Students groove to the hip-hop beats. Cheese from Domino's pizza melts in the sun. Feet swiftly karate kick again and again. And sweaty students leap high into the air to catch flying Frisbees.\nAll of this makes up RecFest, which is a traditional part of Welcome Week from 1 to 3 p.m., today at the Health, Physical Education and Recreation building. \nMusic, food and information about what the Division of Recreational Sports offers will be available, including representatives from many of the club sports teams. RecSports will also be giving away the RecSports magazine, and an ID holder key chain.\n"We welcome any students that are back at school," Director of RecFest Joanne Orrange said.\nThere will be representatives from different club sports, and showcases of intramural sports, group exercise programs and the HPER and SRSC facilities. There will be a health and wellness demonstration of yoga, hip-hop, and kick-bo.\nKimberly Ruff, director of marketing for RecSports, said it is fun way to find out about recreational sports. \nThe men's ultimate frisbee club team is one of the many activities that will be represented.\n"We will be making people aware, recruiting, letting people know what we're about, and telling our practice times," said Noah Benjamin, recruitment officer of the men's Ultimate Frisbee club team.\nLike other RecSports activities, no prior knowledge of the sport is necessary.\n"You don't need to know anything about Ultimate Frisbee," Benjamin said. "Most people come in having played little or none." \nClub sports give students that were competitive in high school sports a way to participate without being on the varsity team.\n"Students are usually coming from other sports like track and soccer that can't play on the highest level and are looking for a competitive sport to play," Benjamin said.\nAn IU student ID is all you need to participate in these programs, with the exception of mind and body group exercises, intramurals and particular club sports. Orrange said students already pay a activity fee of $39.15, so it is free for all. \nJunior Lindsey Patterson, vice-president of the Gymnastics Club said that her club will be doing demonstrations at RecFest in order to recruit new members.\n"It's just such a fun club," she said. "Most people join just because it's such a social activity. We're all friends and we get to travel and you don't even have to know anything about gymnastics. You just have to have a good attitude and want to join."\nAlthough the clubs and teams are all student-run, there will be a professional staff on hand in order to answer questions.
For more information, visit RecSports' Web site at www.recsports.indiana.edu.
-- Contact staff writer Stacy Ellis at staellis@indiana.edu.
