interests that include
Academic (such as an Association for Computing Machinery chapter),
Greek fraternities and sororities,
Political (such as the College Republicans or the Young Democrats),
Honorary (such as the Blue Key Honor Society and Mortar Board),
Multicultural (with groups such as the Alliance of Black Collegians, the Asian Student Association, the Hispanic American Leadership Organization, and the Indian Student Association),
Performing (such as the American Choral Directors Association),
Religious (such as Campus Crusade for Christ),
Residential Life (with student governing bodies for the residential halls),
Sports (with clubs for cheerleading, fencing, rugby, soccer, wrestling and equestrian sports),
and dozens more.
There are several sororities and fraternities at the university.
=== Student newspaper ===
The Northwest Missourian is the university's bi-weekly student newspaper.
== Notable alumni ==
=== Computer Science ===
Jean Bartik – programmer
=== Politicians ===
Jason R. Brown – Republican …
