Long Beach City College students walking through the A Quad at the Liberal Arts Campus were greeted with music, food, and tables that featured all of the different clubs that are offered here at the Join A Club Day event.
There are clubs that pertain to many students and their different interests, like nature, fashion, games or more.
“If you’re interested in rocks, hiking, and meeting new people, come check out our club,” Geology Club President Crystal Padron said.
The Geology Club is a nature-forward club that has gone on various different excursions like an all-expense paid camping trip to the Palomar Observatory, various different hikes, and a tour of CSULB’s Geology Department.
If you are into chess, or any other kind of games you could find people to play with at the Chess club. Although they do focus on chess, any table-top game is welcome.
Students are even welcome to bring some of their own favorite games as long as they are willing to teach the other members.
If students are hoping to get into the fashion industry and trying to find connections within the fashion industry, the Fashion Club may be a club that students might be interested in.
The Fashion club focuses on sustainability in fashion. One event that they are planning in 2024 is the Fashion club’s fashion show that they planned to do before the pandemic.
“If you have creative ideas and want to collaborate with people in the fashion industry, you should come to a meeting,” Chantel Bryant, the Fashion design and merchandising program director and advisor of the club stated.
Lovers of literature would be interested in the English Major and Minors Club. The club hosts Open Mic nights.
Another big project that the English Major and Minors Club does is print and publish the Saga Literacy journal. The Saga Literacy journal currently has eight volumes and accepts stories and art from all LBCC students and even Long Beach residents.
Students who are studying criminal justice, law, forensics or another major along those lines and also like competitions, the ACJA (American Criminal Justice Association) club is a fun opportunity to meet future people in these fields and also go to different competitions.
The ACJA club here goes to competitions yearly to compete with other chapters of the club around the country. The competition consists of physical tests, crime-scene investigations, academic tests and more.
The club has won many awards at these competitions, recently getting 1st place at the 2023 National Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.
There are also several different clubs for students of several different identities.
A queer student might be interested in joining the Queer Space club. The Queer Space club is a club where other students who identify as queer can find community.
It’s also a space to find resources such as free chest binders of all sizes, different types of scholarships and counseling resources for students who might need extra support.
Another club that is working to better the lives of students of a certain identity is the Muslim Students Association.
The Muslim Student Association hopes to break the stigma that many muslim students might face.
Currently, the Muslims Student Association is trying to get a prayer room for Muslim Students to be able to pray for their noon and midday prayers.
The club wants people to know that the club is open for anyone who might just want to learn more about the religion.
For people who are of Latinx or heritage, the Siembra club is a club that is dedicated to helping and uplifting students of Latinx and Hispanic heritage.
It is also the club that is in charge of focusing on cultural events that are held during Latinx Heritage Month and Dia de los Muertos, however they hope to also have events throughout the year.
The Umoja club is a space on campus that holds and uplifts the Black students at the school.
“Although I’m still pretty shy this club helped me get out of my comfort zone and meet new people,” club secretary Joannah McLarty stated.
In addition to being a place to find resources for transferring and helping students, it also is a place to have fun.
The club is hoping to host a karaoke event this semester as well as a Kwanzaa event before the semester ends for winter break.
“Don’t be daunted by the name, the international student Club is open to all students,” club president Htoo Zin Han said.
The club is not just a place where international students can learn about other cultures and hang out, it’s also a club filled with many different volunteer opportunities to give back to the community and fun events as well. They are hoping to do an event for Halloween this semester.
If students want more information about these clubs or want to explore other clubs on campus, login to your Viking Portal, scroll down to Viking Engagement and check out the clubs to see extra information and their meetings.