Governing Organizations
Commuter Council
Commuter Council identifies and addresses commuter concerns and provides service and social programming for the entire Duquesne community. In its efforts to serve the Duquesne community, the organization works closely with various student groups and University administration. Commuter Council addresses commuter concerns with representation on the Parking Committee and the University Parking Ticket Appeals Board.
In addition, Commuter Council sponsors Commuter Overnight for incoming freshmen, the Annual Halloween Masquerade Ball and is actively involved with Carnival and intramural sports.
Interfraternity Council
Fraternity Governing Council
The Interfraternity Council (IFC) was formed on March 27, 1927. The purpose of the IFCl is to serve as a clearing house for general fraternity social information and as a forum airing constructive proposals for the improvement of the fraternity system. Membership in the IFCl is composed of elected or appointed representatives from each of the member fraternities. The IFC establishes and helps to enforce all rules governing recruitment, social functions, sports and new member education.
For more information, please contact ifc@duq.edu
Panhellenic Council
Sorority Governing Council
The Panhellenic Council at Duquesne University was established on March 27, 1935 for the purpose of strengthening women's fraternities as organizations and for promoting cooperation among women's fraternities through scholastic, athletic, and social activities. All members of the nine social sororities have membership in Panhellenic, with each sorority having one representative, one officer, and one alumnae on the Council. Panhellenic Council establishes all rules concerning the recruitment and new member education of new sorority members.
For more information, please contact panhel@duq.edu
Professional Fraternity Council
Organization description coming soon.
Residence Hall Association
The Residence Hall Association (RHA) serves as the representative student governing body for Duquesne's Living Learning Centers. Created by students, for students, RHA was organized to insure the existence of an atmosphere conducive to positive group and individual experiences for the residents of the six Residence Halls. The Residence Hall Association functions in two broad areas: (1) it insures representation of the resident students to the administration, and (2) it provides programming to increase the individual's satisfaction with the residence hall experience.
RHA sponsors annual programs such as the movie series on DU Channel 14, the Rubber Duck Race, and Siblings Weekend in their efforts to make Duquesne University Residence Halls “More Like Home.”
Student Government Association
The Student Government Association (SGA) is the sole governing body of the entire student population at Duquesne University. The SGA has several functions: representing students' concerns to the administration through continuing contact with the division of Student Life; recognizing student organizations; allocating funds to recognized student organizations; and providing services such as the SGA Scholarship, the publication of the Campus Telephone Directory, the Academic Due Process for academic grievances, Light-Up-Night and the the SGA Loop Bus on Friday and Saturday nights.
For more information, please contact sga@duq.edu
