CLOG Rush different, "more organized"

by Kevin Nguyen



The CLOG Rush lasted from September 7 through September 9 and was featured on the grass in front of the stage.

This year, the CLOG Rush was featured earlier in the school year than in years past so CLOGS could start running sooner, Butcher said. In years before, all CLOGS were able to participate on each day, whereas this year, CLOGS who were eligible to participate in this year’s rush were split up among the first two days, whereas on the final day, all of the CLOGS were able to participate, according to Butcher.

“What we’ve noticed in the past is that there are several club officers that are officers in more than one club,” Butcher said. “So half of [the CLOGS] were Tuesday, half were Wednesday, and then all of them have the chance to be out there on Thursday. The idea behind that is, one, to help the officers, but two, to keep people coming out.”

Few difficulties were encountered with the CLOG Rush, according to Sophomore Melody Foley, the CLOG Commissioner. Though Foley admits that there is a “freshmen feel” as the new CLOG Commissioner, she feels that the CLOG Rush went well overall.

“I think that everything ran pretty smoothly,” Foley said. “It’s fun working with a lot of different people such as advisors and officers.” Foley hopes that people will be more enthusiastic in the upcoming years.

Senior Bijan Sepehri, President of Leo Club, found the CLOG Rush more organized than in years before. Leo Club was only eligible to participate on the final day due to a meeting they missed, but the consequences were fair, according to Sepehri.

“Our advisor missed the make up meeting so we were unable to participate until Thursday after she attended the meeting,” Sepehri said. Sepehri noted that when his cabinet was finally able to promote Leo Club, they did not have much time to prepare and their table was positioned poorly.

“I didn’t think we’d be able to advertise our club since our table was in the middle of the grass,” Sepehri said.

Of the numerous clubs on campus, Dragon Boat Club was particularly successful during the CLOG Rush, recruiting more than 180 members, according to Sophomore Vannesa Yeh, secretary of Dragon Boat Club. Getting everyone together to help advertise was easy, Yeh said.

“I think [the CLOG Rush] went fine,” Yeh said. “The splitting of the days worked in my favor since I’m an officer for many clubs.”
In the future, Butcher said she would like to implement a giant map that would reveal the different locations where CLOGS are located. This idea would help students find CLOGS faster, according to Butcher.