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This page has been created to navigate the increasingly confusing alphabet soup of acronyms that has evolved over the past decade. Where acronyms were intended to save time, they're more likely confusing at this point; please, if you're part of a new organization, a cool acronym is not indicative of how cool the group is. Acronym not here? [https://form.jotform.com/62988247162264 Suggest it]
  
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!Acronym
 
!Acronym
 
!Meaning
 
!Meaning
 
!Website
 
!Website
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|AMUSE
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|Association of McGill University Support Employees
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|[http://www.amusemcgill.org/ amusemcgill.org]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|ASA
 
|ASA
 
|[[ASA|Architecture Students' Association]]
 
|[[ASA|Architecture Students' Association]]
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|[http://www.asa.mcgilleus.ca www.asa.mcgilleus.ca]
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|[http://asa.mcgilleus.ca www.asa.mcgilleus.ca]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|ASHRAE
 
|ASHRAE
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|Arts Undergraduate Society
 
|Arts Undergraduate Society
 
|[http://ausmcgill.com ausmcgill.com]
 
|[http://ausmcgill.com ausmcgill.com]
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|-
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|BUSS
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|[[BUSS|Bioengineering Undergraduate Society]]
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|None
 
|-
 
|-
 
|CaPS
 
|CaPS
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|[[CDE|Conference on Diversity in Engineering]]
 
|[[CDE|Conference on Diversity in Engineering]]
 
|[http://2016.cde.cfes.ca 2016.cde.cfes.ca]
 
|[http://2016.cde.cfes.ca 2016.cde.cfes.ca]
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|-
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|CEC
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|[[CEC|Canadian Engineering Competition]]
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|[http://cec2016.com cec2016.com]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|CEGEP
 
|CEGEP
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|-
 
|-
 
|CMEUS
 
|CMEUS
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|Co-Op Mining Engineering Undergraduate Society
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|[[CMEUS|Co-Op Mining Engineering Undergraduate Society]]
 
|None
 
|None
 
|-
 
|-
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|[[CSCE|Canadian Society for Civil Engineering]]
 
|[[CSCE|Canadian Society for Civil Engineering]]
 
|[https://www.mcgill.ca/civil/students/csce www.mcgill.ca/civil/students/csce]
 
|[https://www.mcgill.ca/civil/students/csce www.mcgill.ca/civil/students/csce]
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|-
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|CSUS
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|Computer Science Undergraduate Society
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|[https://mcgill-csus.ca/ mcgill-csus.ca]
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|-
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|DTF
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|Either [[Departmental Trips Fund]] or [[Design Team Fund]]
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|N/A
 
|-
 
|-
 
|DTFC
 
|DTFC
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|Design Team Fund Committee
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|[[Design Team Fund Committee]]
 
|N/A
 
|N/A
 
|-
 
|-
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|[[EAC|Engineering Adventure Committee]]
 
|[[EAC|Engineering Adventure Committee]]
 
|[http://www.mcgilleus.ca/eac www.mcgilleus.ca/eac]
 
|[http://www.mcgilleus.ca/eac www.mcgilleus.ca/eac]
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|-
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|ECC
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|Engineering Career Center
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|https://www.mcgill.ca/careers4engineers/
 
|-
 
|-
 
|ECOLE
 
|ECOLE
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|[[ECSESS|Electrical, Computer, & Software Engineering Student Society]]
 
|[[ECSESS|Electrical, Computer, & Software Engineering Student Society]]
 
|[http://ecsess.mcgilleus.ca/ ecsess.mcgilleus.ca]
 
|[http://ecsess.mcgilleus.ca/ ecsess.mcgilleus.ca]
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|-
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|EdUS
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|Education Undergraduate Society
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|[http://www.edusmcgill.com www.edusmcgill.com]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|EIG
 
|EIG
 
|[[EIG|Engineering Investment Group]]
 
|[[EIG|Engineering Investment Group]]
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|[https://www.facebook.com/McGillEIG/ www.facebook.com/McGillEIG/]
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|[https://www.facebook.com/McGillEIG/ www.facebook.com/McGillEIG]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|EPTS
 
|EPTS
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|ESC
 
|ESC
 
|[[ESC|Engineering Socials Committee]]
 
|[[ESC|Engineering Socials Committee]]
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|[https://www.facebook.com/EngineeringSocialsCommittee/ www.facebook.com/EngineeringSocialsCommittee/]
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|[https://www.facebook.com/EngineeringSocialsCommittee/ www.facebook.com/EngineeringSocialsCommittee]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|EUS
 
|EUS
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|Engineering Undergraduate Society
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|[[Engineering Undergraduate Society]]
 
|[http://mcgilleus.ca mcgilleus.ca]
 
|[http://mcgilleus.ca mcgilleus.ca]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|EUSF
 
|EUSF
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|Engineering Undergraduate Support Fund
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|[[EUSF|Engineering Undergraduate Support Fund]]
 
|N/A
 
|N/A
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|-
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|EV
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|[[EV|Formula Electric]]
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|[http://www.mcgillev.com/ www.mcgillev.com]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|EWB
 
|EWB
 
|[[EWB|Engineers Without Borders]]
 
|[[EWB|Engineers Without Borders]]
 
|[http://mcgill.ewb.ca/ mcgill.ewb.ca]
 
|[http://mcgill.ewb.ca/ mcgill.ewb.ca]
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|-
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|FSAE
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|[[FSAE|Formula Society of Automotive Engineers]]
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|N/A
 
|-
 
|-
 
|FYC
 
|FYC
 
|First Year Council
 
|First Year Council
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|[http://ssmu.mcgill.ca/fyc/en/ ssmu.mcgill.ca/fyc/]
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|[http://ssmu.mcgill.ca/fyc/en/ ssmu.mcgill.ca/fyc]
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|-
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|GA
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|General Assembly
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|N/A
 +
|-
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|GIC
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|Guaranteed Investment Certificate
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|N/A
 
|-
 
|-
 
|IRC
 
|IRC
 
|Inter-Residence Council
 
|Inter-Residence Council
 
|[https://www.facebook.com/McGillIRC/ www.facebook.com/McGillIRC]
 
|[https://www.facebook.com/McGillIRC/ www.facebook.com/McGillIRC]
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|-
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|IRC
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|Involvement Restriction Committee
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|NA
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|-
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|IRP
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|[[Involvement Restriction Policy]]
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|N/A
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|-
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|IRSAM
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|International Relations Students' Association of McGill
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|[http://irsam.ca irsam/ca]
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|-
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|LICM
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|Legal Information Clinic at McGill
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|[http://licm.mcgill.ca licm.mcgill.ca]
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|-
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|LSA
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|Law Students' Association
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|[http://www.lsa-aed.ca www.lsa-aed.ca]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|MAME
 
|MAME
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|-
 
|-
 
|MAMSS
 
|MAMSS
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|McGill Additive Manufacturing Student Society
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|[[MAMSS|McGill Additive Manufacturing Student Society]]
 
|[http://mamss.ca/ mamss.ca]
 
|[http://mamss.ca/ mamss.ca]
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|-
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|MASS
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|McGill African Student Society
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|https://massmcgill.wixsite.com/mass
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|-
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|MBEC
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|[[McGill Biomedical Engineering Club]]
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|?
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|-
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|MCMHS
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|McGill Counselling and Mental Health Service
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|[http://www.mcgill.ca/mentalhealth/ http://www.mcgill.ca/mentalhealth]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|MCSS
 
|MCSS
 
|MacDonald Campus Students Society
 
|MacDonald Campus Students Society
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|[http://mcss.mcgill.ca/ mcss.mcgill.ca/]
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|[http://mcss.mcgill.ca/ mcss.mcgill.ca]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|MEC
 
|MEC
 
|[[MEC|McGill Engineering Committee]]
 
|[[MEC|McGill Engineering Committee]]
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|[http://mec.mcgilleus.ca/ mec.mcgilleus.ca/]
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|[http://mec.mcgilleus.ca/ mec.mcgilleus.ca]
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|-
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|MFC
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|[[MSFC|McGill Flying Club]]
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|[https://www.mcgillflyingclub.com/ mcgillflyingclub.com]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|MERTW
 
|MERTW
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|McGill Engineers Rule the World
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|[[MERTW|McGill Engineers Rule the World]]
 
|N/A
 
|N/A
 
|-
 
|-
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|McGill Office of Religious and Spiritual Life
 
|McGill Office of Religious and Spiritual Life
 
|[https://www.mcgill.ca/morsl/ www.mcgill.ca/morsl]
 
|[https://www.mcgill.ca/morsl/ www.mcgill.ca/morsl]
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|-
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|MRT
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|[[McGill Racing Team]]
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|[http://blogs.mcgill.ca/fsae/ blogs.mcgill.ca/fsae]
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|-
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|MSG
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|[[MSG|McGill Space Group]]
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|[http://www.mcgillspace.com www.mcgillspace.com]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|MSPE
 
|MSPE
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|McGill Society of Petroleum Engineers
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|[[MSPE|McGill Society of Petroleum Engineers]]
 
|[http://www.mcgilleus.ca/mspe www.mcgilleus.ca/mspe]
 
|[http://www.mcgilleus.ca/mspe www.mcgilleus.ca/mspe]
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|-
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|MSS
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|Medical Students' Society
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|[http://www.mcgillmed.com www.mcgillmed.com]
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|-
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|MWC
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|McGill Writing Centre
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|[https://www.mcgill.ca/mwc/ mcgill.ca/mwc]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|MUS
 
|MUS
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|-
 
|-
 
|NOBE
 
|NOBE
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|National Organization for Business & Engineering
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|[[NOBE|National Organization for Business & Engineering]]
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|[http://nobe.mcgilleus.ca/ nobe.mcgilleus.ca/]
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|[http://nobe.mcgilleus.ca/ nobe.mcgilleus.ca]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|NSBE
 
|NSBE
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|National Society of Black Engineers
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|[[NSBE|National Society of Black Engineers]]
 
|[http://mcgilleus.ca/groups/NSBE mcgilleus.ca/NSBE]
 
|[http://mcgilleus.ca/groups/NSBE mcgilleus.ca/NSBE]
 
|-
 
|-
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|-
 
|-
 
|OAP
 
|OAP
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|Open Air Pub
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|[[Open Air Pub]]
 
|[http://oap.mcgilleus.ca oap.mcgilleus.ca]
 
|[http://oap.mcgilleus.ca oap.mcgilleus.ca]
 
|-
 
|-
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|Post-Graduate Students Society
 
|Post-Graduate Students Society
 
|[https://pgss.mcgill.ca pgss.mcgill.ca]
 
|[https://pgss.mcgill.ca pgss.mcgill.ca]
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|-
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|POTUS
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|Physical and Occupational Therapy Undergraduate Society
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|[http://mcgillpotus.com/ mcgillpotus.com/]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|POWE
 
|POWE
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|Promoting Opportunities for Women in Engineering
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|[[Promoting Opportunities for Women in Engineering]]
 
|[http://powe.mcgilleus.ca/ powe.mcgilleus.ca]
 
|[http://powe.mcgilleus.ca/ powe.mcgilleus.ca]
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|-
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|PPO
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|[[Plumbers' Philharmonic Orchestra]]
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|N/A
 
|-
 
|-
 
|PSD
 
|PSD
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|Plumbers' Student Design
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|[[PSD|Plumbers' Student Design]]
 
|[https://www.facebook.com/psdeus www.fb.com/psdeus]
 
|[https://www.facebook.com/psdeus www.fb.com/psdeus]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|QCESO
 
|QCESO
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|Quebec Confederation for Engineering Student Outreach
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|[[QCESO|Quebec Confederation for Engineering Student Outreach]]
 
|[http://www.creiq.qc.ca/ www.creiq.qc.ca]
 
|[http://www.creiq.qc.ca/ www.creiq.qc.ca]
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|-
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|QE
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|[[Queer Engineer]]
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|None
 
|-
 
|-
 
|QEC
 
|QEC
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|Quebec Engineering Competition
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|[[QEC|Quebec Engineering Competition]]
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|[http://qec.mcgill.ca/ qec.mcgill.ca/]
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|[http://qec.mcgill.ca/ qec.mcgill.ca]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|SACOMSS
 
|SACOMSS
 
|Sexual Assault Centre of the McGill Students' Society
 
|Sexual Assault Centre of the McGill Students' Society
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|[http://www.sacomss.org/wp/ www.sacomss.org/]
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|[http://www.sacomss.org/wp/ www.sacomss.org]
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|-
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|SAO
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|Student Affairs Office
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|[https://www.mcgill.ca/study/2017-2018/university_regulations_and_resources/undergraduate/ug_gi_faculty_student_affairs_offices Student Affairs Office]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|SEAM
 
|SEAM
 
|[[SEAM|Sustainability in Engineering at McGill]]
 
|[[SEAM|Sustainability in Engineering at McGill]]
 
|[http://seam.mcgilleus.ca/ seam.mcgilleus.ca]
 
|[http://seam.mcgilleus.ca/ seam.mcgilleus.ca]
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|-
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|SFC
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|[[Support Fund Committee]]
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|N/A
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|-
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|SSF
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|[[Student Space Fund]]
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|N/A
 +
|-
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|SSFC
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|[[Student Space Fund Committee]]
 +
|N/A
 
|-
 
|-
 
|SSMU
 
|SSMU
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|Science Undergraduate Society
 
|Science Undergraduate Society
 
|[http://sus.mcgill.ca/ sus.mcgill.ca]
 
|[http://sus.mcgill.ca/ sus.mcgill.ca]
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|-
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|SWSA
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|Social Work Student Association
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|[http://www.mcgill.ca/socialwork/students/swsa www.mcgill.ca/socialwork/students/swsa]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|TeN
 
|TeN
 
|[[TeN|The Engineering Network]]
 
|[[TeN|The Engineering Network]]
 
|[http://ten.mcgilleus.ca ten.mcgilleus.ca]
 
|[http://ten.mcgilleus.ca ten.mcgilleus.ca]
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|-
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|VFS
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|[[Vertical Flight Society]]
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|N/A
 
|}
 
|}

Latest revision as of 14:24, 22 August 2019

This page has been created to navigate the increasingly confusing alphabet soup of acronyms that has evolved over the past decade. Where acronyms were intended to save time, they're more likely confusing at this point; please, if you're part of a new organization, a cool acronym is not indicative of how cool the group is. Acronym not here? Suggest it

Acronym Meaning Website
AMUSE Association of McGill University Support Employees amusemcgill.org
ASA Architecture Students' Association www.asa.mcgilleus.ca
ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refridgeration, and AC Engineers www.fb.com/ashraemcgill
AUS Arts Undergraduate Society ausmcgill.com
BUSS Bioengineering Undergraduate Society None
CaPS Career and Planning Service www.mcgill.ca/caps/career-planning-service-caps
CDE Conference on Diversity in Engineering 2016.cde.cfes.ca
CEC Canadian Engineering Competition cec2016.com
CEGEP Collège d’enseignement général et professionnel N/A
CEUS Civil Engineering Undergraduate Society ceus.mcgilleus.ca
ChESS Chemical Engineering Students' Society chess.mcgilleus.ca
CL&E Campus Life & Engagement www.mcgill.ca/cle/welcome-cle-website
CMEUS Co-Op Mining Engineering Undergraduate Society None
CREIQ Confédération pour le Rayonnement étudiant en Ingénierie au Québec www.creiq.qc.ca
CSCE Canadian Society for Civil Engineering www.mcgill.ca/civil/students/csce
CSUS Computer Science Undergraduate Society mcgill-csus.ca
DTF Either Departmental Trips Fund or Design Team Fund N/A
DTFC Design Team Fund Committee N/A
EAC Engineering Adventure Committee www.mcgilleus.ca/eac
ECC Engineering Career Center https://www.mcgill.ca/careers4engineers/
ECOLE Educational Community Learning Environment ecoleproject.org
ECSESS Electrical, Computer, & Software Engineering Student Society ecsess.mcgilleus.ca
EdUS Education Undergraduate Society www.edusmcgill.com
EIG Engineering Investment Group www.facebook.com/McGillEIG
EPTS Engineering Peer Tutoring Service epts.mcgilleus.ca
ESC Engineering Socials Committee www.facebook.com/EngineeringSocialsCommittee
EUS Engineering Undergraduate Society mcgilleus.ca
EUSF Engineering Undergraduate Support Fund N/A
EV Formula Electric www.mcgillev.com
EWB Engineers Without Borders mcgill.ewb.ca
FSAE Formula Society of Automotive Engineers N/A
FYC First Year Council ssmu.mcgill.ca/fyc
GA General Assembly N/A
GIC Guaranteed Investment Certificate N/A
IRC Inter-Residence Council www.facebook.com/McGillIRC
IRC Involvement Restriction Committee NA
IRP Involvement Restriction Policy N/A
IRSAM International Relations Students' Association of McGill irsam/ca
LICM Legal Information Clinic at McGill licm.mcgill.ca
LSA Law Students' Association www.lsa-aed.ca
MAME McGill Association for Mechanical Engineers www.mamemcgill.com
MAMSS McGill Additive Manufacturing Student Society mamss.ca
MASS McGill African Student Society https://massmcgill.wixsite.com/mass
MBEC McGill Biomedical Engineering Club ?
MCMHS McGill Counselling and Mental Health Service http://www.mcgill.ca/mentalhealth
MCSS MacDonald Campus Students Society mcss.mcgill.ca
MEC McGill Engineering Committee mec.mcgilleus.ca
MFC McGill Flying Club mcgillflyingclub.com
MERTW McGill Engineers Rule the World N/A
MESS McGill Environment Student Society mcgillenvr.com
MEUS Materials Engineering Undergraduate Society meus.mcgilleus.ca
MIAE McGill Institute for Aerospace Engineering www.mcgill.ca/miae
MORSL McGill Office of Religious and Spiritual Life www.mcgill.ca/morsl
MRT McGill Racing Team blogs.mcgill.ca/fsae
MSG McGill Space Group www.mcgillspace.com
MSPE McGill Society of Petroleum Engineers www.mcgilleus.ca/mspe
MSS Medical Students' Society www.mcgillmed.com
MWC McGill Writing Centre mcgill.ca/mwc
MUS Management Undergraduate Society mus.mcgill.ca
MUSA Music Undergraduate Students Association None
NOBE National Organization for Business & Engineering nobe.mcgilleus.ca
NSBE National Society of Black Engineers mcgilleus.ca/NSBE
NUS Nursing Undergraduate Society www.mcgillnus.ca
OAP Open Air Pub oap.mcgilleus.ca
PGSS Post-Graduate Students Society pgss.mcgill.ca
POTUS Physical and Occupational Therapy Undergraduate Society mcgillpotus.com/
POWE Promoting Opportunities for Women in Engineering powe.mcgilleus.ca
PPO Plumbers' Philharmonic Orchestra N/A
PSD Plumbers' Student Design www.fb.com/psdeus
QCESO Quebec Confederation for Engineering Student Outreach www.creiq.qc.ca
QE Queer Engineer None
QEC Quebec Engineering Competition qec.mcgill.ca
SACOMSS Sexual Assault Centre of the McGill Students' Society www.sacomss.org
SAO Student Affairs Office Student Affairs Office
SEAM Sustainability in Engineering at McGill seam.mcgilleus.ca
SFC Support Fund Committee N/A
SSF Student Space Fund N/A
SSFC Student Space Fund Committee N/A
SSMU Students' Society of MCGill University ssmu.mcgill.ca
SUS Science Undergraduate Society sus.mcgill.ca
SWSA Social Work Student Association www.mcgill.ca/socialwork/students/swsa
TeN The Engineering Network ten.mcgilleus.ca
VFS Vertical Flight Society N/A
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