P&S Choir (Music: Vocal)
Affiliation: College of Physicians and Surgeons
Website: http://juno.cumc.columbia.edu/ps/handbook/node/198
Founded in January 1999, the P&S Choir is a co-ed group of 15-20 singers representing all schools of the Columbia University Medical Center Campus. We are devoted to performing diverse, challenging, and fun pieces while providing a low-key, low-stress outlet for those who love to sing. The choir meets for rehearsals once a week, on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 pm in the Bard Hall music rooms. We have two major performances per year: a holiday concert in early December and a spring concert in late April or early May. In the past, we have performed at P&S Coffeehouses and holiday parties, and we also go caroling in Milstein Hospital during the holiday season. Our musical repertoire ranges from madrigals and classical choral masterpieces to folk pieces and contemporary classics. A recent concert featured not only Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”, but also “Sure on this Shining Night” by Samuel Barber, among other pieces. Over the years we have performed pieces by Palestrina, Rachmaninoff, Purcell, Offenbach, Brahms, Billy Joel, and many others. Auditions are held in September and January and are open to all, regardless of prior singing experience.

P&S Dance Club (Dance)
Affiliation: College of Physicians and Surgeons
Main Email Contact: http://juno.cumc.columbia.edu/ps/handbook/node/314
Contact: Stephanie Hubbard, Officer - stephanie110@gmail.com
The P&S Dance Club seeks to introduce all styles of dance, including modern, lyrical, hip-hop, jazz, ballet, tap, and all cultural genres, to the CUMC community at large. Our completely student-run group is comprised of passionate and committed dancers, ranging in skills from those who have trained and performed professionally to those who have just discovered dance. In addition to providing a creative outlet for its members, the P&S Dance Club promotes a healthy and active lifestyle, an important consideration for professional health students. Classes will be taught bi-monthly for varying styles of dance taught by student members, and student-choreographed performances include Coffeehouse and an annual dance showcase.

P&S Musicians’ Guild (Music: Instrumental)
Website: http://juno.cumc.columbia.edu/ps/handbook/node/200
Contact: Stephen Dadaian, Chair - scd2124@columbia.edu
The P&S Musicians’ Guild, a division of the P&S Club, is the umbrella organization for musical events at Columbia University Medical Center campus. With over 250 members, we produce an annual orchestra concert and monthly “Musical Mondays,” in Bard Hall Main Lounge. If you are interested in performing at a Musical Monday, please contact one of the Guild coordinators. We also organize a benefit concert in the spring for the Head Start Program here at Columbia. Proceeds help to fund early education for neighborhood children. Membership is open to anyone who would like to be active in musical activities at P&S, even if you are not affiliated with the medical center. For our member’s convenience, a directory of guild members with an interest in performing can be found here. All musical styles and instruments are represented in the Guild...and membership is free! If you would like to join, please contact one of the coordinators.

Philolexian Society (Literature and Writing)
Website: http://www.philo.org
Main Email Contact: philoexec@columbia.edu
Facebook: Link
Contact: Chris Travis, Moderator - cit2104@columbia.edu
The Philolexian Society is Columbia University's oldest and sexiest student organization. Established in 1802 by associates of Alexander Hamilton, the Society promotes literary awareness and the art of rhetoric among its members, who have ranged from Allen Ginsberg to Jacques Barzun. Over the years, Philo has evolved significantly. While we honor our predecessors, we don't believe we're living in the 19th century. We just think it might be fun to pretend.

Photography Club (Art)
Affiliation: College of Physicians and Surgeons
Thanks to generous alumni support, the well-equipped David and Virginia Garfein Memorial Darkroom located on the first floor of Bard Hall offers experienced photographers and newcomers alike the opportunity to produce black & white photographs. In addition to keeping its doors open to anyone who is interested, including the Second Year Narrative Medicine Seminar, the P&S Photo Club encourages all of its members to participate in shows throughout the year. Many members contributed their work to various photography shows at the Faculty Club, as well to our fund raiser show for CoSMO held at the Kolb Annex in March of 2006. The P&S Photo Club plans to expand its presence on- and off-campus in the upcoming years and hopes that all who are interested join. Remember, 8 x 10s make great gifts, and carrying your black camera in New York City looks, oh, so chic.

Postcrypt Art Gallery (Art)
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/postcrypt/artgallery/
Main Email Contact: ibk2105@columbia.edu
Facebook: Link
Contact: Ian Kwok, President - ibk2105@columbia.edu
Postcrypt Art Gallery is a unique space on the Columbia University campus designed to provide student artists and curators with the opportunity to create, curate and exhibit their work. Since its inception in 1989, when an enterprising group of Columbia undergraduate students took the initiative to transform the unused basement space of the St.Paul's Chapel into an exhibition space, the Postcrypt Art Gallery has been the artistic pulse of the Columbia campus. The gallery serves as the only gallery space exclusively dedicated to the exhibition of undergraduate art, and student artists from CC. BC GS and SEAS are provided with the opportunity to exhibit their work, regardless of their involvement with the Visual Arts Department.

Postcrypt Coffeehouse (Music: Instrumental)
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/postcrypt/coffeehouse/
Main Email Contact: postcryptcoffeehouse@columbia.edu
Facebook: Link
Contact: Galen Boone, Head Manager - postcryptcoffeehouse@columbia.edu
The Postcrypt coffeehouse, established in 1964, features professional, amateur, and student performers every Friday and Saturday night throughout the academic year from 9:00pm to midnight. Admission is always free and open to all and our shows and regular open-stages bring in a diversity of music and artists. From blues, folk, jazz, rock, country, a capella, and performance arts such as poetry, comedy, and storytelling -Postcrypt has it all- with the strict rule that everything has to be acoustic. We believe in an accessible and friendly atmosphere for artists to share their craft, so, our artists (local as well as from around the country) perform for small audiences without microphones. Some of the more well-known artists who have graced our stage include: David Bromberg, Jeff Buckley, Shawn Colvin, Ani DiFranco, John Gorka, Patty Larkin, Lisa Loeb, Ellis Paul, Martin Sexton, Tony Trischka, Suzanne Vega, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Dar Williams. The Postcrypt is completely student run and non-profit, and is the only free venue of its kind in the New York area. Our devoted volunteers listen to demos, book artists, manage the business, work in the bar, and interact with our guests who range from age 10 to age 80. Many of these guests come from Morningside Heights and have been with the Postcrypt for decades. Known nationally as a fantastic folk music site, the Postcrypt was recently listed in the Lonely Planet Guide to New York City. All-in-all, the Postcrypt is a key way for Columbia University to interact with neighborhood residents, for students to discover new (and old) music, and for aspiring musicians to come into their own.

Proxy Magazine (Literature and Writing)
Website: http://www.theproxyproject.org
Main Email Contact: theproxyproject@gmail.com
Facebook: Link
The Proxy Magazine is dedicated to capturing the voices that emerge out of the African Diaspora, with the acknowledgment that there is no singular or definitive perspective or experience. We are searching for stories ranging from the hip-hop scene in Europe to the shifting faces of Harlem to the Afro-Latino experience of the Caribbean. We feel very strongly about combining different kinds of cultural and creative forces to articulate a fresh voice on campus. The Proxy Magazine features short stories, poetry, news articles, academic essays, paintings, drawings, photography--anything that will question, reveal, enliven, and illuminate the stories that beg to be told.

Public Health Doctoral Students Association (PHDSA) (Media)
Affiliation: Mailman School of Public Health
Main Email Contact: bsw2110@columbia.edu
Contact: Brooke West
The Public Health Doctoral Students Association exists to provide doctoral students, both Ph.D. and Dr.PH, and Master’s students interested in doctoral studies within the Mailman School of Public Health with an organization unique to their interests. Doctoral students are a minority within the School of Public Health, and their academic and long-term interests are often not addressed by other student organizations. Through the Public Health Doctoral Students Association, doctoral students and masters students interested in doctoral studies may network between departments and collaborate together to press concerns unique to doctoral study.