Students at Colorado College devote energy and effort not only to academics but also to interests outside the classroom. Most students participate in at least one extracurricular activity and many hold leadership positions, setting our graduates up for success in their future careers. There are more than 50 clubs covering topics from athletics to the arts, media to debate, and community service to religious life.

A Sampling of Student Organizations

Asian American Student Union AMA (Learning Through Friendship) Black Student Union Breckenridge Adaptive Ski Program CC Community Kitchen CC Cycling Club CC Shotokan Karate Assoc. The Catalyst weekly student newspaper Chaverim/Hillel Children's Literacy Center Climbing Association of CC Disparaging Eye journal of social, political, and scientific thought Educational Enrichment EnAct (Environmental Action)

Fraternities and sororities Freeriders Union of Colorado College Help Ignorance Vanish Leviathan quarterly literary journal Native American Student Association Outdoor Recreation Committee Queer Straight Alliance Sheltered Lives/Our Tomorrow South Asian Student Alliance SOMOS (Latino/a student organization) VAT – Sexual assault counseling Volunteer Action

The residential life experience is integral to the learning process, and you will learn as much outside the classroom, during lunchroom debates or late-night chats, as you do in class. This is why we require all students to live on campus for the first three years, and we guarantee housing for all four years. Our close-knit community enables students to truly get to know one another, and students form friendships that will last well beyond CC.

While the residence halls are similar in many ways — all have a variety of planned activities as well as professionally trained live-in staff members — each living community is unique. We have recently renovated buildings, apartments, and houses that are on the National Register of Historic Buildings. Some residences are single-gender, while others are co-ed by wing, floor, or alternating room. All rooms are equipped with Ethernet jacks that allow students to have high-speed Internet access, and the campus as a whole has wireless access. All student buildings adhere to ADA standards. First-year students are assigned to live in one of two residence halls. Upper-class students have the option of living in traditional residence halls, theme houses, small houses, or apartments.

In every residence hall, you’ll find that students plan their own recreational, educational, and cultural activities, ranging from the spontaneous — midnight breakfasts and pool tournaments, to the organized — excursions such as bike trips, hikes, and visits to the CC cabin arranged through the residential life program. About 15 percent of our students belong to a sorority or fraternity on campus.