National Defense Society
NDS
Est. 2026
National Defense Society at NC State
From the Brickyard to the defense industrial base.
A student organization connecting NC State to the people, problems, and companies of national defense.
Built for engineers and anyone headed toward defense or national security.
- Chapter
- NC State
- Founded
- 2026
- Members
- 70+
- Majors
- 15
Chapter status
- Mechanical
- Aerospace
- Electrical
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Nuclear
- Materials Science
- Biomedical
- Chemical
- Industrial
- Biology
- Political Science
- Finance
- Business
- Philosophy
70+
Members
2026
Chapter founded
15
Majors represented
All
Class years welcome
What we do
Four ways in
You do not need a clearance, a technical background, or a defense-adjacent résumé. Show up to whatever interests you.
01
Speaker events
Engineers, operators, and program leads from industry and government, on campus and on the record.
02
Build projects
Small teams tackling hardware and software problems with real constraints and real deadlines.
03
Trips
Visits to facilities, labs, and conferences where the work actually happens.
04
Socials
The part that turns a mailing list into a group of people who know each other.
The chapter
Members, doing things
Get involved
Join the chapter
Open to any NC State student, every major, every class year. Get on the list and we will email you when the next event is scheduled.