The Club Fair was meant to provide the incoming freshmen of Baruch College to find out more information about the clubs and organizations provided at Baruch and encourage them to get involved with the school and meet new people. I have been to my high school’s (Townsend Harris High School) club fair so I had a general idea of what it would be like but this was a shock to see.
Entering the basement of the VC, I first encountered a long line to the gym. Once I entered the gym, I was overwhelmed with the amount of people there. I didn’t realize how many freshmen there were at Baruch as I am with my LC for the majority of my classes. I had a general idea about the clubs that I would like to join as I conducted research of my own prior to the fair but it was difficult to find them. Each club had a poster board with the name of the club on top and pictures from the club. There were also representatives from the club at each booth and a signup sheet for students who were interested in the club.
The overwhelming amount of students was difficult to deal with and was one of the reasons why I left early. They had a show/ dance off at the front of the gymnasium and a huge mob encircling the stage. It was difficult to get through and the music made it difficult to talk to representatives of the clubs I was interested in.
I would recommend dividing the clubs and designating two different areas for specific clubs in each area. This will break the mob of freshmen students in two making it less crowded. Also I would try to make the organization of the clubs more efficient in some way.