STUDENT ACTIVITIES
What do we do?
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Student Activities hosts programs
and supports events for the entire
student body
We hope to make your college
experience as a student as
memorable and enjoyable as
possible
We host fun, cultural and
entertaining activities as well as
weeklong university events for
special occasions.
We provide advisement to
nearly 300 dynamic student
organizations who enhance
campus culture every day with
their ideas, events and
leadership.
Welcome Week
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A week long event that
helps students get
involved on campus and
meet new people
Events include
Templefest
 Choose Your Own
Adventure
 Fresh Serve
 100 foot banana split in
Mitten Hall
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Templefest
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Takes place on August
24th and 25th
Student organizations
are set up all
throughout Liacouras
Walk and Bell Tower
Find out information
and get involved
Free Food and Fun Fridays
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Every Friday 10pm – 1am
Free food and games
Activities include:
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Bollywood
Latino Heritage Month
celebration
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth
Grader
Bingo Carnival
Spades/Poker Tournaments
Henna tattoos
Open mic
Ballroom Dancing
We give out prizes and
giveaways to our winners!
Philly Connections
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The Philly Connections program
provides Temple students with
discounted tickets to
Philadelphia's events
Events range from special
exhibits, sporting events, concerts,
Broadway shows and more
All you need is your TU ID
Some events that we went to last
year are 76ers vs. Boston Celtics,
“RENT” the Musical, Philadelphia
Phillies vs. Milwaukee Brewers,
Philadelphia Flyers vs. Montreal
Canadiens, “A Streetcar Named
Desire”
All tickets were sold at $10 each
Memorable Moments
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Each month students can sign
up to go out to a cultural
restaurant in the Philadelphia
area to get a taste of their
food and learn a little about
their culture
Up to 40 students at a time
can sign up for this free event
and you can go once a
semester
Places we’ve visited in the
past are Ireland, Poland,
Turkey, Nigeria, Italy, and
Brazil
Homecoming
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Homecoming is a
weeklong event of
activities including
 Pep
Rally
 Concert
 Homecoming Game
 Homecoming Pageant
 Homecoming Party
Spring Fling
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An exciting celebration of the
commencement of Spring and the
end of the semester
Highlights student organizations,
promotes the Temple community
and showcases student talent
Take a look around at all the
student organizations and vendors
and see how you can get involved
Plenty of activities to take part in.
Last year’s events included:
 NPHC Step Show
 Free Food
 Games and Prizes
 Laser Tag
Movies at “The Reel”
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The Reel, located in the
bottom of the Student
Center, shows movies
that have just left the
theaters
For only $2 you can go
watch a movie in a
theater and get some
snacks
The Reel also hosts free
movie showings for new
movies coming out
Greek Life
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35 recognized Greek
Organizations on campus
Four Pillars
 Leadership
 Scholarship
 Brotherhood/Sisterhood
 Service
Membership requirement
vary between councils and
organizations
Student Organizations
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If you are looking to
get involved we have
over 200 student
organizations to get
involved in
You name it, we
probably have it
And if we don’t, you
can start it yourself!
Symplicity Database
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Provides a list of all active
student organization and
information about them
Lists organization contact
information and meeting
times
View photos/videos of
events the organization has
participated in
View event calendars
Symplicity site
Student Orgs – 300+!
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Temple Film Collective
Insomnia Theater
Black Student Union
Project E.D.U.
Asian Students
Association
Student Peace Alliance
 Student National
Medical Association
 Muslim Students
Association
…and so many more!
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Student Organization Events – Just a
sample of what we have to offer!
Student Peace Alliance “Iraq War Veterans
Returning Home” panel discussion
 Project E.D.U.’s community service in N. Philadelphia
 Temple Film Collective’s on-campus Film Festival
 Muslim Student Association’s Cultural Night
 Insomnia Theater’s “Performance
in 24 Hours”
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Service Immersion Program
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The vision of the immersion program is to actively
engage Temple University students in meaningful
experiences that foster cultural awareness, global
understanding, and social responsibility through
learning, service and reflection.
Past trips have been to El Paso, TX, Rosebud
Reservation in South Dakota, St. Thomas Parish of
Jamaica, Philadelphia, PA, and Camden NJ