Here at Skyline College, there are 22 clubs. They run the breadth of ideologies and identities. Coteries focused on all sorts of interests.
From a place for minorities to find each other and gather; to the multitude of special interest groups able to find other like-minded people and connect. They are the patchwork that makes up the quilt of our campus.
The problem with this idyllic view of clubs and college life is that it is not like that here. How many of you out there are a part of a club? How many of you even know what clubs are out there to join? There could be one that is just the perfect fit for you, but how would you know?
Even knowing a club is out there is not enough. You have to go through the process of finding out where and when they meet. While there is fun and adventure to be had finding out about your potential new club, it should not be like this.
At best every so often you can see an advertising flyer up on one of the bulletin boards. That is not something we can count on. Nor is it something we should rely on.
There is a desire for more to be done. There could be a bulletin board put up especially for clubs. The board would have a list of all the clubs and where and when they meet.
It does not have to be anything huge or exceptional; just a text list. It would not take up much space so the rest of it could be devoted to club only advertising of special events. It would be one place to find everything having to do with clubs.
In addition, the clubs themselves could do more to get themselves out there. There is the club fair, but more could be done to make the clubs seem more inclusive.
There should be more membership raising activities to show their active desire for an audience. In addition, more grassroots campaigning with members of the club asking around and looking within their social circles to see if they can make the membership grow that way.
We at the Skyline View care about this community college. We believe that the clubs are a part of our little microcosm here and we would like them to flourish.
This is just an attempt to draw attention to it and provide a possible solution. We can only do so much; it must come upon us students to take the lead.