Clubs and activities

Find your community, explore your interests, take a break from school work, and have fun!

Food, politics, dance, business, gaming, the environment – no matter what you're interested in, the Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association (WUSA) has a student club for you. Meet others who share your interests or gather a group of friends and start a club of your own!

View "Student clubs at Waterloo" on YouTube

Sample clubs

Check out our student-created dance and music clubs video or learn about some of our other clubs.

Not sure which clubs are a good fit? Visit the club fair at the beginning of each term to meet members and learn more!

List of WUSA student clubs →

Sports clubs

Looking for more ways to get involved? There are nearly 30 athletic clubs, ranging from archery and dragon boat to Quidditch and Ultimate.

Cricket club

The Artistic Swimming team perform a routine in a pool

Artistic Swimming Club

Esports

Students playing a video game fist bump each other

Level up your gaming skills by joining Waterloo's Esports community! Participate in casual events or competitive tournaments and play your favourite video games while connecting with other students.

Get a great education and have fun! Join one of Canada's most involved student communities! 68% of first-year Waterloo students join extracurriculars – compared to only 57% of first-year students at other Ontario universities. Source: National Survey of Student Engagement 2023

On-campus activities

Students pose for a picture at the fall carnival

WUSA hosts Welcome Week at the start of each term to welcome new and returning students back to campus. Enjoy a free barbecue, movie marathons, rides at the fall carnival, bubble soccer, and more!

There are countless other events on campus, such as

Orientation, Welcome Week, and other events run by WUSA and student societies;
sports teams you can join or cheer on;
concerts by our campus choirs, a cappella groups, and orchestra;
TEDxUW;
Velocity Fund Finals which showcases student startups each term;
Hack the North, Canada's largest hackathon with 1,000 students from around the world;
International Education Week, and more!

Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association

Run by students for students. As a Waterloo student, you'll automatically be a member of the Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association, allowing you to influence the university experience for thousands by running for election as WUSA president, vice-president, or a member of the Board of Directors.

WUSA services include

student health and dental plan,
low-cost bus service to Toronto and London,
legal protection service,
transit pass for Grand River Transit,

peer-to-peer counselling,
student advocacy,
resources for sexual and gender diversity, and
24/7 convenience store.

Student societies

By hosting fun events and delivering services like exam study support and access to low-cost or free food, Waterloo's 10 student societies are a great way to connect with students in your faculty or program. Get involved by going to events, volunteering, or taking on a leadership role.