Student clubs offer something for everyone
January is National Hobby Month, and whatever your interests are, there鈥檚 probably a just for you at 91探花.
鈥淪tudent organizations are a way to build community and for students to meet one another. Students spend a majority of their time outside of the classroom and we鈥檇 like for them to be engaged in meaningful social opportunities,鈥 Associate Director of Student Activities Josh Gruenke said.
With more than 500 clubs and organizations, students can choose from professional organizations such as the or the , or academic organizations such as the or . You can find clubs on sports, activism, health and wellness, and just about anything else.
鈥淲e鈥檝e had a lot of . We鈥檝e had two groups form recently about . We鈥檝e had the . They are super active and they鈥檝e been doing a lot of things this semester. Our and are usually our fasted growing groups. A lot of our students鈥 interests right now lie with looking at ,鈥 Gruenke said.
To search clubs and organizations, visit . If you don鈥檛 find a club you鈥檙e interested in, you can start one. Open registration for new student organizations is open during the first month of each semester through the Student Activities Office. New organization requests must include at least five students to serve as officers, an advisor, and a constitution. Regional campuses are also eligible to create student organizations.
club formed last fall to gather students interested in reading and discussing new books. The group meets weekly, with more than a dozen active members.
鈥淚鈥檓 a first-year freshman and I was having trouble making friends and meeting new people. So I looked up the clubs, and I like to read and discuss books and I saw that there was no book club so I decided to make one,鈥 said Alyssa Keckler, president of The Bookworms.
There are no reading assignments, she explained. Members just come together to discuss the books they are reading individually. They offer their thoughts and recommendations and even share their books with others.
鈥淓very time we meet, everybody will ask each other what they鈥檝e been reading and how they like it,鈥 she said. 鈥淪ome of the girls wanted to read the books I recommended, so we kind of trade them off.鈥
Involvement in student organizations is also a great way for young adults to supplement their resume, Gruenke said, by teaching skills such as leadership, organization, and delegation.
For more information, email involvement@ohio.edu.