Student Organizations Directory

HOPE is an organization dedicated to increasing the awareness of eating disorders and disordered eating on grounds and throughout the Charlottesville community in order to better prepare students to intervene in the lives of their friends, roommates, or loved ones.We also strive to promote body positivity and a healthy body image on grounds. HOPE is not a counseling service, but will provide... More.

HRFF is a student-run organization at the University of Virginia that organizes and coordinates an annual film festival centering on the issue of human rights. The HRFF aims to foster awareness about human rights issues on grounds and to encourage students to think critically about and take action on these issues. HRFF endeavors to accomplish this by increasing consciousness about these issues... More.

Inter-American Health Alliance at U.Va. is dedicated to providing support for Primeros Pasos, a non-profit, independent organization that provides health care and health education to underserved communities in the Palajunoj valley of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. We work to improve access to health care, as well as health education, through fundraising, donations, and other methods.

The Inter-Sorority Council at the University of Virginia is a self-governed organization comprised of member sorority chapters. Our purpose is to enhance the experience of all Greek and potential Greek women at the University by providing resources and opportunities for leadership, service, social and scholastic development in an atmosphere conducive to friendship and sisterhood.

Invisible Children uses film, creativity and social action to end the use of child soldiers in Joseph Kony's rebel war and restore LRA-affected communities in central Africa to peace and prosperity. Invisible Children at UVA is dedicated to raising awareness of and money for the children affected by the violence between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and Ugandan government in Northern Uganda... More.

Our objectives as a fraternity are to unite college men of culture, patriotism and honor in a bond of Fraternity; to encourage honorable achievement in every field of human endeavor; to promote the spiritual, social, intellectual and moral welfare of members; to assist the aims and purposes of colleges and universities; and to inspire service in the public interest.

Kappa Kappa Psi is an National Service fraternity which recognizes student leadership and service in the University Band Program. The primary aim is to assist the Director of Bands in fostering the leadership of the Band and promoting enthusiasm for the program in general. The basic premise of the organization rests on the fact that "it is an honor to serve" this band, the department of music... More.

The purpose of KiVA is to generate interest in and funding for underfunded entrepreneurs in Third World countries. Unlike other micro-financial interest-groups around Grounds, KiVA will actually grant loans to those in need of funding. By utilizing the innovative web site, kiva.org, we will target driven business people based on their community goals and business plans. KiVA will use the... More.

Mission: The purpose of Lambda Theta Alpha shall be to provide a sisterhood based on Unity, Love, & Respect. To develop strong Leaders who will then provide and practice political, social and cultural activities. To promote minority Unity through charitable and educational programs. To maintain a high standard of learning and serve as a voice for the universal women. We take pride in the... More.

Leaders of Vital Education (L.O.V.E.) aims to break down the social barriers that separate middle and high school students through interactive workshops, known as "challenge days," that stress love, unity, acceptance, and the breaking down of the harmful social structures that plague the American school system.

The Legal Assistance Society is dedicated to helping underprivileged people in Charlottesville and the surrounding area. LAS is an umbrella organization that provides funding and administrative support to UVA Law School volunteer groups. Through its six projects, the Domestic Violence Project, Legal Education Project, Migrant Farmworkers Project, the Native American Law Project, the... More.

The LIVESTRONG Army is a community based "branch" of the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) and we are committed to helping get to those goals. The Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) is committed to supporting the cancer fight and offering concrete ways for survivors to help make cancer a national priority. Join us and other cancer groups to end the suffering caused by cancer.

Lynch Syndrome Association is a group that provides information and support about the genetic disease, Lynch Syndrome. This is a rare genetic disorder that accounts for 3 to 7 percent of all instances of colon cancer in the United State, and also puts a person a high risk for other cancers. The purpose of this organization is to raise awareness about Lynch Syndrome's risk factors, causes, and... More.

Madison House is a non-profit organization, which provides approximately 3,000 students with regular volunteer opportunities at over 90 sites in the Charlottesville/Albemarle area. Madison House serves as an umbrella organization for 19 programs. Run by over 200 student program directors, each of these programs is unique in its mission and in its role in the community.