While coursework and work experience are important for your future goals, it is also important to do things for yourself that you enjoy. Extracurricular activities are fun, and they connect you to friends and the broader community. They also put you in situations where you can meet people different than yourself who share a common interest. Employers, graduate schools, and other groups you might apply to often look for well-rounded individuals who have an active and healthy life outside of the classroom or cubicle. For these reasons, finding an extracurricular activity that you are interested in and can get excited about is very important.

Meeting the Challenge

Joining and actively participating in an extracurricular activity that you enjoy can help you complete this challenge.

Helpful Resources

• Residence Hall Association
• Student Activities Fair
• Student Government Association (SGA)
• College Council (CC)
• Volunteer Emory events
• Fraternity/Sorority Recruitment
• Health Education and Promotion
• Wonderful Wednesdays
• Emory Events calendar
• "Emory Annoucements" on Learnlink
• Email, paper fliers, chalking, and other forms of campus advertising
• Academic departments related to your interests

What comes next?

Joining an activity is a great source of personal fulfillment, but can open doors to other opportunities as well.

• Enjoy what you are doing. An extracurricular activity that you enjoy can be a great source of happiness, stress relief, and personal fulfillment.
• Take an active role. If you taken an active role or a leadership position in your organization, the added responsibilities can help reinforce your job skills and build up your resume.
• Learn about your groups' advisors or counselors. If your group has a faculty advisor, it may be possible to build a new relationship with him/her through your chosen activity.
• Think of how these activities can help you in the future. Some activities like honor societies and pre-professional groups also serve as resources to direct you toward our professional or academic goals.
• Find out more about academic options or majors related to that activity. Sometimes new activities can reveal hidden skills or interests that you may want to explore further.
• Meet and connect with new people! New activities can plug you in with people you wouldn't otherwise meet at Emory.
• Have fun! Sometimes you don't have to have a particular goal in mind when you get involved with a club at Emory.