Crowds and music filled the University Lawn and Sierra Quad on Tuesday and Wednesday as the CSUN Matador Involvement Center (MIC) hosted its annual Meet the Clubs event. Meet the Clubs is a two-day fair aimed to connect students with CSUN’s wide range of clubs, student organizations and campus departments.
In honor of welcoming students back on campus for the Fall 2025 semester, this event offered many opportunities for leadership, involvement and campus engagement. The event’s big turnout expresses the importance of students getting involved on campus, especially for students who commute.
Alyssa Herrera, interim coordinator for student organizations at the MIC, shared her goals for students during this year’s event included encouraging students to find a community of peers with similar interests who can help through the academic year.
“Our student organizations are awesome, unique, creative and diverse with how they present themselves and with their goals,” Herrera said. “They give a reason for students to appreciate their experience here at CSUN.”
Meet the Clubs ran both days from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and featured clubs and student organization leaders who were excited to recruit new members, like the chapter president of CSUN Phi Lambda Rho Sorority (RHOSAS), Marina Lopez.
CSUN RHOSAS has built its foundation on 4 pillars: sisterhood, academics, philanthropy and culture. Lopez shared that their main purpose is to give back to marginalized communities through volunteer work like food supply drives. She said CSUN RHOSAS grows connections with one another through group outings.
“Our sisterhood is relatively on the smaller side, but that’s a pro because we get to know each other on a more intimate level,” Lopez said. “We do have sisters from all different backgrounds, so we’re always getting to know more cultures, foods and traditions.”
Students were also introduced to clubs that provide opportunities related to their desired professional fields and align with their career interests. Kinesiology majors gathered around the CSUN Pre-Physical Therapy Club (PREPT) table and club President Jasmine De La Cruz to learn more about opportunities available to them.
PREPT’s main goal is to create a safe space and empower students who are interested in physical therapy (PT) and related fields.
“We have many guest speakers like admissions coordinators, doctors of PT, student PTs and people who just help students become a better applicant for PT schools,” De La Cruz said. “We just want to create a welcoming community and help each other as we’re on this journey for PT.”
More information about events from the MIC can be found on their website or Instagram page.
