Every semester, Moorpark College’s clubs and organizations, both new and old, line up all along Raider Walk for two days of what is known as Club Rush.
This fall, Club Rush will be held on September 19th and 20th from 10:00am- 2:00pm. The Associated Students of Moorpark College (ASMC) organize this interactive event to assist students in learning about different clubs and expose them to new organizations they may not have known about previously.
“I’m expecting a really great turnout this year, and I’m really excited about it!” Kristen Robinson, Student Activities Specialist and faculty advisor to the Associated Students said. “I think that Club Rush is a really great opportunity for students to learn more about different clubs on campus. It’s one thing reading about different clubs, but it’s another thing engaging with those clubs.”
Students can expect to see anywhere from 36-38 clubs at Club Rush, including Nature’s Finest, The Anthropology Club, The Engineering Club, and Phi Theta Kappa-The Honors Club, to name a few.
In addition, there will be several brand-new clubs, many of which are still looking for leadership roles. The Film Club, National Alliance of Mental Illness, and the first-ever Acapella club called Dynamics are some of the newly-established student organizations.
There are many benefits to joining a club at Moorpark College. Donna Rahgoshay, a 19-year-old Biological Engineering major and the ASMC Director of Student Organizations, explained her thoughts on how it can benefit students.
“I really think when you join a club, you learn more about not just the club itself, but the subject of the club,” Rahgoshay said. “A lot of it is about the people that you meet and things that you learn. Also, you can get leadership positions, and I think being in a leadership role is very important.”
Aside from engaging with different organizations, attending Club Rush is a great way for students who might be interested in starting up one of their own to get information on the process. According to Robinson, more and more students are expressing interests in starting a club. If students are interested in learning more about this process, they can stop by the ASMC booth at the day of the event and learn how to get started.
Robinson also believes that joining a club is not just beneficial for students socially, but for their career as well.
“I think a lot of students, especially at community college, focus on getting in and getting out,” Robinson said. “They focus on whats urgent to them, such as exams and homework, instead of what’s important to them and what’s gonna give them those career-based skills. Many students are confused about finding a club and sometimes, the first step to joining is just walking by a table and talking to members about it.”
