With the snow melting away each day and the cold temperatures beginning to rise, Gusties gear up for second semester here on on the hill.
However, each new semester brings a time for change, experience and new opportunities within the Gustavus community and on campus.
Every semester, the Student Activies Board helps promote new experiences and more involvement in student activities by sponsoring the Involvement Fair. The involvement Fair provides opportunities for students to engage with any activities or interests that are outside of their regular coursework or curriculum.
“My advice to students looking to get involved is don’t be shy because there’s always people graduating and studying abroad, so student organizations are always looking for new members to join”
—Scott Broady
The Involvement Fair offers more than 100 organizations, clubs and programs to engage in and be apart of. At the fair, the members of each group or organization, set up a table and offer information about their organization in order to recruit additional members who share those same interests in that particular field.
Even if students aren’t sure if they like a specific field or would enjoy a certain club, they are still encouraged to ask questions, attend sessions and meetings and shouldn’t feel like they have to commit to anything right away.
“My advice to students looking to get involved is don’t be shy because there’s always people graduating and studying abroad, so student organizations are always looking for new members to join,” Scott Broady said.
There are a multitude of ways to get involved on campus especially with all the different resources available to the students like the Diversity Center, the Gustie Den, Campus Activities Board, Student Activities Board and, even, the SAO desk is there for students’ questions and inquiries. With so many organizations, programs and clubs on campus, students might get overwhelmed or overlook a lot of the groups, however it’s strongly suggested that each student take the time to learn about each group on campus as they are all very different.
”Each organization is very unique with some being very involved and time consuming and others very casual where students can pop by once a month if there’s something that interests a student,” Broady said.
Many students on campus are even involved with more than one organization or program because of the different commitments they each have.
“I’m involved in Greek life and I’m the women’s Lacrosse coach and both of those require different time commitments, but I’ve met so many great friends through both organizations. It just takes asking some questions and figuring out what you like to do,” Senior Alison Millar said.
With a new semester, comes new experiences and opportunities and with all that’s offered at Gustavus, take advantage of the resources and connections.