By Ricky Talbot
Associated Student Council (ASC) hosted the Fall Club Fair in the Pub recreation area at the beginning of fall quarter.
Seventeen clubs were recruiting members for recharter, amid the hum of questions and conversation heard from the 48 students in attendance.
As an incentive to come check out the fair, ASC offered free pizza to those who touched base with four different clubs.
“Students who get involved in school events and have social interaction, tend to do better than those who don’t,” said Sterling Penniston-John, ASC Director of Event planning.
“Having friends is the only way to get through college,” says Kenna Bell Duffy, ASC director of Environmental Affairs.
Since the Circle K Club was sponsored by the Kiwanis Club at the beginning of Peninsula College in 1961, clubs have continued to form in order to provide this social interaction.
Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) represents the “second largest Honors Society in the country,” said club president Alison Cobb.
PTK participates in community service, leadership conferences, and helps students find scholarships.
On the PC website, they extend an invitation to join them in their pursuit of scholarly and community excellence.
The North Olympic Healthcare Network (NOHN) visited campus for the club fair for the first time.
NOHN is Clallam County’s first and only federally qualified Community Healthcare Center.
Sean Clark, Patient Navigator with the organization, says that students have recently struggled to find access to healthcare due to full Physician Panels.
NOHN came to offer healthcare options for students, and raise awareness of jobs in and out of the field of medicine within their industry.
Whether joining PTK on leadership conferences or having different interests, students from all stages of their college journey can join a club with their friends.
It’s not too late to join a club or make one of your own.
For more information about clubs and their formation, visit the PC website at Pencol.edu/student-government-asc/clubs-organizations.