Recreational Organizations

BADMINTON CLUB:
(April, 2007) To provide students and faculty members the enjoyment of the sport of badminton.

BULLDOG BOWLING CLUB:
(September, 1982) To promote intercollegiate bowling on campus and in the community; provide to those students interested in the sport of bowling the opportunity to compete in organized, intercollegiate competition both locally and at the national level; and conduct fund raising activities to provide supplemental financial support to the program.

BULLDOG HOCKEY CLUB:
(June, 1993) We provide structure, regulate operations, and promote the quality of collegiate ice hockey.

BULLDOG MEN'S WATER POLO CLUB:
(September, 2005) The Fresno State Bulldog Men’s Water Polo Club team has been in existence for some years now and has continued to grow each year. We are including new members every year and have about 15 on the roster when the season begins. We travel around California in our Pacific Coast Division with the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA). Our division consists of USC, San Jose St., Chico State, CSU Fullerton, Cal Poly, UC Davis, UCSD, UCSB, Stanford, Cal Maritime, Saint Mary’s, and UCLA. The teams in this division always produces at least half of the Top 10 nationally ranked teams and have brought a winner home from the National Championships a majority of the past years. Our Club team at Fresno State encourages many students with or without experience to come join. There are dues involved and it requires traveling and commitment to the tournaments but there is always fun to be had. We are always looking for new members, sponsors, tournaments, and events to participate in and encourage anyone interested to stay in contact.

BULLDOG WATER POLO CLUB :
(September, 2000) Most of our recruiting is done through word of mouth, but we also accept walk ons. We are a competitive team but we try to balance fun with competition. We usually practice two-three times a week. We have on average about four tournaments per season where we play teams in our conference (Sierra Pacific Division) like UC Davis, Cal STate Maritime Naval Academy, Chico State and Saint Mary's College. We also compete in non-league tournaments. Last year we were undefeated in all league and non-league tournament play including big wins against Cal Poly SLO, Michigan State, and UC Davis. We won the National Collegiate Club national Championship and had many of our outstanding players recognized as All-Americans. We require everyone to pay $200 dues to join the club, which includes pool fees and some tournament entry fees.

BULLDOGGER RODEO CLUB:
(January, 1960) To increase and maintain interest of college students in rodeos and other functions of the west.

CYCLING CLUB:
(November, 2005) To train and/or compete in the sport of cycling; to promote the sport of cycling; to be an advocate for the rights of cyclists.

DANCE XPRESS:
(September, 2008) To bring together students who attend California State University, Fresno and build up another source toward success. This organization will become an outlet for enjoyment and exercise.

FRESNO STATE ATHLETICS CLUB:
(March, 2008) The purposes of this organization are - with timely exercise - for athletes and enthusiasts alike to discover efficient time consolidation of physical and mental fitness, help schedule healthy work/study habits and to train hard while having fun amongst friends.

FRESNO STATE CRICKET CLUB:
(October, 2006) To create all-round opportunities for students to play cricket sport in a social atmosphere that continues into happy hours and lasts long after the game is over. It is the perfect marriage of sports and social scene that draws more than 300 participants from Fresno State. The FSCC motto is "for people who enjoy sports, but love to socialize."

FRESNO STATE FENCER'S CLUB:
(November, 2007) To teach Fresno State students the Olympic sport of fencing. Students will earn the history, rules, technique, and theory of the sport while becoming physically fit and having fun.

FRESNO STATE FISHING CLUB:
(February, 2009) To interact and associate with other people who all share the common passion for fishing. The desire to enrich the member's knowledge of fishing, conservation, and social interaction is at the core of the club's purpose.

FRESNO STATE FLORICULTURE CLUB:
(May, 2008) To promote the aim and interest of floriculture; the field of floriculture through design, creativity and the inspiration of decor. Creating community awareness and promoting good will by interacting with students from high schools as a community classroom. To provide organization through which the above aims and purposes can be expressed and the public informed. To cooperate with other organizations within the college and elsewhere; to encourage the use of flowers as decorative material at organizational meetings and other functions where such material is appropriate.

FRESNO STATE MEN'S RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB:
(November, 1991) To promote the growth of the sport of rugby in Fresno. We look to recruit individuals who will share in the athleticism and traditions that surround the sport. We welcome anyone that is willing to look for a challenge. Our ultimate goal is to recruit enough people to compete as a university club team. There have been previous trips to tournaments as well as games arranged with the Fresno Rugby Club.

FRESNO STATE SOCCER CLUB:
(September, 2006) Our club is a social club and is open to all. Our aim is to promote a soccer culture on campus. It doesn't matter if you play or not. We try to get our members out to watch the Fresno State Women's team when they play home games at the Bulldog Stadium. We hosted a successful indoor tournament and hope to do more of that this semester. We also try to get more students involved with the soccer intramurals. We have built a solid tradition of watching Europe's most popular soccer tournament on a weekly basis at "The Bucket" on campus. Our members enjoy half price food at these events and get a chance to meet and greet other members. These members come from all over the globe and are one of the more culturally diverse clubs on campus. The club is truly international as it has members from Germany, England, Sweden, Japan, India, France, US, Mexico, Brazil and more. Right now we are in the middle of building a club team to face other universities in California, we are in a league with teams including Stanford, UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz.

FRESNO STATE SWING DANCE CLUB:
(September, 2009) to promote physical activity and showmanship through the teaching, practice and performance of swing and other related dances, including, but not limited to, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, and such historically significant dances as Lindy Hop, Balboa, Charleston and Shag.

FRESNO STATE TAP TONES:
(February, 2005) To provide Fresno State students with the opportunity to learn and develop tap dancing skills. The organization also hopes to offer opportunities for choreographing and performing as tap dancers, while building a tap community through teamwork and reciprocated interest. We work with dancers of all levels including those who have never taken a dance lesson before. Tap Tones is a fairly new organization and we hope to continue growing to accommodate all of the interests of our members. In the past we have done performances for both on campus and community events. We are always looking for students experienced in tap dance and interested in teaching and/or choreographing.

FRESNO STATE WAKEBOARD CLUB:
(March, 2008) To provide students with opportunities to wakeboard and to teach students about wakeboarding.

FRESNO STATE WRESTLING CLUB:
(September, 2007) To provide students with opportunities to competitively wrestle.

KENDO CLUB:
(October, 2003) To provide students with opportunities to practice and understand the traditional martial art of Kendo; to instill the desire of self-improvement in both physical and mental aspects.

ORIGAMI CLUB:
(December, 2008) To provide students with an opportunity to explore the wide world of origami and the history behind it; to provide an environment where ideas/techniques are taught, shared, and also discussed; and to promote interactions between colleagues and California State University, Fresno faculty.

REDWAVE VOLLEYBALL CLUB:
(May, 1995) Redwave Volleyball Club supports the Fresno State Men's Club Volleyball team. Fresno State Men's Volleyball plays in the Northern California Collegiate Volleyball League (NCCVL) (which also includes UC Berkeley, Davis, Stanford, Cal Poly, Sac State, San Jose State, Sonoma State and Santa Clara). The team was formed in 1973 and joined the NCCVL in 1976. Recently, Fresno State Men's Volleyball has won the NCCVL Championships in 2000, 2001 and 2004, as well as the National Championship in 2004. At the 2007 National Championships, the team won the Sportsmanship Award. The team is excited about new members joining for the new season.

REDZONE:
(December, 2005) The Red Zone is the official and only student booster club for Fresno State athletics. Although only a couple of years old, we have grown to become the largest student group at Fresno State. Currently, we are at about 1000 members and we look to be at 1300 by the end of this year. Membership to the Red Zone gets students priority seating at every sporting event, also they get the opportunity to win a number of prizes to students that go to games. For example, we are going to have a "Red Zone Fan of the Game" at football games this year, with prizes that include a $300 voucher at the first game, ipods, digital cameras, etc. We also have Pep Rallies for certain sports where we will have free food provided. Our goal is to promote student involvement and we feel sports is a very fun, very easy way for students to connect and have a great time together. Membership is only $10 for the full year and if a student buys football season tickets, membership is free.

SKI AND SNOWBOARD CLUB:
(November, 2001) To provide students with opportunities for association and interaction with other students who share the same interest in snow sports.

TRIATHLON CLUB:
(February, 2004) To compete in triathlons at the collegiate level. To become more fit and to improve each others' technique in swimming, biking, and running. To meet new people and share knowledge about the swimming, biking and running and some day host our own triathlon at Fresno State.

ULTIMATE FRISBEE CLUB:
(October, 2006) We are a club Ultimate Frisbee Team and we did exceptionally well as a first year organization and are growing in numbers and also competing outside of Fresno in Ultimate Frisbee Tournaments. We started as a club that usually met weekly and played pickup games, however, we have now evolved into a competitive athletic team which consists of multiple weekly practices to improve our game for when we travel to other collegiate tournaments around the state. Our team is co-ed and we are always looking for women to come out and play. The game of Ultimate Frisbee is played on a 100 x 40 yard field and is similar to football (minus the contact), when it comes to scoring, you just have to get into the end zone.