University of Maryland, Baltimore County student organizations

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County funds a number of notable student-run organizations and clubs on campus.

UMBC Chess

The UMBC chess team has won Pan-American Championships against fields with dozens of teams, including Ivy League institutions and other top competitors.^[1] Through 2002, the team had proven dominant in winning the Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Championship six out of seven years. However, in the two following years it was upset in the tournament by its chief rival in chess, UT-Dallas. In 2005, UMBC defeated UT-Dallas en route to its third consecutive Final Four of College Chess. However, with this success certain aspects of the program have also drawn scrutiny. It has been reported that UMBC is only one of two schools (along with UT-Dallas) in the United States to offer major scholarship packages for chess proficiency, and was cited as a potential motivator in a WSJ article discussing the potential for firmer guidelines on eligibility for collegiate chess. The university hosted the 2006 Pan American Chess Championships, which were held at the Washington, D.C. Renaissance Hotel in late December. The team's most recent achievement was a third-place finish in the 2013 President's Cup behind UT-Dallas and the winners from Webster University in St. Louis.^[2]

UMBC Debate

UMBC has a debate club that competes in American Parliamentary Debate Association tournaments. The club is open to all UMBC undergraduate and graduate students and does not hold try outs for the team. Since its re-inception in 2009, UMBC has had an annual spot in hosting an APDA sanctioned tournament.^[3]

Greek Life

Inter-Fraternity Council

Active Sigma Alpha Epsilon Lambda Chi Alpha Pi Kappa Phi Triangle Fraternity Phi Kappa Sigma Tau Kappa Epsilon Alpha Epsilon Pi

Dormant Phi Kappa Psi Tau Epsilon Phi Alpha Tau Omega Zeta Beta Tau Sigma Phi Epsilon

Panhellenic Association

Active Phi Sigma Sigma Delta Phi Epsilon Phi Mu Alpha Sigma Alpha Alpha Sigma Kappa

Dormant Sigma Sigma Sigma

Panhellenic Council

Active Delta Sigma Theta Phi Beta Sigma Kappa Alpha Psi Alpha Phi Alpha Alpha Kappa Alpha

Dormant Iota Phi Theta Sigma Gamma Rho Omega Psi Phi Zeta Phi Beta

Multicultural Greek Council

Active alpha Kappa Delta Phi Zeta Sigma Chi Alpha Nu Omega Kappa Phi Lambda Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi Sigma Beta Rho

Dormant Lambda Theta Phi Lambda Theta Alpha Delta Phi Omega

The Retriever Weekly

The Retriever Weekly is a student newspaper serving the UMBC student, faculty, and staff body. It is published in weekly editions both in print and online, and covers campus events, athletics, visual and performing arts, popular entertainment, and political commentary. The editorial staff consists of an Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor, and section editors for News, Opinion, Arts & Entertainment, Sports, and Photography. The staff also includes several layout assistants and copy editors, as well as a Business and Technology department.

Student government

Graduate Student Association

The Graduate Student Association represents all graduate students at UMBC. The association serves as a bridge between the graduate student body and the larger campus community.

UMBC Student Government Association

The Student Government Association (SGA) represents all undergraduate students at UMBC. The SGA meets with key administrators and approves campus wide policies in support of undergraduate student issues. Student body elections are held annually in the spring. The current President of the Student Government Association is Anthony Jankoski.

External links

• Office of Student Life – Student Organizations List
• UMBC Greek Life

References

2. http://www.retrieverweekly.com/news/umbc-chess-team-finishes-third-in-president-s-cup-1.3028321#.UZZVsaIp8i0
3. http://www.apdaweb.org/schedule