Section BKM5B

The workshop I attended is called the Club Fair. It is a part of Student Life and it took place on Sept. 24th from 12:00 to 2:30pm. This workshop is a very crowded, vibrant one that focuses on recruiting new members to the wide variety of clubs at Baruch. There is a lot of energy at the Club Fair; many recruiters are yelling out to the crowd trying to attract new members like salesmen giving a pitch, long tables are spread out and decked out with informational posters and incentives to join (such as candy, brownies and even free handbags), there is a dance club at the back of the fair blasting catchy music and many things are going at once, turning the fair into a semi-chaotic experience.

By the time the fair reached its peak, the entire gym was packed with people. There was a lot of pushing and shoving and people speed walking for that last brownie or that last Mac handbag available. I’ll admit that I am one of (probably) many people who are guilty of signing up to a club for the food while having no intentions of joining that club later on, although sometimes that plan backfires on me and I find myself interested in the club anyway. The club fair itself did not take me out of my comfort zone, I was more affected by the sheer number of people surrounding me and invading my personal space. It was worse than a crowded train car at rush hour, but other than the overcrowding issue, I found the club fair to be very helpful in getting started with my student life here at Baruch. I went home that day full on brownies and with a bag full of informative club handouts.

The club fair definitely met my expectations for a good workshop. It was fun, exciting, informative and interesting, and it managed to keep my attention for two whole hours that day. As a side note, the club fair also forces/helps people to be more social and outgoing. Yes, I would really recommend this workshop to people, especially newcomers at Baruch. There is a very wide variety of clubs to join, ranging from an archery club to one that teaches people how to write and read Arab, so everyone is bound to be able to find something that interests them.

The club fair was pretty awesome, well at least all of the events following the nasty wait. It was set up in the gym with different booths you could go around to for information, candy, food and drinks.  The red velvet cake caught my attention. In the back area there was a dance off, some culturally influenced and others were based on personal preference such as hip-hop-like dancing. There was also a Dj who seemed pretty cool. The point of the event was to go out and test your interests with the different groups. I stayed mostly at the different sorority tables such as Lambda Nu Sigma, but I also ventured to the ballroom dance groups (Latin and regular), as well as the archery club. Both clubs seemed like fun, casual groups with activities I could pick up as a beginner. I also found out that I could get inducted into a Psychology Honor Society which would be awesome since psych is my intended major. The overall event was organized, exploratory and pretty fun. I would definitely go next year to see what they have or to just enjoy the fun.

Title: Club Fair
Category: Student Life
Date/Time: 9/24/09 12:00-2:30 PM

The club fair was a reenactment of a real street fair. It was very cute- all the different clubs at Baruch took a “booth” (table) showing and explaining what their club is all about.

I selected this workshop because I thought it would be interesting to see what different clubs Baruch has to offer. Let me tell, they have A LOT. Every kind of club imaginable! It was a bit overwhelming because there was so much to see and so many people, but still it was a great experience.This workshop definitely  met my expectations. It was a nice way to meet other people and it was a great introductions into the Baruch student life. I thought it was amazing how there were so many different clubs, each with their own ideas and goals. It showed the diversity at Baruch while at the same time highlighting camaraderie and friendship.

The Club Fair was part of the Student life category and took place on September 24th from 12:30. In the gym there were a lot of different clubs that attended to inform and attract people to join their club. I wanted to go to this workshop because it was easy to just go in and look around at the different clubs. It made me go out of my comfort zone because I don’t usually like to do after school activities including clubs. Although, I did find a club that was interesting, which was the Apple club. It’s cool that they have their own workshops on popular programs to get the most out of your mac, and I also got a free bag. I would recommend it to another student because it’s a fun and easy way to learn about the clubs without the pressure of having to join a club.

Club Fair -took place on 09/24/09 at 12:30- was a fun activity that had so many clubs that I was dizzy trying to pick out of such variety of exciting activities. In high school I was part of the newspaper staff, so I was interested in joining Ticker and learn more about how it functions and what positions were available. Another club that intrigued me was the archery club, but because they only practice on weekends it didn’t make it to my list. Overall mood was very light and people were friendly, although i found it humorous how each club was trying to get more people by attracting them with food. And actually it works! Most of the people could be found around the tables that offered food-excellent strategy! The only problem was that it was hard to move around because the gym was packed with students, but otherwise it was quite nice.