Student Organizations

This subset of the General Acronym Listing shows active and inactive student organizations.

Active
ACM	Association for Computing Machinery
	other notes:	student organization
	Web address:	http://www.acm.wpi.edu/

ACS	American Chemical Society
	other notes:	also known as Skeptical Chemists
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~skepchem

AE	Annual Events Committee
	in conversation:	AE-Comm
	other notes:	part of SocComm
	Web address:	http://soccomm.wpi.edu/

AIAA	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
	in conversation:	AI-Double-A
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~aiaa/

AIChE	American Institute of Chemical Engineers
	in conversation:	'achy'
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~aiche/

AISES	American Indian Science and Engineering Society

ANS	American Nuclear Society
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~ans

APDE	African Percussion and Dance Ensemble
	in conversation:	'app-dee'
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~apde

ASCE	American Society of Civil Engineers
	in conversation:	'ascii'
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~wpiasce/

ASME	American Society of Mechanical Engineers
	in conversation:	'ass-me'

AV	Alden Voices
	other notes:	Female Counterpart to the WPI Men's Glee Club.
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Music/Ensembles/voices.html

BDT	Ballroom Dance Team
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~dance

BILAGA	Bisexual Lesbian and Gay Alliance
	in conversation:	'buy-la-gah'
	other notes:	Written BiLaGA
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~bilaga/

BMES	Biomedical Engineering Society

BSA	Burmese Student Association
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~bsa/

BSU	Black Student Union

CAC	Colleges Against Cancer

CAI	Committee on Academic Issues
	in conversation:	'chi'
	other notes:	part of SGA

CBF	Christian Bible Fellowship
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~cbf/

CEO	Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization

CH	CoffeeHouse
	other notes:	part of SocComm
	Web address:	http://soccomm.wpi.edu/

CSA	Chinese Student Association
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~dragon/

CSA	Club Sports Administration

CSGSO	Computer Science Graduate Student Organization
	Web address:	http://www.cs.wpi.edu/~csgso/

CSSA	Chinese Student and Scholars Association
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~cssa/

DBIA	Design Build Institute of America
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~salazar/dbia/

EWB	Engineers Without Borders
	Web address:	https://users.wpi.edu/~ewbwpi/

FIRST	For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
	in conversation:	'first'
	other notes:	formerly USFIRST
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~first/

FSAE	Formula Society of Automotive Engineers
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~fsae/

GAEA	Global Awareness of Environmental Activity
	in conversation:	'guy-uh'
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~gaea/

GAMMA	Greeks Advocating Mature Management of Alcohol
	in conversation:	'gamma' or Bacchus/GAMMA

GC	Glee Club
	other notes:	Founded in 1874. Oldest existing WPI organization. Second organization ever founded.
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~gleeclub/

GDC	Game Development Club
	Web address:	http://gdc.wpi.edu/

GI	Guerilla Improv
	other notes:	part of SCP
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~improv/gi/index2.shtml

GMSO	Graduate Management Student Oganization

GSG	Graduate Student Government
	other notes:	formerly Graduate Student Organization

GSPO	Graduate Students Physics Organization

HSA	Hispanic Student Association

I8	Interstate 8
	other notes:	women's acapella group
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~i8/

IEEE	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
	in conversation:	I-Triple-E
	Web address:	http://www.ieee.wpi.edu/

IFC	Inter Fraternity Council
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~ifc/

ISA	Iranian Student Association

ISC	International Student Council
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~isc/

ISO	Indian Student Organization
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~iso/

KSA	Korean Student Association
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~ksa/

LNL	Lens and Lights
	other notes:	written as LnL
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~lnl/

LSI	Legal and Social Issues
	other notes:	A former organization recently restarted circa B-Term 2005

MISA	Management Information Systems Association
	in conversation:	'mee-suh'
	Web address:	http://www.wpi.edu/~misa/

MSA	Muslim Student Association
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~msa/

MUN	Model United Nations
	other notes:	A part of LSI.

NRHH	National Residence Hall Honorary

NSBE	National Society of Black Engineers
	in conversation:	'nez-bee'

NV	New Voices
	other notes:	usually takes the form NVxx, where xx is replaced with a whole number which increments annually. 2004 = NV22.
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~masque/

OOO	Order of Omega

PHC	Panhellenic Council
	in conversation:	'pan-hell'
	other notes:	written PanHel
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~panhel/

RSA	Romanian Student Association

SAAC	Student Athletic Advisory Committee
	in conversation:	sack

SCP	Student Comedy Productions
	Web address:	http://comedy.wpi.edu

SDC	Social Dance Club
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~sdc/

SE	Special Events Committee
	in conversation:	ess-ee
	other notes:	part of SocComm
	Web address:	http://soccomm.wpi.edu

SFS	Science Fiction Society
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~sfs/sfs/

SGA	Student Government Association (Undergraduate)
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~sga/

SHA	Student Health Advocates
	in conversation:	'sha'

SHM	Simple Harmonic Motion
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~shm/

SHPE	Society of Hispanic and Professional Engineers
	in conversation:	'shpee'
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~shpewpi/

SMAS	Society of Medieval Arts and Sciences
	in conversation:	'smas'
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~realms/

SOMA	Society Of Martial Arts
	in conversation:	'soma'
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~soma/

SPAW	Students Promoting Animal Welfare

SPS	Society of Physics Students
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~sps/

SWE	Society of Women Engineers
	in conversation:	'swee'
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~swe/

TN	TechNews
	in conversation:	TechNews
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~technews/

TSA	Turkish Student Association
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~tsa/

UUCF	Unitarian Universalist Campus Fellowship
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~uu/

VSA	Vietnamese Student Association
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~wpivsa/

WICS	Women In Computer Science

WMUG	WPI Macintosh Users Group
	in conversation:	'w-mug', 'mug', 'whoopie-mug'
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~wmug/

WOOFA	WPI Organization of Folk Arts

WPILA	WPI Linux Association
	Web address:	https://avarice.acm.wpi.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/wpila

WPIOC	WPI Outing Club
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~wpioc/

WPIWA	WPI Wireless Association
	in conversation:	sometimes 'whoopie-wah'
	other notes:	The third oldest college wireless association
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~wpiwa/

WWPI	WPI Radio
	other notes:	formerly WPIR
	Web address:	http://radio.wpi.edu/

Inactive
ACHERS	Aspirant Chemical Engineers Risibility Society
	other notes:	Drinking Society, disbanded late 1960's

ACS	Afro-American Culture Society

BOK	Barrons of Kaven
	in conversation:	'bach'
	other notes:	Drinking Society, disbanded late 1960's

GENTS	Gentleman Engineering Non Temperance Society
	in conversation:	'gents'
	other notes:	Drinking Society, disbanded late 1960's

GSO	Graduate Student Organization
	other notes:	now Graduate Student Government
	replaced by:	GSG - Graduate Student Government

HAS	Healing Arts Society
	other notes:	focuses on Reiki and other new age subject matter

HFC	Health and Fitness Club

IAB	Inter Activities Board
	other notes:	The IAB was formerly responsible for planning Quadfest and Winter Carnival. This group was later absorbed by The WPI Social Committee and renamed SoComm Annual Events in 2000.
	replaced by:	AE - Annual Events Committee

IHEE	I Hate Electrical Engineers
	other notes:	Drinking Society, disbanded late 1960's. It is rumored that several current faculty members are members of IHEE.

LLC	Lens and Lights Club
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~lnl/
	replaced by:	LNL - Lens and Lights

MSEC	Major and Special Events Committee
	in conversation:	'm-sec'
	other notes:	part of SocComm
	Web address:	http://soccomm.wpi.edu/

PNP	Policies and Procedures Committee
	other notes:	part of SGA, written PnP
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~sga/
	replaced by:	PPE - Policies, Procedures, and Elections

TSS	Thai Student Society

USFIRST	United States For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
	in conversation:	'first'
	Web address:	http://users.wpi.edu/~first/
	replaced by:	FIRST - For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology

WAS	WPI Astronomical Society

WPIR	WPI Radio
	other notes:	now WWPI
	Web address:	http://radio.wpi.edu/
	replaced by:	WWPI - WPI Radio

YMCA	Young Men's Christian Association
	other notes:	As a student organization dating back to 1874, is the origin for the WPI Men's Glee Club - which is still active today.