Bates supports more than 90 student organizations. From the African American society called Amandla! to WRBC-FM, a radio station playing an array of tunes, these groups provide everyday evidence of our commitment to diversity.

In recent years Amandla! has sponsored Triad, an all-campus dance that's one of Bates' most popular events; a criminal-justice conference; and a performance-lecture by noted hip-hop choreographer Clyde Evans Jr. Latinos Unidos hosts such events as such as the Columbus Day anticelebration and publishes their own magazine: Solidaridad Latina. Sangai Asia celebrates the Lunar New Year with spectacular fireworks. The Multicultural Center provides facilities for student organizations, sponsors a variety of activities, and is a popular gathering place.

Student organizations also address the variety of religious faiths practiced at Bates.  Although founded as a Freewill Baptist seminary, the College today is nonsectarian, and the Chaplin's Office offers religious services, events of interest, and counsel for practitioners of faith as ancient as Hinduism and as contemporary as Unitarian-Universalism.

You may also access a list of cultural and ethnic groups affiliated with the Multicultural Center, as well as the full list of student organizations.