Alpha Phi Omega

The Florida State University Chapter, Iota Rho, is actively involved in community service in and around Tallahassee. They are one of over 350 chapters across the country, who strive to help each individual member develop leadership skills, experience friendship on many levels and provide service to others. For more information about Alpha Phi Omega, visit their website.

Alternative Break Corps

Travel to cities outside of Tallahassee where you will live, serve, and learn in a group setting during University vacation breaks. For more information on participating, stop by the Center for Leadership and Civic Education.

Visit the Alternative Break Corps website

CHICS@FSU

CHICS@FSU (Caring and Helping in Community Service) is a community service organization that strives to promote service and camaraderie among its members. Members participate in service activities as their schedules allow, and contribute their time to agencies such as the Leon County Humane Society, Habitat for Humanity, and Kids Inc.

Visit the CHICS @ FSU website

Circle K International

Circle K International is a community service group that promotes leadership and fellowship. The club is made up of both Undergraduate and Graduate students from all different backgrounds and majors. CKI tackles many issues that the group may be interested in, but the main focus is on children. Circle K International is the largest collegiate community service club in the world with over 12,000 students on over 550 campuses.

Visit the Circle K International website

Habitat for Humanity

Founded in 1990, the FSU Chapter of Habitat for Humanity is working on the campus and within the community to help in the effort to eliminate substandard housing right here in Tallahassee. As a chapter, our goals are to raise money for Habitat houses, educate FSU students and the community on what Habitat is all about, and coordinate student volunteers for builds.

Visit the FSU Chapter of Habitat for Humanity website

HELP

H.E.L.P.’s mission is to provide an emotionally nurturing environment for disadvantaged children through positive role model enforcement. Helping Every Little Person seeks to instill the importance of self-esteem and promote the value of education by visiting the preschool centers they adopt through Kids Incorporated. Each visit carries with it a different theme filled with activities, creative arts and crafts, and lots of love for the children.

Visit HELP’s website

International Medical Outreach

As an international service-learning experience for pre-medical students, IMO offers the opportunity to enhance your medical skills by providing medical care in less-advanced countries. Applications are available for trip participants.

Visit the IMO @ FSU website

Jumpstart

Jumpstart is a national non-profit early education organization that combats the rising trend of preschoolers in low-income communities entering school without the skills needed to succeed. The program operates 57 sites throughout the nation, each supervised by one of our highly skilled site managers.

Visit Jumpstart’s website

National Society of Collegiate Scholars

The National Society of Collegiate Scholars is an honors organization that invites first and second year students that have a 3.4 GPA or are in the top 20% of their class for membership. If you have been invited to join you not only have the opportunity to join a nationally recognized organization but one that also provides opportunities for leadership development and involvement in the community. We also offer 50 $1,000 scholarships for new members nationally as well as partnerships with GEICO, Microsoft, and Ernst & Young. We were recently awarded the FSU 2005 Service Organization of the year. We are the only organization that is a nationally recognized honor society, a registered student organization, and a recognized service organization under the Center for Leadership and Civic Education. Our motto is Scholarship, Leadership, and Service. Anyone who meets the criteria should contact nscsfsu@hotmail.com or come see us yourself at our table on Union Wednesdays.

Visit the NSCS website

Service Corps

Network with other students interested in service, coordinate one-time campus community service projects, and address various social issues in Service Corps.

Visit the Service Corps website