Recruitment Day: Campus Comes Together for Club Fair

PVCC hosted a club fair Sept. 14 and 15 where student-run clubs came together to encourage signups for the new academic year. The event is held every semester to improve campus community engagement. The event was from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. both days. 

“This is a great opportunity to engage in the community and learn more about experiences and interests of our other PVCC associates while participating in civic engagement,” Fellows of Democracy member Malachi Keys said. Keys interned with Professor Connie Jorgensen and hosted a table encouraging his fellow students to register to vote.

Some clubs worked to foster a religious community on campus. “[Chi Alpha Fellowship] is extremely accepting, and you’re able to share your views. It also gives you a community to be a part of and worship with,” PVCC student Will Lewis said.

Students joined clubs that matched their interests. “In high school I was president of the radio club, which brought me to music club because it reminded me of a home back in New Jersey,” Skyler Meade said.

Students also joined clubs pertaining to their career outlook. “[Science club] seems like a good thing to join because I’m going into a science field. I also enjoy hiking and they hike with the geology club,” Hanan El Abbar said.

Some students started clubs themselves and worked to establish themselves at the event. Kritagya Gurung began the Bullying Prevention Club, saying, “I started a club because I was bullied when I was in middle school.” 

Jessica Hladkey runs the Student Veterans of America club, and was looking to recruit other service members on campus. “I’m a veteran myself and it’s to cultivate a community as well as advocate and support veterans and military service members here as well as ROTC cadets,” Hladkey said.

Every campus club does something different, from organizing time to play Ultimate Frisbee to publishing a literary art magazine, as the Creative Writing Club does. PVCC student Monica Moriarty shopped around club tables before coming to look into the Creative Writing Club.

“What brings me here is my [upbringing] through my childhood. I enjoy coping through writing and drawing! I am excited to further my experience,” Moriarty said.

Learn more about all of the clubs at PVCC at  https://www.pvcc.edu/clubs-and-organizations.