Depending on your school's facilities, you could have several athletic activities from which to choose. Join the swim team or hit the gym for a daily dip. Join an intramural softball or basketball team. Organize a weekend Frisbee club or join a yoga or Pilates group. If you're interested in aerobics, you could offer to lead a class. Try out for your school's rugby, football or soccer team. You could also sign up for a martial arts class, such as karate or Taekwondo.
Join the school chorus if you are a talented singer; if you play an instrument, join the pep band or orchestra. Alternatively, participate in the school's theater troupe or start an improvisation group. Work with a group of kids at the community playhouse to help them produce a play. If you sing, volunteer to give voice lessons to underprivileged kids or offer a free singing workshop for your classmates. (Alternatively, offer the workshop for a nominal charge; after all, college students need money.) Join a church and sing in the choir or take charge of a children's choir.
If you have a favorite cause, find out if your school has a club for it; if not, start your own to help raise awareness. For example, Students Against Violating the Earth -- or SAVE -- educates others on environmentally "green" practices and nature-friendly awareness. TRiO ambassadors work in favor of others' education, regardless of race or socioeconomic background. (TRiO once referred to Upward Bound, Educational Talent Search and Student Support Services, three programs it initially offered, but the program now spans more offerings.) Students Against Drunk Driving combats driving under the influence. Check with your school's student affairs office for the procedure for starting a club or organization chapter.
Many community colleges offer a range of groups for students who share a hobby. For example, try the math club or fashion club. If you like to draw or paint, join the art club or start a specialized group such as a Monet Lovers Club. You could also join a gardening group or an automotive club; both of these can provide ample possibilities for community service projects in community beautification or auto-repair service for senior citizens, respectively. Alternatively, join the tech club to exchange ideas on the latest in computer or Web programming.
Budding lawyers or politicians may wish to join Young Democrats or College Republicans. There is also the Paralegal Law Society and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, where you can make contacts that may be valuable in the future. Communications majors may find that joining the school's newspaper, radio station or TV station provides laboratory resume experience that will increase their likelihood of landing an internship or entry-level job in their field.