Folks, get off your duffs and do something

We are already three weeks into school and like most people, you might be in the process of finding things to do. A bit of advice from us seniors at The Eagle is to find a club which best suits your interests and participate in it.

CSC has 45 clubs on and off campus. Many of these clubs are eager to add new members and would most likely love the addition of a newbie.

Participation in clubs at CSC gives you the best chance to surround yourself with people who share similar interests. After all, they probably joined that club for the same reasons you’re considering.

You are in college now and it’s time to consider ways to improve, outside of class, in the field you are studying. If you don’t participate in clubs that suit your academic interests, then you are not helping build a passion in what you are studying. Even if you aren’t interested in academic clubs like “Education club,” there are plenty of social clubs.

There are a lot of clubs on campus that strive to provide an atmosphere of entertainment and relaxation. The Plainswalkers, for example, meet every Thursday evening in the Hub just to play various games. 

There are so many clubs to choose from and, to figure out which one you’d like to participate in, stop by the Student Senate Office in the Student Center during the week. You can also attend CAB meetings, which begin at 4:45 p.m., Mondays, in the Student Center, Ponderosa Room. If you don’t take time, then you are simply wasting it. So do something. Participate.

If you are on the bubble about your major, attending a major-specific club meeting might help you find out how much you really want to be in that major.  Major-based clubs are run by students and usually advised by a professor in that academic discipline.

You will do yourself, and perhaps your future, a favor by participating in campus clubs. Resumes don’t build themselves, so the responsibility is yours to fill it. 

Joining a club just for the sake of being in it will not help. You have to be active in it. Participation might give you an advantage against your competition in your career, and might provide a sense of belonging to something bigger than yourself.