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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

African American Studies
Agronomy Club
Alpha Gamma Rho
American Marketing Association
Association for Women in Communications
Association of Male Educators
Belegarth Medieval Combat Society
Biological Sciences Student Association
Black Artists League
Black Communication Association
Business Analytics Society
Business Week 
Calisthenics Club
Cannabis Club Redbirds
Career Services
College Mentors for Kids
Collegiate Farm Bureau
COMBASSADORS
Council on Family Relations
Creative Writing club
Dance Association 
Data Science, Mathematics and Statistics Club
Delta Sigma Pi- Iota Chi Chapter
Efaw Center for Educator Excellence
Emergency Management
Environmental Health & Safety
Equestrian Club at Illinois State University
Euphony Soul Choir
Event Management, Dining, and Hospitality
Family and Consumer Sciences Education Mentor Program
Fencing Club at Illinois State University
Gamma Iota Sigma
Gamma Phi Circus
German Club
Honors Program
Improv Mafia
International Business Association
Kappa Delta Epsilon
Latinas in Communication
Math Education Club
Math Tutoring Club
Men's Lacrosse Club at Illinois State University
Men's Soccer at Illinois State University
Milner Library
Motor Birds
Multicultural Center
National Agri-Marketing Association
Office of Admissions
Office of Sustainability
On the Brink of Normal
Pi Sigma Epsilon 
Pickleball Club
Project Legacy
Public Relations Student Society of America
QueerEd Birds
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
Social Work
Society for Human Resource Management 
Student Access and Accommodation Services
Student Alumni Council
Student Health Services
Student Insurance
Student Pre-Veterinary Association
Study Abroad
The Cecilia J. Lauby Teacher Ed Center-Clinical Experiences and Licensure Processes
The Cecilia J. Lauby Teacher Ed Center-PDS
The Share Shop
University Housing Services
Vocal Movement
Women in Business
Women's Club Soccer at Illinois State University
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
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
African Students Association
African American Studies
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority - Beta Omicron
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. 
Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority
Alpha Psi Lambda National, Inc.
Alternative Breaks
American Civil Liberties Union - ISU Chapter
Asian Pacific American Coalition
Association of Latinx American Students
Association of Residence Halls
Black Student Journalist Association
Campus Recreation
Career Services
CHAARG at Illinois State 
Chi Omega
Christian Students at ISU
College Democrats at Illinois State University
College of Education
College Panhellenic Council
Cornerstone Christian Fellowship
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Delta Sigma Phi
Delta Zeta Sorority
East African Club
Efaw Center for Educator Excellence
Emergency Management
Environmental Health & Safety
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Eta Sigma Gamma
Event Management, Dining, and Hospitality
Fix It Friday
Flores y Páginas
Food Nutrition & Dietetics Club
Food Recovery Network
Fostered and Adopted Student Organization
Francophone Club
Girls Who Bloom
Honors Program
Iota Phi Theta
Japanese Language and Culture Club
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
Klub Janosik 
La tavola/Italian Club
Lambda Epsilon Chi (LEX), Illinois State University Club Chapter
Milner Library
Multicultural Center
Office of Admissions
Office of Sustainability
Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated
Orthodox Christian Fellowship at Illinois State University
P Power
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated 
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity
Pi Kappa Alpha
Pre-Physician Assistant Club
Psi Chi & SPA
Sigma Chi Fraternity 
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority Inc.
Sigma Nu Fraternity
Sigma Pi Fraternity, Epsilon-Eta Chapter
Social Connections Elevating New Experiences 
Social Work
Spanish Club
Student Access and Accommodation Services
Student Environmental Health Association
Student Health Services
Student Insurance
Student Legislative Action Coalition 
Study Abroad
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
The Cecilia J. Lauby Teacher Ed Center-Clinical Experiences and Licensure Processes
The Cecilia J. Lauby Teacher Ed Center-PDS
The Office of Equal Opportunity and Access (OEOA)
The Share Shop
Undergraduate Women in Economics
United Greek Council
United Nations Association of the United States of America – Illinois State University Chapter 
University Bible Fellowship
University Housing Services
Wittenberg Lutheran Student Organization
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority

 

 

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.