Welcome to the Club Showcase where every week we highlight one of the many extraordinary clubs you can join as a Penn State Behrend student. Today, we are focusing on the Behrend Anime Club. To learn more about this club, let us go to our discussion with club president Xavier Zhang.

What is the name of your club? (and nickname if you have one)

“We are the Behrend Anime Club, BAC for short.”

Does your club have a mission statement? What are your core values?

“The Behrend Anime Club provides an environment for those with an interest in mostly Japanese and Asian media and pop culture to socialize and learn. The goal of Behrend Anime Club is to create, share, and discuss anime themes, programs, and culture to its members, campus, and community.”

What is the most significant thing your club does on-campus?

“The most significant event we host on campus are anime showings. Every week, we explore a different genre of anime that was chosen by club members. These are decided via our Discord server.”

Do you have any upcoming events currently planned? If so, what events and when? 

“As of right now, our only upcoming events are our weekly meetings. These occur on Tuesdays from 6-8 p.m. in Behrend Science Building room 101. During these meetings, we show two episodes of an anime based on our weekly genre and host anime-related activities after the showings. These can include trivia games or even debates.”

How can a student get involved with your organization?

“While you can get involved via Behrend Sync, we highly recommend joining our discord server [https://discord.gg/apZbVkVfky]. It is the easiest way to get in contact with other club members, learn about upcoming events, and even have a say in campus anime showings.”

And that was the Behrend Anime Club. If you are interested in joining, make sure to reach out to Xavier or the rest of the club’s E-Board for more information. We will see you next week for another installment of Club Showcase!