mawr club that represents leftist ideas. We organize for protests l, demonstrations and education. Contact: |
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*Bi-Co Friends of Israel Bi-Co are a pro-Israel club that aims to foster a nuanced discussion about Israel’s domestic and international politics, culture, and history at Haverford and Bryn Mawr. We welcome discussion of the conflict, but also intend to highlight the diverse and multifaceted nature of Israeli society. Contact: |
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Repr is more than just a tech club. Repr is a community that fosters diversity: our goal is to help our members of all backgrounds and experiences thrive within the tech community. Bi-Co students of all years, experiences, and backgrounds are welcome to join Repr. Additionally, Repr is especially for you if you are a POC or religious minority that is underrepresented in tech. We founded Repr with the intention of being an inclusive resource/support system for minorities. Contact: |
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BMC Egyptology Association Founded in Fall of 2018, the BMCEA is an academic organization dedicated to the study and promotion of Egyptology in the Bryn Mawr community and beyond. The Bryn Mawr College Egyptology Association is committed to diversifying our understanding of the ancient world beyond classical, western civilization and the ancient Near East to one that includes the significance of African cultures to the history of the Mediterranean. Foremostly, we aim to make the study and appreciation of ancient Egypt more accessible to the Bryn Mawr community through a variety of events and activities both on campus and in Philadelphia. To do this, we run a monthly film series titled Egypt in the Movies, hold Egyptian literature readings and monthly discussions, host experimental archaeology workshops, stress buster events, and other fun activities. In addition to our public programming efforts, we have a strong focus on the more academic side of Egyptology. To to this, we highlight and create Egyptology resources for students, build on-campus exhibits, host weekly Middle Egyptian hieroglyph study sessions, organize trips to local museums and Egyptology lectures, and we keep our members updated on current Egyptological news. We also work with faculty and staff to develop projects which actively research the Egyptological material in Bryn Mawr’s collections. Contact: Lean Grams |
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BMC Outdoors Club (BMCOC) Outdoor Club Contact: Rebecca Tabb |
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BMC Philosophical Society The Bryn Mawr College Philosophical Society is an interdisciplinary discussion group welcome to students of any academic background. Each meeting is focused around a particular philosophical debate, beginning with a short summary on the historical progression of the arguments within issue. The purpose of the society is to ground what are often times theoretical debates into empirical discussions based on the variety of disciplines represented. When the discussions remain theoretical, the interdisciplinary nature of the group allows viewpoints to be evaluated from a diversity of worldviews and academic lenses. Contact: Kayla Carnation |
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Bryn Mawr Board Game Club The Board Game Club offers a space for board game enthusiasts and new comers alike to enjoy a variety of table top games. Come, have fun, and meet new friends! Contact: Vy Pham |
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The Bryn Mawr Community Garden works together to physically and logistically maintain the community garden on campus. We are dedicated to providing practical gardening experience as well as opportunities to impact the surrounding community through the food justice and sustainable agriculture movements. Contact: |
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Bryn Mawr Mock Trial We compete in trials against other schools as a team of attorneys and witnesses. During meetings, we analyze the case, as well as develop questions, speeches, and strategy, while practicing our roles for competition. If you're interested in improving your critical thinking, public speaking, writing, and legal analysis skills in a fun, engaging environment, then Mock Trial is the club for you! Contact: Chloe Berger |
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Bryn Mawr Trivia Club Bryn Mawr Trivia Club plays trivia games and hosts campus-wide trivia events. Contact: |
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Campus Girl Scouts We are the Campus Bryn Mawr Girl Scout club. Former Girl Scouts are welcome, as well as those new to Girl Scouts. We work primarily as a volunteer/mentorship organization, designed to support local girl scout troops. We hold events for troops, including badge workshops and college tours, and host cookie booths on campus. We aim to inspire young girl scouts to achieve their goals and continue girl scout values of service and respect. Contact: Grace Caterine |
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Our goal is to be an inclusive group for people of all levels of skill to program and create digital projects that impact the world positively. Through learning, collaboration, and creation, we can empower each other to solve problems and code for good. Contact: Marilyn Harbert |
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Come to Life The purpose of this organization shall be to offer stress-reduction activities, fun off campus outings to local parks, museums, restaurants, and trails) and to support members in meeting their health, academic, financial, and personal long-term goals. The club is intended to be relaxed in structure and relaxing in nature. Contact: |
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Daocha Tea Club Daocha Tea Club is an organization that brings tea lovers together! We aim at celebrating the tea culture in China, east Asia and also around the world. We hold regular tea sessions and other special events like tea bags-making workshop. Every semester, we hold a mugs-making workshop in which our members can make their own mugs for tea. We hope to act as a place where students can enjoy and share the diverse cultures behind tea. Contact: Xinrui Zhao |
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Dialogue on Race, founded by two Bryn Mawr students, is a project that trains students to facilitate conversations about racism as an institutional and structural issue. Contact: |
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Doublestar Doublestar is Bryn Mawr’s resident science fiction/fantasy club. We discuss our favorite (and not-so-favorite) stories, host events like murder mysteries and Humans vs Zombies, and may even help in organizing Dungeons & Dragons groups and one-shots. Contact: Isabelle Sanford |
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The purpose is to provide our members with an opportunity to learn about specific areas of interest within economics and form connections with those that share a similar passion for the subject. We will also provide writers with a blog platform to express their personal views on global events from an economic standpoint and in the process learn the appropriate economic vocabulary to speak openly about such events Contact: Billie Mwangi |
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Fermentation Club The Fermentation Club will familiarize students with different types of methods of fermentation as well as allow students to ferment their own foods Contact: Claire Weeks |
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Film Series Committee Bryn Mawr College Film Series Committee is an SGA appointed committee, charged with screening films weekly throughout the year. Contact: |
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Forte Finance Foundation This is a club designed to help students engage with financial opportunities within the country. Contact: |
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Girls Who Code College Loop is a program offering monthly challenges with exciting new material focusing on honing computer science skills and engaging women to take action, collaborate, create, and inspire one another. Plus, exclusive opportunities to meet with industry professionals & Girls Who Code corporate partners for professional opportunities and workshops. Contact: Vivian Phung |
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Global Affairs Club The Global Affairs club provides an informal space to discuss current affairs in the US and around the world. The aim is to bring diverse (and particularly international) perspectives on issues that matter to us all. Contact: |
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HGTV Club This club is dedicated to watching and appreciating the wonderful world of home buying/renovation and interior design TV. We call it HGTV club but it can include any show of a similar sort on any platform. The club meets for an hour a week to relax and watch an episode together. Contact: |
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Kennel Keepers Kennel Keepers loves to get Bryn Mawr students involved with the community and help animals in need. This club offers volunteer opportunities with local animal shelters and aids in their endeavors of finding homes and caring for animals. Contact: Claire Mitchell |
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Knitting Club The Knitting Club seeks to provide resources and community for everyone who is involved with fibercraft, not just knitters. People who crochet, cross-stitch, embroider, etc. are also welcome. Whether you are a beginner looking to learn or an expert who wants to chat, we'd love for you to come to our meetings. Contact: Sophia McKay |
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Maximum Whimsy is a club dedicated to turning everyday parts of campus into unusual experiences. Through creating interactive spaces, we encourage imagination, play, and adventure in the lives of the busy student body and staff at Bryn Mawr. We do a few projects every year, ending with a display that is up for all of finals week and focuses on relaxation. Help others escape the grind. Create a world of pure imagination. Come dream for a while. Contact: Justine Stiftel |
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Media Arabic and Middle Eastern Policy It is the intent of the club to acquire an extensive vocabulary through the reading, analysis, and crucially, discussion of media texts. Such discussions will have periods within which they will be carried out in the targeted language. In addition to this, it is desired to provide a heightened familiarity with common grammatical structures. Finally, to facilitate a broader knowledge of the Middle East through research and presentation on current policies and regimes. Contact: |
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Mei MEI is a Bi-co Chinese dance performance club that opens to any Bi-co student who wants to learn more about Chinese traditional dance, Chinese folk dance, and Chinese pop dance. Contact: Tina Zheng |
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Mindful Meditation Mindful Meditation is a club that reunites people who want to become more mindful and present in their everyday lives. We come together weekly to meditate and practice mindfulness techniques. The goal of our meetings it to cultivate inspiration and willingness to help us live in the here and now. The club is open to anyone who is interested! Contact: |
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Miniworld The purpose of this organization is to create a space for students to relieve stress and to exercise creative energies by crafting items in miniature, all in a supportive, fun environment. These types of crafts will allow students to develop patience, learn new hobbies, and feel a sense of accomplishment at starting and finishing various projects, thereby boosting their confidence and happiness. Contact: Shaili Regmi |
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NetImpact Bryn Mawr At Net Impact Bryn Mawr, we help students build careers, network, and find opportunities in these areas: sustainability, racial and socioeconomic equity, food security, social innovation, and civic Impact. Contact: Vimbai Mawoneke |
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POM (Point of Meditation) POM is a spiritual/support group where you can come for hang out and meditate on the important questions in our lives. It's a safe space to share what's important to you, what you appreciate in life and what kind of worries you have. Dinner may be provided and we meet every Friday evening from 5 pm to 6.30 pm (you may leave early if you need to). Usual meeting places are in one of the dorm common rooms but new members can email the contact for more details! Contact: |
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Puzzle Club The puzzle club provides a fun, relaxing way to take a break from the stress of school by completing a wide variety of fun puzzles (crosswords, logic puzzles, sudoku, etc). The club meets once a week to complete and create puzzles of all kinds. Contact: Nisha Choudhary |
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Read China* Read China* is a book club that focuses on Chinese and Chinese diasporic literature. We will read and discuss books as a group focusing on diverse Chinese experiences. Members play an active role in nominating themes to explore and books to read. Books will be in English and we will make use of libraries to keep the club cost-free. Contact: |
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Russian Club Our goal is to share Russian language and culture with our community Contact: |
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Seasoned Adventures Contact: Tania Feliz Soto |
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SisterHacks SisterHacks is the first hackathon for the Seven Sisters schools: Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Smith, Vassar, and Wellesley Colleges. Our goal is to empower women in tech by working together with other strong women*. We want to increase interest in computer science and technology at the Seven Sisters and connect the colleges more. Contact: |
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Sudo Hoot is Bryn Mawr College's Computer Science club for hackers, coders, makers, artists, entrepreneurs, and everyone in between! Our community fosters a supportive and encouraging environment for our members to pursue their goals in technology. Through community meetings, guest lectures, tech workshops, panel discussions, and mentorship, we strive to create a social and academic space for marginalized identities in computer science. Contact: Sophia Trump |
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Taste of China This is a cooking club that focuses on Chinese food. We will Introduce eight cuisines(e.g. Sichuan cuisines, Guangdong cuisines, Hunan Cuisines, Jiangsu Cuisines) in China, cook local Chinese food and hold some Chinese traditional activities based on the food and culture. Contact: |
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Tasty Society To introduce "dorm cooking" using limited resources such as the microwave to create late-night tasty snacks for hungry college students. We hope to encounter and incorporate various cultural and personal perspectives of "dorm cooking." Contact: |
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The Africa Pact (TAP) The purpose of The Africa Pact (TAP) is to positively promote and facilitate better access to career development opportunities for African students at Bryn Mawr, through proffering academic mentorship and career guidance amongst many other opportunities. While doing so, TAP will strive to maintain an environment of perpetual learning, acceptance, encouragement, success, and recreation. TAP also understands and is committed to fulfilling its responsibilities of abiding by the Bryn Mawr policies and procedures. Contact: |
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Unity Resource Center The Unity Resource Center is a space by students, for students; it's a central, community-oriented, collaborative space hosted by and for AMO groups and other often-marginalized students on campus. by "central", we mean a space that’s easy to access, readily available to both AMO groups and individuals, and impossible to ignore -- a space that provides resources for students in ways that meet us where we're at. by “community-oriented”, we mean a space that’s open to the entire student body, while primarily centering the identities and experiences of marginalized and underrepresented students on campus. we welcome a multiplicity of voices while asking for greater accountability in terms of structural and societal privilege. by “collaborative”, we mean a space that fosters solidarity and cooperation across difference; we want AMO groups (and especially communities of color) to combine resources and support one another. Contact: |
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*Bi-Co Gymnastics Club We are a Bi-Co group of students that work out at Upper Merion Dance & Gymnastics Academy in King of Prussia, PA. The group is comprised of former competitive gymnasts, enthusiastic newcomers, and just about everything in between. We aim to open the sport to a wider audience and provide an opportunity for Bryn Mawr and Haverford students to use gymnastics equipment. We will help members at any level to improve their gymnastics skills by increasing flexibility, strength, courage, and skill level. Contact: Genevieve Love |
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Welcome to the Bi-Co – Haverford and Bryn Mawr – Judo Club! Judo is a Japanese martial art that has been practiced for nearly 130 years. Judo is a defensive art, which relies on suppleness and manipulating an opponent’s strength against them. Its methodology was designed to not only be used in combat, but as a way of life; Judo literally translated means “the gentle way”. At Bryn Mawr Judo Club, we not only learn the technique of Judo, but its history and applicability to every day life. Contact: Victoria Borodina |
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Bryn Mawr Badminton Team The Bryn Mawr Badminton Team practices badminton together and plays against teams from other colleges. Contact: |
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Bryn Mawr Batters Club In this club we will play pick up games of baseball, wiffle ball, and softball on Sunday afternoons when the weather allows, most likely at the grass soccer field or Breton field depending on availability. Come for a fun time! No experience necessary! Bring ya friends and let’s play ball! Contact: |
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*Equestrian Club We offer horseback riding lessons for people of all levels! Contact: Maddie Smith |
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The Bryn Mawr College Fencing Club is open to all students of Bryn Mawr College and seeks to teach and practice the sport of fencing in a safe, supportive, and fun environment. We offer instruction in all three weapons: foil, epee, and sabre. We welcome both students with previous fencing experience and those completely new to the sport! We have a professional coach who teaches three practices a week, and we attend several competitive tournaments over the course of the year. Students are provided with P.E. credit for participation. Contact: Beckie Bull |
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Ping Pong Club We are open to students with all levels who are interested in ping pong. We are a club sport that does not require much time commitment. We participate in competitions in NCTTA. We fill the niche for people who want to play ping pong but do not have time to commit on a varsity level. We welcome both new and experienced level. Contact: Linda Zhu |
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Rowing Club Bryn Mawr College's rowing program is a competitive Division III Varsity sport. We strive to impart both the mission of Bryn Mawr College and Division III Athletics on a special group of athletes. Contact: Sophia McConnell |
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The Ski and Snowboard Club The Ski and Snowboard Club is open to all students of Bryn Mawr College who seek to learn and practice skiing and snowboarding. We aim to provide a friendly and playful environment for people who love snow! Days trips will be available for sign-up during the season. Contact: Xinguo Zhang |
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*Sneetches Ultimate Frisbee Team Sneetch Ultimate is the bi-co women*s ultimate frisbee team. We practice and compete the sport of ultimate and build a loving supportive team. All levels are welcome and no prior experience is required. (*women, femme identifying, and non-binary people) Contact: |
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Swim Club Swim club meets a few times a week from the beginning of March until the end of the Spring semester. It provides a space for Bryn Mawr and Haverford students to participate in swim practices with one another. It is a great place to make friends, socialize, and get some exercise! People of all levels are welcomed to come swim! It is not necessary to attend all practices. Contact: |