Clubs and Activities

Find Your Perfect Fit

Whether you're passionate about the arts, community service, sports, or something off the beaten path, you’re likely to discover your place at Lesley. With more than 20 student clubs and activities, we offer a world of opportunities to get creative, stay active, and connect with your community.

Our annual Campus Activity Day, held at the start of each academic year, is your chance to meet new people and explore all of Lesley’s clubs and student groups. Joining a club or another student-run organization on campus is an opportunity to try out new things, dig deep into a passion you know you love, or complement and deepen your academic studies. It’s just another way Lesley helps you gain new skills, expand your horizons, and build your personal and professional networks.

Student Clubs and Organizations

Professional Clubs

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Expressive Therapies Student Association

The Expressive Therapies Student Association aims to build connections between graduate students studying expressive therapies and others interested in the area of study. We aim to create a forum to discuss different treatment modalities; organize events that enrich the student experience; and consolidate communication between expressive therapy students.

Learn more by emailing extherapies@lesley.edu.

Lesley Art Therapy Association (LATA)

LATA is all about making and engaging with different art forms. We bring together like-minded members of the Lesley community to create art and share ideas about art programs that could help improve the University. We aspire to create a safe space where you can explore your creativity and make art among friends! Our activities include holding creative studio sessions, visiting museums, and developing different projects to help make Lesley a more beautiful place for everyone to learn.

Learn more by emailing lata@lesley.edu.

Lesley Business Club

The Business Club provides a relaxed environment for you to build connections and learn from industry leaders and entrepreneurs, many of whom are Lesley alums. It's also a social group, designed to be less structured and traditional than a classroom, and to accommodate busy student schedules. Meetings are held monthly and feature a guest speaker, with yearly field trips to the Federal Reserve of Boston allowing students to meet and network with renowned economists.

Learn more by emailing rlopez3@lesley.edu.

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Social Work Organization Lesley (SWOL)

SWOL is geared towards undergraduate and graduate-level social work students and other students in helping professions. We center our work on social justice advocacy, antiracism, and anti-oppressive practices. We provide opportunities for students to connect and engage with local organizations and systems to uplift and empower members of our community and beyond.

Learn more by emailing socialworkclub@lesley.edu.

Arts Clubs

Cartooning and Anime for Gaming and Live Action

This club acts as a professional workshop and incubator for all Lesley students interested in traditional drawn animation and anime in the context of game design and life action film. Both styles profoundly influence game design and live-action movies in terms of plot, design, and special effects. As part of club activities, you will study digital tools like Blender and Maya, which have had a huge influence on the entertainment arts as well. In addition to creating independent work, you will share and appreciate their art and sources of inspiration.

Learn more by emailing anime@lesley.edu.

Design Club

At Design Club, we host activities geared towards students interested in design, including events nights, workshops, and talks with experienced designers! We aspire to create a welcoming environment of creativity, collaboration, and fun! Join us every Thursday!

Interested in learning more? Email: designclub@lesley.edu.

Illustration Club

The Illustration Club aims to build community at Lesley University through the shared interest in illustration and visual narration. Through meetings, workshops, events, and collaborative projects, we help you broaden your knowledge of the field of Illustration. We use club meetings to share our techniques and experiences; learn from one another; develop our skills; build our community network; and grow as artists.

Learn more by emailing illustrationclub@lesley.edu.

Lesley Fiber Arts Club

Join the Lesley Fiber Arts Club and learn a new hobby, show us what you’re working on, or revisit an old skill. We welcome beginners, pros, and everyone in between!

Here, you can learn how to knit, crochet, embroider, and more. We provide materials, teach skills, and honor each art form’s cultural significance. We host group lessons during every other meeting.

Fiber arts are a wonderful way to express creativity, practice self-care, find community, and fight for social change. Our club actively works towards decolonizing fiber arts through ongoing group education, personal reflection directives, sustainability practices, and community engagement. We accommodate neurodiversity, disabilities, and childcare both in person and through remote access.

Learn more by emailing lesleyfiberartsclub@lesley.edu.

Instagram: @lu.fiberartsclub

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Press 304

Established in 2021, Press 304 is Lesley University’s student-led printmaking collective. Our mission is to foster community through creating and celebrating print-based media by organizing collaborative creative settings, hosting community events, creating publicly accessible work, and more. We firmly believe that printmaking should have no barriers and strive to make the medium accessible for all.

Learn more by emailing press304@lesley.edu.

Performing Arts Clubs

Acapitches

Acapitches, Lesley University's all-treble a cappella group, offers treble-identifying students the chance to display their vocal talents through singing in a supportive team environment.

Learn more by emailing acapitches@lesley.edu.

Dance Team

With over 80 members, the Dance Team is Lesley's largest student organization. It’s open to dancers of all skill levels and dance styles.

We start each semester with a meeting to go over dances, rehearsal times, and directions on how to join. And the semester ends with a dance showcase — one of campus’ most popular events.

Learn more by emailing dance@lesley.edu.

Harmogeddon

Founded in 2006, Harmogeddon is Lesley's co-ed a cappella troupe. We share our love of music with the Lesley and Greater Cambridge and Boston communities, and strive to become a second home for all our members and alumni.

New members are recruited through an audition process which happens at the start of each semester.

Learn more by emailing harmogeddon@lesley.edu.

Lolsley Improv

Lolsley Improv is Lesley's improv comedy troupe. We host shows and improv workshops. Membership is audition-based, with auditions held at the beginning of each semester.

Learn more by emailing lolsleyimprov@gmail.com.

Lesley Performing Arts Club (LPAC)

At LPAC, you can produce, direct, act, sing, design, and more! Whether you join on stage or as part of the crew, you’ll get to add your own personal touch to our productions. In addition to our full-scale plays and musicals, we host open mic and cabaret nights open to all students, as well as cast and crew bonding opportunities like seeing local theater productions and game nights!

Interested in learning more? Email Co-Presidents Leah Packard and Neve Pires: lpackar3@lesley.edu and npires2@lesley.edu.

Community Organizations

Campus Activities Board

Our Campus Activities Board (CAB) organizes special events like concerts, comedy shows, craft nights, socials, and more. Follow CAB on Instagram @lesleycab to stay in the know on all of our latest events. Join us to help shape Lesley’s spirit and culture, and to be directly involved in planning fun student experiences.

Learn more by contacting cab@lesley.edu.

Cheer Club

Our club strives to create a positive influence on Lesley's athletes, the institution, and the wider community through participation in games, exhibitions, pep rallies, and other events.

As Lesley's Cheer Club, our goals are to foster school spirit, cultivate teamwork and unity, and promote ethical conduct in sports.

Learn more by emailing cheerclub@lesley.edu.

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Hillel

Hillel is dedicated to supporting Jewish students, and those interested in learning about Judaism, by creating community, celebrating holidays, and sharing the Jewish culture with the Lesley community.

Interested in learning more?
Email: hillel@lesley.edu

International Student Association

The International Student Association supports the experiences of and creates community for international students at Lesley. Together, we advocate for changes that better support Lesley’s international student community.

Learn more by emailing iss@lesley.edu.

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Student Organization of Activism

Student Organization of Activism aims to cultivate connection and change for students; empower meaningful discussions, ideas, and values; and spread information.

Interested in learning more? Email activism@lesley.edu.

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Undergraduate Student Government (USG)

USG is the voice of Lesley’s undergraduate population. We organize and host meetings where students can voice concerns, share suggestions, and have a platform to submit official proposals for university-wide change.

Interested in serving in an open leadership position within USG? Email USG@lesley.edu.

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Tabletop Gaming

Tabletop Gaming Club provides a place to get together and take a break from classes to play board games like Uno, Battleship, and Monopoly, as well as tabletop RPGs such as Dungeons and Dragons and Pathfinder. We also explore indie games.

Learn more by emailing tabletopgaming@lesley.edu.

Explore Your City Series

Our Explore Your City Series offers discounted tickets to local museums, concerts, events, and more — it’s the perfect way to take advantage of everything Cambridge and Boston have to offer. Stop by the McKenna Student Center Information Desk for tickets and a full schedule of events.

Student Organization Registration & Requirements

Registering your new or existing student organization with the University allows your group to access a range of supports and resources, enlist new members, and be part of Lesley’s Student Activities Fair. See below for a helpful guide to registering your club and the criteria for leading and participating in student organizations at Lesley.

At the start of each academic year, student organizations must engage in a registration process. The first step is to email Student Activities at studentactivities@lesley.edu and let them know of your plans.

To re-register your student organization, you:
Meet with your faculty/staff advisor
Attend the All Club President’s meeting
Submit an Organization Registration Form
Establish goals and outline possible programs for the academic year
Submit an updated copy of the organization’s constitution
Complete the Anti-Hazing Form
Submit a membership list

No matter how unique your club idea may be, you’ll likely find others at Lesley who are just as excited as you are to make it happen. Email studentactivities@lesley.edu to ask to receive more information, learn about our process and get started with you new organization!

To participate in student organizations, members must be current Lesley students in good academic standing. This means they meet Satisfactory Academic Progress and Good Judicial Standing requirements. If a club member doesn’t meet this criteria, their membership may be revoked at the discretion of the Dean of Students.

In addition to maintaining good academic standing, student leaders must hold a minimum 2.0 GPA. Those who aren’t in good standing may be placed in probationary status for the remainder of the semester and will be ineligible for any open leadership roles.

Student organizations must be open to all Lesley University students. In alignment with the University’s Discrimination and Harassment Policy, organizations cannot discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, ability, class, marital status, family status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, or any other protected identity.

Connect with Student Activities

Physical Location:
Student Center on Doble Campus
30 Mellen Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Mailing Address:
Lesley University
29 Everett Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

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