5 Fun & Unique Clubs at Whitman College

Whitman College students express their personalities and passions through a wide range of clubs, from identity-based groups to clubs that address specific needs on campus to clubs built around shared interests. 

There’s something for everyone—and if you’re a student and don’t see the club you want on campus, you can start it. That’s what many of these Whittties did. Check out five clubs you won’t see on every college campus.

Dracula Club

Ishaan Swami ’26 co-founded the Dracula Club in 2023, and it has rapidly grown to be a Whitman favorite. “Dracula Club is a club where we enjoy all vampire and supernatural related media,” Swami says. “It’s a space to share our interests with people and have fun spooky events.”

One of Dracula Club’s most recent events was a Vampire Hunting, where students got to explore Cordiner Hall at night. “One of our club members knows how to play the organ, and everyone was running around and having a great time. I was really proud that I was a part of making that happen,” Swami says. 

Another popular event is Mystery Movie Nights. The club sends out clues to the campus community about the movie they’re planning to watch (usually, but not always, related to vampires). Students show up to see if their guesses were correct and stay for the show. 

Dracula Club often collaborates with other groups on campus, with events like a Drac-tacular Game Night with the Tabletop Games Club, a Dracula-themed skit at the Renaissance Faire and cooking from a Dracula cookbook with the Cooking and Baking Club. 

Equestrian Club

The Whitman College Equestrian Club is centered around connecting Whitman students with horses. While the club holds on-campus events like movie nights and even brings horses to campus, the majority of its focus is on getting students out to Blue Mountain Therapeutic Riding (BMTR), an equine therapy nonprofit located in Walla Walla. Club members complete volunteer training at BMTR and then assist with adaptive riding sessions, feeding and other projects. 

Alice Lanier ’26 found information about a previous Equestrian Club while touring the Whitman College and Northwest Archives, and worked with Whitman staff to revive it. While it took a lot of planning, Lainer feels the reward has been worth it. 

“The smiles from people when they pet the horse, often for the first time, is what keeps me motivated while planning out all the complex logistics of bringing horse opportunities to the Whitman community,” Lanier says. 

The Coloring Cascade

The Coloring Cascade is a new club founded this semester by Vicky Hernandez ’27 and Layton Kruse ’27. At their weekly meetings, students can come and color, as well as meet new people in a low-pressure environment. 

As the weather turns colder, the group colors indoors, but they hope to have an outdoor event with sidewalk chalk in the spring. Hernandez encourages students to come to club meetings to destress and practice self-care. 

“The main goal for us is to emphasize taking time for yourself and simply coloring!” Hernandez says. “Mental health these days is a huge topic, and even if you color for one minute or the whole hour, it's helping more than you know.”

Cooking & Baking Club

The Cooking and Baking Club welcomes students with all levels of cooking experience to work together to make fun dishes. They provide the space, ingredients and cookware—and often collaborate with other groups on events like a vegetarian lunch with the Organic Garden Club and cooking classes with the chefs at Bon Appétit. 

“I’m very thankful to Bon Appétit for continually letting our club use the Cleveland Commons kitchens to make dishes; it's highly accessible and can fit a lot of people. I’d say that our best cooking sessions come when we collaborate with them, especially under the guidance of experienced chefs,” says Club President Chase Schubert ’26. 

Coming up, the Cooking and Baking Club is collaborating with Whitman’s Community Service Interest House to host “Cooking on a Budget,” a workshop series for beginning cooks to learn easy, low-budget recipes. 

Womxn Wellness Collective

Womxn Wellness Collective (WWC) aims to create a safe space for womxn students and staff at Whitman to focus on their mental and physical wellness—with events like weekly gym workouts and self-care nights.

Natalie Pacheco ’27 is the Social Media Manager for WWC and stresses that their club events are low-pressure and accessible to busy students. 

“Our main goal is that everybody finds a safe space to be themselves within the group and leaves each event feeling good about themselves,” Pacheco says. “We understand that everyone is busy or may not want to work out in a big group setting. We highly encourage everyone to just drop in to our events or any of our workouts.”

The WWC collaborates with other groups to put on fun events like a Pumpkin Carving Night at the Third Space Center and a Destress event at the Welty Student Health Center with four-legged friends from the Blue Mountain Humane Society. 

And Many More … 

With more than 100 clubs and student organizations—including affinity groups that support culture and identity—there’s something for everyone. Browse all of our student clubs.