The Indonesian Student Association (PERMIAS) is a non-profit, non-politically biased, and secular organization whose purpose is to instill and maintain a spirit of community among Indonesians and Indonesian Americans at Indiana University Bloomington. The Indonesian Student Association recognizes the need for Indonesian students to serve, promote, educate, and celebrate their cultures. The PERMIAS shall strive to promote the various Indonesian cultures and to encourage understanding between Indonesians/Indonesian Americans and people of other ethnic origins.