Chapman University

Students

The campus is home to over 80 registered student organizations that provides organization consulting and leadership development for the students. The student organizations receive assistance with budget management, event planning membership recruitment, and website development. Students can either join a group or create one. Some of the student clubs and organizations are Carve: Ski & Snowboard Club; Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC); Student & Campus Life (SCL); Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society (GBP); and Phi Alpha Theta (PAT).

There is also has a strong Greek presence, with several fraternities and sororities governed by Interfraternity Council (IFC) and Panhellenic Council. The Greek clubs are Alpha Delta Phi (Adelphos), Alpha Gamma Delta (AGD), Alpha Phi (Alpha Phi), Delta Delta Delta (Tri Delt), Gamma Phi Beta (Gamma Phi), Kappa Alpha Theta (Theta), Pi Kappa Alpha (Pike), Phi Sigma Sigma (Phi Sig), Phi Kappa Tau (Phi Tau), and Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE).

Media and Publications

The Panther is the official student newspaper of the university. It is available online. Chapman Magazine is the flagship publication of the University, distributed twice a year to faculty, staff, alumni, and donors. Happenings is the weekly staff and faculty newsletter. The newsletter highlights the faculty accomplishments, upcoming events, and the latest campus news.

Campus Facilities

Excellent dining options are provided for students at the multitude of restaurants located inside the campus. The restaurants serve meals that meet the varied backgrounds, tastes and schedules of residential and commuter students. Some of the popular campus eateries include Randall Dining Commons, located below the Sandhu Conference Center; Hungry Panther located in Argyros Forum; Salsa Rico, a Mexican restaurant; Sky Ranch Grill; Pantera, an Italian restaurant; Freshens; Cyber Café, located in Beckman Hall; and Doy’s Place at the Henley Underground.

Residence Life provides a living program with a strong community-building emphasis which enables residing students to meet new people and experience new situations. It offers an array of housing options for the students. The residence halls feature an assortment of living options including single, double and triple occupancy rooms, having shared or private bath. Sandhu Residence Center houses a dining facility, ground level parking, conference center and an indoor Rock Wall. Apart from the traditional residence halls, There are also several apartment communities for students above 21 years of age or older.

The first year students reside in the FFC communities which are located in Pralle-Sodaro Hall, Henley Hall, Glass Hall and North Morlan Hall. Housing for continuing students include Glass Hall, South Morlan Hall, Sandhu Residence Center and the Davis and Harris Apartments.

On-campus learning centers and services include the Tutoring, Learning, and Testing Center (TLT); Disabled Student Services; Career Development Center; Chapman Student Health Center; Student Employment Services; Career Counseling and Assessment; PEER and Health Education; and Chapman University Student Health (CUSH). The bookstore has two locations on campus.