Within the first week of classes, there were signs and posters hanging informing students of the Get Involved Fair. It was talked highly about by different professors and students encouraging freshmen to get involved in their new community. I took their advice and planned to go.

Immediately, I thought it was great that it was two days long. My class schedule stopped me from going by and checking out the different tables on the first day. When I went to look at the tables, I walked in the center and glanced to the left and right for things that peaked my interest. One of the first things that came to my mind was that all the tables looked like students in a science fair trying to prove their experiment was worthy of something. It was funny to me that for some tables, this was true; they were trying to prove their club was worthy enough for people to sign up. The people who are already in the club or organization were prominent because they just stood around most of the tables. Some tables had extremely nice signs and were trying to recruit members, while others just sat back and watched.

The purpose in going to the Get Involved Fair is to kind of find a place here at Stockton University. I didn’t go up to a table with a club that I wasn’t interested in because there was no point in doing that. There were a few clubs that had caught my eye as I walked in between the tables. When I went up to the clubs table I wanted to join, there were a few things I looked for: personality of the individuals, what their club stood for, and the type of activities they participate in. I went into the Get Involved Fair looking for something that would help me branch out. So far, attending the Get Involved Fair has proven to be successful in finding my place at Stockton University. Females, one of the clubs I signed up for, has already had a meeting and it is a great place for me.