An important part of the social and cultural activities at the camp is carried out under the umbrella of the Dean of Students' Office and the Student Activities Center.
The Student Activities Center keeps the camping life alive with its clubs and societies. Outdoor Sports Club, Photography Club, Aviation Club, Business and Economics Club, Humor and Culture Club, Mühendisciences Club, Müz Society, Artistic Activities Society, Chess Club, and Theater Club, to name a few.
Concerts, talks, film screenings, seminars, sports tournaments and the traditional Spring Festival are the colors of student life at Bilkent. Theatre Bölümü students' plays are staged at Bilkent Theatre Hall throughout the year. The Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture and the Bilkent University Library open their doors to many exhibitions.
With its staff of students and professional technical equipment, Radio Bilkent is one of the most popular radio stations in Ankara. It broadcasts on the FM band at 96.6 MHz and can be listened to via the internet. Radio Bilkent also offers students the opportunity to work as news anchors, DJs, human resources and organizational positions.
Bilkent University students have been carrying out education and social aid projects under the Social Sensitivity Projects (SPS) since 1999. Activities to reintegrate street children into society, visits to children's homes and nursing homes, and youth projects for international cultural exchange are examples of TDP's activities. All these activities take place under the Dean of Students' Office.
The Bilkent Symphony Orchestra (BSO), composed of selected artists from Turkey and 12 other countries, is the first private, academic and international arts ensemble in Turkey. The BSO gives more than 50 concerts every year at the 700-seat Bilkent Concert Hall in the campus and across the country, and hosts world-famous conductors and soloists in these concerts.