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Student organizations and teams

Contact

Blue & Gold Certification Committee

blue-and-gold@berkeley.edu

Engineering Student Services

308 McLaughlin Hall # 1700
(510) 642-7594
ess@berkeley.edu

Are you looking to connect with other students who share your interests? Do you want to find partners for a start-up or join a community service project? Berkeley Engineering is home to dozens of student organizations that help members hone teamwork and leadership skills, foster a diverse community, provide cultural support and give students the opportunity to pursue something they’re passionate about.

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Except as noted, undergraduate organizations listed below are part of the Blue & Gold Certification program, a joint effort of the Engineering Student Council and Engineering Student Services. The Blue & Gold program is centered around the core values of equity and inclusion, safety, integrity, engagement and transparency. Certified groups share these values, are UC Berkeley-registered student organizations, have completed required trainings, and are committed to creating a healthy and welcoming community at Berkeley Engineering. Learn more about Blue & Gold certification.

In addition to the organizations below, the LEAD Center maintains a complete list of student organizations across campus and explains how you can start your own student organization. Also check our directory of social media channels for Berkeley Engineering groups.

Academic and professional

Report or get support for an incident or act of intolerance, hate, harassment or exclusion

Competition teams

Design, make, hack

Honor societies

(see below for membership information)

Fraternities and sororities

Project-based Team

School, community and global outreach

ASUC service organizations (uncertified)

Graduate student organizations (uncertified)

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Membership in one of Berkeley Engineering’s honorary student organizations reflects outstanding academic achievement and service to the collegiate community. Students are invited into these societies according to the following procedures, which ensure the university’s compliance with the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

  1. No later than the first day of classes for the fall semester, engineering honorary organizations email Engineering Student Services (ESS) at ess@berkeley.edu with current contact information for their membership officer(s).
  2. Each honorary organization drafts an email invitation to be sent to all students who meet their membership criteria (e.g., major, number of units completed, GPA). The organization emails the draft invitation to ESS with the honorary organization’s name in the subject line.
  3. Each honorary organization sends a current membership roster to ESS so that current members can be distinguished from potentially eligible new members.
  4. Approximately four weeks into the fall semester, ESS receives an enrollment data report from the registrar. ESS uses this data to determine which students are eligible for membership in each honorary organization.
  5. ESS invites eligible students using the email invitations drafted by the honorary organizations. Each message instructs the invited student to confirm his or her acceptance directly with the relevant honorary organization.