Skyline Organization and Club Council affiliated clubs offered a second club rush to Skyline students Wednesday Sept. 25, 2013, in the campus quad to inform, invite, and involve them in activities and meetings by introducing them to members of the clubs.

Clubs initially had their first Club Rush during Welcome Week this fall, but due to new clubs being inducted this semester and a lack of presence from some of the clubs due to class timing, there was a desire to have a second chance to put the word out.

About twenty-five tables filled the quad with clubs represented by a couple of students at each table. Some had pamphlets, comic books, and flyers to give out, and one even had a photo prop to interact with students. Though a little windy, students breezed by tables of interest from morning to mid-afternoon.

Priscilla Sanchez, Vice President of Associated Students of Skyline College and chair of SOCC attended the event and was shortly representing the table for Model United Nation. Having involvement with many of the
clubs before becoming a part of student senate, more than less by being thrown into it unexpectedly,
she explained the importance of this event.

“Basically it was to give a take two on Club Rush, because we wanted to have more clubs involved and people to know about it.” Sanchez said. “I do feel that it was a success in my view because there was a lot of clubs out there.

They got a lot off foot traffic and people interested in going to different booths. They got another opportunity to get the club out there to the student body and let them know that we exist.”

Presidents of the Honors Club Flavious Abellana and Alex Reyes represented at the event and found it to be positive for their club in which they’ve invested a lot of their time to reestablish this semester. The club in previous semesters had a small number of participants. They wanted to reinvent their club, to expand its
members, and used this event to stray from the notion one has to be taking honors classes to join.

“We’ve changed it up and reinvented everything that it was about; with more of an emphasis on new students and that anyone can join. We’re trying to shed that elitist image that the Honors Club has had in the past,” Said Reyes.

“And already we’ve had a pretty strong presence and a great outcome with Club Rush,” Abellana said.

“I thought today was pretty smooth. We just made sure we were thorough answering all the questions, and our results show that people are interested. I feel confident that our club will start strong,” Reyes said.

Brian Millhorn is a student on his fifth semester at Skyline. He has been involved with the Theatre Club, which didn’t had a table during the event, and spent some time visiting some of the various club’s tables.

“It was interesting. It’s nice knowing people have a common interest, a small bond,” Millhorn said. “At my high school we didn’t have the clubs come out and see what they do, it’s more secluded. I like this involvement with the campus.”