Coming into Stockton as a freshman, one of the things I was most looking forward to was joining different the different clubs here at Stockton and getting involved in on-campus activities. The Get Involved Fair was definitely a great way to get that ball rolling. It occurred on September 19th from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on September 20th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This timing for it was perfect, since it made it easy to stop by between or after classes depending on each individual’s schedule. Tables for more clubs than one could easily count were set up all throughout the wing. There were all sorts of different clubs, from Water Watch to Theater Club to Literature Club and even E.D.I.B.L., a club that focuses on finding a different sustainable food source i.e. eating bugs. Any one person could definitely find at the very least one club that interested them.
I personally ended up going both of the days the fair was set up, though for longer on the first day. The entire fair was obviously a huge hit – there were people milling about everywhere, checking out the different clubs at different tables, getting great free stuff from a lot of them, and signing up to get involved in the future. There was plenty of information at each table I stopped at, and I have to admit I stopped at quite a lot – Theater Club, Circle K, Pride Alliance, and Psychology Club to name a few. Each had some free giveaways and a sign-up sheet where you could leave your name and email. They also gave information on when and where they met each week, when their first meeting was, and what kind of events and activities they would be doing throughout the year.
I found the Get Involved Fair to be both exciting and useful. It was great to see all the opportunities available to us as Stockton students, and it was a really fun way to try to get people to come out and get involved. It was very useful in that there was so much information available to those students who did want to get involved in clubs, but before had just not known where, when, or how. Also, it was really wonderful to see how excited and passionate the Stockton students who were tabling for their clubs were. They were extremely welcoming to everyone, and you could tell they really enjoyed being a part of their club, and honestly wanted others to have the same great experience they did.