part ments ▁ ▁Center ▁/ ▁Nor wood ▁A part ments ▁ ▁Nor wood ▁A part ments ▁ ▁Gr oups ▁and ▁activities ▁ ▁Student ▁organizations ▁N M U ▁hosts ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁student ▁organizations ▁which ▁are ▁government al , ▁academic , ▁programming , ▁social , ▁religious , ▁and ▁athlet ic , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁residence ▁hall - related , ▁in ▁nature . ▁There ▁are ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁registered ▁student ▁organizations ▁that ▁provide ▁programs ▁and ▁activities ▁for ▁the ▁campus ▁community . ▁ ▁Army ▁R OT C ▁N M U ▁hosts ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Cad et ▁Command ' s ▁" W ild cat ▁Battalion ". ▁R ough ly ▁ 7 0 ▁Cad ets ▁train ▁to ▁ear n ▁their ▁comm issions ▁as ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Offic ers ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁Active ▁D ut y ▁and ▁Reserve ▁components . ▁ ▁Greek ▁life ▁ ▁F rat ern ities ▁Al pha ▁S igma ▁Ph i ▁T au ▁K appa ▁E psilon ▁ ▁Sor or ities ▁Al pha ▁G amma ▁D elta ▁K appa ▁B eta ▁G amma ▁Ph i ▁S igma ▁S igma ▁ ▁The ▁North ▁Wind ▁The ▁North ▁Wind ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁as ▁Northern ▁Michigan ▁University ' s ▁second ▁independent , ▁student ▁newspaper . ▁The ▁university ' s ▁first ▁newspaper ▁was ▁The ▁Northern ▁News , ▁which ▁was ▁shut ▁down ▁due ▁to ▁published ▁articles ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁that ▁painted ▁the ▁school ▁in ▁an ▁un fl atter ing ▁manner . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁a