More than 1,000 Bradley students attended the annual Welcome Week Activities Fair Monday, Aug. 25.
According to Assistant Director of Student Activities Lauren Smetana, the Activities Fair is a long-standing Bradley tradition that showcases various student groups and organizations on cam- pus for students to get involved in.
“The purpose is to get students connected and involved with organizations and peers right away,” Smetana said.
There were 260 organizations participating in the event, including 170 student organizations accompanied by nonprofits, churches and businesses from the Peoria area.
The newest organization at the Activities Fair was Chicas, a student-run Latina club for women.
According to junior actuarial science major and Chicas president Daniela Miranda, the club was created in the spring, and the Activities Fair was a great way to introduce it to campus.
“We were hoping to have at least ten girls write their name and email down, but we had over twenty people sign up,” Miranda said. “It was very encouraging for us.”
By next year, Miranda said she hopes to complete the requirements in order to turn Chicas into the Latina-based sorority Sigma Lambda Gamma.
“Hopefully we’ll be able to wear letters by [next year’s activity fair],” she said.
