Guide to Student Life - Campus Life - Adelphi University

23 Chemistry Club
ADELPHI UNIVERSITY • GUIDE TO STUDENT LIFE
The Chemistry Club is a problem-solving, team-building, discovery-making and mind-expanding
organization. The Chemistry Club gathers students with intellectual curiosity and helps them
to build relationships with other science students, professors, scientists and other science
professionals. Both majors and nonmajors are welcome to join. The goal is to bring science to
everyone, allowing members to broaden not only their own horizons but also the horizons of
the people they meet. The Chemistry Club offers a variety of activities, such as invited lectures,
brief seminars presented by students, interesting experiments performed in the laboratory,
trips, movies, discussions, events, projects and demonstrations for the Adelphi and outside
communities.
Creativity Helps Render Our Meaningful Art (C.H.R.O.M.A.)
This club offers opportunities to communicate with art professionals in related functions, such
as seminars and lectures. Opportunities include discussions about how students can further
their knowledge and understanding of the art field. C.H.R.O.M.A. provide suggestions on how
students can enter the field. Activities include artist lectures, spin art, caricatures, museum trips
and other art-related programs. The organization facilitates communication and discussion
between students who have an interest in the study of art and the Adelphi faculty, including
topics of interest from course selection to career paths. It provides students with a resource for
gaining information about the major and the field of art/art education. C.H.R.O.M.A. encourages
other students to get involved on campus by expressing themselves through their art.
Criminal Justice Club
The Criminal Justice Club provides social events and/or criminal justice activities with the goal
exposing you to the criminal justice environment and increase the role of Adelphi University’s
criminal justice program.
Cultural Italian American Organization
The Cultural Italian American Organization (CIAO) is an organization that provides you with the
opportunity to expand your knowledge pertaining to Italian-American culture and ideas. It also
serves the purpose of creating an inclusive and enjoyable atmosphere so that participation in
events may expand the learning experience of Italian-American culture. Through CIAO, you have
the chance to learn more about the history of Italian-Americans so that you may appreciate how
the modern day Italian-American culture has flourished. This organization will provide an arena
in which students can expand their knowledge, and help educate others, on the culture and ideas
of the Italian-American image.
Desi Club
The South Asian term Desi is actually a slang phrase to jokingly describe one from our country.
This term led to the creation of the Desi Club, created to promote and teach the Desi customs,
values and traditions through festivities that include food, music, dancing, lively discussions
and other events. The mission of the Desi Club is to learn about and teach the Desi culture to
members and nonmembers through various means.
Finance Society
Finance Society couples real world and university experience to give a better understanding
on how global markets work. The Finance Society focuses on attracting guest speakers from
top ranked financial firms to come in and speak to the members giving them advice and
insight about the world of finance. We’ve been successful in attracting guest speakers from
Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch. In the past, we have visited the floor of NYSE,
Bloomberg headquarters, The Bank of New York Mellon Building and CitiBank offices.