Social networking has reached a new level on campus, and it’s called the Peppervine. Not only are students using Facebook, Twitter and various blogs for their own personal use, but now the Peppervine, utilizing CollegiateLink, has been incorporated into student life. The Inter-Club Council is using it to help foster club growth and involvement on campus.
Pepperdine’s Inter-Club Council, otherwise known as ICC, decided to start using CollegiateLink as a way to facilitate the process of becoming involved on campus. Students will be able to communicate with club members on the site while avoiding the awkward “I-don’t-really-know-you-in-real-life” friend request.
CollegiateLink is an increasingly popular way to help promote school involvement and give students an easier way to learn about groups on campus. Students will be able to create individual profiles on the Peppervine and then join the other profiles of clubs in which they are involved. With students being able to see event updates from various clubs so easily on the site, group membership is expected to increase.
CollegiateLink is a “Facebook for Pepperdine,” ICC President and senior Danielle Byrd said. She went on to explain the potential outcomes of using CollegiateLink: an easier method to schedule meetings, broaden event promotions and increase club memberships.
Byrd said she expects the initiation of the new site, the Peppervine, to improve the participation and efficiency of the clubs involved in ICC. Club members can go to the ICC for assistance with event planning, running their club and collaboration with other clubs.
“It is the organization that provides a structure for the clubs on campus, to advise student leaders by helping them put on club events that include the larger Pepperdine community and by providing them with the funds to run their clubs,” Byrd said.
ICC also organizes events throughout the year to foster multi-club coordination, such as the Culture Fest and Club Fair that took place Wednesday, Sept. 14.
With so many options for involvement on the Pepperdine campus, Byrd said she hopes that the Peppervine will get students more informed and motivated to join clubs.
“For the future, we hope that this will be a ‘one stop shop’ for Pepperdine students, that even Convocation will have their events on this site,” Byrd said.
