Americans for an Informed Democracy (AID)
AID is a non-partisan organization that seeks to raise awareness among students.

Amnesty International (includes Northwestern University Darfur Action Coalition - NUDAC)
Amnesty International is an internationally known human-rights advocacy group. Winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976, the group functions through community and student based groups that use various forms of advocacy to work for equal human rights around the globe. AI is independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion.

Campus Greens
The Campus Greens seek to provide students with a politically liberal community, encourage students to engage in our democracy, and promote the ten key values of the Green Party: community-based economics, decentralization, ecological wisdom, feminism, future focus, grassroots democracy, non-violence, personal and global responsibility, respect for diversity, and social justice.

College Democrats
The College Democrats seek to stimulate political thought and activity at Northwestern, promote interest in governmental affairs, and advance the ideals and principles of the Democratic Party of the United States, Illinois, and Evanston. We do so by bringing engaging speakers to campus, assisting members find political experiences, and hosting interesting quarterly events.

College Feminists (includes Vagina Monologues)
It is College Feminists' mission to address the intersection of gender, race, sexuality and culture by initiating positive change in all social spaces. We believe in equal rights between women and men on all social, political and economic levels. College Feminists is a group of students determined to make the campus and the community aware of the issues all women face.

College Republicans
College Republicans is Northwestern's student organization that supports the ideals of the Republican Party. We provide large-scale programming of conservative speakers, participate in campus forums and debates, and provide a social setting for conservative students.

HIV/AIDS Literacy Organization (HALO)
A grassroots student group dedicated to raising awareness of HIV/AIDS related issues and to promoting safer sex at NU. The group is focused on education, volunteerism, and activism within an HIV/AIDS and safer-sex context.

Justice for All
A Northwestern University student group dedicated to rights for animals.

LGBT Resource Center
The LBGT Resource Center is a branch of the Center for Student Involvement that works to provide a safe space and act as hub for organizations, resources, services, and programs of interest to the LGBT and Allied community at Northwestern. Our aim is to increase visibility and awareness of issues surrounding gender and sexuality by uniting existing community entities and developing our own educational and outreach-oriented programming .

NORML at Northwestern University
NORML supports the right of adults to use marijuana responsibly, whether for medical  or  personal purposes. All penalties, both civil and criminal, should be eliminated for responsible use. Further, to eliminate the crime, corruption and violence associated with any "black market," a legally regulated market should be established where consumers could buy marijuana in a safe and secure environment. NORML also supports the legalization of hemp  (non-psychoactive marijuana) for industrial use.

Peace of Mind
A group dedicated to facilitating dialogue among Muslim and Jewish Northwestern University students.

Peace Project is an umbrella organization of three different groups, Northwestern Opposing War and Racism (NOWAR), Students for Economic Justice (SEJ), and The Protest magazine. The three groups are united in a common goal of mobilizing and educating to help foster a more peaceful campus and world, based not only on the absence of war but the presence of justice.

Rainbow Alliance
Our purpose is to create a safe space and encourage personal development for people of all genders and sexualities, perceived or otherwise on campus. To do this we outreach to promote awareness, understanding, and dialogue of issues surrounding gender and sexuality in the Northwestern community; work to provide a supportive and fun social environment that creates a sense of community and fight homophobia.

Students for Ecological and Environmental Development (SEED)
SEED exists to affect the state of the environment and to support progressive environmental movements at Northwestern. SEED's activities include large-scale event programming such as speakers, concerts and debates. Service is also important to SEED. Members participate in campus recycling improvement efforts, prairie restoration work, and on-campus environmental education.