Despite not even being Filipino, at my friend’s insistence I attended FUSION’s (Filipinos United Students In Other Nations) first General Interest Meeting. As I wasn’t sure as to what I would be expecting I was very impressed by the club’s overall vibe and energy. I watched a video of their skit that they made for a competition the previous year, and though it was very cheesy it was very entertaining and made me wish I could have participated as well. After the presentation, we played a game of rock paper scissor where if you beat someone, they join your “group” and cheer you on until you conquer other “groups” and eventually the entire room. The prize you earn for winning is a windbreaker with the club’s logo on it. I only barely lost when I conquered everyone in the room except for the last person who only had one other person in his group – it was a very climatic ending to a suspenseful game. After the meeting, members of the club personally invited us down to their club room on the 3rd floor, where we were introduced to every member, and were even given free cookie dough to eat which turned out to be very tasty. It was a really welcoming experience. The most exciting part however, was hearing about FUSION’s dance team, ConFUSION. Having danced some hip hop in high school, I was very excited to hear about this, and my friends and I immediately expressed interest in joining. The people at ConFUSION were very welcoming, and even invited us to their practice later that day. So despite it being very last minute, we got right to it, and showed up to shadow ConFUSION’s practice. We had a lot of fun, and despite it only being one day with the club, I’m already looking forward to this year with them.