What student-ran organizations have made a significant impact in the college community?

Hey there! I'd love to join or perhaps start an organization when I get into college. To get some ideas and inspiration, I'm curious about which student-ran organizations at different colleges have become significant or made a big difference in their school community?

Student-run organizations often play pivotal roles in enriching the college community, fostering a sense of belonging, and sometimes spearheading impactful change. Here are a couple of examples from various colleges:

1. Dartmouth College's Food Connection: This organization is student-run and works to minimize food waste. The students collect leftover food from campus events and donate it to local homeless shelters. It’s significant in the way it has brought attention to sustainability and the issue of food waste within the college community.

2. University of Pennsylvania's Penn Wellness: This umbrella organization coordinates student-run mental health advocacy groups on campus. They organize intersectionality training, collaborate on campaigns, and seek overall to improve mental health and wellness culture at Penn.

3. University of Michigan's Biodiversity Club: This club unites students passionate about environmental conservation and has made a difference by spearheading campus-wide recycling initiatives that significantly reduce waste.

4. Stanford's FLIP (First-Generation Low Income Partnership): This organization shapes policies related to first-gen and low-income students, promotes dialogue across different student income backgrounds through socio-economic mixing workshops, offers textbook, winter clothing, and commencement attire lending libraries, and more.

Remember that your club or organization doesn't have to be enormous to make a significant impact. Even a small group that affects the lives of a few students can make a huge difference in the college community.