2008 Woodie Awards
The SHU Club Scene
Shanna L. Rasmussen Staff Reporter
Issue date: 9/15/05 Section: News
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Sacred Heart students walked eagerly from table to table at the Clubs and Activities Fair. Banners hung from tables lined up on the edges of the sidewalk; some students filed in front while others walked in a flurry as they tried to find the clubs they were interested in. It was a beautiful sunny day for an outdoor event like the fair.
About 20 different clubs and organizations came out and set up tables in order to recruit new members and gain publicity. The organizations included fraternities and sororities, organizations based on student activities, sports, community service, music, government and literature.
A brand new club was advertised at the fair. The Rap Battle Club made its first appearance on campus ever. The club will have Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) games at its meetings, dance competitions with $100 cash prizes, DJ's and rapping battles that any students on campus may participate in or attend.
"Sacred Heart has a great pool of talent," said Rick Deecken, a sophomore and founding member of the Rap Battle Club.
A global e-mail will be sent out with the time and dates of the Rap Battle Clubs meetings.
Approximately five fraternities and sororities attended. Fraternities and sororities have requirements for joining based on academics, interests or gender.
"One of the requirements is that you must be in one of the Pioneer band programs," said Nicole Juba, a senior in Kappa Kappa Psi, a band sorority on campus.
Kappa Phi helps underprivileged children in Bridgeport and Nu Epsilon Omega's cause is suicide awareness and domestic violence. Both of these sororities accepts only women.
Several clubs participated with which students may be familiar. Returning students have probably heard of SET, SHU Force, and Habitat for Humanity from university e-mails during past semesters.
The Student Events Team (SET) recruited more than 60 students by the first half of the fair. The organization schedules events ranging from concerts, comedy shows, and trips to Six Flags to relief efforts for national disasters such as Hurricane Katrina. SET organizes events that the students suggest.