Cornell’s semesterly student club fair, ClubFest, was held on the Arts Quad on Saturday September 13. The event was shifted from its Barton Hall location last semester, moving to the Arts Quad
This year, ClubFest featured over 600 registered clubs and student organizations and the event was divided into two sessions to accommodate the large number of clubs. The event offers students the opportunity to explore options for extracurriculars by speaking to a variety of students tabling to represent their different campus organizations.
Cornell Club Field Hockey was one of the registered clubs in attendance at the event. Ava Faust ’27, vice president of Cornell Club Field Hockey, highlighted that there are no tryouts and the team is newly co-ed.
“We’re super excited to get more people. …There’s no tryouts so it’s just a super fun, inclusive space,” said Caroline Darling ’26, treasurer of Cornell Club Field Hockey.
The Cornell Undergraduate Asian Business Society was also in attendance. President Sara Chang ’27, shared how her club is focussed on professional development and providing students with exposure to different industries like real estate, venture capital and consulting.
Regarding the location shift this year, Chang shared her approval for the new outdoor venue.
“It makes it a lot easier to connect with people and it feels less tight than where we typically do it,” said Chang.
Lorenzo Blanco ’27, vice president of recruitment for the Cornell Undergraduate Law and Society Review shared similar positive remarks about the outdoor location.
“I think that having it be outdoors gives people more of a chance to see the whole layout of the clubs. It’s interesting to see just how many people there are here and how many different interests are being shown and supported,” Blanco said.
Belicia Pinkrah ’28 shared similar praise for the change of ClubFest to Arts Quad this semester, saying that the atmosphere of ClubFest felt much livelier this year. She added that she felt it was cramped inside Barton Hall.
“I really am glad that the freshmen, especially, are able to have this sort of experience today,” said Pinkrah.
Ooreofeoluwa Ogunyinka ’26, co-president of the Nigerian Students Association, said that while there were a lot of bugs on the Arts Quad, the fresh air and open space felt better than the congestion on Barton Hall.
Ivory Piskula ’29 attended ClubFest and shared that she thought the event was well organized and was impressed with the variety of clubs Cornell has to offer.
“I honestly did not expect this many clubs and it’s actually really amazing to see this,” said Piskula.
Hiba Loukssi ’27, president of the Cornell Student Union Board, shared that she was excited about the student turnout at ClubFest and the location change this year.
“It’s awesome to see everyone outside and enjoying the nice weather and being on the Arts Quad,” Loukssi said.
Sophia Koman is a member of the Class of 2027 in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She is a staff writer for the News department and can be reached at skoman@cornellsun.com.
