By Matthew Becerra, September 2, 2025
Cal Poly Pomona hosts a fair for student clubs ranging from professional societies and cultural groups to sports teams. The clubs lined the walkways of the university quad on August 20 and 22.
The fair is an annual tradition hosted by Cal Poly Pomona at the start of each semester. It gives new students a chance to connect and find new friends. For returners, it’s a reminder of the opportunities and resources CPP offers beyond the classroom.
Students looking to join clubs to help get them ready for their future careers have tons of options at CPP. There are clubs for pre-medical students, mechanical engineers, finance students, software developers and more. These clubs give members real-world exposure and networks in their chosen fields.
For example, the Pre-Veterinary Club gives students the opportunity to talk to and help others who want to pursue the same career through meetings and social events. At these events, students learn more about application requirements and new opportunities in their field.
“I’ve been working at an animal hospital, and I’ve helped friends from my club get jobs there as nurses with me,” said animal science student Adriana Mares.
There is also a social aspect to the clubs, making it easier for students who have majors with a reputation for being more isolating and demanding to connect with others going into the same fields.
“I really like the social life here,” said Bronco Star President Giselle Revolorio. “A lot of them have become some of my closest friends.”
Bronco Star is a club for engineering students where members design and build aerospace projects with one another.
There are also clubs that help students who are minorities within their major like the Women and Gender Minorities in Physics, sheCodes, National Society of Black Engineers and Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.
“We’re all women in tech and we’re all going to uplift and support one another and be friendly,” said Abigail Jeffie, president of the Women in Tech club.
She said the point of Women in Tech is to provide a group to help women thrive in their industry with skill building workshops, network and have a strong support system on campus.
There are also clubs based in culture that offer students ways to celebrate identity and find a community.
The Mexican American Student Association provides resources and mentorship to help Latino students find a safe space and support group.
“It was really nice when I first moved to Cali,” said hospitality student Bryar Berry. “It felt like I immediately had a place to go to.”
There are also clubs for students who would like to learn about other cultures, like the Japanese Language Learners club.
Its goal is to provide a supportive environment for students at all levels of the Japanese language. Club President Leo Woo. founded the club to fill in the empty space where the lack of Japanese classes on campus is.
Members of the club study together and attend social outings like ramen dinners or group trips to Little Tokyo.
For students who strive for community but want to stay active can join clubs that focus on fitness or sports, like Bronco Running Club, CPP Tennis Club and CPP Kendo and Laido Club.
The Bronco Running Club is open to all students and holds non-mandatory practices every Monday, Thursday and Friday. There are also organized hikes, beach trips, and a 5K every semester.
For students who want a competitive atmosphere or miss being a part of a team, there are clubs like CPP Volleyball Sport Club, CPP Soccer Club and CPP Men’s and Women’s Club Basketball.
CPP Volleyball Sport Club has both men’s and women’s teams that compete in games against other club teams from surrounding schools in California. The club is open to all students of varying skill levels.
“As a transfer student, I was able to meet a bunch of new people from different backgrounds,” said CPP Volleyball Sport Club President Roxanne Costello. “It’s been an awesome journey getting to know everybody.”
There are also clubs for more creative and hands–on students, like the Game & Design club, Rose Float club and Fashion Society.
Fashion Society is open to students of all majors. Students in the club plan and design clothes for an annual fashion show funded by the group’s organized thrift trips. Members of the club will thrift clothes, upcycle them and sell them at flea markets.
Students in the club can design clothing for the show, model or assist backstage.
The Rose Float club has been around since 1949. It’s a collaboration project between CPP and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo where students design and build a float presented in the Rose Parade every year in Pasadena on New Year’s Day. The club is open to all majors and students.
For students who missed the club fair during CPP fest, there are still ways to join these clubs and more. To access the list of clubs, CPP has a MyBar page set up with all of the information on the clubs and contact information if you’re interested.
