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Financial Aid Phone: (301) 314-9000 Admissions Phone : (301) 314-8385 Campus Description: 1,281-acre campus in College Park, nine miles from Washington, D.C.; branch campus in Shady Grove. Served by train; airport and bus serve Washington, D.C.; major airport serves Baltimore (20 miles). School operates transportation to College Park, Greenbelt, and Landover. Public transportation serves campus.
Organizations: Fraternities: We have 26 fraternities on campus. 13% of the men join a fraternity. 23 of the fraternities have a chapter house. Sororities: We have 20 sororities on campus. 14% of the women join a sorority. 15 of the sororities have a chapter house. Religious Organizations: Baha'i Club, Jewish Student Union, Muslim Student Union, Black Ministry,United Campus Ministry Minority Student Organizations: Black Business Society, Black Engineering Society, Black ExplosionNewspaper, Black Prelaw Society, Black Science Society, Black StudentAthletes Council, Black Student Union, NAACP, Black Coalition, HispanicStudent Union, Minority Computer Science Society, National Association ofBlack Journalists, Native American Student Union, Shades of Harlem,Thurgood Marshall Pre-Law Society Foreign Student Organizations: International Student Council, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, and Nyumburucultural groups, African, Bangladeshi, Caribbean, Chinese, Indian,Israeli, Korean, Pakistani, and Vietnamese student associations, severalother groups Other Student Organizations: pep bands, glee clubs, chorus, marching and symphonic bands, orchestraensembles, chapel and gospel choirs, theatre, chess, photo, amateurradio, and debating clubs, humor and art magazines, black and Jewishnewspapers, departmental, service, and special-interest groups Total Registered Organizations: 274 Student Activities: Government; Newspaper: Diamondback, published daily; Magazine; Yearbook; Radio