Social Life
With 80+ clubs and organizations at your fingertips, you can deep-dive into your favorite
topics, explore more interests, and enjoy opportunities for fun and learning. Athletics at F&M is more than football games and a good way to work up a healthy sweat.
With club sports, intramural sports, and terrific facilities for informal recreation,
we see athletics as a big part of an integrated education, providing important lessons
in leadership, teamwork, sportsmanship, and perseverance. Since the first fraternity was established on campus in 1853, F&M's fraternities and
sororities have been part of our community, offering interested students additional
opportunities for intellectual advancement, leader development, responsible citizenship
and community building. You can join a fraternity or sorority beginning your second
semester of your first year on campus.Inspiring Leaders
What leadership opportunities will you discover on campus? “I could maybe become the
person who leads rehearsals, I could start to learn how to arrange music,” Yasmin
Nicholas ’24 said of her decision to join The Poor Richards, an F&M a cappella group.
“I’ve done all those things, and I’m currently the music director. It’s been very
rewarding.”
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Athletics & Recreation
Fraternities & Sororities
College Houses
These are not your average dormitories. Blend the everyday joys of residential living (impromptu pizza parties, open-mic nights, pumpkin carving at Halloween) with meaningful moments of intellectual discovery (writing workshops, alumni guest lectures, all-night problem-solving sessions) and you’ll get F&M’s College Houses.
Civic Engagement
F&M’s Ware Institute for Civic Engagement connects F&M students with opportunities to learn, serve, and work in the surrounding Lancaster community. By working directly with local leaders to address community challenges, students develop a deeper understanding of societal issues and make a positive impact on Lancaster while also gaining important professional skills.
Faith & Meaning
F&M's is a rich tapestry of religious communities. Students of faith seeking spiritual fulfillment and fellowship, as well as those who are on a faith journey, will find many opportunities available to them at F&M, where the various religious groups on campus are open to everyone.
Extracurricular Support
F&M’s Office of Student Engagement works with all clubs and organizations on campus to create, promote and support opportunities that inspire students to become connected, empowered and engaged members of the F&M community.
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What's Happening on Campus
November 15, 2024
Students Promote Civic Engagement Through F&M Votes
F&M Votes, a nonpartisan coalition of students, faculty, and staff, spent the months leading up to the election engaged in voter registration, education, and motivation activities. The organization's student co-chairs share their experience and talk about what's next.
November 8, 2024
Anthropology Major Pursues Passion for Nonprofit Work
For Jonah Fisher ’26, an internship with a local nonprofit led to a job where he is already practicing the skills from his Franklin & Marshall classes. Fisher completed an internship with Homefields, a nonprofit in Millersville, Pa., that engages people with disabilities or other barriers to traditional employment in growing organic produce at their Care Farm.
November 4, 2024
‘I Wanted to Become Better Connected with Lancaster’: Reflections from a Municipal Internship
Ethan Grabowski ’26, a government and history major, spent his summer interning at the Lancaster County Commissioners’ Office. See a day in his life in politics.