What WiE Do in Our Free Time
If you look on BoilerLink, the website that houses information about organizations and events on campus, or attend the B-Involved Fair at the beginning of the school year, the thought of trying to pick what you’ll do after classes can be a little intimidating. Classes take up a lot of time, you’ve still got to eat and shower, and there are over 500 organizations to choose from to fill in the rest of your week. There are so many choices, and so little time in the week. To make navigating the campus organizations a little easier, here are some of the Women in Engineering students’ favorite activities outside of their classes!
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Why: “When I was trying to navigate applying to and picking what university I wanted to attend, the content that WE Link makes was a huge help. It allowed me to see what was happening at Purdue, and how Women in Engineering specifically lived. The opportunity to make social media content and hopefully help prospective students choose Purdue means a lot to me. Getting to use a different side of my brain to write blogs like this also helps me stay within the engineering world, but keep up my other skills that aren’t always used in class. ”
Why: “I love music and art, and going into a STEM major made me worry that I would lose the opportunity to pursue it. Not only are the Bellas a fantastic outlet for music, they are also a support system and family. Through this club, I have been able to collaborate with girls outside of my major, something I wouldn’t have been able to do otherwise. Bellas has completely changed my Purdue experience and I wouldn’t replace that for anything.”
Why: “It has allowed me to express myself creatively, and I have met most of my friends through music. Everyone around me is very welcoming. Additionally, a huge majority of the band are engineering majors, which I find very cool.”
Why: “We get to go to different schools and interact with kids and educate about engineering topics while seeing them excited and having a good time. It is a fun break while exposing the students to problem solving skills.”
Why: “I found my mentors so helpful as a first-year student, so I decided I wanted to return the favor and become a mentor myself. I love being able to pass on what I’ve learned throughout my time here at Purdue and maybe give some insights into what I wish I would’ve known as a first-year student. It’s also so fun to see my mentees grow and do great things!”
Why: “It helps me destress from my classes and participate in something that makes a difference. I also love working with kids!”
Why: “The club is exactly what I want to do in the future. I love rocket propulsion, so it’s fun for me to do it. I also am getting a lot of hand-on experience in my future career.”
Why: “I am given the opportunity to make a prosthetic leg for a dog. I am in the process of making a model using Fusion, so it has really helped with my CAD skills. Also, I get to help an animal in need!”
Why: “I get to come home to a support system every day.”
Why: “It’s a really great team with a lot of great opportunities to learn. You build a car every year, and it allows you to build skills such as meeting deadlines and working together.”
Why: “It is my creative outlet and teaches me how to take care of a plant.”
Clearly, being an engineering student at Purdue does not limit your choices in extracurriculars. Just because these are the organizations listed, doesn’t mean they are the only ones these students participate in, either. With good time management skills, you can join multiple. A good rule of thumb here at Purdue is to do one activity for your major, or at least a more academic, educational club, and one for fun or to relax! Organizations are such a great way to make new friends, get your head out of the textbooks, and learn new things, whether that be how to take care of a bonsai tree or launch a rocket. So, take a look at BoilerLink, and see which ones might be right for you!
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Heidi, First-Year Engineering
Favorite Organization/Activity: Women in Engineering WE Link Recruitment Project CommitteeWhy: “When I was trying to navigate applying to and picking what university I wanted to attend, the content that WE Link makes was a huge help. It allowed me to see what was happening at Purdue, and how Women in Engineering specifically lived. The opportunity to make social media content and hopefully help prospective students choose Purdue means a lot to me. Getting to use a different side of my brain to write blogs like this also helps me stay within the engineering world, but keep up my other skills that aren’t always used in class. ”
Olivia, Biomedical Engineering
Favorite Organization/Activity: Purdue AcabellasWhy: “I love music and art, and going into a STEM major made me worry that I would lose the opportunity to pursue it. Not only are the Bellas a fantastic outlet for music, they are also a support system and family. Through this club, I have been able to collaborate with girls outside of my major, something I wouldn’t have been able to do otherwise. Bellas has completely changed my Purdue experience and I wouldn’t replace that for anything.”
Nicki, First Year Engineering
Favorite Organization/Activity: The All-American Marching BandWhy: “It has allowed me to express myself creatively, and I have met most of my friends through music. Everyone around me is very welcoming. Additionally, a huge majority of the band are engineering majors, which I find very cool.”
Ella, Mechanical Engineering
Favorite Organization/Activity: Women in Engineering Outreach ProgramWhy: “We get to go to different schools and interact with kids and educate about engineering topics while seeing them excited and having a good time. It is a fun break while exposing the students to problem solving skills.”
Gabi, Biomedical Engineering
Favorite Organization/Activity: Honors Engineering Peer MentorsWhy: “I found my mentors so helpful as a first-year student, so I decided I wanted to return the favor and become a mentor myself. I love being able to pass on what I’ve learned throughout my time here at Purdue and maybe give some insights into what I wish I would’ve known as a first-year student. It’s also so fun to see my mentees grow and do great things!”
These girls would prefer not to have their name shared, but their answers are still valuable!
Mechanical Engineering Student
Favorite Organization/Activity: PUDM (Purdue University Dance Marathon)Why: “It helps me destress from my classes and participate in something that makes a difference. I also love working with kids!”
FYE Student
Favorite Organization/Activity: PURPL (Purdue Undergraduate Rocket Propulsion Lab)Why: “The club is exactly what I want to do in the future. I love rocket propulsion, so it’s fun for me to do it. I also am getting a lot of hand-on experience in my future career.”
Biomedical Engineering Student
Favorite Organization/Activity: Purdue ProstheticWhy: “I am given the opportunity to make a prosthetic leg for a dog. I am in the process of making a model using Fusion, so it has really helped with my CAD skills. Also, I get to help an animal in need!”
Chemical Engineering Student
Favorite Organization/Activity: Gamma Phi Beta SororityWhy: “I get to come home to a support system every day.”
Mechanical Engineering Student
Favorite Organization/Activity: SAE BajaWhy: “It’s a really great team with a lot of great opportunities to learn. You build a car every year, and it allows you to build skills such as meeting deadlines and working together.”
FYE Student
Favorite Organization/Activity: Art of Bonsai ClubWhy: “It is my creative outlet and teaches me how to take care of a plant.”
Clearly, being an engineering student at Purdue does not limit your choices in extracurriculars. Just because these are the organizations listed, doesn’t mean they are the only ones these students participate in, either. With good time management skills, you can join multiple. A good rule of thumb here at Purdue is to do one activity for your major, or at least a more academic, educational club, and one for fun or to relax! Organizations are such a great way to make new friends, get your head out of the textbooks, and learn new things, whether that be how to take care of a bonsai tree or launch a rocket. So, take a look at BoilerLink, and see which ones might be right for you!
Heidi Kennard, FYE
Recruitment Project Committee
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