UCT Student Societies and Organizations

Are you a student or aspiring student of UCT and you want to know the UCT Students Societies and Organizations in the institution.

UCT has over 100 student societies and organizations reflecting ranges of interest including cultural, academic, social and political activities.

All societies are run by the students and it is open to all students of UCT to join. Each society does hold many educative and social activities every year including an AMG where a new leader will be elected.

The UCT student societies and organizations are partially funded by the Universities and partially from the member of the societies.

Why you should join a society?

There are many advantages to a student joining a society or organization on campus. The societies allow students to enjoy many activities that are not part of the school academic curricula.

Many societies provide support and opportunities for their members. Joining an organization or society is also an opportunity for you to meet people of like minds.

UCT Student Societies and Organizations

There are many UCT student societies and organizations which we will list below:

Academic

There are many academic organizations and societies at UCT, the aim of these organizations is to enhance the learning and understanding of students at UCT and to bring students in contact with leaders in their field of study.

There are many academic activities like seminars where various topics are discussed with the industry leaders in attendance organized by these academic societies.

Below are the academic societies in UCT:

Society & Website	Email
AIESEC UCT	[email protected]
Association of Black Securities and Investment Professionals	[email protected]
Association of Built Environment Students	[email protected]
Association of SA Black Actuaries	[email protected]
Biological Society	[email protected]
Black Law Students’ Forum	[email protected]
Cardiac Society
Education Development Unit Student Organisation	[email protected]
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers	[email protected]
Organisational Psychology Students’ Society	[email protected]
Psychology Society	[email protected]
South African Medical Students’ Association	[email protected]
UCT Space and Astronomy Society (UCT SpaceSoc)	[email protected]
Surgical Society	[email protected]
UCT Marketing Association	[email protected]
UCT Mathematics Society	[email protected]

Dayhouse

Society & Website	Email
iKhaya Day House

Faith

This is the largest sector of students gathering in UCT, it represents major religious beliefs, doctrines and denominations. Many religious organization has ties with the local religious structure.

UCT is a secular institution that accommodates all beliefs and allows students to exercise their beliefs freely without discrimination.

Society & Website	Email
Acts Kolbe Catholic Society	[email protected]
Anglican Students’ Society	[email protected]
Apostolic Faith Church of Portland Oregon
Believers’ Loveworld	[email protected]
Chabbab UCT
Christian Medical Fellowship	[email protected]
Christian Revival Church	[email protected]
Church on Main	[email protected]
Deeper Life Fellowship	[email protected]
Hillsong Church	[email protected]
Hindu Students’ Society	[email protected]
His People	[email protected]
Jubilee Society	[email protected]
Muslim Students’ Association	[email protected]
Muslim Youth Movement	[email protected]
Rapha Fellowship Centre	[email protected]
Redeemed Christian Fellowship	[email protected]
Seventh Day Adventist Student Movement (SDASM)	[email protected]
Shofar Church	[email protected]
South African Union of Jewish Students (SAUJS)	[email protected]
Student Christian Fellowship	[email protected]
Student YMCA	[email protected]
Trees of Life Multiracial Church	[email protected]
UCT Baha’i Society	[email protected]
World Mission Society (Church of God)	[email protected]
Zion Christian Student Fellowship	[email protected]

National/cultural

These represent national and cultural interests with the aim to broaden students exposure to the cultural dynamism of UCT.

Society & Website	Email
Abantu Zambian Society	[email protected]
Congolese Society
East African Students’ Association	[email protected]
Ghana Society	[email protected]
Hellenic Students’ Association	[email protected]
Lesotho Students’ Association	[email protected]
Malawi Students’ Society	[email protected]
Namibian Students’ Organisation	[email protected]
Nigerian Students’ Society	[email protected]
UCT Asian Students Association	[email protected]
Swazi Students’ Society	[email protected]
Zimbabwe Society	[email protected]

Political

These organizations represent the body of the students that are interested in politics. They hold activities where they invite politicians and scholars to speak.

Society & Website	Email
Democratic Alliance Students’ Organisation	[email protected]
InkuluFreeHeid	[email protected]
Palestine Solidarity Forum	[email protected]
Pan Africanist Student Movement of Azania (PASMA)	[email protected]
South African Students’ Congress	[email protected]
The Collective	[email protected]
United Nations Association of SA	[email protected]

Special interest

These societies represent groups of students that form a special interest or civil society groups.

Society & Website	Email
Altum Sonatur
African Society For Liberty Constitution
Amnesty International	[email protected]
Art of Living – SMILE	[email protected]
Association of SA Black Actuaries
Ballroom and Latin Dancing Society	[email protected]
Bhakti Yoga Society	[email protected]
Birding UCT
Black Management Forum	[email protected]
Cape Legion of Adventurers and War Gamers	[email protected]
Cape Town Globalist	[email protected]
Connoisseur	[email protected]
Debating Union	[email protected]
DJ’s Production Society
Enactus	[email protected]
Engineers Without Borders	[email protected]
Equal Education	[email protected]
Fashion Society
Film Society	[email protected]
Genshiken
Golden Future Project	[email protected]
Green Campus Initiative	[email protected]
Habitat For Humanity	[email protected]
Hip Hop Club	[email protected]
History and Current Affairs Society	[email protected]
Ikey Ability	Chaeli Mycroft
Investment Society	[email protected]
LeanIn UCT	Alexandra Swanepoel
Moot Society
Photographic Society	[email protected]
RainbowUCT	[email protected]
Rural Support Network (RSN)	[email protected]
Students For a Free Tibet
Students for Law and Social Justice (SLSJ)	[email protected]
Students for Life	[email protected]
TEDxUCT	[email protected]
UCT African Choral	[email protected]
UCT Choir	[email protected]
UCT Choir for Africa	[email protected]
UCT Consulting Club	[email protected]
UCT Developers Society	[email protected]
UCT Entrepreneurs Society	[email protected]
Vegilicious	[email protected]
We Are Animals	[email protected]
Wine and Cultural Society	[email protected]
Women in Computer Science (WCS-UCT)	[email protected]

How to join a society at UCT

A student of UCT can become a member of a society or organization throughout their academic years in UCT. When new students resume UCT, different organizations will showcase themselves on the Jameson Plaza.

Students can sign with a society of their choice and they can have the subscription fees charged to their student account or pay in cash to the cashiers in the Steve Biko Students’ Union.

If you were not able to join in the O-week, you can visit the Societies Helpdesk on Level 5, Steve Biko Students’ Union or contact Societies to sign up to get more information or sign up.