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Festival ISU

Festival ISU 2026

Tuesday, August 25 – Wednesday, August 26

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Quad

Festival ISU is your opportunity to meet with fellow students, learn about the wide variety of Illinois State University registered student organizations (RSOs), and discover ways you can get involved.

Event Details:

Each day of Festival ISU highlights the following RSOs and campus departments:

Tuesday, August 25

Categories of organizations: Agriculture, Animals, Art, Business, Communication, Dance, Education, Engineering, Entertainment, Event Planning, Fashion, Gaming/Gaming Culture, Media, Music, Language, Performance, Publication, Recreation, Science, Sport Clubs, Technology, Theater, Well-being

Agronomy Club
American Marketing Association
Association for Women in Communications
Association of Male Educators
Biological Sciences Student Association
Black Communication Association
Business Week 
Calisthenics Club
Cannabis Club Redbirds
College Mentors for Kids
Collegiate Farm Bureau
COMBASSADORS
Creative Writing club
Data Science, Mathematics and Statistics Club
Delta Sigma Pi- Iota Chi Chapter
Family and Consumer Sciences Education Mentor Program
Fencing Club at Illinois State University
Gamma Iota Sigma
Gamma Phi Circus
German Club
Improv Mafia
International Business Association
Kappa Delta Epsilon
Math Education Club
Men's Lacrosse Club at Illinois State University
Motor Birds
National Agri-Marketing Association
Pi Sigma Epsilon 
Redbird Animal Advocates for HSCI
Redbird Board Game Club
Redbird Fitness & Health (Redbird Barbell)
Redbird Kpop Club
Redbird Sign Language Association
Redbird Whimsical Skedaddlers 
Secondary Dominance 
Sequin Magazine
Shred at ISU
Student Pre-Veterinary Association
Vocal Movement
Women in Business
Y2K Nostalgia

Wednesday, August 26

Categories of organizations: Advocacy, Civic Engagement, Cultural/Ethnic, Environmental, Faith/Spiritual, General, Graduate Students, Health/Medical, Honor Society, Leadership/Advisory, Political, Professional, Service, Social Science, Social Sororities and Fraternities, Sustainability, Veterans

22:17 Bible Study Club
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
Asian Pacific American Coalition
Association of Residence Halls
Black Student Journalist Association
Christian Students at ISU
College Democrats at Illinois State University
College Panhellenic Council
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Fix It Friday
Food Recovery Network
Fostered and Adopted Student Organization
Francophone Club
Japanese Language and Culture Club
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
Klub Janosik 
La tavola/Italian Club
Orthodox Christian Fellowship at Illinois State University
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
Spanish Club
Student Environmental Health Association
Student Psychology Association 
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
Undergraduate Women in Economics
Wittenberg Lutheran Student Organization

 

 

Event Registration:

Event Registration:
To register an RSO, complete the Festival ISU RSO Registration form on Redbird Life.

To register a campus department, complete the Festival ISU Campus Department Registration form on Redbird Life.

For questions, contact Maren Keller at mkelle4@IllinoisState.edu.

Use Redbird Life to learn more about our RSOs.

Business vendors: Festival ISU is focused on assisting the Illinois State registered student organizations establish and grow their membership as well as helping campus departments to connect with students. Applications from community business vendors will not be accepted for Festival ISU.

Bloomington/Normal service organizations: The Center for Civic Engagement will contact 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations directly with more details regarding the Civic Engagement Fair.