DeKALB – Organizations and clubs at 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday flooded the MLK Commons. They were advocating for their extracurriculars in hopes to expand their community.

There was a wide variety of tables to visit including sports, Greek Life, community services, major and hobby-based clubs. 

MUSIC AND MEMORY

Music and Memory is a nonprofit organization that works with residents suffering from Alzheimer’s and Dementia with nursing homes in the area. 

“We have different organizations under our club as well, we have people read, make art, and even just talk to residents,” said Jocelyn Alba, a senior majoring in communicative disorder and vice president of Music and Memory club. “Some of the residents just need interactions because they don’t get visited that often.” 

CRU

Members of Cru were handing out freezer pops on campus. Cru holds Bible studies throughout the week at various dorms and one large weekly meeting at the Holmes Student Center.

“Cru is a Christian group on campus that wants to represent Jesus through our university and where students can explore faith,” Caleb Hoover, a Cru representative, said.

THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY

The American Meteorological Society is a group for NIU students in the Department of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment. Their focus is to help students connect with people in the meteorology field and share their passion for weather.

“We have professional events with speakers and weather discussions to bring awareness to the field,” said Kelvin Hawthorne, a senior meteorology major and member of the American Meteorology Society. “We also host social events and seasonal gatherings.”

WOMEN’S RUGBY

Women’s Rugby Club is one of the many sports clubs on campus. It practices two times a week and has four games, one game hosted at NIU and the remaining at other colleges per season.

Itzel Sanchez, a senior geology majoring and member of the Women’s Rugby Club gave insight into the club’s current state.

“I would say it is a really inclusive sport,” Sanchez said. “I think the team that we already have respects everybody and is really open to beginners and to people who have no clue what Rugby is about. We are still trying to build our team back up after COVID-19.” 

The Involvement Fair will be running two more days this week from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday.