A lot happens in four years. And at Franklin & Marshall, it doesn't begin and end in the classroom.

From your matriculation to your graduation to your 50-year reunion, you always have a permanent address at Franklin & Marshall—your college house. In your house, you are an integral member of a community that jointly decides and upholds how you want to live, learn and kick back.

You might expand your environment from campus to the surrounding community through the myriad service opportunities at the College's Ware Institute for Civic Engagement. Here, you can join the hundreds of other Franklin & Marshall students who are preparing to become citizens of the world by volunteering in Lancaster. You can participate in nationwide programs, like Big Brother Big Sister and Habitat for Humanity, or start your own.

The College's Office of Multicultural Affairs strives to create an environment that embraces differences and similarities with respect, acceptance, civility and humility. This is essential not only because a quarter of Franklin & Marshall students are of multicultural backgrounds, but also because the communities into which students will emerge after college are likewise diverse and becoming more so each day. OMCA offers programs and services to help you navigate both of these realities, from the LINK mentoring program that helps multicultural students build relationships with faculty, to an annual campus-wide celebration honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., to visits from renowned speakers.

The Klehr Center for Jewish Life and the college's thriving Hillel chapter serve as an extended family for Jewish students, helping them celebrate their heritage—and rituals—while away from home.

One of the most vibrant organizations on campus, the International Club brings the world to you. Foreign and American students enhance the richness of their experience when they come together in a friendly and informal atmosphere for dialogue, activities and insight.

Your liberal arts experience might be the one time in your life that you can sample any interest, however slight, and see where it takes you. In all, there are more than 40 clubs and organizations at Franklin & Marshall. You can play a computer in the Gaming Society, tracks at the WFNM radio station, or roles with the F&M Players.

Is it possible to be all played out? You will have plenty of opportunities to find out.