{"595107":{"#nid":"595107","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Engagement Week","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis week, new and returning students will have the opportunity to join any number of Tech\u0026rsquo;s hundreds of student organizations during the annual\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/engage.gatech.edu\/engagement-week\u0022\u003EEngagement Week\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Student Organization Fair.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn Wednesday, Aug. 30, and Thursday, Aug. 31, representatives from student groups will be on hand to talk about their group\u0026rsquo;s mission, goals, and activities. Many let students join on the spot.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWednesday will feature cultural, Greek society, honor society, leisure\/recreational, professional\/departmental, religious\/spiritual, and sports groups. Thursday will feature educational, civic engagement\/service, performance, political, and production groups.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudies have shown that students who are involved on campus get better grades and more job offers, and are ultimately more satisfied with their undergraduate experience than peers who aren\u0026rsquo;t involved in an organization or other activity outside the classroom. Studies have also shown that the happiest people are those who lead balanced lives and develop close relationships with others. Attending Engagement Week events can be the first step in building these emotional connections in a new place.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENitin Singh, a fourth-year industrial and systems engineering major and president of the Presidents Council Governing Board, offered a few tips for students about getting involved and approaching Engagement Week.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Col\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETry something new\u003C\/strong\u003E. \u0026ldquo;College is all about new experiences. With hundreds of organizations on campus, you have the opportunity to step out of your comfort zone and join something you may not have previously tried.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDon\u0026rsquo;t overwhelm yourself\u003C\/strong\u003E. \u0026ldquo;Don\u0026rsquo;t try to join every single organization you come across. Find the ones that you are genuinely passionate about and go from there.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIt\u0026rsquo;s never too late to get involved\u003C\/strong\u003E. \u0026ldquo;You don\u0026rsquo;t have to be a freshman to get involved. If you didn\u0026rsquo;t get as involved your first couple years at Tech, it doesn\u0026rsquo;t matter. Organizations are looking for diverse members, so don\u0026rsquo;t be afraid if you\u0026rsquo;re older.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIt doesn\u0026rsquo;t have to be hard\u003C\/strong\u003E. \u0026ldquo;Be adventurous \u0026mdash; go to the Engagement Week fair,\u0026nbsp;go to open club meetings, and use the resources that Tech provides. Getting involved isn\u0026rsquo;t hard, and everyone loves new faces.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ol\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe showcase of campus organizations runs Aug. 30-31 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Tech Walk. Students unable to attend can browse an online directory of all of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s student organizations via\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/orgsync.com\/login\/georgiatech?redirect_to=%2Fhome%2F864\u0022\u003EOrgSync\u003C\/a\u003E, or contact Student Engagement at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:leadandengage@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eleadandengage@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/engage.gatech.edu\/engagement-week\u0022\u003Efull Engagement Week agenda\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;includes:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAug. 26\u003C\/strong\u003E: Into the Streets \u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp;Freshman day of service\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAug. 27\u003C\/strong\u003E: T-Night \u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp;Traditions celebration\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAug 28\u003C\/strong\u003E: Photos with the Ramblin\u0026rsquo; Wreck\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAug. 29\u003C\/strong\u003E: Campus Partners Fair\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAug. 30\u0026ndash;31\u003C\/strong\u003E: Student Organizations\u0026nbsp;Fair\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAug. 31\u003C\/strong\u003E: Volunteer Fair\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This week, new and returning students will have the opportunity to join any number of Tech\u2019s hundreds of student organizations during the annual Engagement Week Student Organization Fair."}],"uid":"33693","created_gmt":"2017-08-28 14:47:54","changed_gmt":"2017-08-28 14:47:54","author":"Kayleigh Haskin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-08-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-08-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"594289":{"id":"594289","type":"image","title":"Engagement Week 2017","body":null,"created":"1502390528","gmt_created":"2017-08-10 18:42:08","changed":"1502390528","gmt_changed":"2017-08-10 18:42:08","alt":"","file":{"fid":"226488","name":"engagement_week_calendar_-_standard_size.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/engagement_week_calendar_-_standard_size.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/engagement_week_calendar_-_standard_size.png","mime":"image\/png","size":554191,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/engagement_week_calendar_-_standard_size.png?itok=dIKViQXp"}}},"media_ids":["594289"],"groups":[{"id":"473211","name":"_OLD: School of History and Sociology Student Blog"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166849","name":"HSOC Blog"},{"id":"166850","name":"clubs and volunteer opportunities"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}