The Activities Forum at Villanova is packed annually with ‘Nova’s most notable clubs. We all know them – Blue Key Society, CAT, SGA, various club sports – the list goes on. But as one wanders around the Pavilion in search of the year’s new interest, it is easy to overlook those organizations that do not have the flashiest displays or the most familiar names. Some organizations may not even have a table. However, behind the gray-bricked walls of the University lie myriad clubs that one must look harder to find. Here, the diverse interests of the University are represented in many unique ways.With the annual SAMOSA event coming up, one organization at Villanova is looking to gain some prominence. Ghungroo, a student dance group composed of students of various cultural backgrounds, will perform at SAMOSA’s Diwali event Saturday. Reeti Kumar, the organization’s leader, defines Ghungroo as a “budding cultural organization” that strives to educate people “about different cultural backgrounds through dance.” The organization’s title comes from the Indian word for the bell on a decorative anklet. However, Kumar stresses that the organization is not just for those of Indian heritage. “Our members are from different cultural backgrounds, exemplifying our motive to cultivate diversity in the Villanova community,” Kumar wrote in an e-mail to The Villanovan. At each meeting, members educate one another on their cultural backgrounds by discussing food, family, religion and other things unique to the different traditions represented, as well as through the common medium of dance. This year, Ghungroo is performing at SAMOSA’s Diwali show. Kumar also has visions for the future. “In the upcoming semester, we hope to practice dance styles from various other cultures and continue having various cultural conversations,” Kumar wrote.At another end of the activity spectrum resides the Villanova Quiz Bowl. Similar to a Jeopardy-style game show, teams of four members are pitted against one another in a fierce competition of pop culture and academic trivia. “Many kids are familiar with quiz bowl or ‘academic team’ from high school, [and] college quiz bowl is of a similar vein,” team leader Nathan Molteni wrote in an e-mail to The Villanovan.Played head-to-head with a mandatory buzz-in for answers, Quiz Bowl travels around the East Coast to competitions with other schools, some of which include University of Maryland, Rutgers-Newark and Boston College. “Last year we hosted our own tournament and had 10 high school teams from the local area come play at Villanova,” Molteni wrote. “We’re a laid-back organization with no required commitment and open doors to anyone who has an interest in trivia of any sort.  We meet weekly to play intra-team matches and go to about six to seven tournaments a year.” Recently, the Quiz Bowl placed fifth out of 20 in a regional competition.For students seeking a creative outlet for their artistic calling, the Villanova Art Project provides such relief. The group meets weekly on Tuesdays to “hang out, talk, listen to strange music and draw,” according to the group’s president, Kirsten McAuliffe. Recently, the club has been concentrating on drawing to focus on “texture, tone, composition [and] lines.” Much of the subject matter is taken from real life or from print, such as magazines and art books, and often the members will work in groups or independently. “The club just started this semester, but I am seeing it grow in recent weeks since I began working on the art exhibit that we are hoping to have soon after break,” McAuliffe wrote in an e-mail to The Villanovan. The members shift from week to week, but this doesn’t bother McAuliffe; rather, it seems to give everyone a chance to experience different artists within the Villanova community. Also, the club has started up its own Webpage at novarts.blogspot.com, where McAuliffe features artists’ individual work.Villanova’s diversity is represented in different ways across campus. These three organizations are just a few of the many ways to be active at ‘Nova and also have a unique interest satisfied. From dance to art, expressing oneself is never hard at Villanova. It might just take a bit of searching to find the right fit.