Arizona State University

Arizona State University (ASU) is one of the largest universities in terms of enrollment in the United States with a main campus student body of over 51,000. Founded in 1885 as a territorial normal school, the institution went through several name and purpose changes before becoming a state university in 1958.

Extracurriculars

ASU has an active extracurricular involvement program (Sun Devil Involvement Center) with over 450 registered clubs and organizations on campus. Located on the 3rd floor of the Memorial Union, the Sun Devil Involvement Center (SDIC) provides opportunities for student involvement through clubs, sororities, fraternities, community service, leadership, student government, and co-curricular programming.

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Extracurricular - Memorial Union - Clubs - Sororities - Fraternities - Community service - Leadership - Student government - Co-curricular

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In 2003 the Student Government adopted a new Constitution, authored primarily by Michael T. Liburdi Jr., that split it into 3 branches; Undergraduate, Graduate, and the "Programming and Activities Board". All three branches are overseen by a Supreme Court. A Senate and Executive department are set aside for the Undergraduate branch, and an Assembly and Executive department are set aside for the Graduate branch. The Senate and Assembly have representatives from all colleges on campus, providing a critical forum for the discussion and resolution of issues that come before the student body.

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2003 - Constitution - Undergraduate - Graduate - Supreme Court - Senate - Executive - Assembly

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ASU Cares is the largest community service project sponsored by the university. It is an annual event that allows students to give back some time by helping residents and communities clean up, rebuild, and/or serve eachother. Faculty, staff, alumni, members of the community and their families and guests are also invited to be part of this large ASU effort to help residents of the various communities surrounding the metropolian area.

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The Freshman Year Experience (FYE) and the Greek community (Greek Life) at Arizona State University have been important in binding students to the university, and providing social outlets. The Freshman Year Experience at Arizona State University was developed to improve the freshman experience at Arizona State University and increase student retention figures. FYE provides advising, computer labs, free walk-in tutoring, workshops, and classes for students. In 2003, U.S. News and World Report ranked FYE as the 23rd best first year program in the nation. It has also been recognized as one of the best in both public and private universities by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

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Greek - 2003 - U.S. News and World Report - Higher Education

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