Study Hard, Play Hard

Michigan Tech is home to more than 240 registered student organizations that give Huskies the chance to pursue their passions outside the classroom.

Tech's RSOs range from fraternities and sororities to honor societies, faith-based groups, and activity groups for sports, video games, board games, and much (much, much) more. The number and variety of options allow Tech students to discover shared interests and personal values alongside fellow students, finding community and creating connections that last lifetimes. Along the way, many Huskies also find opportunities to take part in Tech Traditions, develop leadership and organizational skills, provide community service, and grow as global citizens.

The Lode

The Lode, Michigan Tech’s weekly student-run newspaper, was founded in 1921. The oldest student organization on campus is led by six student editors and provides a platform for student voices while fostering a culture of journalistic integrity—and poking fun on a biannual basis with satirical editions of The Lewd.

Student standing in an office with a sign outside the doorway reading "106 The Lode"

Papers, camera, water bottles clutter a table while students work around it.

Snowmobile Club

Tech's Snowmobile Club helps newbies try the sport, taking fellow Huskies riding on the trails and terrain surrounding the snowiest campus in the US. In addition to sharing their knowledge, the Sledheads generously share photos of their adventures on social media. Four snowmobiles riding on the trail under the Portage Lake Lift Bridge.

One person loading their red snowmobile on a trailer.

A snowmobile driving toward the camera on the trail under the Portage Lake Lift Bridge.

The Sledheads gathered around a few snowmobiles by the Portage Lake Lift Bridge.

Huskies Curl

2024 was an amazing rookie season for Huskies Curl at Michigan Tech. The club won bonspiels across the country, secured the Midwest Regional Championship, and went on to win the bronze medal at nationals. The club practices in the former Calumet and Hecla Mining Company drill shop—the only curling building in the nation that uses natural ice.

Curling Club stands in a line holding their brooms.

Curling Club playing at the Calumet Drillhouse.

Student releasing a curling stone during a game while two others stand ready with brooms.

Mushing Club

Founded in 2018, the Mushing Club at Michigan Tech is believed to be the first collegiate mushing club in the nation. Partnering with Otter River Sled Dog Training Center, members spend early mornings helping train and care for the dogs. Five club members raced in the UP200 Dryland Dash in October, earning Top 5 finishes in the one-dog bikejor, two-dog bikejor, and two-dog scooter sport races. Two dogs pulling a person on a special standing bike.

A brown, white, and black sled dog up close.

A Mushing Club student with her arms around two of the dogs.

Person wearing bib number 48 on a sled being pulled by dogs.

Mitch's Misfits

The largest student org on campus is also the loudest. Mitch's Misfits, Michigan Tech's renowned cheering section, was founded in 2003 and boasts an 800-strong membership. Known for rousing cheers and checkered flags, the Misfits are named for longtime MacInnes Student Ice Arena announcer and "Voice of the Huskies" Mitch Lake.

Group of students in Michigan Tech apparel, including three with panda heads on.

Group of students wearing Michigan Tech apparel cheering in the stands.

Tech hockey team leaving the ice while one player waves to the Mitch's Misfits section in the stands.

Michigan Technological University is an R1 public research university founded in 1885 in Houghton, and is home to nearly 7,500 students from more than 60 countries around the world. Consistently ranked among the best universities in the country for return on investment, Michigan's flagship technological university offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, computing, forestry, business, health professions, humanities, mathematics, social sciences, and the arts. The rural campus is situated just miles from Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, offering year-round opportunities for outdoor adventure.