▁Fire bird s . ▁The ▁university ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Colleg iate ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁( N CAA ) ▁and ▁compet es ▁at ▁the ▁Division ▁II ▁level ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Coast ▁Conference ▁( E CC ). ▁The ▁university ▁currently ▁fields ▁ten ▁vars ity ▁sports , ▁five ▁men ' s ▁sports : ▁basketball , ▁cross ▁country , ▁s occer , ▁tennis , ▁lac ros se ; ▁and ▁six ▁women ' s ▁sports : ▁basketball , ▁cross ▁country , ▁tennis , ▁ind oor ▁and ▁out door ▁track ▁& ▁field , ▁and ▁vol ley ball . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁university ▁announced ▁plans ▁for ▁athlet ic ▁expansion , ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁men ' s ▁and ▁women ' s ▁lac ros se ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁soon ▁there after ▁men ' s ▁and ▁women ' s ▁sw imming . ▁ ▁Student ▁activities ▁ ▁Greek ▁Let ter ▁organizations ▁ ▁National ▁Pan - H ellen ic ▁Council ▁All ▁nine ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Pan - H ellen ic ▁Council ▁organizations ▁currently ▁have ▁chap ters ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia . ▁ ▁Non - NP HC ▁organizations ▁ ▁Student ▁media ▁U DC ▁publish es ▁The ▁Tr il ogy , ▁a ▁student - paper ▁highlight ing ▁campus ▁events ▁and ▁national ▁and ▁local ▁news . ▁ ▁The ▁Fl ight path ▁year book ▁focus es ▁on ▁gradu ating ▁students ▁and ▁the ▁years ' ▁activities . ▁ ▁Television ▁U DC ▁C able ▁Television , ▁Channel ▁ 1 9 ,