Spring Break
Organizations entice potential members at faire
Ryan Buchan
Issue date: 9/4/08 Section: News
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"I really like what I am seeing because it shows they are really encouraging incoming freshman to get involved" said Amy Martinez, an undeclared freshman.
SJSU Student Involvement organizes the event every semester to help students know what opportunities are available to them.
"A great way to gain a lot of skills is being part of a student organization," said Pauline Le, coordinator of student organization development of SJSU Student Involvement.
About a third of the groups attended the event. Le said the reason more groups don't attend is because many of them are specialized groups that don't want to recruit from the general population.
There are only 125 spots available and spots are chosen on a first-come, first-serve basis, Le added.
There were religious groups such as the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship and the Soka Lions Buddhists for Peace, fraternities and sororities, club sports such as hockey and the Triathlon Club and academic clubs such as the Pre-Dental Club.
"It makes more memories other than just going to school," said Jan Salume, a senior bio-chemistry major and a member of fraternity, Pi Kappa Alpha.
Different groups had different approaches during the event.
Social Change Through Music had guitarist Chris Marsol perform at the event.
Race fans even had an outlet at SJSU with the Society of Automotive Engineers International, which build an open-wheel race car and races it against 150 different schools.
The One-in-Four club, a club for men who want to prevent rapes, had a booth at the event.
"The more people we affect, the more the word gets out," said Trevor Diep, a fifth-year business marketing major. "You never know who's going to be a rapist."
Joining clubs is beneficial to students, one club member said.
"To get involved motivates you more," said Tim Lopez, a senior geography major, who works at SJSU's radio station, KSJS-FM radio.
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