Culture,
friends found in clubs
By Joyce Kelly and Kari Schneider
Daily Forty Niner
 One
of the advantages in attending a large university
such as Cal State Long Beach is the diversity
of student clubs and organizations. No matter
what a student’s preferences he or she can
be part of something on campus.
The clubs and organizations at CSULB range
from religious to those of social interest,
to some that deal with political or legal
issues.
According to Jeff Klaus, coordinator of
Greek Affairs, the best way to find out
what kinds of clubs are on campus is “Week
of Welcome.”
“Week of Welcome” is Sept. 10 through Sept.
12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Friendship
Walk outside the Bookstore. This time is
dedicated for clubs and organizations to
recruit new members and let students know
what activities there are to participate
in.
“Through brotherhood and sisterhood Greek
organizations create a family on-campus
that strives to bring out the best in their
membership academically and through service,”
Klaus said.
If students are interested in going Greek,
sorority and fraternity recruitment is coming
up. Panhellenic Association sorority recruitment
starts September 12 with information night
and Interfraternity Council recruitment
begins September 16.
“The Panhellenic Association helps to unite
all sororities to follow all the same rules,”
said Becky Quinn, a business marketing major.
While sorority and fraternity recruitment
is quite formal, other clubs and organizations
on campus use flyers and booths to attract
new members.
The Campus Crusade for Christ, religious
organization, recruits approximately 30
to 40 members per semester, by handing out
information on the first day of school,
while others place huge signs on the wall
of the quad at the Psychology Building.
The Muslim Student Association found a need
to inform the public about its religion
and the Quran, after the events of Sept.
11 on the first day of school.
“After the Sept. 11, we want to inform the
people about Islam and the Quran,” said
President Hani Abdelhadi.
The membership in the organization ranges
between 260 to 300 students on campus.
They have events such as dinners and poetry
readings.
“We discuss current events and situations
on campus, have explanations about the Quran,
celebrate holidays, have dinners with guest
speakers, and poetry readings,” Saul Alshuwaier,
an information systems major.
The African Student Union, formerly known
as the Black Student Union, advertises meetings
on the wall of the Psychology Building quad.
Recently club members dealt with police
abuse issues in communities. The members
were in touch via group e-mails giving information
about community events, town meetings, dates,
times and locations.
John Filkey, coordinator of Beach Student
Ministries of CSULB, said the organization
recruits approximately 30 to 40 members
a semester. In 1992, Beach Student Ministries
received a name change from the Baptist
Student Union to its current name.
Members of the campus community will have
the opportunity to attend church services
on Sunday morning, Filkey said.
“We are trying something new this year.
We will have Sunday morning service on campus
for the first time,” said Filkey.
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