New and current students can sign up for a registered student organization of their liking from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday during this semester’s Pantherpalooza in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

As in years before, representatives from various RSOs will be scattered throughout the University Ballroom and the Grand Ballroom of the Union, and students can walk from table to table collecting information, asking questions and signing up.
However, Zac Cohen, the student vice president of student affairs for the Student Senate, organized this year’s Pantherpalooza. He said students can expect a more diverse group of RSOs.

“With the addition of a few RSOs we have had this past semester who will be represented at Pantherpalooza, there really is a group to get involved in for anyone at Eastern with any interests,” he said.

Cohen said everyone who is working the tables for the different RSOs is very friendly and excited to talk about their group, and students who might be attending for the first time should talk to any group that piques their interest.

“The best opportunities are the ones that are found by stepping out of your comfort zone and experiencing new things,” he said. “If this event helps a student find an RSO that fits them and forms friendships that will last a lifetime, even if just for one student, I would consider it a success,” Cohen said.

Analicia Haynes can be reached at 581-2812 or achaynes@eiu.edu.