Upon arrival to Baruch I didn’t know what clubs to join, the first day of freshmen orientation Baruch allowed us to walk around to see if any clubs would peak our interest. I saw many clubs that caught my attention, however the first week passed and I realized I missed many of the clubs first general interest meeting. The second week came around and then I realized I didn’t know where my clubs met (lol). I was eating lunch one day when someone was passing out a flyer for the club F.U.S.I.O.N, I thought to myself “oh wow this club has a cool name” so I decided to swing by to see what it was about. It turned out to be the Filipinos Uniting Students In Other Nations, I decided to stay since, the members were friendly. Plus I ate some free food and didn’t want to be “that guy”.

We played icebreaker games such as bang where small groups of people would split off and form a circle with one leader in the middle. The leader would say a random person’s name and that person must duck making the people either side of that person point their handguns at one another and scream bang. Whoever screams bang first wins. This fun icebreaker allowed us to know the names of the people in my circle allowing a fun interactions with many new freshmen as well as upperclassmen in my group.

What really caught my attention about the club was that not everyone there was Filipino there was a blend of people of all cultures which was what FUSION was all about, uniting people of all nations. The club participates in many school activities such as making plays, dancing, singing, and overall immersing in Filipino culture. Overall, the club meeting was a great experience, meeting new people, learning more about a different culture, and eating some free food. What turned out to be me accidentally stumbling upon a club may turn out to me being a new member.