By Jonica Monjeune

MARPLE, Pa. — Delaware County Community College held its Fall Club Expo outside Founders Hall on the Marple Campus from Sept. 16 to Sept. 17. The two-day event gave students an opportunity to meet representatives from more than 10 campus clubs and learn how to get involved in student life with a special musical guest, John Rush.

Students perused the line of different clubs, as well as other organizations including the Delaware County League of Women Voters, and Campus Life. The League of Women Voters handed out voter registration cards informing students of the importance of voting. Campus Life provided participants with snacks including apple cider doughnuts.

Many students joined in with musical feature, John Rush, on Sept. 17, in lively karaoke singing songs from Chappell’s Roan “Hot To Go”, to Michael Jackson’s “Rock with You.” Other students danced and applauded their friends as they sang.

Student club leaders were proud to showcase their clubs. Rin Pearse, a second-year student and founder of the college’s new Astronomy Club. Pearse hopes to bring together students interested in stargazing, encouraging anyone to join regardless of their prior knowledge of astronomy.

“I was spending time at the science lab and noticed so much cool equipment and telescopes that don’t get as much use as they should,” said Pearse

The Black Student Union was also on hand to recruit new members. The organization has hosted a variety of campus events, including paint-and-sips, Q&A discussion panels, and a basketball tournament featuring a cash prize.

Tevon Richardson, who has served as president of the Black Student Union for the past year, represented the group at the expo. When asked what he values most about the organization, Richardson pointed to its supportive environment and the campus community’s broad mix of perspectives.

“The sense of unity and community,” Richardson said. “When students come in, they leave with a new form of knowledge that they can spread out to the community. A community college such as this, where there’s all sorts of people from all over the county with different experiences and different backgrounds.”

Creative and digital storytelling groups were also featured. Odalis Mejia, co-executive producer of the New Media Lab, highlighted the organization’s welcoming philosophy for students interested in multimedia production.

“We’re all beginners,” Mejia said. “You don’t have to know how to film, you don’t have to know how to act. You can start at ground zero, just like I did. I didn’t know how to edit, and now I’m one of the co-producers.”

The New Media Lab offers a range of hands-on roles tailored to student comfort levels, from on-camera reporting to graphic design, audio engineering, and behind-the-scenes story development. Mejia encouraged students to get involved whether they want to meet people, try something unfamiliar, learn technical skills, or pursue content creation online.

The Southeast Center held their own club expo on Sept. 21, along with Downingtown Campus on Sept. 23 showcasing their own clubs on campus.

By showcasing organizations spanning academic, cultural, civic, and media fields, the Fall Club Expo provided students with an accessible gateway to connect with campus life and find community at DCCC.