Getting Involved

There are a lot of different places you can go to find how to get involved on campus. The clubs fair is a fantastic one. I remember when I first started, I walked through clubs fair on my first day, I personally got a little overwhelmed. There's a lot of different people, a lot of different groups. I went home later that day and scrolled through the entirety of Bears Den, the student group online registry. And that was a really great experience because I got to see all of the descriptors of everybody.

My advice for first year student getting involved would be try it out. There are so many diverse experiences at the U of A. There's so many different things you can do, from campus news to faculty associations, to cultural groups, to fraternities, and sororities to interest based groups. Walk into the room, meet the people and give it a try. If you love it, then you'll probably meet some fantastic friends. Having that trial and error is probably the best way to get involved at the university, because definitely I would describe the university experience as as challenging and a time for growth, where you come with a set of ideas of who you are and what you want to do. And if everything goes correctly, then those will be completely different by the time you're gone.