STUDENT
LIFE
PH
ILOSO
PHY
OF
S
TUD
ENT
LI
FE
T
he
qua
lit
y
of
st
udent
life
on
ca
m
pus
is
very
i
mportant
to
the
success
of
the
educational
process
a
t
Sout
hwe
st
er
n
Univers
ity
.
The
Univers
it
y’
s
goal
is
to
i
nvolve
students
in
inquiry
and
s
chola
rs
hip
of
the
highes
t
quality
,
and
t
o
see
t
hat
learning
extends
beyond
the
classroom.
The
e
duca
tiona
l
pr
oce
ss
includes
finding
a
sens
e
of
lifelong
personal
and
s
ocial
direction,
enhancing
c
ommunic
a
tion
s
kills
,
learning
to
think
cri
t
icall
y
,
and
making
discriminating
judgments.
S
tudent
Lif
e
re
vis
e
d
and
rea
f
firmed
its
mi
ss
i
on
statement
in
August
2003:
Student
Af
fairs
pr
omote
s
the
mi
ss
ion
of
Sout
hw
es
tern
U
nivers
ity
by
implementing
programs
and
delivering
s
er
vice
s
t
hat
pr
ovide
values
-centered
educati
on
of
the
whole
person.
These
programs
and
s
er
vice
s
f
a
c
ili
tat
e
students
’
devel
opment
of
soc
ial
competencies,
and
reflect
a
shared
r
e
s
ponsibi
lity
f
or
s
tudent
lear
ning
within
an
under
graduate
liberal
arts
community
.
Student
Life
f
oste
rs
a
c
ha
l
len
ging,
secure
environment
i
n
w
hich
the
uniqueness
of
each
individual
is
r
e
s
pec
te
d
and
c
ele
brated.
S
TUD
ENT
GOV
E
RNM
E
NT
AND
OR
G
A
NIZA
TIO
NS
S
tu
de
nt
G
over
n
ment
O
ne
bene
fit
of
Univers
ity
li
fe
is
the
opport
uni
ty
for
students
to
participate
in
their
own
gove
rna
nce
.
T
his
opportunit
y
comes
through
pa
rticipation
in
the
Southwestern
Student
C
ongre
ss
,
the
S
tude
nt
J
udic
i
ar
y
,
the
Univers
it
y
Pr
ogramming
Council,
a
nd
other
college-wide
c
ommit
tee
s.
T
he
St
udent
Congres
s
is
compri
sed
of
repre
sentatives
who
provide
a
forum
for
s
tudent
conc
er
ns
and
opini
ons
.
T
he
S
tudent
Judiciary
is
comprised
exclusively
of
students
and
he
ar
s
a
ll
c
as
es
involving
Honor
Code
violat
ions.
The
University
Progr
am
Council
is
responsible
f
or
c
ommunit
y
progr
am
ming
and
entert
ainm
ent.
I
n
addi
tion,
stude
nts
have
the
opportunity
to
pa
rti
cipa
te
with
f
ac
ulty
and
adminis
trators
in
t
he
major
governing
councils
of
the
University
a
nd
on
s
tandi
ng
and
a
d
hoc
c
om
mittees.
T
he
m
en’
s
Interfr
a
te
rnity
Council
is
a
governing
and
le
gis
lat
ive
body
for
the
f
raternities
on
ca
mpus
.
IFC
works
for
the
improvement
of
the
fraternity
s
yste
m
a
t
SU.
The
women’
s
Panhe
l
le
ni
c
Council
provid
es
progr
a
mming
on
women’
s
issues
and
c
ompile
s
s
ta
nda
rds
t
hat
govern
r
ecrui
tment
,
ple
dging
a
n
d
initiating
for
sororities.
S
tu
de
nt
O
rgan
iz
ations
W
ith
100
re
gis
te
re
d
or
ganizati
ons,
the
Of
fi
ce
of
Student
Activities
at
Southwes
tern
University
of
fe
rs
involvem
e
nt
opportunities
outs
ide
of
the
classroom.
A
listing
of
all
cur
rently
active
or
ganiz
a
tions
i
s
a
vai
labl
e
at
www
.southw
est
ern.edu/of
fices/stude
ntactivities.
O
r
g
a
n
i
z
a
t
i
o
n
s
r
e
p
r
e
s
e
n
t
o
p
p
o
r
t
u
n
i
t
i
e
s
r
a
n
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i
n
g
f
r
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s
t
u
d
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l
e
g
i
s
l
a
t
i
o
n
t
o
s
o
c
i
a
l
a
c
t
i
v
i
s
m
,
l
i
t
e
r
a
r
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p
u
b
l
i
c
a
t
i
o
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s
t
o
G
r
e
e
k
l
i
f
e
.
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f
y
o
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c
a
n
n
o
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f
i
n
d
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n
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r
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a
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t
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o
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t
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i
t
s
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n
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t
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r
e
a
t
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o
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r
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f
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c
e
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f
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t
u
d
e
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t
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c
t
i
v
i
t
i
e
s
.
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r
g
a
n
i
z
a
t
i
o
n
s
a
r
e
c
l
a
s
s
i
f
i
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n
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i
g
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t
m
a
i
n
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a
t
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e
s
,
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n
c
l
u
d
i
n
g
g
o
v
e
r
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i
n
g
b
o
d
i
e
s
,
d
e
p
a
r
t
m
e
n
t
a
l
,
s
c
h
o
l
a
s
t
i
c
/
h
o
n
o
r
a
r
y
,
G
r
e
e
k
/
s
o
c
i
a
l
,
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e
l
i
g
i
o
u
s
,
s
p
e
c
i
a
l
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n
t
e
r
e
s
t
,
s
p
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r
t
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n
d
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t
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d
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n
t
p
u
b
l
i
c
a
t
i
o
n
s
.
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f
y
o
u
h
a
v
e
a
n
y
q
u
e
s
t
i
o
n
s
a
b
o
u
t
s
t
u
d
e
n
t
o
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g
a
n
i
z
a
t
i
o
n
s
,
p
l
e
a
s
e
c
a
l
l
t
h
e
O
f
f
i
c
e
o
f
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t
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d
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n
t
A
c
t
i
v
i
t
i
e
s
a
t
5
1
2
-
8
6
3
-
1
3
4
5
.
A
T
HLE
TIC
AND
R
ECR
EA
TIONA
L
OP
P
OR
TUN
ITIES
T
he
U
nive
rs
ity
pr
ovides
comprehens
ive
and
m
eaningful
opportunities
f
or
students
at
all
levels
of
skil
l
and
physic
a
l
ability
.
Sport
s
and
recreat
ional
f
acil
ities
on
campus
include
an
indoor
s
wi
mming
pool,
ra
cquetball
courts
,
tenni
s
cour
ts,
outdoo
r
volleyball
cour
t,
indoor
track,
gymna
si
um
floo
rs
,
exercis
e
and
weight
room
s,
soccer
,
softball
and
lacrosse
fields,
a
golf
course,
a
nd
gam
es
and
m
edi
a
r
ooms
in
t
he
s
tude
nt
center
.
Students
will
find
sports,
recreation,
and
w
e
llne
ss
a
c
tiviti
e
s
a
vailable
in
four
areas
at
Southwestern:
intercollegiate
athletics,
club
sports,
int
ra
mura
ls
and
we
llnes
s
/leisur
e
departments
.
207
I
nt
er
coll
egiat
e
At
hle
t
ic
s
S
outhw
es
ter
n
U
nive
rs
ity
competes
na
ti
onall
y
as
an
intercollegiate
program
without
athletic
s
chola
rs
hips
in
the
N
ati
onal
Collegiate
Athletic
As
sociation
(
NCAA)
Division
III.
Conference
af
f
ilia
tion
i
s
the
Southern
Collegiate
At
hlet
ic
Conference
(SCAC),
which
includ
es
Austin
Colle
ge
(
She
rma
n,
T
exas)
,
B
ir
mingham-Southern
College
(Birmingham,
Ala.),
C
e
ntr
e
College
(Da
nvill
e,
K
y
.),
C
olor
ado
College
(Colorado
Spri
ngs,
Colo.),
DePauw
Universit
y
(Greencastle,
In
d.),
H
endr
ix
C
ollege
(Conway
,
Ark.),
Millsaps
College
(Jackson,
Miss.),
Ogle
thorpe
Unive
rs
ity
(
At
lanta
,
Ga.),
Rhodes
C
oll
ege
(Memphis,
T
enn.)
,
T
rinity
University
(San
Antonio,
T
exa
s)
,
and
the
U
nive
rs
ity
of
the
S
outh
(Sewanee,
T
enn.).
Competition
includes
basketball,
cros
s
c
ountry
,
golf
,
soccer
,
s
wimming
and
diving,
tennis
for
m
en
and
women,
as
well
as
voll
eyba
ll
a
nd
sof
tba
ll
f
or
women
and
basebal
l
and
lacrosse
f
or
men.
The
faculty
is
responsible
fo
r
e
nsur
ing
tha
t
athletic
policy
meets
the
academic
standa
r
ds
of
the
University
,
especially
with
rega
rd
to
e
ligi
bilit
y
and
s
cheduling
i
n
conf
ormity
to
the
Univ
ersity
calendar
.
I
nt
ram
ur
al
and
Recr
eati
onal
Act
ivities
S
outhw
es
ter
n
Intr
amural
and
Recreational
Act
ivities
(
SIRA)
provides
the
Unive
rsity
community
with
oppor
tunit
ies
for
phys
ical,
social
and
educational
development
through
part
icipation
in
int
ra
mura
l,
f
itne
ss/w
ell
ne
s
s
,
spor
t
cl
ubs
and
outdoor
recreational
programs.
In
t
ra
mur
al
s
ports
provide
an
opportunity
f
or
participation
in
or
ganized
team
and
individual
s
ports
at
var
ious
s
kill
levels
.
A
s
che
dul
e
of
seven
team
sports
,
more
than
15
individual
sports
and
spe
ci
al
e
ven
ts
a
llows
students
,
faculty
and
staf
f
to
compe
te
against
others
of
similar
skill
in
me
n’
s
,
wom
en’
s
and
co-
rec
di
vis
ions
of
play
.
F
itne
ss
/w
ell
nes
s
programming
ass
is
ts
individuals
in
identifying
and
meeting
the
ir
health
and
fi
tne
ss
orie
nte
d
goals
through
a
variety
of
dif
f
er
ent
of
ferings.
Please
consult
the
SIRA
W
e
b
site
at
w
w
w
.sout
hwe
st
er
n.edu/of
f
ices
/s
ira
or
call
512-863-1606
fo
r
more
information
about
a
variety
of
progr
ams
inc
luding
Pilates
,
per
s
onal
tr
aini
ng,
aqua
fitness
classes,
nutrition
cl
asses,
tr
adi
tiona
l
ae
robi
cs
clas
s
es
and
a
s
elf-dir
ected
exercis
e
progr
am.
S
port
c
lubs
ar
e
s
tudent
or
ganizations
that
are
focused
on
a
sp
ecific
sport
or
phys
ical
activity
.
Curr
ent
c
lubs
inc
lude:
handball,
women’
s
lacrosse,
SU
Cheerleaders,
equestr
ian,
dance
team,
ult
ima
te
F
ri
sbe
e,
volleyball
and
r
ock
climbi
ng.
A
club
may
be
instructional,
rec
r
eational,
and/or
compe
titive
ly
or
ie
nted,
depending
on
the
interest
of
the
club
members.
As
with
a
ll
student
or
ganiz
a
tions,
a
sport
club
member
placed
on
scholas
tic
or
disciplinary
probatio
n
is
not
eligible
fo
r
e
le
c
tion
t
o
of
f
ice
within
the
club
and
may
not
repres
ent
the
club
of
f
campus.
Outdoor
re
cr
ea
tion
of
fers
students
a
wide
var
iet
y
of
camping
equipment
that
can
be
checked
out
fo
r
w
ee
ke
nd
use
.
W
or
kshops
are
conducted
to
give
novices
the
opportunity
to
le
arn
about
equipme
nt
a
nd
basi
c
skill
s
necess
ary
before
planning
an
outing.
Additionally
,
outdoor
trips—
canoe
ing,
r
ock
c
limbing,
caving,
backpacking
and
more—are
of
f
er
ed
each
seme
ster
.
A
regis
tr
ati
on
fe
e
is
re
quir
ed
f
rom
each
tr
ip
participant
although
the
cost
of
the
trip
is
subsidized
by
the
U
nive
rsi
ty
.
Las
tly
,
more
than
50
students
are
employed
annually
in
severa
l
important
pos
itions
w
ithin
S
IRA
incl
uding:
intramural
supervisor
,
intramural
sports
of
ficia
l,
of
fice
ass
ist
ant,
publ
icit
y
ass
is
tant
and
out
door
trip
supervisor
.
Each
of
these
positions
allows
for
pe
rs
onal
gr
ow
th,
a
sense
of
accomplis
hment
and
contribution
to
the
University
c
ommunity
.
For
mor
e
i
nfor
mat
ion,
visit
the
SI
RA
W
eb
si
te,
call
512-863-
1606
or
stop
by
the
SIR
A
of
fice
in
the
Rober
tson
C
e
nter
,
R
oom
214.
GENE
RAL
R
EGU
LA
TI
ONS
Ge
ne
r
al
C
ondu
ct
Enroll
ment
in
Sout
hwes
tern
Univers
ity
is
considered
an
implicit
declar
ation
of
acceptance
on
the
pa
rt
of
the
s
tude
nts
of
Univers
ity
regulations
as
outlined
i
n
the
most
recent
is
sues
of
the
Cat
alog
a
nd
St
udent
Handbook.
The
Student
Handbook
is
pu
blished
once
each
y
ear
and
is
ma
de
avai
labl
e
to
ne
w
students
at
the
time
of
their
f
irst
registr
ation
and
online.
Respon
sible
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