Last week, SRU hosted the Involvement Fair during common hour in the quad. Many students gathered to meet new individuals and learn about organizations on campus.
Every semester, the Involvement Fair is hosted to give students the opportunity to join the various clubs and organizations that SRU offers.
According to Slippery Rock University Clubs and Organizations, there are over 200 registered clubs on campus.
During the Involvement Fair, each organization sets up a table to promote themselves and speak to students about what they do. Students have common hour to explore all of the clubs, meet members and ask questions.
“It just gives all of the freshmen who are a little nervous about what’s going on the opportunity to get out there and not be under so much pressure,” Claire McDonnell, an SRU freshman, said.
Local businesses in Slippery Rock also set up tables for students to visit.
“I haven’t been here for very long, but I’ve had a lot of fun, and I think a lot of the booths are very interesting and there’s so much more than I thought there would be,” Avery O’Brien, an SRU freshman, shared.
The Involvement Fair also gives students on campus the opportunity to meet other individuals with similar interests.
“Everyone had been saying ‘join clubs and get involved,’ and I was really worried about how I would know how to do that, where I would look for that stuff. So I think this is good to help me with that and really just put all the options in front of me,” O’Brien said.
Talia Curry spoke to The Rocket about The Rock Twirlers, a performance group on campus.
“We perform at events such as the basketball games, student-run events, the JamRock Showcase; we do parades like the Homecoming Parade or sometimes the holiday parades,” Curry said.
Curry recommends following The Rock Twirlers Instagram at srurocktwirlers if students are interested in joining.
Amir Johnson spoke about the organization Kings on Campus.
“This is a men’s mental health group. Basically our job, our mission, is to have a safe space for men on campus,” Johnson said.
“We host men’s mental health nights, men’s selfcare nights, we get them headshots for their LinkedIn’s and everything like that,” Johnson said. “We sometimes partner up with another organization called Queens, which is basically the same thing except for women on campus.”
Johnson encourages individuals to get involved on campus and join clubs.
Kasey Walter is the president of Future Healthcare Leaders at SRU.
“Our goal is to connect all of our different healthcare majors and minors on campus with different networking opportunities,” Walter said.
Walter feels the involvement fair is a great place for students, freshman and transfers to get involved.
“It really allows our new students to walk around and see everything that SRU has to offer and get more involved, so I really think our club is beneficial because it connects all of our healthcare students into one club,” Walter said.
Laci Kingerski is the president of The Kind Closet at SRU.
“We do pop-up stands and we have different events. It’s a clothing organization where we take donations, and anybody that is an SRU student can take clothes and wear them for a business casual meeting or student teaching,” Kingerski said.
Kingerski feels that anyone who is interested in a club should join to make new friends and build a resume.
For more information, students can find the clubs and organizations that are offered on CORE.
