Student Organizations within the Diversity Center

At Butler University, we have a wide array of opportunities for our students to get involved.  There are over 200 student organizations on campus including several cultural and social awareness organizations that aim to provide intersectional, educational, and social programming across various identity groups. Cultural and social awareness organizations play a major and active role in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts on our campus that support Butler University students becoming global citizens.

Please follow them on Instagram to learn about their programming and events.

  • Advocates for Autism
    • We strive to foster an environment where autistic students can be themselves, get access to needed resources, and share experiences about shared experiences. We desire to dismantle ableism at Butler and beyond. In addition, this club partners with BU Students on the Spectrum, a student led discussion group, specifically for autistic students on Butler’s campus.
    • @buadvocates4autism
  • Asian & Pacific Islander Alliance (APIA)
    • Asian & Pacific Islander Alliance is a student body that seeks to empower and educate. We strive to provide a sense of community for Asian & Pacific Islander students on campus, and we aim to promote understanding of the vast array of Asian & Pacific Islander cultures.
    • @ apia_bu
  • ​Black Student Union (BSU)
    • ​The mission of the Black Student Union is to serve its members by creating a support system for Black students at Butler University. BSU aims to celebrate Black cultures, communities, and history by raising consciousness, by educating students, and through other programming.  It addresses concerns on behalf of the membership of Black students and people of color on campus, within the country and abroad through consciousness raising, social activism and community service.
    • @butleru_bsu
  • Bulldogs for Universal Design (BUD)
    • BUD’s goal on Butler’s campus is to create a truly accessible, inclusive, and anti-ableist environment both inside & outside of the classroom. For disabled students, this is a group that aims to hear you, support you, and advocate with/for you in our campus community. Able-bodied members are invited to come & learn about disability & ableism, advocate alongside disabled peers, and learn allyship that is non-performative, introspective, and effective. We will host regular meetings and events celebrating disability history/culture, advocate for anti-ableist practices on Butler’s campus, and educate the overall campus community on the realities of ableism.
    • @budatbutler
  • Butler LGBTQIA+ Alliance
    • ​Alliance is a safe space for LGBTQ+ individuals and allies to come and find community. We focus on cultivating a safe, engaging environment to educate and communicate with each other, get involved in activism, learn new skills, and have fun! Alliance activities include discussion circles, game nights, field trips, drag shows, dances, craft nights, fundraising, and more. Our office is located in the Diversity Center in the basement of Atherton Union, with office hours every day of the academic week. All are welcome to join regardless of sexuality or gender.
    • @ butleralliance
  • Diversity Program Council (DPC)
    • The Diversity Program Council (DPC) envisions a community of individuals who are collectively free with no person or group of people left behind. Composed of students, the DPC emphasizes the important role students play in creating and sustaining a university-wide culture that understands social equity and justice as a building block to safety, success, and equality. We work to lead the student body towards cultivating an environment that accepts and values everyone, appreciates our common humanity, and understands that our differences are the cornerstone of creating an intersectional community fundamentally supported by distinction. By fostering and creating a community of acceptance at Butler, the DPC envisions a unified future beyond Butler built from the same foundational elements that the DPC is built upon: intersectionality, inclusion, empathy, and an appreciation for our common humanity.
    • @butler_dpc
  • Gender Equity Movement (GEM)
    • The Gender Equity Movement focuses on awareness and advocacy for everyone on the gender spectrum. GEM strives to be a safe space for all. The Gender Equity Movement, or GEM, is Butler’s gender inclusivity organization. The name GEM is a homage to the first black woman to graduate from Butler University, Gertrude Amelia Mahorney.
    • @ gematbutler
  • Hillel
    • Hillel provides social, cultural, educational, community service and religious observation in a Jewish context for Butler students. Hillel at Butler University provides a home on campus for all students to experience the Jewish faith and culture and hosts educational series, social events, and speakers. Hillel does not collect membership dues and is open to all!
    • @buhillel
  • International Club
    • The International Club encourages and promotes social and intellectual interchange and mutual understanding and appreciation of cultures among Butler students of all nationalities, while simultaneously aiding the integration of Butler international students into a new culture, location, and university.
    • @bu_internationals
  • Latinx Student Union (LSU)
    • Latinx Student Union is dedicated to developing, educating, empowering, and uniting Latinx students with the purpose of fostering a community and safe space on Butler’s campus.
    • ​@ bu_latinxsu
  • Muslim Student Association (MSA)
    • Butler Muslim Student Association looks to promote interfaith dialogue, volunteering, and the Muslim name not only at Butler University, but to the entire community. MSA plans events that promote religious appreciation and diversity in the community.
    • zalmaya@butler.edu
  • South Asian Student Association
    • This organization aims to educate, empower, and provide opportunities for everyone of all backgrounds to enjoy and learn about South Asian cultures/traditions. Our biggest events of the year are Diwali and Holi Celebrations!
    • mapatel2@butler.edu
  • Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)
    • ​NSJP’s work is centered on freedom, justice, and equality for the Palestinian people, who have been living without basic rights under Israeli military occupation and colonialism since 1948. We believe that all struggles for freedom, justice, and equality are interconnected and that we must embody the principles and ideals we envision for a just society. NSJP stands against homophobia, misogyny, racism, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, classism, colonialism, ableism, and bigotry and discrimination of any form.
    • @ sjpbutler_
  • Students of Color Allied in Healthcare (SOCAH)
    • SOCAH is open to all future health care providers especially those of color. Our mission is to elevate people of color in healthcare. We strive to address the complexities of race, nationality, culture, and ethnicity as it pertains to future health care providers of color as well as placing an emphasis on being advocates for patients of color. We also strive to empower and uphold the voices of students of color in healthcare fields by promoting diversity, inclusion, and providing a safe and unified atmosphere.
    • @socah_butleru