Find your niche at Rhodes State.  We have a range of student groups related to specific fields of study, hobbies, cultures and more.

A variety of student organizations exists on campus.  The Student Activities Office (SAO) publishes a brochure listing all active groups on campus.  If interested in any of the following organizations, stop by Galvin Hall Room 066, call (419) 995-8415, or send us an email at livchak.a@RhodesState.edu for more information.

• Animal Welfare League: Promotes awareness of the pet overpopulation crisis. We will promote the welfare of cats and dogs in Allen County and Northwest Ohio. This club is open to everyone, please join and help make a difference! Open to all animal lovers.
• ASL Club: This club will help promote learning more about American Sign Language and the deaf community.  The club will have silent dinners, silent bowling, game and pizza night.
• Autism Speaks U: This club promotes autism awareness and support club for those effected by autism and those who want to help. The club has meetings and fund raisers.  
• Barons Baseball Boosters: Promotes Barons baseball throughout the campus and community.
• Baron Gaming Community: This club is for game enthusiasts. We are here to connect people on the Lima Campus with an interest in games of all kinds. If you’re into organizing board games, LAN parties, or tournaments, then this club is for you.
• Bio Club: Club for students interested in Biology and other environmental issues. The club adopts a highway, trips and fundraisers, and celebrates Earth day. Types of Activities: Highway clean up, Invasive species awareness.
• Campus Activities Board (CAB): Committees of creative, enthusiastic students, who develop, plan and coordinate events on campus. Types of Activities: Planning events such as: movie nights, comedy, Massage day, May week, blood drives.
• Campus Crusade for Christ: A group of students who want to encourage spiritual growth and develop on campus, to teach others about Christ, bible study, fellowship, etc.
• Challengers: This organization is for disability awareness and outreach. We enjoy awareness events, community service and fundraising.
• College Republicans: Promotes political awareness and information. Activities include: Networking, involvement in local, state, and national elections, fundraising for the Republican Party.
• College Democrats: Promotes the goals and purposes of the Democratic Party.
• Creative Writing Club: A group of students who enjoy creative writing. Discussion of professional fiction works, along with reading, writing, and reciting student works.
• Dark Sky Watchers: This is a group that encourages interest in astronomy. They provide students, faculty, and local citizens an opportunity to utilize the student observatory and to provide regular access to the observatory for the public. Activities: Bonfires, sessions at the observatory.
• Grub Group: This is a group of people who are interested in learning about other cultures, food and traditions. Activities: Going to different restaurants and public locations that show us different cultures.
• French Club: This is a group for people interested in speaking French or learning about the French and Francophone cultures. Activities: French Conversation, film nights, dinners.
• Gamers’ Guild: This club will provide entertainment for the campus in the form of video games, board games, Human vs. Zombies, and RPG.
• History Club: Promotes a greater appreciation for history among the student population and foster careers of undergraduate history major/minors. Activities: Trips, film screenings, lunch bag lectures.
• Human Services Club: This group meets the needs of observation, campus outreach to local Human service agencies.
• Lima Aggies: Ag and non- Ag majors interested in Agricultural activities. The club provides the opportunity for students on campus to get engaged with agriculture as well as educate the area about agriculture. Types of Activities: Agricultural events on campus, educating Lima and area counties, service projects, and meet with Columbus agricultural students.
• Lima College Exchange Club: Club for students interested in working to make the community a better place to live. Types of Activities: Club for students interested in working to make the community a better place to live.  
• L.I.T. (Leadership and Innovation in Tutoring): Provides professional development, networking, and skill enhancement opportunities to peer and professional tutors at Rhodes State College.
• Multicultural Club: Promotes the development of a learning environment that encourages respect of cultural differences on campus.
• Newman Student Outreach: The purpose of the club is to bring together interested Catholic and non-Catholic students and provide spiritual and social growth opportunities and service to mankind. Activities: Faith sharing meetings, food drives, service projects, retreats, mission trips, etc.
• Operation Honored American Heroes: A student organization made for and by veterans to better the experience for student veterans on campus.
• Psych Club: They interact with psychology, faculty, and students. Activities: Tours, trips, speakers, fundraising.
• PTA Club: This club actively engages in the promotion of the physical therapy profession.
• Photography Club: A group that encourages and stimulates an interest in photography. Activities: Monthly meetings, charity activities, Christmas lunch-in, picnics, photography shows & contests, educational tips.
• Rhodes State Student Council: Provides student representation to the college and to provide students with opportunities for active participation in campus affairs, personal enrichment and professional development.
• Running Club: Club for students interested in a low key social event to get into shape. Types of Activities: meet people who share the enjoyment of running.  
• Salsa-Hip-Hop-Fusion: Come and join this fun Dance club and learn how to or show us your moves. We try and meet once a week and we all have a blast, give us a try and you’ll love it.
• Stand up! Stand out!: This club is for business communication students that want to communicate in the business world. Activities include lectures, demonstrations, and speeches.
• Stars & Stripes Forever Veterans Club: A military veteran's group providing fellowship for like-minded individuals in order to create a network of successful students and alumni; to provide leadership and professional development.