Second Stage to revisit registered student organizations for north campus students

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Students will get another chance to check out what registered student organizations have to offer whether they missed MAINstage or are just in the mood to see something new.

Second Stage is Wednesday night in the terrace recreation room of Larzelere Hall. It is a smaller version of MAINstage with a tighter focus on north campus involvement aimed at bringing residents together, said Jessi Boehme, Larzelere resident assistant and Twinlake junior.

Boehme said several RAs asked their residents what RSOs they were involved in and more than 20 will have tables set up at Second Stage. All of the RSO’s featured at Second Stage have members living in north campus, she said.

“If you’re interested, you will already know somebody in (the RSO),” she said.

Representatives will set up tables with sign-up sheets, displays and information. Second Stage will be open to all students, though it is mainly aimed at residents of north campus.

Boehme said some of the featured RSOs include Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law, Pre-Medicine and Osteopathics Society, American Chemical Society, Invisible Children and the O2 outdoor activity RSO.

Larzelere RA Zack Benezette, a Lansing senior, said the idea began when all of Larzelere’s RAs met before the start of classes to brainstorm ideas for semester events.

“We figured that a lot of students don’t get as involved as they wish they had and realize that around the second semester,” Benezette said. “We decided to have kind of a second MAINstage.”

Boehme said many people tend to forget what RSOs they sign up for at MAINstage, and thinks a later event may help to remind them.

Saginaw sophomore Ben Schuller is looking forward to getting the word out about the CMU powerlifting team.

“I hope we get at least five or six people that seem somewhat interested and want to know about it,” he said. “I think Second Stage is a great opportunity for RSOs that didn’t get a lot of attention from MAINstage.”

Schuller said he will probably take a break from working at his table to check out some of the other RSOs featured.

“There are a lot of RSOs on campus that I don’t even know exist, so it’ll be great to wander around and check those out,” he said.