On September 19th and 20th, the university held their annual Get Involved Fair in wings A through G on campus.  This fair was a gathering of over 100 clubs and organizations both on and off campus that are available for students to get involved with.  On both days, the fair began at ten o’clock in the morning and ran until four in the afternoon.

Each club, fraternity, sorority, service organization, etc. had their own table set up with representatives, who were able to give adequate information about the club/organization they were representing.  They had brochures, business cards, and other free things you could have if you showed interest in the club or organization.  The representatives were very helpful and enthusiastic.  Whatever questions I had about the club or organization, these representatives were able to answer them.  And if they were not able to answer the questions at that time, they were able to email me the answer within a relatively decent amount of time.

I really enjoyed having the ability to see all of the different clubs and organizations that Stockton University has to offer.  I honestly had no idea how many clubs we actually had.  It was a good idea for the university to hold this fair because there is not enough advertizing of the various clubs and organizations.  It is great that there is such a variety, but it is difficult to find these clubs and organizations.

Some of the clubs that I looked at included the sign language club, SAVE, and Intramurals.  I am currently an active member of the sign language club.  It is a very relaxed club with meetings once a week on either Tuesdays or Wednesdays.  We learn basic signs, such as the alphabet and greetings.  Every week we build on what we were taught the week prior.  I already know some sign language, and it makes me very happy to see so many people who either already know or want to know sign language.

Though I am not an active member in SAVE, which stands for Stockton Action Volunteers for the Environment.  This organization takes part in keeping the campus and the surrounding lands clean.  I have always had the need to keep the environment clean.  I have helped with March on Litter in my hometown.  I have also gone out on my own with friends and cleaned the trash on the sides of roads, the beach, and many other places.  I really care about the environment and I hope that the small cleanings I do help save the animals in the area.

I will be participating in Intramurals volleyball in November.  I absolutely love volleyball and I want to be able to play it here at Stockton.  Being part of Intramural will help me make friends who have such a passion for volleyball as I do.

I am very excited to be part of the Stockton community.  I hope that I am able to make a difference in at least one person’s life while I am here at Stockton University.