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NEWS SEPTEMBER 212017 At the Student Organization Fair, organizations, clubs and teams recruit new members Maggie Brown Contributor | @maggieAbrown_ i Imanol Yepez-Frias was eager to arrive at her first Student Or ganization Fair Sept. 8. Passing more than 240 club tables lined up with glittery posters, passionate students and tasty treats, Yepez- Frias found six organizations he was interested in. The student org fair showcases the wide variety of organizations that Elon University offers its students. Any recognized club or organization has the opportunity to have a table at the fair, while all students have Ql^yg the chance to RECRUITMENT the or- The 2017 student Organizational ^ j Fair had more ® , , , than 240 '^hat clubs and clubs present organizations he recruiting new wanted to sign members on up for. Sept. 8. SUB, He arrived Acapella Young Com- loTifYin mons 10 min- EV! had the , most signups. early to avoid the frenzy of freshmen and signed up for all of the organiza tions he planned to and more. “I looked around and saw sports near the gym, then on my way saw A capella was right there.,” Yepez-Frias said. “I knew I wanted to do something with that organization, so I went there.” Each of Elons six A cappella groups held signups and had ta bles during the org fair. In total, A capella received 445 signups. A capella groups are some of the most competitive clubs on campus. The Shirley Tempos had 76 signups, taking in only five new members. After signing up for club soc ELON VOLUNTEERS 1500 ELON NEWS NETWORK 130 ganization fair, Yepez-Frias had cer and A capella, Yepez-Frias found himself at the Circus club table, where he wrote his name down. “I didn’t expect to, but I just signed up,” Yepez-Frias said. Yepez-Frias finished his first org fair by heading to Elon Volun teers! (EVi). Out of all the many opportunities offered, Yepez- Frias chose to do Teaching En glish as a second language. With English being Yepez- Frias’ second language, he want ed to help others he could easily relate to. Yepez-Frias was one of the 1500 students who signed up to be an Elon Volunteer! at the org fair. EV! had 13 tables set up at the org fair, which showed possible new members the 30 different programs offered on and off cam pus. Organizations such as Under graduate Research Association HANNAH SICHERMANl DESIGNER have a chance to share more in formation with students on how to get involved. Seventy-five stu dents signed up to do undergrad uate research at the organization fair, eager to get involved in men torship and research meaningful topics. The Center for Leadership had 120 students that said they were interested in being a part of their LEAD program, and 100 students who said they wanted to attend COREY WELLER I STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER At the Student Organization Fair, students perused the brightly decorated tables of more than 240 clubs and organizations Sept. 8 on Young Commons. the Intersect conference in No vember. LEAD offers students the chance to gain access to mentors, workshops, retreats and more. Throughout the years, Elon- thon and Student Union Board catch the eye of most freshmen. Elonthon, one of the most par ticipated events of the entire year, had 208 signups at the fair and SUB had 250 signups. Freshman Alex Piros, who has a passion for dancing and serving her community, was impressed with the Elonthon table at the org fair. “Elonthon was one of the last tables I went to,” Piros said. “They were so inviting. They were giving out brightly colored t-shirts and were so happy when I signed up.” Freshman Ashley Billie was also eager to get involved in stu dent life. Wanting to get involved in clubs focused around social life, social justice and self im provement, she signed up for Iron Tree Blooming, Future Educators of America, Black Student Union and the Center for Race, Ethnicity and Diversity Education (CRE- DE). Though Billie was over whelmed, she felt as if she made the right decision by signing up for these clubs and organizations. “It was insane,” Billie said. “I was with a mentor and she was pointing out organizations she liked and people she knew in them while I was eyeballing ta bles.” Billie’s favorite part about the clubs’ tables were all the snacks. A variety of candies, brownies and cookies were handed out at almost every table. The student org fair is tradi tionally seen as successful for or ganizations, students and the Stu dent Involvement Center. Jenny Ciesiulka, assistant di rector of Student Involvement said, “We have pretty good atten dance at fall Org fair, and students see it as a good opportunity to ad vertise and get new members.”
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