List of University of Santo Tomas student organizations

This is a list of organizations of the University of Santo Tomas, Manila.
Student organizations in the University are under the supervision of the UST Office of the Students Affairs and are being evaluated annually by the UST Student Welfare and Development Board. Recognition of an organization permits it to send a representative in the SOCC-led Leadership Training Seminar - Workshop(LTS), and All Leaders Community Development Seminar - Workshop every summer.
Most of the university-wide organizations, which are housed in the UST Tan Yan-Kee Student Center, have college-based units to represent them. Each college in the University, and sometimes course, also has its own varsity team for the different sporting events.
Prominent organizations
* The UST Central Student Council
* The UST Students Organization Coordinating Council (SOCC) - the umbrella organization of all the recognized organizations in the University
* The UST Singers
* The UST Symphony Orchestra
* The Varsitarian - the official student publication of the University
University-wide organizations
The following organizations are recognized by the UST Office of Student Affairs for the school year 2009-2010.
*[http://www.akp-uk.yolasite.com Alpha Kappa Rho "AKRHO" International Fraternity & Sorority]
* Alpha Phi Omega
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/USTARC UST Amateur Radio Club, Inc. (DX1-UST)]
* Batas Tomasino
* Becarios de Santo Tomas
* DOMNET - Dominican Network
* CFC - Youth for Christ
* UST Commission on Elections
* Circulo Hispano Tomasino - Spanish language organization
* UST Community Achievers Association - a community service-oriented organization
* Earth - UST (formerly known as Haribon-UST) - the premiere environmental organization of the University
* UST Football Club
* UST International Students Association (UST - ISA)
* Jzone UST - youth ministry of Christ Commission Fellowship
* UST Lingkod E.R.
* UST Mediartrix - multimedia organization, of and for art enthusiasts of the University
* Musikang Sikat ng mga Tomasino (MUSIKAT)
* UST Mountaineering Club
* UST Pax Romana - a world union of Catholic Students, duly recognized by the United Nations as a World Youth Organization.
* People Undertaking Reforms for Excellence (PURE)
* UST Red Cross Youth Council
* Rotaract Club - UST Chapter - socio-civic oriented organization sponsored by Rotary Club. One of the 10 most outstanding Rotaract Clubs in District 3810, Philippines.
* Teatro Tomasino
* TomasinoWeb (TomWeb!) - the official online based organization for the Thomasian Community
* Thomasian Debaters Council
* Thomasian Cable Television (TOMCAT)
* Thomasian Writers' Guild - the official literary organization of the university
* Tomasinotaku - Japanese Culture organization
* UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe - the official cheerdance team and a university-wide organization for dance in University
* UST Scarlet - Filipino Chinese Students organization
* UST UNICEF Volunteers
* UNESCO Club of UST
* UST Yellow Jackets - official pep squad of the University
* Student-Teachers' Association of UST (STAUST)
Student Religious Organization - also recognized by the UST Office of Student Affairs
* UST Center for Campus Ministry - Thomasian Volunteers
* CFC - Youth for Christ
* Christ's Youth in Action
* Marian Evangelization Community
Other University-wide organizations
* Catholic Youth Organization (Unit 214)
* Knights of Columbus (Council 7884)
* UST Corps of Lady Sponsors
* UST Golden Cross and Sabre Fraternity
* UST Golden Corps of Cadet
* UST Marson Fans' Club
* UST Macintosh Users Group (USTMUG)
* Lakas ng Diwang Tomasino (UST LAKASDIWA-Central)
College-based organizations
Faculty of Civil Law
* Local student government: UST Civil Law Student Council
* UST Bar Operations Commission (Team Bar Ops) - the official bar operations and support group of the law school. The group is most active during the months of August to September in preparation for the annual Philippine Bar Examinations during the four Sundays of September.
* UST Law Review - the official academic journal of the law school.
* Libertas et Iusticia - a volunteer law advocacy group
* Batas Tomasino - a volunteer law advocacy group
* Ordo Luminis Legis - a confraternity of male and female law students.
* Aegis Juris Fraternity - a law fraternity; the brother organization of Regina et Legis Sorority
* Gamma Delta Epsilon Fraternity - a law fraternity; the brother organization of Astrea Law Sorority
* Suprema Lex Fraternity - a law fraternity; the brother organization of Lex Aequitas Sorority
* Astrea Law Sorority - a law sorority; the sister organization of Gamma Delta Epsilon Fraternity
* Lex Aequitas Sorority - a law sorority; the sister organization of Suprema Lex Fraternity
* Regina et Legis Sorority - a law sorority; the sister organization of Aegis Juris Fraternity
Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
* Local student government: UST Medicine Student Council
* Local choral: UST Medicine Glee Club
* Local dance organization: UST Terpsichorean Circle
* Local publication: Sulo
* Asian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA-UST)
* Alpha Delta Mu Sorority
* Gamma Beta Epsilon Fraternity
* Medicine Alliance for the Arts
* Mu Sigma Epsilon Sorority
* Phi Sigma Gamma Fraternity
* Scintilla Juris Fraternity
* Sigma Beta Tau Fraternity (The Brotherhood of Student Titans)
* Sigma Tau Delta Sorority
* Tau Mu Sigma Phi Fraternity (Thomasian Medical Students' Fraternity, established 1946)
* Theta Lambda Phi Sorority
* Zeta Beta Mu Fraternity
* UST Filipino-Chinese Medical Students’ Association (UST-FilChiMSA)
* UST Medical Missions, Inc. - Student Group (MMI)
* UST Medicus et Vitae Confraternity
* Local Varsity Teams - Men's and Women's Basketball Team, Men's and Women's Volleyball Team, Men's and Women's Football Team, Men's and Women's Table Tennis, Men's and Women's Badminton Team, and Men's and Women's Swimming Team
Faculty of Pharmacy
* Local student government: UST Faculty of Pharmacy Student Council (FPSC)
* Local choral: UST Pharmacy Glee Club
* Local dance organization: UST Pharmacy Dance Troupe (PDT)
* Local publication: The Purple Gazette
* Pharmacy unit of UST Community Achievers Association (COMACH)
* Pharmacy unit of UST Pax Romana
* Pharmacy unit of UST Red Cross Youth Council (RCYC)
* Pharmacy unit of UST ROTARACT - The 2009 Pope Leo XIII Awardee for Active Involvement in Community Service
* Pharmacy unit of UST Scarlet
* Pharmacy unit of UST Scholia Tutorial Club
* UST Biochemical Society (BCS) - the official student organization of Biochemistry Students
* UST Debate Coalition - Pharmacy unit
* UST Junior Pharmacists Association - Gamma Chapter (JPA) - the Mother Organization of all Pharmacy Students
* UST Medical Technology Society (MTS) - the official student organization of Medical Technology Students
* UST Organization of Medical Technology Interns (OMTI) - the organization established solely for graduating students taking up Medical Technology
* UST Theatre Catalyst (TC) - the official theater guild of the Faculty of Pharmacy
* LAKAS-TANGLAW - Tugon at Aksyon na Gumagabay at Naglilingkod sa Bawat Isa. An affiliate of the Lakas Tomasino Coalition (LTC) for the Central Student Council.
* Pharmacy Sports Club - Men's and Women's Basketball Team, Men's and Women's Football Team, Men's and Women's Table Tennis, Men's and Women's Volleyball Team, Men's Judo Team, and Men's and Women's Swimming Team
Faculty of Arts and Letters
* Local student government: Artlets Student Council (ABSC)
* Local choral: The Chorus of Arts and Letters (AB Chorale)
* Local dance organization: AB Dance Synergy
* Local publication: The Flame
* AB unit of UST Community Achievers Association (COMACH)
* AB unit of UST Pax Romana
* UST Artlets Commission on Elections (AB COMELEC) - the official student elections authority of the college
* UST Artlets Economics Society (AES) - the official student organization of Economics majors; the Artlets is used a prefix to distinguish the group from the UST Economics Society, the organization of Economics majors in the UST College of Commerce
* UST Artlets Freshmen Assembly - the official student organization of college freshmen
* UST Artlets Sophomore Chamber - the official student organization of college sophomores
* UST Artlets Student Parliament (AB Parliament) - the official student organization of all class presidents
* UST Asian Studies Society - the official student organization of Asian Studies majors
* UST Behavioral Science Society - the official student organization of Behavioral Science majors
* UST Communication Arts Students Association (CASA) - the official student organization of Communication Arts majors
* UST Journalism Society (JournSoc) - the official student organization of Journalism majors
* UST Legal Management Society (LM Soc) - the official student organization of Legal Management majors. The group is a founding member of the Philippine Alliance of Legal Management Societies (PALMS), a federation of legal management societies in different colleges and universities in the country. In March 2001, LM Soc produced most of the year's academic and leadership awardees, including the top three graduates in the entire college
* UST Literary Society - the official student organization of Literature majors
* UST Philosophy Council or Concilium Philosophiae - the official student organization of Philosophy majors. In 1998, the group started recruiting members from outside the Philosophy Department. The purpose is to promote philosophy and debate as an interesting discipline even to non-philosophy students
* UST Political Science Forum - the official student organization of Political Science majors
* UST Sociological Society - the official student organization of Sociology majors
* UST AB-BSE Social Science Society- the official student organization of AB-BSE majors
* The Economics Tribune - the official student publication of Artlets Economics Society (AES)
* The Chronicle - the official student publication of the Communication Arts Students Association (CASA)
* Artistang Artlets (AA) - the official theater organization of the Faculty
* Artlets Volunteers in Action (AVA) - organization of social outreach volunteers in the college
* AB Pautakan Team - the official student quiz team of the college; competes in the annual university-wide Pautakan Quiz Competition sponsored by The Varsitarian, the oldest university-wide student publication in the Philippines. The AB team reigned as Pautakan grand champions in 1979, 1989, and from 2002 to 2006, beating all competing colleges across diverse fields of medicine, engineering, architecture, education, commerce, etc.
* The Students' Democratic Party (SDP)- the oldest student political party in the Philippines; established in June 12, 1981 during the Dark Ages of Marcos regime; an affiliate of the Lakas Tomasino Coalition for the Central Student Council.
* DEKADA - the second oldest political party in the college; affiliated with the Alyansa ng Kristiyanong Lakas (AKLAS) Central Political party.
* Grand Alliance for Progress (GAP)- the youngest political party in AB but the first political party in the college to be established in the new millennium by a group of political science students and a communication arts student.
* Local varsity teams - Basketball, Volleyball, Judo
Faculty of Engineering
* Local student government: Engineering Student Council (ESC)
* Local choral: One Voice
* Local dance organization: Engineering Dance Troupe (EDT)
* Local publication: Thomasian Engineer Media (TEM)
* Engineering unit of UST Red Cross Youth Council (RCYC
* Operations Research Society of the Philippines (ORSP)
* UST Association of Civil Engineering Students (ACES)
* UST Chemical Engineering Society (ChE)
* UST Computer Science Society (CSS)
* UST Electrical Engineering Circuit (EEC)
* UST Engineering Team for Emergency Response and Community Development (EnTER CoDe)
* UST Engineering Quiz Team
* UST Industrial Engineering Circle (IEC)
* UST Information Systems Society (ISyS)
* UST Mechanical Engineering Club (MEC)
* UST Mechatronics and Robotics Circle (MRC)
* UST Network of Electronics and Communications Engineering Students (NECES)
* UST Organization of Aspiring Students of Engineering Sciences (OASES)
* UST Society of Information Technology Enthusiasts (SITE)
* Local Varsity Teams - Men's and Women's Basketball Team, Men's and Women's Football Team, and Men's Judo Team
College of Education
* Local student government: College of Education Student Council(CESC)
* Local choral: Education Singers
* Local dance organization: Rhytmyx Dance Troupe
* Local publication: Education Journal
* Education unit of UST COMELEC
* Education unit of UST Rotaract
* Education unit of UST Red Cross Youth Council
* Education unit of UST Pax Romana
* Education unit of UST Community Achievers Association (COMACH)
* Student Teachers' Association of the University of Santo Tomas (STAUST)
* Philippine Association of Food Technologist(PAFT)- Epsilon Chapter
* Philippine Association of Nutrition (PAN)- Omega Chapter
* Elementary Education Society (EES)
* Guild of Thomasian Speducators (GUTS)
* UST Library and Information Science Students' Association
* Local varsity teams - Men's and Women's Basketball Team, Men's and Women's Football Team, Men's and Women's Judo Team, and Mens' and Women's Swimming Team, Table Tennis Team, and Beach Volleyball Team
College of Science
* Local student government: College of Science Student Council
* Local choral: College Science Glee Glub
* Local dance organization: College of Science Dance Troupe
* Local publication: College of Science Journal
* Science unit of UST Community Achievers Association (COMACH)
* Science unit of UST Red Cross Youth Council (RCYC)
* Science Debate and Drama Society- the official organization of the college's best thespians and debaters.
* Applied Physics Society- the official student organization of BS Applied Physics students.
* Biology Society- the official student organization of BS Biology students.
* Chemical Society- the official student organization of BS Chemistry students.
* Mathematical Society- the official student organization of BS Applied Mathematics Major in Actuarial Science students.
* Microbiology Society- the official student organization of BS Microbiology students.
* Psychology Society- the official student organization of BS Psychology students.
* College of Science Varsity Council - Men's and Women's Basketball Team, Men's and Women's Football Team, and Men's Judo Team
College of Architecture
* Local student government: Architecture Student Council (CASC)
* Local choral: Arkipella
* Local dance organization: Arki Dance Troupe
* Local publication: Vision Magazine
* United Architects of the Philippines Student Auxiliary - UST Chapter
* Heritage Conservation Society - UST Chapter
* UST Architecture Network (UST ARCHINET) - Official Architecture Society of the UST College of Architecture
* UST Arkitrato - a photography organization of the College
* Architecture unit of UST Community Achievers Association (COMACH)
* Local Varsity Teams - Men's and Women's Basketball Team, Men's and Women's Football Team, and Men's Judo Team
College of Commerce and Business Administration
* Local student government: College of Commerce Student Council (CCSC)
* Local choral: Commerce Chorale
* Local dance organization: Commerce Dance Troupe (CDT)
* Local publication: Commerce Journal (CJ)
* Commerce unit of UST Community Achievers Association (COMACH)
* Commerce unit of UST Pax Romana
* Commerce unit of UST Rotaract
* Commerce unit of UST Red Cross Youth Council (RCYC)
* Commerce Unit of UST Scarlet
* Thomasian Junior Marketing Association (TJMA)
* UST Commerce Parliament (COMPAR)
* UST Economics Society (ECOSOC)
* UST Junior Financial Investment Executives (JFINEX)
* UST Pre-Com Society
* UST Student in Free Enterprise (SIFE)
* UST Young Entrepreneurs Society (YES)
* UST Commerce Volleyball Team
* Lakas ng Diwang Tomasino (LAKASDIWA)
* Other Local Varsity Teams
Conservatory of Music
* Local student government: Music Student Council
* Local choral: Coro Tomasino
* UST Symphony Orchestra
* Thomasian Brass Quintet
* UST Conservatory of Music Piano Faculty
* UST Guitar Ensemble
* UST Jazz Band
* UST Liturgikon Vocal Ensemble - an all-student choral group specializing in sacred music performances
* UST Millennium Woodwind Quintet
* USTe Mundo - an ethnic ensemble
* UST Percussion Ensemble
* UST Rondalla Ensemble
* UST String Ensemble
* UST Symphonic Band
* UST Voice Faculty
* UST Wind Orchestra
* Local Varsity Teams
College of Nursing
* Local student government: Nursing Central Board of Students (NCBS)
* Local choral: UST Nursing Chorale (NC)
* Local dance organization: UST Nursing Dance Troupe (NDT)
* Local publication: Nursing Journal (NJ)
* Nursing unit of UST Pax Romana
* Nursing unit of UST Red Cross Youth Council (RCYC)
* Nursing unit of UST ROTARACT
* UST Medical Missions Inc. - Nursing Unit (MMI)
* UST Nursing Association of Student Achievers (NASA)
* UST Nursing Commission on Elections (COMELEC)
* Nursing Varsity Council (NVC) - Badminton, Basketball, Judo, Football, Swimming, Table Tennis, Volleyball
College of Rehabilitation Sciences
* Local student government: Rehabilitation Science Student Council
* Local publication: Therapeutic Currents
* CRS unit of UST COMELEC
* CRS unit of UST ROTARACT
* CRS unit of UST Red Cross Youth Council (RCYC)
* CRS unit of UST Scarlet
* CRS unit of UST Pax Romana
* Performing Arts Guild of CRS
* UST Occupational Therapy Society
* UST Physical Therapy Society
* UST Sports Science Society
* UST Speech Language Pathology Society
* Local Varsity Teams
College of Fine Arts and Design
* Local student government: Fine Arts and Design Student Council
* Local choral: One Voice
* Local dance organization: One Shade
* Illustrators' Guild of UST (IllUST)
* UST Gintong Susi
* UST Haus Industriel Design
* UST Interior Design Innovators
* Local Varsity Teams
Alfredo M. Velayo College of Accountancy
* Local student government: Accountancy Student Council (ASC)
* Local choral: The Accountancy Chamber Singers
* Local dance organization: Paci Rhutmos
* Local publication: The Accountancy Journal (AJ)
* Accountancy unit of UST COMELEC
* Accountancy unit of UST Community Achievers Association (COMACH)
* Accountancy unit of UST Pax Romana
* Accountancy unit of UST Red Cross Youth Club (RCYC)
* Accountancy unit of UST ROTARACT Club
* Accountancy unit of UST Scarlet
* Accountancy Pautakan Team - The AMV Accountancy representative to the Annual Pautakan
* UST Alliance for Student Service, Equity and Truth (ASSET) - the accountancy unit of the Alyansa ng Kristiyanong Lakas (AKLAS)
* Thomasian Coalition of Reform (CoRE) - the accountancy unit of the Lakas Tomasino Coalition (LTC)
* UST Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants (JPIA) - the official student organization of Accountancy Students
* Lakas ng Diwang Tomasino (LAKASDIWA)
* Local Varsity Teams - Basketball, Volleyball, Football, Swimming, Judo
College of Tourism and Hospitality Management
* Local student government: CTHM Student Council
* CTHM Unit of UST COMELEC
* Local dance organization: Intenzyc Danzerge
* Local publication: CTHM Journal
* UST Hotel and Restaurant Management Society
* UST Students Tourism Society
* Local Varsity Teams
UST High School
* Local student government: UST High School Student Council
* Local choral: USTHS Glee Club
* Local dance organization: UST High School Pep Squad
* Local publication: The Aquinian
* Boy Scouts of the Philippines
* Girl Scouts of the Philippines
* UST CAT Golden Corps of Cadets
* USTHS Athletics Club
* USTHS Mathematics Club
* USTHS Dialektikos
* USTHS Dominican Network
* USTHS Drama Guild
* USTHS English Forum
* USTHS Music Ensemble
* USTHS Natural Science Club
* USTHS Student Catholic Action
* USTHS Samahang Kulturang Filipino
* USTHS Technical Artistic Skills Circle
Education High School
* Local student government: Education High School Student Council
* Local choral: EHS Glee Club
* Local dance organization: Club Dela Danza
* Local publication: The Rosarian
* EHS unit of UST COMELEC
* EHS unit of UST Pax Romana
* UST CAT Golden Corps of Cadets
* UST EHS Agham Society
* UST EHS Metrico Society
* UST EHS SAMAKA-Social Science Club (Samahan ng mga Mag-aaral ng Kasaysayan)
* UST EHS Communication Arts Club
* UST EHS Homemakers' Club
* UST EHS Computer Club
* UST EHS Book Lovers' Club
* UST FIDES
Alumni organizations and associations
* University of Santo Tomas Alumni Association Inc.
* UST Alumni Foundation, Inc.
* UST Alumni Association in British Columbia
* Alumni Priests Association (ALPA) of the Pontifical University
* Association of Thomasian Psychology Alumni
* Liga Tomasino
* Thomasian Alumni Ophthalmologic Society
* Tiger Pack
* UST Action Singers Alumni Ensemble
* UST Alumni Nurses Association of America (USTNAA)
* UST Architecture Alumni Association
* UST Artlets Alumni Association
* UST Atelier Alumni Association
* UST Civil Engineering Alumni Association
* UST College of Science Alumni Association
* UST College of Education Alumni Association
* UST College of Rehabilitation Sciences Alumni Association
* UST Commerce Alumni Foundation, Inc.
* UST Conservatory of Music Alumni Association
* UST Engineering Alumni Association
* UST Education High School Alumni Association, Incorporated
* UST Faculty of Pharmacy Alumni Association and Scholarship Foundation Inc.
* UST Golden Corps of Cadets Alumni Association
* UST Graduate School Alumni Association
* UST High School Alumni Association
* UST High School Alumni Association of America
* UST Hospital Urology Alumni Association
* UST Law Alumni Foundation, Inc.
* UST Library Science Alumni Association (USTLSAA)
* UST Medical Alumni Association
* UST Medical Alumni Association in America (USTMAAA)
* UST Nephrology Alumni Association
* UST Nursing Alumni Association
* UST Pharmacy, Medical Technology, Biochemistry, and Botany Alumni Association (USTPMTBBAA)
* UST Philets Foundation
* UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe Alumni Association
* UST Tourism Management and HRM Alumni Association
* UST Varsity Alumni Association
* UST Yellow Jackets Alumni Association
Varsity teams
University Athletic Association of the Philippines Official Teams
* UST Growling Tigers - Men's Senior's Basketball Team
* UST Fencers - Fencing Team
* UST Golden Booters - Senior's Football Team
* UST Golden Jins - Taekwondo Team
* UST Golden Judokas - Judo Team
* UST Golden Sox - Senior's Baseball/Softball Team
* UST Growling Tigresses - Women's Basketball Team
* UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe
* UST Shuttlers - Badminton Team
* UST Spiking Tigresses - Women's Volleyball Team
* UST Tennisters - Tennis Team
* UST Tiger Cubs - Junior's Basketball Team
* UST Tiger Paddlers - Table Tennis Team
* UST Tiger Sharks - Swimming Team
* UST Tiger Spikers - Men's Volleyball Team
* UST Tiger Tracksters - Track and Field Team
* UST Woodpushers - Chess Team
* UST Yellow Jackets - Pep Squad
Other Teams
* UST Espana United - Ultimate Frisbee Team
* UST Football Club (USTFC)
* UST Mountaineering Club - Mountain Climbing Team, and Adventure Challenges Team
* UST Rock Climbing Team
* UST Tennis Club
* UST Tiger Dragons - Rowing Team
 
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