Many student organizaitions will have a booth at the Spring Activities Fair.
As the Spring 2025 semester begins, student organizations are once again preparing a slate of activities to get students more involved on campus. For many of them, the first event student organizations will partake in this semester is the Spring Activities Fair.
Every semester, the Student Government Association hosts the activities fair — a three-hour event during which many of the nearly 180 campus organizations talk to students about the purpose of their clubs and what they have to offer. Traditionally, the organizations present have spanned across colleges and cultures.
For instance, the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature, a mock government organization, and Studio 151, a part of the University of Tulsa’s Media Lab along with TUTV, both participated in the previous Spring Activities Fair and are more closely associated with the College of Arts and Sciences. O.I.L., for example, is composed of several students who travel to the Oklahoma state capitol to present student-written legislation that affects the way the state of Oklahoma functions. While open to all majors, the organization tends to be of interest to Political Science students. Studio 151, on the other hand, does not lean towards any particular major. As a podcasting studio, Studio 151 provides a way for students to talk about their interests while learning how podcasting works. Although it may seem as though Studio 151 is geared toward Media Studies students, it draws in students from across majors and colleges with podcast hosts being from the History Department, the Political Science Department and the Department of Biological Sciences.
In addition to many other humanities and social science-centered clubs, STEM-centered organizations have historically participated in the Spring Activities Fair as well. Some include Medx, which, according to their Instagram (utulsamedx), provides students with the opportunity to learn about a career in medicine through serving the Tulsa community. The events hosted by Medx have ranged from hosting a Lunch and Learn for students to learn more about the medical school application experience to Medx and the Society for Women Minorities in Medicine’s annual Caffeinate and Concentrate, which provides students with a study space for finals. Others include SAE Aero and the newly established Hurricane Rocketry Club. While SAE focuses on planes, HRC centers around high-powered rockets, yet both aim to give students knowledge or experience in aerospace.
Discipline-related organizations are not the only types that participate in the activities fair. Cultural and religious organizations partake as well. For instance, the South Asian Student Association was at the previous Spring Activities Fair. SASA, one of the larger organizations on campus, promotes South Asian culture through food, dance and general events. Perhaps SASA’s most notable event, Diwali, also known as the festival of lights, attracts people from the Tulsa area as a whole to attend with the atmosphere, food and performance provided.
Also previously in attendance was the Muslim Student Association. While this organization has brought in lecturers to discuss commonly held misconceptions about Islam, it also hosted a fundraiser to provide humanitarian aid for Gazans as well as events pertaining to major Islamic months and holidays. For instance, MSA partnered with SASA to host the Eid Festival last year, which included games and food from the Muslim world.
For those interested in learning more about Greek life, particularly with Continuous Open Bidding events being announced by sororities and fraternities, many of TU’s Greek organizations will likely be participating in the Spring Activities Fair as well. At the activities fair, you can learn about the Greek organizations’ purpose, philanthropy and the COB events they intend to host throughout the semester.
This semester, the Spring Activities Fair will run from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Student Union on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Regardless of college, interest in cultural or religious organizations, or excitement about the possibility of joining Greek life, it is a great place to start if you want to see what the campus has to offer.