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Clubs & Organizations
Whatever you鈥檙e interested in or curious about, you can explore it at F&M. With 110 clubs and organizations on campus 鈥� and new ones being formed by your peers every year 鈥� you can dive deep into your favorite topics, test out new activities, and enjoy opportunities for fun and learning.
Athletics & Recreation
Athletics at F&M is more than football games and a good way to work up a healthy sweat. With club sports, intramural sports, and terrific facilities for informal recreation, we see athletics as a big part of an integrated education, providing important lessons in leadership, teamwork, sportsmanship, and perseverance.
Fraternities & Sororities
Dating back to 1854, F&M's fraternity and sorority communities have a long-standing legacy of developing students holistically, building leadership, service, scholarship, and integrity, and fostering lifelong friendships and generational affinities. You can join a fraternity or sorority beginning your second semester of your first year on campus.
First-Year College Houses
F&M first-year College Houses blend the everyday joys of residential living with academic discovery. You鈥檒l live in your College House during your first year and discover that it鈥檚 not just a place to hang out, sleep, and study, but a place to make lifelong friends forged from movie and game nights, impromptu problem-solving sessions, workshops and guest lectures, bagel breakfasts, and so much more.
A Living Laboratory for Leadership
At F&M, we鈥檙e enthusiastically setting new standards for leadership. We empower you to practice and build critical leadership skills in real-world settings, enabling you to lead as a knowledge creator, community builder, innovator, competitor, problem-solver, and collaborator.
Civic Engagement
Explore what it means to be a thoughtful and active member of a community. F&M鈥檚 Ware Institute for Civic Engagement connects F&M students with opportunities to serve in the surrounding Lancaster community.
Faith & Meaning
F&M's is a rich tapestry of religious communities. If you鈥檙e a student of faith seeking spiritual fulfillment and fellowship, or if you are on a faith journey, you will find many opportunities at F&M, where the various religious groups on campus are open to everyone.
Campus Traditions
F&M Diplomats forge connections across campus and beyond. Our campus traditions bring together students, alumni, faculty and staff to strengthen our community through shared experiences.
Extracurricular Support
F&M鈥檚 Office of Student Engagement works with all clubs and organizations on campus to create, promote and support opportunities which inspire students to become connected, empowered and engaged members of the F&M community.
Building Connections
Inspiring Leaders
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What's Happening on Campus
April 16, 2026
F&M Sorority Life Provides Community and Opportunities for Real-World Impact
Members of 顶级国产视频 & Marshall鈥檚 seven sororities joined to form friendships and build community on campus. Reflecting on their experiences, student leaders say they found the sense of connection they were looking for and more 鈥� including opportunities to make an impact by giving back.
April 15, 2026
NBA's Ali Narracci 鈥�22 Shares Sports Industry Secrets
Working for the NBA is anything but typical. Ali Narracci 鈥�22 wouldn't have it any other way. See the top five leadership lessons she鈥檚 learned as assistant manager of global marketing partnerships at the NBA.
March 31, 2026
Thomas Reilly 鈥�27 Leads Campus-Community Effort to Support Childhood Cancer Research
Thomas Reilly 鈥�27 has made volunteer work and community service a central part of his F&M experience鈥攁nd recently helped organize an event that raised $30,000 for childhood cancer research. The government major from Haddonfield, N.J. is part of the F&M chapter of St. Baldrick鈥檚, a foundation that raises money to fund research into childhood cancer treatment.