Kent State University Kyokushin Karate Club

The Kent State University Kyokushin Karate Club provides a dojo (karate training environment) for students to practice karate. We provide the opportunity to develop self-defense skills and physical and mental discipline of all club members.
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Kent State Club Baseball

We are a part of the NCBA and we play baseball against other NCBA schools.
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Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity

Pi Kappa Alpha is a premier fraternity dedicated to developing men of integrity, leadership, and excellence. Since 1868, PIKE has built a brotherhood committed to scholarship, service, and success—on campus and beyond.
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A large group of Kent State students explore downtown Kent, Ohio, during Flashes First Friday.

For a new Kent State University student, the first few days on campus can feel like a whirlwind. There are new classes to find, new friends to meet and a new campus to learn. On the Friday before the first day of fall classes, something happens that helps put all of it into a bigger perspective.Students head downtown.Flashes First Friday, one of the signature events of KSU Kickoff, invites Kent State’s newest Golden Flashes to discover downtown Kent, Ohio – not simply as a place next to campus, but as part of the community they are now calling home. On Friday, Aug. 21, students are invite...

Fresh Check Day

Fresh Check Day, the signature program of the Jordan Porco Foundation, is an uplifting mental health promotion and suicide prevention event for colleges that includes interactive expo booths, peer-to-peer messaging, support of multiple campus departments and groups, free food, entertainment, and exciting prizes and giveaways.

Bra Drive

Updated 2026 dates and locations TBD!

Kent State University’s Athletics, Employee Wellness and Health Promotion, Kent State of Well-being, Office of Sustainability, and SRVSS are hosting a bra recycling drive to collect reusable or worn-out bras and reduce the number of textiles in landfills. Bras that are in good condition will be donated to the Phyllis Zumkehr County Clothing Center, and worn-out bras will be recycled. 

Usable bras are donated to the Portage County Clothing Center. Worn-out bras are recycled into wiper cloths. 

Women's Lacrosse Photo

Kent State University has exemplified what it means to embrace the Team IMPACT mission. Through the leadership of Fellows Davanee McNairy (women’s lacrosse), Dionna Gray (women’s basketball), and Lucy Keeler (field hockey), the campus has cultivated an environment where student-athletes from across multiple teams have rallied together to create meaningful experiences for Team IMPACT children and families.This past academic year, the Fellows at Kent State, with tremendous support from their Athletic Department, organized a highly successful Team IMPACT Field Day, lead Fellow fundraising efforts...

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