Campus Life

Stockton promotes campus connection at the Fall 2025 Get Involved Fair

The bi-annual Get Involved Fair kicked off the Fall 2025 semester on September 16 and 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in both the academic spine and Campus Center.

The Stockton Yarn Project poses in front of their table. Photo courtesy of Kayla Lavecchia.

Stockton offers a place for everyone, with over 150 organizations, clubs, sororities and fraternities, and athletic groups, all of which advertised their ways to get involved. Some of these organizations include but are not limited to religious and cultural organizations, clubs based on community service and ways to give back to others, academic sports, and Greek life.

Some of these clubs have only even begun this recent semester, such as The Stockton Yarn Project. President and Founder, Anna Becker says, “Our goal is to crochet and knit items, like scarves and hats to donate to local women’s shelters and transitional programs that support women, children and others affected by gender based violence, such as domestic abuse and domestic violence. These items go to them, and it shows them compassion and that people who don’t even know them care.”

The table for the Unified Black Students Society. Photo courtesy of Kayla Lavecchia.

What connects each club to another is their ability to create community, both on and off campus. Educational Chief of United Black Student Society (U.B.S.S.), Jaala Howard, states that her organization is, “Bringing a lot of Black culture to Stockton—a space where Black students can feel welcome and learn more about their culture. We put on events for everybody, and we give a space for Black students at a P.W.I (predominately white institution).”

Education, similarly to community, is also a driving force behind many of why so many opportunities exist on Stockton’s campus. Najmah Laing, President of Muslim Student Association’s (MSA) goal is to, “Teach people about what it means to a Muslim and about what Islam truly is, as there is a lot of misinformation going around nowadays. We hold multiple events and we collab with different organizations to bridge that gap between our organization and others.” 

Volunteering, service work, and community service are very valuable to many Stockton students. For those who are looking for organizations based in these practices, there are clubs such as Love Blue, who, as member Bri Puli states, “is an organization where we bring marine conservation efforts and bring awareness […] Love Blue is more than just cleaning up. We protect the environment. We’re also building community because our events are open to the public […] It’s really just building the bridge between our school and the community we have within the school […] It’s really important we work together with environmental issues, such as the trash polluting our oceans.”

Tri Sigma tables at the Get Involved Fair. Photo courtesy of Kayla Lavecchia.

Along this track are the Greek life organizations, many of which have philanthropies based on giving back to the community and making a difference. Sigma Sigma Sigma (Tri Sigma), established in 1985 at Stockton, is the oldest Panhellenic sorority on campus. Chapter President, Esmeralda Rivera, joined for many reasons, including the philanthropy The March of Dimes, for premature babies. She stated, “Tri Sigma is a very close sisterhood. I’m an only child, and I feel like I’ve known these girls all my life and grown up with them. Like, we literally fight like sisters. It’s just a wonderful experience. The leadership opportunities are amazing […] And you just get to connect with such an incredible network of women from the entire country and sometimes other countries as well. And the causes are just, at least for me, they’re just so personal. Like every sorority has amazing causes, of course. But premature babies just really hit me hard because I was born three months early.” 

There are also clubs arranged on campus simply for the enjoyment of the students, such as Stockton Entertainment Team (SET). Deesha Chokshi, Vice president of SET shares, “We bring different events to campus such as Woodstockton, stuff a plush, as well as taco Tuesday. We do lots of different events that allow students to participate and engage with one another.” 

These only encapsulate a few of the broad range of clubs Stockton has to offer, each one connecting the students to one another and to Stockton. Be sure to check out OspreyHub to find available organizations to join.