Involvement Fair Features Over Eighty Clubs, Student Organizations

Mathew Biadun | News-Editor

Eastern’s annual involvement fair took place on the fourth, bringing together every student club and organization on the FAIC lawn. New and old clubs alike set up tables shoulder-to-shoulder, gilded with QR codes, frisbees, free snacks, and flyers as legions of Eastern warriors stopped to take a look.

Over eighty student organizations had assigned tables, divided into seven categories on posterboards. Along with many other familiar sights, several new clubs made their appearances as well, some with unique strategies to draw eyes. One such club was the ‘Cosplay and Costumes Craft’, which one member described as involving ‘...all things costumes, especially making them!’ Beside a sewing machine, their table garnered significant attention thanks to a tiny kitten laid on the tablecloth. Behind the table was a stroller with several more kittens inside again. 

This reporter can confirm that they were, in fact, adorable.

Another new club, being established at the end of last semester, is ‘Vital Voices’, a club dedicated to advocating for reproductive rights. They are welcome to all new members, and meet Fridays, 5-6 in STU217. Three tables down were the College Republicans, also founded last semester. They describe themselves as working to strengthen conservative values and elect Republican candidates. They meet at 8PM on Mondays in STU223. At times, their members could be seen performing the Cotton Eyed Joe to entertain passersbys. 

Running parallel to the Involvement Fair was the President’s Picnic. Hurley Hall was closed temporarily to prepare food for the event. Lo mein, biscuits and chicken bowls were some of the food offered, along with cookies, popcorn and several drinks.

The semi-mythical ‘Monkey Man’ did not make an appearance at the club fair, although a mysterious figure in a Slenderman costume was, at points, spotted asking if anyone had seen him. How the two are related is not yet known.

A full list of the clubs on display, as written on official signs, can be seen below:

Academic: Anthropology Club, Biology Club, Business Connections Club, Criminology Student Association, Eastern Aspiring Educators Club, Finance Club, Philosophy Club, Political Science Club, Pre-Law Society, Psychology Club, Social Work Club, Student Nursing Association

Arts and Media: Art Square, Creative Writing, East Harmonies A Capella, ETV News, Film & Media Club, K-Pop Club, Revive, United Voices of Praise, WECS Radio Club, Zine Design

Identity and Culture: 180 Christian Fellowship, Asian Cultural Society, Black Student Union, Caribbean Student Association, DiversAbility Club, Freedom at Eastern, NAACP of Eastern, Organization of Latin American Students, Pride Alliance

Leadership and Service: Best Buddies, College Republicans, Habitat for Humanity, Student Government Association, Vital Voices Club

Special Interest: Chess Club & Ski N Board, Chill Club, Comic Book Appreciation Club, Fashion Forward, Gamers Guild, Garden Club, Knit Wits, Letters of Love, Paws Club, Spirit Realm

Sports & Recreation: Billiards Club, Boxing Appreciation Club, Competitive Dance Team, Eastern Cheerleading Program, Fencing Club, Gymnastics Club, Ice Hockey Club, J’Quo Dance Team, Men’s Rugby, Modern Movement, ETV-Sports, Club Tennis, Women’s Rugby, Women’s Weightlifting Club, Volleyball Club

Campus and Community: Blood Drive, Bursar’s Office and UPASS, Campus Activity Board, Campus Ministry, Center for Community Engagement, Commuters, Eco-Ambassadors, Housing and Residential Life 1, Housing and Residential Life 2, Intercultural Center, Intramurals and Recreation, Mindful Mondays and Tai Chi, National Guard, Office of Equity and Diversity, Orientation and Leadership, Pride Center, Shawn’s Cupboard, Student Affairs and Early Morning Finishing Strong Series, Student Ambassadors, Women’s Center, New Clubs 1, New Clubs 2