Club Fair offers taste of campus life
Campus Times
September 19, 1997
In the Quad yesterday, on-campus clubs gathered to showcase and recruit
for their organizations at the fall Club Fair.
"The Club Fair is usually very successful," said Melissa Jaunal,
student programs coordinator.
According to Jaunal, the Club Fair became a part of ULV tradition when
she helped to introduce the idea to the University.
"It made sense to have some sort of an event for students to see
what clubs were available, and for clubs to showcase themselves to the campus
at large," said Jaunal.
A variety of clubs participated in Club Fair this year, with on-campus
programs taking part in the celebration as well. The Greek system has been
a huge participant in the Club Fair, and often finds much success in the
school-wide event.
Junior Dyane Galindo, scholarship chair of Sigma Kappa, said, "Our
main objective is to interest girls in sorority life, answer questions about
sororities, and share our history and goals."
Besides the Greeks, many other clubs and organizations participated.
They included Le French Club, Lambda, Campus Safety and Transportation,
Latino Student Forum, Behavioral Science Club, Campus Ministry, Circle
K, Afrikan American Student Alliance, Orientation Week Leaders (OWLs),
Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) program, the American Marketing
Association and International Student Organization (ISO).
"We try to hand out flyers, but we have been here for five years
and not many people know about us, so we need to publicize ourselves,"
said Guchi Sakaguchi, a senior and third year member of ISO.
Club Fair is a place for all of the organizations to promote their
clubs and express what they have to offer.
"It is interesting to see all of the different clubs on campus,"said
sophomore Angela Mlinarevic.
Overall, from what was overheard in students' conversations, this year's
Club Fair seemed to be quite a success and assistance for many.
Sophomore Dylan Taylor, a transfer student majoring in child development,
said, "It influenced me and showed me what I can do on-campus besides
getting involved in student government and sports."
Although the Club Fair has officially ended, opportunities for club
or program involvement are still available.
