At Stevens, students are free to explore their interests in and out of their major; one interest that seems to be popular among students from all different walks of life just happens to be trivia. The Stevens Trivia Club, STC, was founded last year by the President of the club Kevin Ward, a 5/5 Computer Engineering student, and Vice President Stephen Pachuki, a 2/4 Computer Science major. According to Pachuki, “We have a passion for trivia and we knew that there would be people who felt the same way.” Although they are currently a step four organization, this is a probationary period before becoming an official Stevens club, the Trivia Club has gained a substantial number of members with over 100 members in their Discord alone.
Due to significant interest, the e-board members all have their work cut out for them, with each of them focusing on improving a different aspect of the club. Kevin Ward stated, “I want to make sure that we are producing entertaining and educational events for Stevens students […] make sure that [the] people who participate in our events are having fun and hopefully learning some interesting facts along the way […and] create a foundation for the rest of the STC E-Board to be able to build off of in the future.” Sadly, Ward will be graduating before the STC becomes an official club, but by working with the current e-board members to, “create systems and procedures […] which will allow the club to run smoothly and efficiently in the future […] I have full confidence that they will be able to make the club even better than what it is currently.” Victor Alfonso, the secretary and a 2/5 Computer Engineering major, says that his hopes for STC are, “to help run fun events for the students on campus, provide a semi competitive game that people can just come with their friends to participate in,” and “to get a feel for how to run our events and what kinds of topics the audience would enjoy, in addition to planning other types of events.”
Typically, the club tends to be a competitive space. However, many of the e-board members try to make it a fun experience for everyone, and those who play can team with up to four people. Lila Matulac, sophomore mechanical engineering major and the treasurer of STC, stated, “I think students should know that although the concept of our club centers around competition-style events, we really aim to entertain a variety of audiences and you shouldn’t feel intimidated to come out and just have a good time with your friends.” In fact, the president of the club admitted that he is not that good at trivia himself, but he finds enjoyment in learning obscure facts to then share with the many members of STC.
To change things up a bit at each meeting, and to try to include as many people as possible, STC creates different themes for their trivia nights. On their Discord, they provide polls for members to vote on what theme they want for the following meeting. One of their popular events was Geek Bowl, which hosted a variety of questions involving all things geek-related, including questions about Dungeons & Dragons, Star Wars, and even Rick and Morty.
At the end of the night, the top three teams that get the most points do not go unrewarded for their efforts. The Stevens Trivia Club provides prizes, often themed each meeting, as well as candy to all the members who come. Sometimes, during half-time, the club will ask questions and give out smaller prizes to the individuals who get the questions right.
Overall, the club is a fun competitive experience where people who enjoy learning facts and competing for prizes can hang out with friends; as it currently stands, with the club’s current popularity despite being so new, it will be interesting to see how much more they improve.
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