120 student organizations<\/a>, each and club has it’s own niche specialties and interests. <\/span><\/p>\nAlmost every organization is hosting virtual meetings at some point in the semester, and some may even have the possibility of meeting in person in the spring. I began attending meetings for the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), The Good Five-Cent Cigar Student Newspaper, and Newscast, We\u2019re Offering Women Wisdom (WOWW) and I even tried out for Club Soccer.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Zoom](\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1178\/IMG_0519-300x200.jpg\")
Some of these clubs I\u2019m still involved with today! I am now the President of PRSSA, and I continue to produce work for the Cigar. Some of my closest friends and favorite memories come from these organizations. <\/span><\/p>\nTaking that leap into something new may seem a bit nerve-wracking, but it can be done at any time. I didn\u2019t join all of these first semester freshman year. I only started going to newspaper meetings during my second semester here and didn\u2019t join the newscast until the year after that.<\/span><\/p>\nThe great thing about student organizations is you get to choose how involved you want to be, and if you don\u2019t enjoy something you\u2019re not bound to stay. <\/span><\/p>\nDespite being virtual, there are still so many events and ways to get involved. I just had to step out of my comfort zone in order to make it happen.<\/span><\/p>\nGreek Life <\/b><\/h2>\n
Speaking of stepping out of my comfort zone, Greek life is another opportunity to expand your relationships and meet new people. <\/span><\/p>\nIt\u2019s not for everyone, but it’s definitely worth trying, or at the very least talking to members who are already involved.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Siobhan](\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1178\/image-225x300.jpg\")
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URI currently has 15 Fraternities and 10 Sororities to choose from, with each chapter having its own set of values, philanthropies they support, and leadership opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\nIt\u2019s not something I initially considered when coming to college. I thought about it over the summer after committing to URI, then forgot about it when sign-ups for recruitment rolled around. I hadn\u2019t considered rushing until later into my first semester when I found myself lacking some of the close connections I was looking for. <\/span><\/p>\nI reached out to a few girls I knew of who rushed that fall, just to ask them about their experience so far and all of them told me to just go for it. Without questioning it, I rushed the next opportunity that I could and ended up joining Chi Omega. <\/span><\/p>\nGreek life has given me so many opportunities, and a larger community than I ever expected. It was so worth it, even though it’s not where I thought I\u2019d end up when I came to college. <\/span><\/p>\nDespite the pandemic, there are still so many opportunities that you can explore to find your community. These are just a few of the things I\u2019ve tried out throughout my college experience, that made it easier for me to find a home here at URI.<\/span><\/p>\nauthor: Siobhan R.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n![\"woman](\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1178\/headshot-200x300.jpg\")
Hi! I\u2019m Siobhan, a junior Public Relations, Journalism, and Sports Media major from Central Massachusetts. I am so excited to be working with Campus Rec and Club Sports this year as a Sports Writer and Public Relations Assistant. I have always loved all things sports, and I can\u2019t wait to write about all of the amazing club teams here at URI. Another passion of mine is photography, I love capturing portraits, sports, and events. In my free time, I enjoy being with my friends and family, especially my two dogs.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Finding Community in COVID One of the scariest things about coming to college isn\u2019t the classes or the professors; it’s finding your people. With the added struggle of dealing with a global pandemic, it can be hard for students to find their community. As a junior here at URI, I\u2019ve had the opportunity to try […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3880,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fall-2020"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3880"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3460"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3509,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions\/3509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inside-rec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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I started a coed 7v7 soccer team, and invited anyone I knew to join. I texted residence hall group chats, and told my friends who told their friends to join the team, and even took a few free agents off the IM League’s website. It was easy because the games were only once a week, and I was able to actually get some exercise in during my busy week. <\/span><\/p>\n