{"654967":{"#nid":"654967","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Winter Student Organizations Fair","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis February, the Winter Student Organizations Fair will feature 140 of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Registered Student Organizations and provide an easy way for interested students to connect with activities on campus. Visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/7471308\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ethe Winter Organizations Fair event on Engage\u003C\/a\u003E to RSVP and learn more.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents can look forward to two days of organization tabling for the Winter Fair. Both days of the fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tech Walkway. Each day will have about 70 organizations broken into categories:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWednesday, Feb. 9\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAcademic, Arts, Competitive, Competitive Sports, Greek organizations, and Honor Societies\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThursday, Feb. 10\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCivic Engagement, Cultural, Recreation, and Religious\/Spiritual\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/student-organizations.gatech.edu\/content\/get-connected-stay-engaged\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDownload the CORQ App\u003C\/a\u003E\u202fand present it at the Student Engagement Tent during Winter Org Fair to receive free hot cocoa and a cookie!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you\u0026#39;re looking for a particular organization,\u202f\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtvault-my.sharepoint.com\/:x:\/g\/personal\/qmabry3_gatech_edu\/ETB3YvxMdshDv3J3OW_BBVMBke2vWzrz9c89FTar2lpywA?e=EjNhlc\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Echeck out this link to see which organizations are tabling and on which date\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudies have shown that students who are involved on campus have higher success in the classroom and post graduation, 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.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt can be overwhelming to get started. Here are a few tips for students about getting involved and participating in the Winter Org Fair:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003ETry something new. College is all about new experiences. With hundreds of organizations on campus, you can step out of your comfort zone and join something you may not have previously tried.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EDon\u0026rsquo;t overwhelm yourself. 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.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0026rsquo;s never too late to get involved. You don\u0026rsquo;t have to be in your first year or first semester to get involved. If you didn\u0026rsquo;t get as involved your first couple years at Tech, jump in now.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EIt doesn\u0026rsquo;t have to be hard. Be adventurous \u0026mdash; go to the Org Fair,\u202fgo to open club meetings, and use the resources that Tech provides. If you need support finding a place to start, you can always reach out to the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/studentengagement.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECenter for Student Engagement\u003C\/a\u003E for advice.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis February, the Winter Student Organizations Fair will feature 140 of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Registered Student Organizations and provide an easy way for interested students to connect with activities on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This February, the Winter Student Organizations Fair will feature 140 of Georgia Tech\u2019s Registered Student Organizations and provide an easy way for interested students to connect with activities on-campus."}],"uid":"27244","created_gmt":"2022-01-31 16:50:18","changed_gmt":"2022-02-09 18:56:45","author":"Sara Warner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-01-31T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-01-31T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"654979":{"id":"654979","type":"image","title":"Student Org Fair","body":null,"created":"1643649925","gmt_created":"2022-01-31 17:25:25","changed":"1643649925","gmt_changed":"2022-01-31 17:25:25","alt":"student org fair image","file":{"fid":"248346","name":"1631201223.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/1631201223.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/1631201223.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2665648,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/1631201223.jpg?itok=EzVTHAxJ"}}},"media_ids":["654979"],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"},{"id":"428961","name":"Health and Well-Being"},{"id":"652360","name":"Student Engagement and Well-Being"},{"id":"1269","name":"Student Life"},{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167142","name":"student organizations"},{"id":"186602","name":"org fair"},{"id":"166847","name":"students"},{"id":"167541","name":"student engagement"},{"id":"167141","name":"Student Life"},{"id":"189838","name":"student engagement \u0026 well-being"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESara Warner\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nStudent Engagement \u0026amp; Well-Being\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nsara.warner@studentlife.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["Quinn.foster@studentlife.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}