Section LC19

Thursday, September 24, 2009 12:00P.M. – 2:30 P.M.
Gym

I went to club fair the other week. It was more crowded than I expected it to be. Their were some pretty interesting clubs there that caught my eye. One of the clubs there allowed you to do internships abroad. I thought that was really cool, but I doubt my parents would let me do that, so I didn’t bother registering for that club. I liked all the little activities and treats the clubs had at their stations. I actually expected to see more diverse clubs here at Baruch, besides all the different culture clubs. After an hour of looking around, I decided to at least register for a few clubs. The three clubs I ended up registering for were the Apple Club (Mac Club), the American Marketing Association, and  the Finance & Economics Society.

Although I don’t have a Macbook I registered for the Apple Club. It seems pretty interesting. Besides dealing with Mac computers, the club does other things. They help you design websites and teach you about photoshop. I always wanted to learn more about how to use photoshop to edit my pictures, so I thought the Apple Club would be a good place to learn more about it. The second club I registered for was the American Marketing Association. I know very little about marketing and I’m considering marketing as my major, so this club could give me some insight into the marketing world. What drew my attention to my third club was the attire of the club members and leader. They were dressed in their suit and tie and looked very professional. Finance is also another major I’m interested in. What I really like about this club is they help you fix up your resume and hold mock trials with you. I think this would be very beneficial in terms of acquiring a job. I still haven’t heard back from either the Marketing or Finance Club, the two clubs I’m actually considering to join. Hopefully they haven’t started yet and I’ll receive an email soon.

Thursday, September 24, 2009 12:00P.M. – 2:30 P.M.
Club Fair
ARC Main Gym

The club fair is an event where people can find a organization or club where they belong. Therefore, on the day of the club fair, many people can be found making their way to the location of the fair, the basement. All along the way to the club fair, multi-colored balloons are placed on staircase railings and the walls. It was a sure way to attract and lead the students to their final destination. Upon entering the gym, many students can be seen crowded in groups around tables of the different clubs. With so many clubs there, it was hard to find what you actually want in one circle around the gym and so five or six or even more circles around the place was needed to actually locate the different clubs and the one you want. There are clubs for different ethnicities, different sports, different majors, and so much more. It can be seen that there is surely something for everyone.

There are many clubs to pick from and so I was also able to select a few clubs that I was interested in. One slight disappointment was that there was suppose to be a photography club but it was no where to be found. It was said to be between two certain tables but it wasn’t there. As break time was limited, I was not able to stay longer to see whether the table would have appeared. Though not seeing the photography table was a slight disappointment, the rest of the event went fine. Many clubs were friendly and willing to explain what you didn’t understand. This is certainly an event for someone who wants to find a club where they can spend their time learning and having fun at the same time.

Thursday’s Club fair was more damaging than useful.

I was one of the earlier people to get to the gym where it was held but, the court quickly got very crowded. Most of the booths and clubs were prepared so in that sense the fair was a success. I spent some time in a variety of clubs and some were very tempting. All the clubs’ representatives were eager to tell me about why I HAD to join the club they were a part of. The Apple club was one such example; it drew me in because the presenter sounded very informed but in the end, I decided not to join because I do not have a Mac.

This was the main problem I had with the fair: it barraged me with so many different clubs that I didn’t really get to pick and choose the ones I was genuinely interested in. I left the fair having signed up for Financial and Economics Society (FECS), AESICS, Marketing Club, and Biomed Society. I still don’t know which of these I plan to actually commit to. I was moderately interested in economics during high school and I have always wanted to go abroad during college so I think I might give FECS and AESICS a second look. The other two, maybe not so much. Ultimately, I have to say that the club fair had little effect on me as I would probably have sought out the clubs I was interested in by myself anyways.

Club Fair 9/24  , 12-2:30PM

The Club Fair was extremely packed. After a long line, I finally was able to enter the gym. It was pretty overwhelming to see the enormous crowds of people and the numerous tables set up in the gym. At first, I went to a table empowering Women in Business. They hold workshops and events so that corporations can come and talk about getting in these huge corporations. I also joined the Archery Club, which doesn’t require attendance to every event. You come in when you can and they’ll teach you archery in the sixth floor gym. There was also a bowling and billiards club which had the same idea as the Archery Club. I also got Thai tea from the Baruch Teas but I had to scream “Sweet Tea!”. There was also a table on studying abroad, which was really interesting. Overall, it was great to see all the student life going on at this non-campus College and to get more informed and involved.