Student Groups
AIAS members pose for a group portrait.
AIGA members carve pumpkins at an event.
Alpha Rho Chi members out working on a raised garden bed.
ArchEngage members paint mural with Dunbar elementary students.
Architecture School Council members show off newly printed Sam Fox shirts.
Women in Architecture and Design work together at an event.
Students have numerous opportunities to make their mark on campus. Below are a list of student groups and student chapters of professional organizations based out of the Sam Fox School, along with link to other opportunities across campus. If you spot a group missing from this list, please contact samfoxschool@wustl.edu.
The professional fraternity for architecture and the allied arts at Washington University in St. Louis.
Mission Statement: Our organization unites men and women for the purpose of fellowship and lifelong friendships and our mutual interest in professional development. This is exemplified by the fraternity’s motto: Fidelitas, Amor et Artes or “Fidelity and Love of the Arts.” The Philon chapter at Washington University in St. Louis seeks to provide a supportive community for students at the Sam Fox School, and allow opportunities to connect with alumni, faculty and professionals with similar backgrounds in design. Although our members and alumni mainly study and practice within the architecture field, we welcome students across all disciplines including, but not limited to, communication design, engineering, and business etc. We are committed to striving for excellence in our service to all of those who have a stake in Alpha Rho Chi’s success: our profession, universities, volunteers, members, and society.
Faculty Advisor: Jonathan Stitelman, jstitelman@wustl.edu
2025-26 Executive Board
Worthy Co-Architect: Nora Havenaar
Worthy Associate Co-Architect: Lavina Grzymajlo
Worthy Estimator: Maya Broughton
Worthy Scribe: Leslie McIntosh
Worthy Superintendent: Jared Garelick
Mission Statement: The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) is an independent, nonprofit, student-run organization dedicated to advancing leadership, design, and service among architecture students.
Faculty Advisor: Don Koster, dkoster@wustl.edu
Operational Advisor: Mallarie N. Zimmer, mallarie@wustl.edu
2026-27 Executive Board
Co-Presidents: Rebekah Shin and Rebecca Liu
Co-Vice Presidents: Rain Zhao and Hannah Mitchell
Treasurer: Ming Huang
Secretary: Nicole Nartey
Event Marketer: Maria Lozada
Undergraduate Representatives: Shayla Ingram & Anna Lieberman.
Graduate Representative: Krystel Matutino
NCARB Advisor: Sara Peach
Email: samfox-aias@email.wustl.edu
Follow WashU AIAS on Instagram or check out the national AIAS Website.
Mission Statement: As the Washington University in St. Louis chapter of AIGA national, we strive to foster the design community on campus by providing social, educational (skill-learning), and professional opportunities to students passionate about design and illustration. We also act as a resource for campus at large by offering workshops, design services, and student-designed goods. Our goal is to connect WashU student designers and illustrators to each other, main campus, and the larger national design community.
Faculty Advisor: Amy Auman
Staff Advisor: Livia Xandersmith
2026-27 Officers
Presidents: Sarah Park and An Zhang
VPs: Ella Jang and Iris Zhang
Profs: Gioia Wang and Mico Zhang
PR Chair: Lindsey Morris
Sophomore Rep: Ella Garcia
Email: washuaiga@gmail.com
Mission Statement: Empowering our members to design a sustainable and equitable world through landscape architecture.
Faculty Advisor: Irene Compadre
2026-27 Officers
President: Benji Palmer and Reba Shoup
Vice President: Allison Todd
Secretary: Savannah Booth
Treasurer: Raine Raynor
First Year Representative: Heather Wickham and Erica Miller
Follow ASLA WashU on Instagram or check out the national ASLA Website.
Mission Statement: ArchEngage connects students with faculty, practicing professionals, and local community members to collaborate on pro-bono design-build projects for communities in St. Louis. Through these projects, we intend to give WashU students the opportunity to engage with the design process in a way that benefits both the WashU community and the greater St. Louis community at large.
Faculty Contact: Matthew Bernstine, mberstine@wustl.edu
2025-26 Executive Board
Head of Outreach: Hariett Krajcovic
Email: archengagewashu@gmail.com
Follow ArchEngage on WUGO
Mission Statement: By advocating for the academic, social, and resource needs of its constituents, the Architecture School Council aims to provide the best possible experience for all undergraduate architecture students.
Staff Advisor: Livia Xandersmith, livia.xandersmith@wustl.edu
2026-27 Officers
President: Huda Abdesumad
Vice-President: Sage Yang
Treasurer: Reimy Li
Advocacy Chair: Abigail Johnson
Events Chair: Hanna Mitchell
Networking Chair: Victoria Andrade
Artistic Director: Ava Eberwein
Mission Statement: Art Council promotes artwork on and off campus, organizing events to showcase student and faculty work as well as serving as a bridge between art students and Sam Fox faculty and administrators. We support dialogue and communication between main campus and the art school, between architects and artists, and between different majors and years. Students from all school are welcome.
Faculty Advisor: Becca Leffell Koren, rleffell@wustl.edu
Staff Advisor: Livia Xandersmith
2026-27 Officers
President- Maya Dabney
Vice President- Malia King
Treasurer- Levin Garson
Secretary- Margaret Susovica
Committee Chairs- Clara Erdelac, Harriet Krajcovic, Sarah Park
Email: artcouncil@su.wustl.edu
Mission Statement: To organize and unite for education, personal well-being, and professional development purposes for the students of Architecture and its Allied Arts at Washington University in St. Louis.
Faculty Advisor: Aki Ishida, a.ishida@wustl.edu
Operational Advisor: Mallarie Zimmer, mallarie@wustl.edu
2026-27 Officers
Co-Presidents: Elizabeth George and Leah Roodhouse
Treasurer: Sara Peach
Secretary: Amy Ma
Social Chairs: Josep Campoy and Sophia Lotz
Advocacy Chair (MArch): Carson Luhr
Advocacy Chair (MUD): Nick Chiu
Advocacy Chair (MLA): Claire Beauchamp
Professional Chairs: Ariana Chandarpal and Alden Schutz
Email: GAC@samfox.wustl.edu
The purpose of the Graduate Art Organization (GAO) is the advancement of students’ interests and welfare, and to aid in the facilitation of excellence in academic, professional, and social pursuits and interactions. This includes but is not limited to providing a regular forum for student discussion of academic issues and to be a liaison to the administration. The GAO shall represent all students pursuing a graduate degree in fine arts, design, or illustration and visual culture within the Sam Fox School and who are in good standing with the University.
Staff advisor: Becky Flores
2026-27 Officers
Co-Presidents: Grace Bishop and Annalina Scalise
Secretary: Kellen Wright
Treasurer: Hùng Lê
Email: samfoxgao@email.wustl.edu
GROUP CURRENTLY INACTIVE- if interested in reviving this group, please contact program administration.
A student-run organization that’s redesigning the way design is taught.
Mission Statement: Creativity should not come at the cost of people or the planet. We are committed to fostering sustainability, equity, and a sense of community through the lens of material usage and student work in the Sam Fox School. By addressing the life cycle of materials – from acquisition, to utilization, to completion of projects – we are promoting environmental stewardship and bringing students a greater sense of agency over the work they produce.
GROUP CURRENTLY INACTIVE- if interested in reviving this group, please contact program administration.
The mission of the program is to foster professional and personal relationships among undergraduate students in the College of Art and the College of Architecture. Through both one-on-one relationships and group events, we strive to promote student health and well-being, studio culture, and professional and academic development.
We provide opportunities for mentors and mentees to engage with each other as well as explore what the Sam Fox community has to offer. Activities range from events organized by the Peer Mentoring Program to those held by other organizations in the Sam Fox School.
The Sam Fox School Black Student Network at Washington University in St. Louis is an undergraduate and graduate student organization dedicated to uplifting and supporting the creative voices and members of Black students on campus and beyond. They seek to bring together black creatives on campus for the purpose of social, emotional, academic, and professional support.
Staff Advisor: Nat Hilterbrand
2025-26 Officers
Co-Presidents: Kai Washington & Lina Abdo
Vice President: La'mia Crutchfield
Secretary: Giselle Essilfie
Treasurer: Precious Osigbeme
Email: sfsblackstudentsofficial@gmail.com.
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Mission Statement: WashU NOMAS is the student branch of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA). NOMA’s mission, rooted in a rich legacy of activism, is to empower our local chapters and membership to foster justice and equity in communities of color through outreach, community advocacy, professional development, and design excellence.
Faculty Advisor: Alaa Suliman Hamid, alaa@wustl.edu
Operational Advisor: Mallarie N. Zimmer, mallarie@wustl.edu
2026-27 Executive Board
Co-Presidents: Nicole Nartey and Brandon Perez
Treasurer: Rain Zhao
Secretary: Arthur Lu
Social Engagement Committee Head: Chin Tial
Professional Committee Head: Selayni Toribio
Educational Committee Head: Mohammed Arham
Social Media: Carolina Kertesz Kok and Kenedi Johnson
Email: nomas@samfox.wustl.edu
Follow WashU NOMAS on Instagram or check out the national NOMAS Website.