Auburn has over 500 on-campus student organizations to choose from. Many of these organizations provide opportunities to serve the campus and the city of Auburn. We’ve highlighted a few below. You can learn about each of these organizations and more on the AU Involve website.
The Big Event
The Big Event is one giant day of service in the Auburn-Opelika area. Students in the organization will lead teams to complete service projects all over the community. You can serve as a project leader or just volunteer the day of. Around 1,000 students participate in The Big Event each year.
Project Uplift
Project Uplift provides the opportunity for Auburn students to serve as a mentor to a child in the Auburn area. Students will be assigned a mentee between the ages of 5-12. Their role is to spend time with their mentee every week. They can go to a park, go on a walk, get ice cream, watch a movie, or just hang out. This is a great way to be a friend and positive influence to a child in the community.
Auburn University Dance Marathon
Who doesn’t love a big party where you get to dance all day long AND raise money while doing it? The students involved in AUDM raise money throughout the year for the Children’s Miracle Network hospital. “The year culminates with a 12 hour long event where the students stay on their feet through dancing, games, and entertainment in order to celebrate the total amount raised that year.” Dance Marathon, which is a nationwide event, has the motto “We dance for those who can’t.” Auburn students love participating in Dance Marathon and have raised over $3 million through their involvement with the organization.
IMPACT
Through IMPACT, Auburn students are able to serve in the community on a regular basis. Students can be a Project Coordinator or attend IMPACT volunteer projects whenever they would like. There are many locations in the area including food banks, retirement homes, after-school programs, the humane society, and more. Students volunteer in each of these areas through IMPACT on a weekly basis.
Beat Bama Food Drive
The Auburn-Alabama rivalry runs deep, and it doesn’t just stop with sports. Through Beat Bama Food Drive, Auburn students compete against Alabama students to see who can collect more cans for their local food bank. In 2021, Auburn students were able to collect 352,389 pounds of food for the Food Bank of East Alabama.