Editing Georgetown University (section)

==Student life==
{{See also|Housing at Georgetown University}}
{| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"
|+ style="font-size:90%" |Student body composition as of May 2, 2022
|-
! Race and ethnicity<ref>{{cite web |title=College Scorecard: Georgetown University|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?131496-Georgetown-University |publisher=[[United States Department of Education]] |access-date=May 8, 2022}}</ref>
! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]]
|align=right| {{bartable|49|%|2||background:gray}}
|-
| [[Foreign national]]
|align=right| {{bartable|14|%|2||background:orange}}
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]]
|align=right| {{bartable|12|%|2||background:purple}}
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]]
|align=right| {{bartable|10|%|2||background:green}}
|-
| Other{{efn|Other consists of [[Multiracial Americans]] & those who prefer to not say.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|8|%|2||background:brown}}
|-
| [[African Americans|Black]]
|align=right| {{bartable|7|%|2||background:mediumblue}}
|-
! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |[[Economic diversity]]
|-
| [[American lower class|Low-income]]{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal [[Pell grant]] intended for low-income students.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|14|%|2||background:red}}
|}

[[File:Georgetown Day.jpg|thumb|Students celebrate Georgetown Day in late spring with a campus carnival|alt=Many students mingle in the background while a group sit in the foreground on a grass lawn. The large stone clocktower is seen above the trees on the lawn.]]

The Georgetown undergraduate student body, at 6,926 {{As of|2016|lc=on}}, is composed primarily of students from outside the District of Columbia area, with 33% of new 2016 students coming from the [[Mid-Atlantic states]], 11% being international students, and the remainder coming from other areas of the U.S.<ref name=admissions>{{cite web|url=https://georgetown.app.box.com/s/xani81o0z2iq0anudhge|title=GU Student Profile 2017|department=Office of Undergraduate Admissions|website=Georgetown University|year=2017|access-date=April 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130020632/https://georgetown.app.box.com/s/xani81o0z2iq0anudhge|archive-date=January 30, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The student body also represented 129 countries, with 11% being [[International student|international]],<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Most International Students: National Universities|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/most-international/page+2|magazine=[[U.S. News & World Report]]|access-date=April 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509101300/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/most-international/page+2|archive-date=May 9, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> including over 330 undergraduate and 1,050 graduate students who chose to come to Georgetown as a study abroad destination in 2009–10.<ref name=internationals>{{cite web|url=http://oip.georgetown.edu/isss/stats.htm |title=Statistics on Georgetown's International Community |publisher=Georgetown University |work=Office of International Programs |date=June 30, 2010 |access-date=May 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609043543/http://oip.georgetown.edu/isss/stats.htm |archive-date=June 9, 2010 }}</ref> In 2014–2015, the racial diversity of the undergraduate student body was 57.0% [[white people|white]], 8.8% [[Asian people|Asian]], 6.2% [[black people|black]], and 7.5% [[Hispanic]]. The median family income of Georgetown students is $229,100, with 51% of students coming from the top 5% highest-earning families and 13.5% from the bottom 60%.<ref name="NYT mobility index">{{cite news |last1=Aisch |first1=Gregor |last2=Buchanan |first2=Larry |last3=Cox |first3=Amanda |last4=Quealy |first4=Kevin |title=Economic diversity and student outcomes at Georgetown |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/college-mobility/georgetown-university |access-date=August 9, 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=January 18, 2017}}</ref> 55.1% of undergraduates are female.<ref name="NCES 2014-2015">{{cite web|title=Georgetown University 2014–2015|url=http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/col_info_popup.asp?ID=131496|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=April 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109032253/http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/col_info_popup.asp?ID=131496|archive-date=January 9, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

Although it is a Jesuit university, only 41% of the student body identify as [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], while 22% identify as [[Protestant]] {{As of|2009|lc=on}}.<ref name="SCU">{{cite web |date=January 2009 |title=Final Report and Recommendations |url=http://www.studentcommissionforunity.org/scu-resources/student-commission-for-unity-publications/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408112708/http://www.studentcommissionforunity.org/scu-resources/student-commission-for-unity-publications/ |archive-date=April 8, 2014 |access-date=December 2, 2009 |work=Student Commission for Unity |publisher=Georgetown University}}</ref> Georgetown employs a full-time [[rabbi]], as 6.5% of undergraduates are [[Jew]]ish.<ref name=SCU/> It was the first U.S. college to have a full-time [[imam]], to serve the over four hundred [[Muslim]]s on campus,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0538697520070709|title=U.S. imam questions if "American" Islam exists|first=Tom|last=Heneghan|work=[[Reuters]]|date=July 9, 2007|access-date=July 24, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070711222542/http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0538697520070709|archive-date=July 11, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> and in 2014, they appointed their first Hindu priest to serve a weekly community of around one hundred.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/georgetown-university-appoints-first-hindu-priest/article6480874.ece|title=Georgetown University appoints first Hindu priest|date=October 8, 2014|access-date=October 14, 2014|work=The Hindu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008161005/http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/georgetown-university-appoints-first-hindu-priest/article6480874.ece|archive-date=October 8, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Georgetown also sponsors student groups for [[Baháʼí Faith|Baháʼí]], [[Buddhism|Buddhist]], and [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Mormon]] traditions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://campusministry.georgetown.edu/traditions/other/ |title=Other Traditions |department=Campus Ministry |website=Georgetown University |access-date=August 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100718000800/http://campusministry.georgetown.edu/traditions/other/ |archive-date=July 18, 2010 }}</ref> The student body consists of both religious and non-religious students, and more than four-hundred [[First year|freshmen]] and transfer students attend a [[Irreligion|nonreligious]] [[Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola|Ignatian]] [[retreat (spiritual)|retreat]], called ESCAPE, annually.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.georgetown.edu/documents/?DocumentID=738&PageTemplateID=52|title=Volunteerism and Service at Georgetown|website=Georgetown University – Georgetown Facts |date=June 16, 2005|access-date=July 24, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214103343/http://communications.georgetown.edu/facts.html|archive-date=February 14, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://explore.georgetown.edu/news/?DocumentID=13138|title=Georgetown's Great Escape|department=Georgetown Magazine |website=Georgetown University |date=February 27, 2006|access-date=July 24, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825124358/http://communications.georgetown.edu/magazine.html|archive-date=August 25, 2007}}</ref>

A 2007 survey of undergraduates also suggests that 62.8% are sexually active, while 6.2% identify as [[LGBTQ]].<ref name=SCU/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.georgetownvoice.com/2007-04-26/feature/suggestive-figures-grading-on-curves-georgetown-gets-down|title=Suggestive figures, Grading on curves, Georgetown gets down|first=Chris|last=Norton|work=[[The Georgetown Voice]]|date=April 26, 2007|access-date=July 24, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928085637/http://www.georgetownvoice.com/2007-04-26/feature/suggestive-figures-grading-on-curves-georgetown-gets-down|archive-date=September 28, 2007}}</ref> Three quarters of a 2009 survey considered [[homophobia]] a campus problem.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehoya.com/scu-report-prescribes-change-inclusion-1.1894361 |title=SCU Report Prescribes Change, Inclusion |first=Anna |last=Salinas |date=January 30, 2009 |work=[[The Hoya]] |access-date=May 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119092713/http://www.thehoya.com/scu-report-prescribes-change-inclusion-1.1894361 |archive-date=January 19, 2012 }}</ref> ''[[Newsweek]]'', however, rated Georgetown among its top "Gay-Friendly Schools" in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2010/09/16/newsweek-ranks-georgetown-among-the-nations-most-diverse-and-lgbtq-friendly-schools/|title=Newsweek ranks Georgetown among the nation's most diverse and LGBTQ-friendly schools|work=[[The Georgetown Voice]]|date=September 16, 2010|access-date=September 16, 2010|first=Chris|last=Heller|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004221013/http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2010/09/16/newsweek-ranks-georgetown-among-the-nations-most-diverse-and-lgbtq-friendly-schools/|archive-date=October 4, 2011}}</ref>

A survey by the school in 2016 showed that 31% of females undergraduates reported experiencing unwanted sexual contact, and 86% of LGBTQ students reported some form of sexual harassment at the college.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://dcist.com/2016/06/georgetown_sexual_assault_survey.php |title= Survey: Three In 10 Female Georgetown Undergrads Report Non-Consensual Sexual Contact |first= Rachel |last= Kurzius |website= DCist.com |date= June 17, 2016 |access-date= June 19, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160620135825/http://dcist.com/2016/06/georgetown_sexual_assault_survey.php |archive-date= June 20, 2016 }}</ref> In 2011, ''College Magazine'' ranked Georgetown as the tenth most [[Hipster (contemporary subculture)|hipster]] U.S. college,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.collegemagazine.com/editorial/1911/The-10-Most-Hipster-Campuses|title=The 10 Most Hipster Campuses|work=[[College Magazine]]|first=Emily|last=Farra|date=December 8, 2011|access-date=December 12, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107175523/http://www.collegemagazine.com/editorial/1911/The-10-Most-Hipster-Campuses|archive-date=January 7, 2012}}</ref> while [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]] considered it the third most [[vegan]] friendly small U.S. school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://features.peta2.com/Vegan-Colleges-2011/|title=Most Vegan-Friendly College Contest 2011|date=December 2011|access-date=December 12, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205115333/http://features.peta2.com/Vegan-Colleges-2011/|archive-date=December 5, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

Almost all undergraduates attend full-time.<ref name=nces2>{{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/|title=COOL: College Opportunities Online Locator|year=2005|access-date=July 11, 2007|website=National Center for Education Statistics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070925033138/http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/|archive-date=September 25, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> A majority of undergraduates, 76%, live on-campus in several dormitories and apartment complexes, including all underclassmen.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gwhatchet.com/2011/06/13/neighbors-ask-georgetown-to-house-all-students-on-campus/|title=Neighbors ask Georgetown to house all students on campus|first=Gabrielle|last=Marush|date=June 13, 2011|work=[[The GW Hatchet]]|access-date=October 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609145709/http://www.gwhatchet.com/2011/06/13/neighbors-ask-georgetown-to-house-all-students-on-campus/|archive-date=June 9, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2011}}, 1255 undergraduates and 339 graduate students live off-campus, mostly in the [[Georgetown, Washington, D.C.|Georgetown]], [[Glover Park, Washington, D.C.|Glover Park]], [[Burleith]], and [[Foxhall, Washington, D.C.|Foxhall]] neighborhoods.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://offcampus.georgetown.edu/uploadedfiles/OCSL%20Spring%202011%20Semester%20Report.pdf|title=Spring 2011 Semester Report|department=Off Campus Student Life|website=Georgetown University|date=June 13, 2011|access-date=October 3, 2011|first=Anne Y.|last=Koester|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201085449/http://offcampus.georgetown.edu/uploadedfiles/OCSL%20Spring%202011%20Semester%20Report.pdf|archive-date=December 1, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Since Fall 2022, housing is available for on-campus graduate students at [[H Street (Washington, D.C.)|55 H St. NW]], which is 30 minute from the Hilltop campus via the Georgetown University Transportation Shuttle (GUTS).<ref name="Housing at 55 H St">{{Cite web |title=Housing at 55 H St. |url=https://grad.georgetown.edu/grad_housing/ |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Graduate School of Arts & Sciences |language=en-US}}</ref> Students at the Law Center are accommodated at the Gewirz Student Center. All students in the Medical School live off-campus, most in the surrounding neighborhoods, with some in Northern Virginia and elsewhere through the DMV region.<ref name=somsl>{{cite web|url=http://som.georgetown.edu/about/prospectus/studentlife/|title=Student Life|work=[[Georgetown University School of Medicine]]|year=2009|access-date=July 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628080813/http://som.georgetown.edu/about/prospectus/studentlife/|archive-date=June 28, 2009}}</ref>

===Student groups===
[[File:Money Matters at TMA.jpg|thumb|Students volunteering at a Washington, D.C. school|alt=Two young white men sit at a table with several teenage African American students mingle around it, and one signs a paper on it. Also on the table is a laptop.]]

{{As of|2012}}, 92.9% of Georgetown University undergraduates are involved in at least one of the 179 registered student organizations which cover a variety of interests: student government, club sports, media and publications, performing arts, religion, and volunteer and service.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/83223691/Student-Life-Report-2012|format=PDF|title=Student Life Report 2012|publisher=[[Georgetown University Student Association]]|date=February 24, 2012|access-date=March 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509211210/http://www.scribd.com/doc/83223691/Student-Life-Report-2012|archive-date=May 9, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Students also operate campus stores, banks, and medical services. Students often find their interests at the Student Activities Commission Club Fair, where both official and unofficial organizations set up tables.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehoya.com/news/092199/news6.htm|title=SAC Fair Is Opportunity for Most, Exclusion for Some|first=Ian|last=Palko|date=September 21, 1999|access-date=July 27, 2007|work=[[The Hoya]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024043950/http://www.thehoya.com/news/092199/news6.htm|archive-date=October 24, 2007}}</ref> The [[Georgetown University Student Association]] is the student government organization for undergraduates. There are also elected student representatives within the schools that serve on Academic councils, as well as to the university Board of Directors, and, since 1996, to the Georgetown [[Advisory Neighborhood Commission]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehoya.com/support-your-neighborhood-vote-in-d-c-1.1892339|title=Support Your Neighborhood, Vote in D.C.|first=Adam|last=Giblin|work=[[The Hoya]]|date=October 1, 2002|access-date=May 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118220656/http://www.thehoya.com/support-your-neighborhood-vote-in-d-c-1.1892339|archive-date=January 18, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

Georgetown's student organizations include one of the nation's oldest debating clubs, the [[Philodemic Society]], founded in 1830,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://philodemic.georgetown.edu/ |title=Philodemic Society |publisher=Georgetown University |date=March 19, 2007 |access-date=May 3, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070320112313/http://philodemic.georgetown.edu/ |archive-date=March 20, 2007 }}</ref> and the oldest university theater group, the [[Mask and Bauble Dramatic Society]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehoya.com/countrys-oldest-theater-troupe-shines/ |title=Country's Oldest Theater Troupe Shines |work=[[The Hoya]] |first=Nicole |last=Jarvis |date=September 7, 2012 |access-date=November 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125081340/http://www.thehoya.com/countrys-oldest-theater-troupe-shines/ |archive-date=January 25, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Nomadic Theatre]] was founded in 1982 as an alternative troupe without an on-campus home.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://studentorgs.georgetown.edu/nomadic/?Action=About|title=About Us|work=Nomadic Theatre|publisher=Georgetown University|year=2008|access-date=April 26, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207233700/http://studentorgs.georgetown.edu/nomadic/?Action=About|archive-date=December 7, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> The Georgetown Improv Association, founded in 1995, performs [[Improvisational theatre|improvisational]] shows on-campus at Bulldog Alley in addition to hosting "Improvfest", one of the [[List of improvisational theater festivals|oldest improv festivals in the country]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://digitalcommons.georgetown.edu/blogs/improv/about/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805231934/https://digitalcommons.georgetown.edu/blogs/improv/about/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 5, 2012|title=About|work=The Georgetown Improv Association|publisher=Georgetown University|year=2010|access-date=June 20, 2010}}</ref>

The [[Model United Nations]] team that is run by the Georgetown International Relations Club, the largest club on campus, and its affiliate, Georgetown International Relations Association, has attained the status of best in the world on several occasions.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Moore|first1=Maddy|title=Model UN Wins Award|url=http://www.thehoya.com/model-un-wins-award/|access-date=April 23, 2015|newspaper=The Hoya|issue=March 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904101211/http://www.thehoya.com/model-un-wins-award/|archive-date=September 4, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

There are seven ''[[a cappella]]'' groups on campus, including The Georgetown Saxatones, [[Georgetown Chimes|The Georgetown Chimes]], the Phantoms, Superfood, The GraceNotes, the Chamber Singers, Essence, Harmony, and the Capitol G's.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegiate-acappella.com/CA-DirectoryA-G.html|title=Collegiate-Acappella Directory of College A Cappella Groups A–G|publisher=Collegiate-acappella.com|access-date=March 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708175402/http://www.collegiate-acappella.com/CA-DirectoryA-G.html|archive-date=July 8, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> These groups perform annually at the "D.C. A Cappella Festival", held since 1991; the "Cherry Tree Massacre" concert series, held since 1974; and "Spring Sing", held since 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://media.www.thegeorgetownindependent.com/media/storage/paper136/news/2003/11/05/ArtsAndEntertainment/A.Capella.Abounds.At.Dcaf-548840.shtml|title=A capella abounds at DCAF|first=Michael|last=Bayer|work=The Georgetown Independent|date=November 5, 2003|access-date=August 19, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927203646/http://media.www.thegeorgetownindependent.com/media/storage/paper136/news/2003/11/05/ArtsAndEntertainment/A.Capella.Abounds.At.Dcaf-548840.shtml|archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.georgetownchimes.org/history.shtml|title=History of The Chimes|date=August 5, 2008|access-date=August 12, 2008|work=Georgetown Chimes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515042605/http://www.georgetownchimes.org/history.shtml|archive-date=May 15, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2011/04/01/spring-sing-returns-to-gaston-hall-tomorrow/|title=Spring Sing returns to Gaston Hall tomorrow {{!}} Vox Populi|access-date=March 25, 2020|archive-date=March 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325224838/https://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2011/04/01/spring-sing-returns-to-gaston-hall-tomorrow/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Georgetown University Band is composed of the Georgetown Pep Band and the Georgetown Wind Ensemble, and performs on campus, in Washington, D.C., and at post-season basketball tournaments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://studentorgs.georgetown.edu/pepband/?Action=About|title=Pep Band Homepage|work=Georgetown University|year=2008|access-date=February 24, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207223049/http://studentorgs.georgetown.edu/pepband/?Action=About|archive-date=December 7, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>

In addition to student organizations and clubs, Georgetown University is home to one of the nation's largest entirely student-owned and&nbsp;-operated corporations, [[Students of Georgetown, Inc.]]<ref name=corp/> Founded in 1972, "The Corp" operates three [[Coffeehouse|coffee shops]], two [[grocery stores]], the Hilltoss, a concept similar to [[Sweetgreen]], catering services, and seasonal storage for students.<ref name=corp>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecorp.org/f_about.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629023824/http://thecorp.org/f_about.htm|archive-date=June 29, 2007|title=About The Corp|work=[[Students of Georgetown, Inc.|The Corp]]|date=April 29, 2007|access-date=July 9, 2007}}</ref> The business has annual revenues of about $5&nbsp;million,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guidestar.org/pqShowGsReport.do?partner=guidestar&npoId=551262|title=Non-profit report for Students of Georgetown, Inc.|publisher=GuideStar USA|access-date=June 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016154925/http://www.guidestar.org/pqShowGsReport.do?partner=guidestar&npoId=551262|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and surpluses are directly re-invested into the Georgetown student body through Corp Philanthropy, which gave out over $85,000 in scholarships and donations to Georgetown groups in 2014–2015.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Riley|first1=Anna|title=The Corp Adds Social Impact Chair to Board|url=http://www.thehoya.com/the-corp-adds-social-impact-chair-to-board/|access-date=April 16, 2015|publisher=The Hoya|date=April 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415075332/http://www.thehoya.com/the-corp-adds-social-impact-chair-to-board/|archive-date=April 15, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Georgetown University Alumni & Student Federal Credit Union]] is the largest all student-run credit union in the United States, with over $17&nbsp;million in assets and 12,000 members.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cauterucci|first1=Christina|title=GUASFCU Celebrates 30th Anniversary|url=http://alumni.georgetown.edu/newsevents/newsevents_434.html|access-date=April 16, 2015|work=Online Magazine|publisher=Georgetown Alumni Online|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416114206/http://alumni.georgetown.edu/newsevents/newsevents_434.html|archive-date=April 16, 2015}}</ref> The Georgetown University Student Investment Fund is one of a few undergraduate-run [[investment fund]]s in the United States, and hosted CNBC's [[Jim Cramer]] to tape ''[[Mad Money]]'' in September 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehoya.com/gu-goes-mad-for-financial-advice-1.1881412|title=GU Goes 'Mad' for Financial Advice|first=John|last=Swan|work=[[The Hoya]]|date=October 3, 2006|access-date=May 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118175747/http://www.thehoya.com/gu-goes-mad-for-financial-advice-1.1881412|archive-date=January 18, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Hilltop Consultants is a student-run nonprofit [[consulting]] agency that works with local and international organizations including [[Teach For America]], [[Habitat for Humanity]], and [[Special Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hilltopconsultants.org/our-clients|title=» Our Clients|website=hilltopconsultants.org|access-date=May 13, 2020}}</ref> The Hilltop Microfinance Initiative is a student-run [[Microfinance|micro-finance]] organization, aiming to empower [[underserved]] communities in DC, Maryland, and Virginia through [[small business loans]] and financial coaching.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hilltopmfi.org/about-us/|title=» About Us|website=hilltopmfi.org|access-date=March 25, 2020}}</ref>

Another student-run group, the Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service, "GERMS", is an all-volunteer ambulance service founded in 1982 that serves campus and the surrounding communities.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About – GERMS|url=http://www.georgetownems.org/about/|access-date=2021-05-06|archive-date=May 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506034208/http://www.georgetownems.org/about/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Georgetown's [[United States Army|Army]] [[Reserve Officer Training Corps]] (ROTC) unit, the Hoya Battalion, is the oldest military unit native to the District of Columbia,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rotc.georgetown.edu/about/history/|title=Battalion History|work=The HOYA Battalion|date=August 4, 2010|access-date=December 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828065549/http://rotc.georgetown.edu/about/history/|archive-date=August 28, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> and was awarded the top ranking among ROTC programs in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gwhatchet.com/2012/02/27/rotc-ranked-nations-best/|title=ROTC ranked nation's best|first=Roxanne|last=Goldberg|work=[[GW Hatchet]]|date=February 27, 2012|access-date=February 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508172318/http://www.gwhatchet.com/2012/02/27/rotc-ranked-nations-best/|archive-date=May 8, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The proportion of ROTC students at Georgetown was the 79th highest among universities in the United States {{As of|2010|lc=on}}.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings_2010/national_university_rank.php|title=National University Rankings 2010|magazine=[[Washington Monthly]]|year=2010|access-date=May 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501050017/http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings_2010/national_university_rank.php|archive-date=May 1, 2011}}</ref> GUGS, the Georgetown University Grilling Society, has been a Georgetown tradition since 2002, selling half-pound hamburgers in Red Square on most Fridays.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://studentorgs.georgetown.edu/gugs/?Action=About|title=Georgetown University Grilling Society (GUGS): About|publisher=Studentorgs.georgetown.edu|date=February 20, 2003|access-date=May 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719203534/http://studentorgs.georgetown.edu/gugs/?Action=About|archive-date=July 19, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Activism===
[[File:Intercultural Center.jpg|thumb|alt=The intercultural center looms behind Red Square. Dozens of students are pictured in the plaza, many passing through, others sitting at tables demonstrating|Students demonstrate and pass through Red Square, the center of student activism on Georgetown University's campus]]
[[File:Plan A Hoyas protest.jpg|thumb|Members of Plan A Hoyas and H*yas for Choice protest in Red Square|alt=A young woman speaks into the microphone of a bullhorn in front of a folding table while others around her hold signs with the words "ACCESS" and "FREE SPEACH" crossed out.]]

Georgetown University student organizations include a diverse array of groups focused on social justice issues, including organizations run through both Student Affairs and the [[Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching, & Service]] (CSJ). The latter organization, founded in 2001, works to integrate into their education Georgetown's founding mission of education in service for justice and the common good.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About the Center for Social Justice (CSJ) |url=https://csj.georgetown.edu/about/ |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching & Service |language=en}}</ref>

Oriented against gender violence, [[Take Back the Night (protest)|Take Back the Night]] coordinates an annual rally and march to protest against rape and other forms of violence against women.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.georgetownvoice.com/2001-11-08/news/events-educate-gu-on-violence-against-women|title=Events educate GU on violence against women|first=Leslie|last=Baldwin|date=November 8, 2001|work=[[The Georgetown Voice]]|access-date=July 10, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928085530/http://www.georgetownvoice.com/2001-11-08/news/events-educate-gu-on-violence-against-women|archive-date=September 28, 2007}}</ref> Georgetown Solidarity Committee is a [[Labor rights|workers' rights]] organization whose successes include ending use of sweatshops in producing Georgetown-logoed apparel, and garnering pay raises for both university cleaning staff and police.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehoya.com/compromise-reached-1.1887842|title=Compromise Reached|first=Andy|last=Amend|date=February 9, 1999|access-date=May 1, 2011|work=[[The Hoya]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118211505/http://www.thehoya.com/compromise-reached-1.1887842|archive-date=January 18, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Georgetown Students for [[Fair trade|Fair Trade]] successfully advocated for all coffee in campus cafeterias to be [[Fairtrade certification|Fair Trade Certified]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.georgetownvoice.com/2003-03-06/news/cafeterias-to-offer-only-fair-trade-coffee|title=Cafeterias to offer only Fair Trade coffee|first=Bailey|last=Somers|date=March 6, 2003|work=[[The Georgetown Voice]]|access-date=July 10, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928085628/http://www.georgetownvoice.com/2003-03-06/news/cafeterias-to-offer-only-fair-trade-coffee|archive-date=September 28, 2007}}</ref>

Georgetown has many additional groups representing national, ethnic, and linguistic interests. Georgetown has the second-most politically active student body in the United States according to [[The Princeton Review]].<ref name=princeton/> Groups based on local, national, and international issues are popular, and political speech is protected on campus. Student political organizations are active on campus and engage their many members in local and national politics. The Georgetown University College Republicans represent their party, while the Georgetown University College Democrats, the largest student organization on campus in 2008, represent theirs.<ref>{{cite web|first=Bryan|last=Toporek|title=Georgetown Students Struggle to Endorse Candidates|url=http://www8.georgetown.edu/departments/english/writing/journalism/bryantoporek.html|department=Georgetown Journalism|website=Georgetown University|location=Washington, D.C.|date=May 2008|access-date=April 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121215035539/http://www8.georgetown.edu/departments/english/writing/journalism/bryantoporek.html|archive-date=December 15, 2012}}</ref>

As a Catholic university, the [[Anti-abortion movements|pro-life]] organization Georgetown University Right to Life is officially recognized by the university.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chronicle.com/article/Gimme-an-O-/15916|title=Gimme an 'O'!|date=May 12, 2006|work=The Chronicle of Higher Education|access-date=November 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201131958/https://www.chronicle.com/article/Gimme-an-O-/15916|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1981, Right to Life students helped found The Northwest Center, one of two crisis pregnancy centers in Washington. Every year, the organization sends a delegation to the [[March for Life (Washington, D.C.)|March for Life]] to show support for the national [[Anti-abortion movements|pro-life]] movement.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/us/abortion-foes-compete-womens-march-turnout.html|title=Abortion Foes Aim to Compete With Turnout for Women's March|last1=Goodstein|first1=Laurie|date=2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=November 21, 2017|last2=Hartocollis|first2=Anemona|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044258/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/us/abortion-foes-compete-womens-march-turnout.html|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, every January since 2000 the club has organized the [[Cardinal O'Connor Conference on Life]]. It is the largest student-organized [[Anti-abortion movements|pro-life]] conference in the United States.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehoya.com/anti-abortion-activists-convene-for-conference/|title=Anti-Abortion Activists Convene for Conference|date=January 31, 2017|access-date=November 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031006/http://www.thehoya.com/anti-abortion-activists-convene-for-conference/|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

The pro-abortion organization H*yas for Choice is not officially recognized by the university as its positions on [[abortion]] are in opposition to university policy, including supporting late-term abortion as is still legal in [[Abortion in the District of Columbia|Washington, D.C.]], prompting the asterisk in "H*yas".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chronicle.com/weekly/v52/i36/36a00602.htm|first=Anne K.|last=Walters|title=Gimme an 'O'!|work=[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]]|date=May 12, 2006|access-date=December 13, 2010}}</ref> While not financially supported by the school, the organization is permitted to meet and table in university spaces.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://marquettetribune.org/2003/11/06/news/jesuit-colleges-lack-pro-choice-groups|title=Jesuit colleges lack pro-choice groups|date=November 6, 2003|first=Andrew|last=Johnson|work=[[Marquette Tribune]]|access-date=April 25, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727072658/http://marquettetribune.org/2003/11/06/news/jesuit-colleges-lack-pro-choice-groups/|archive-date=July 27, 2011}}</ref>

Georgetown is also home to a number of student organizations focused on [[sustainability]] and [[environmentalism]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Student Organizations and Campus Life|url=https://sustainability.georgetown.edu/student-groups/|access-date=2021-10-28|website=Sustainability at Georgetown University}}</ref> GREEN, the Georgetown Renewable Energy and Environmental Network, is the largest of these groups. Another student group, GU Fossil Free, was founded in 2013, and aimed to pressure the university to divest its endowment from fossil fuels.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-19|title=GUFF Reflects on GU's Journey to Divestment|url=https://thehoya.com/guff-reflects-on-gus-journey-to-divestment/|access-date=2021-10-28}}</ref> Georgetown is a member of the Ivy Plus Sustainability Consortium, through which it has committed to best-practice sharing and the ongoing exchange of campus sustainability solutions along with the other member institutions; it hosted the annual Ivy Plus summit in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=Partnerships|url=https://sustain.princeton.edu/about/partnerships|access-date=November 18, 2023|publisher=Princeton Office of Sustainability}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ivy Plus Sustainability Consortium|url= https://sustainability.brown.edu/ivy-plus-sustainability-consortium|access-date=November 18, 2023|publisher=Brown University}}</ref> The university announced that it would fully divest its endowment from fossil fuels in February 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-07|title=University Announces Fossil Fuel Divestment Plans After Years of Student Advocacy|url=https://thehoya.com/university-announces-fossil-fuel-divestment-plans-after-years-of-student-advocacy/|access-date=2021-10-28}}</ref>

===Media===
[[File:The Hoya office.jpg|thumb|The [[Leavey Center]] office of ''[[The Hoya]]'', the university student newspaper founded in 1920|alt=Several young men and women sit in office chairs working at computers around a room where the walls are covered in printed pages. A central wood table and bookcases are featured.]]

Georgetown University has several student-run newspapers and academic journals. ''[[The Hoya]]'' is the university's oldest newspaper. It has been in print since 1920, and since 1987, has been published twice weekly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.library.georgetown.edu/digital/about-georgetown/hoya-history|title=The Hoya: A Brief History|work=Digital Georgetown|access-date=March 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611073212/http://www.library.georgetown.edu/digital/about-georgetown/hoya-history|archive-date=June 11, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Georgetown Voice]]'', known for its weekly cover stories, is a [[newsmagazine]] that was founded in March 1969 to focus more attention on citywide and national issues.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehoya.com/how-georgetown-found-a-different-voice-1.1886552|title=How Georgetown Found a Different Voice|first=Josh|last=Zumbrun|work=[[The Hoya]]|access-date=May 1, 2011|date=January 14, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119061103/http://www.thehoya.com/how-georgetown-found-a-different-voice-1.1886552|archive-date=January 19, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Georgetown Independent'' is a monthly journal of news, commentary and the arts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thegeorgetownindependent.com/about-the-georgetown-independent-1.901777|title=About The Georgetown Independent|date=November 10, 2008|access-date=March 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316040612/http://www.thegeorgetownindependent.com/about-the-georgetown-independent-1.901777|archive-date=March 16, 2010}}</ref> Founded in 1966, the ''[[Georgetown Law Weekly]]'' is the student-run paper on the Law Center campus, and is a three-time winner of the [[American Bar Association]]'s Best Newspaper award.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/releases/october.21.2004.html|title=Georgetown Law Weekly Wins ABA's Best Newspaper Award Three Years Running|date=October 21, 2004|access-date=November 25, 2009|work=[[Georgetown University Law Center]]|first=Elissa|last=Free|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117085415/http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/releases/october.21.2004.html|archive-date=January 17, 2010}}</ref> Established in 1995, the ''[[Georgetown Public Policy Review]]'' is a student-run journal based out of the McCourt School of Public Policy that publishes online articles and a peer-reviewed spring edition.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://gppreview.com/about/|title=About – Georgetown Public Policy Review|work=Georgetown Public Policy Review|access-date=May 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616044627/http://gppreview.com/about/|archive-date=June 16, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The ''[[Georgetown Journal of International Affairs]]'', established in 2000, is a student-managed, peer-reviewed journal that publishes perspectives on current affairs and international relations from experts such as heads of states and renowned professors; it is the official journal of the School of Foreign Service and published by [[Johns Hopkins University Press]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://journal.georgetown.edu/about-us/about-the-journal/ |title= About the Journal |work= [[Georgetown Journal of International Affairs]] |access-date= November 7, 2013 |year= 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131026183308/http://journal.georgetown.edu/about-us/about-the-journal/ |archive-date= October 26, 2013 }}</ref>

''The Georgetown Academy'', restarted in 2008 after a hiatus, targets traditionalist [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] readers, while the ''Georgetown Review'', founded in 2016, aims to bring a [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] and [[libertarianism|libertarian]] viewpoint to campus.<ref name=academy>{{cite news|url=http://georgetownvoice.com/2008-10-23/feature/controversial-catholics-and-the-third-coming-of-the-georgetown-academy|title=Controversial Catholics...and the third coming of The Georgetown Academy|first=Molly|last=Redden|work=[[The Georgetown Voice]]|date=October 23, 2008|access-date=October 27, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026052502/http://georgetownvoice.com/2008-10-23/feature/controversial-catholics-and-the-third-coming-of-the-georgetown-academy|archive-date=October 26, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehoya.com/conservative-blog-to-launch/|title=Conservative Blog To Launch|last=Jubber|first=Eric|date=October 18, 2016|work=[[The Hoya]]|access-date=January 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103165059/http://www.thehoya.com/conservative-blog-to-launch/|archive-date=January 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Other political publications include the ''Georgetown Progressive'', an online publication run by the Georgetown University College Democrats, and ''Counterpoint Magazine'', a liberal monthly founded in the spring of 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2011/03/30/students-start-progressive-political-magazine/|title=Students start progressive political magazine|publisher=Georgetown Voice|date=March 30, 2011|access-date=June 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004221529/http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2011/03/30/students-start-progressive-political-magazine/|archive-date=October 4, 2011}}</ref> ''The Fire This Time'' is Georgetown's minority news source.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://studentorgs.georgetown.edu/firethistime/?Action=About|title=The Fire This Time|publisher=Georgetown University|access-date=April 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620013242/http://studentorgs.georgetown.edu/firethistime/?Action=About|archive-date=June 20, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Georgetown Heckler]]'' is a humor magazine founded on the Internet in 2003 by Georgetown students, releasing its first print issue in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.georgetownheckler.com|title=The Georgetown Heckler|access-date=April 19, 2007|date=January 23, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419191604/http://georgetownheckler.com/|archive-date=April 19, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref>

The university has a campus-wide television station, GUTV, which began broadcasting in 1999. The station hosts an annual student [[film festival]] in April for campus filmmakers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehoya.com/the-revolution-will-betelevised-1.1882078|title=The Revolution Will Be Televised|first=Ah-Hyun|last=Cho|work=[[The Hoya]]|date=January 27, 2006|access-date=May 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118210451/http://www.thehoya.com/the-revolution-will-betelevised-1.1882078|archive-date=January 18, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> [[WGTB]], Georgetown's radio station, is available as a [[webcast]] and on 92.3 FM in certain dormitories. The station was founded in 1946, and broadcast on 90.1 FM from 1960 to 1979, when university president [[Timothy S. Healy]] gave away the frequency and broadcast capabilities to the [[University of the District of Columbia]] because of WGTB's [[far left]] political orientation. The station now broadcasts through the Internet in its headquarters in the Leavey Center.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.georgetownvoice.com/2002-10-17/feature/finding-a-place-for-campus-radio|title=Finding a Place for Campus Radio|first=Liam|last=Dillon|work=[[The Georgetown Voice]]|date=October 17, 2002|access-date=August 19, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928085545/http://www.georgetownvoice.com/2002-10-17/feature/finding-a-place-for-campus-radio|archive-date=September 28, 2007}}</ref>

===Greek life===
Many Jesuit schools choose to disassociate from Greek systems, and Georgetown University officially recognizes and funds only one of the many Greek organizations on campus, [[Alpha Phi Omega]], the national co-ed community service fraternity. Other Greek organizations exist on campus, although none require members to live in Greek housing.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehoya.com/features/091900/features2.htm|title=Greek Life: Alive and Well At Georgetown|first=Suma|last=Singh|work=[[The Hoya]]|date=September 19, 2000|access-date=March 10, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051122232547/http://www.thehoya.com/features/091900/features2.htm|archive-date=November 22, 2005}}</ref> Additionally, Georgetown University students are affiliated, in some cases, with fraternities at other nearby universities and colleges.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deltaphiepsilon.net/Other_Fraternities.html|title=The Other Georgetown Fraternities|first=Terrence|last=Boyle|work=[[Delta Phi Epsilon (professional)|Delta Phi Epsilon]]|date=December 2, 2007|access-date=December 2, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106022327/http://www.deltaphiepsilon.net/Other_Fraternities.html|archive-date=January 6, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Hoya logo.gif|thumb|Hoya, the Georgetown University's nickname]]

About 10 percent of undergraduate students participate in Greek life, a ratio lower than at many other colleges and universities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://georgetownvoice.com/2019/04/12/its-all-greek-to-me-fraternities-and-sororities-on-the-hilltop/ |title=It's All Greek to Me: Fraternities and Sororities on the Hilltop |last=Townsend |first=Jack |work=The Georgetown Voice |date=April 12, 2019 |access-date=July 20, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Barshay |first1=Jill |title=New poll points to college and career benefits of Greek life despite criticism |url=https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-new-poll-points-to-college-and-career-benefits-of-greek-life-despite-criticism/ |publisher=The Hechinger Report |date=July 19, 2021 |access-date=December 5, 2021}}</ref>

===Traditions===
[[File:Obama at Georgetown University talk on poverty.jpg|thumb|Gaston Hall, a venue for events, including this May 2015 speech by former U.S. President [[Barack Obama]]|alt=Four men in suits sit on chairs on a red stage in front of ornate gold and brown wall.]]

Annual events on campus celebrate Georgetown traditions, culture, alumni, sports, and politics. In late April, Georgetown University celebrates Georgetown Day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://provost.georgetown.edu/guday/nav/events/ |title=Schedule of Events |work=Georgetown Day|access-date=October 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428093501/http://provost.georgetown.edu/guday/nav/events/ |archive-date=April 28, 2009 }}</ref>

[[Homecoming]] coincides with a home football game, and festivities such as tailgating and a formal dance are sponsored by the Alumni Association to draw past graduates back to campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehoya.com/parties-pageantry-mark-homecoming-1.1882295|title=Parties, Pageantry Mark Homecoming|first=Sarah|last=Mellott|work=[[The Hoya]]|date=October 25, 2005|access-date=May 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119022506/http://www.thehoya.com/parties-pageantry-mark-homecoming-1.1882295|archive-date=January 19, 2012}}</ref> The largest planned sports related celebration is the first basketball practice of the season. Dubbed ''Midnight Madness'', this event introduces the men's and women's basketball teams shortly after midnight on the first day the teams are allowed by NCAA rules to formally practice together. The festivities include a dunk contest, a 3-point contest, a scrimmage, and a musical act.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.georgetownvoice.com/2004-10-21/sports/clock-strikes-midnight-basketball-stars-come-out|title=Clock strikes midnight, basketball stars come out|first=George|last=Tarnow|work=[[The Georgetown Voice]]|date=October 21, 2004|access-date=July 27, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928085620/http://www.georgetownvoice.com/2004-10-21/sports/clock-strikes-midnight-basketball-stars-come-out|archive-date=September 28, 2007}}</ref>