About the project

Finding your community should be seamless.

Clubs @ Temple started with a simple idea: make it easier for students and organizations to find each other.

How it started

It started with
a search.

A freshman-year experience that turned into an idea.

When I first arrived at Temple as a freshman, one of the things I was most excited about was being involved within the community. I wanted to meet people, explore my interests, and find clubs where I could belong.

I thought finding them would be easy.

Instead, I found myself navigating the maze of Suitable, struggling to find clubs that matched my interests. Its limited search functionality made discovery unnecessarily difficult; unless I knew a club's exact name, finding it was basically impossible. And even when I did find a club that interested me, it was only half the challenge.

Once I found a club, I still had to figure out how to actually join it. That often meant jumping between Instagram, GroupMe, and pages that weren't always up-to-date.

It felt strange that something meant to connect students could feel so disconnected.

The more I thought about it, the more I realized the problem wasn't just search. The whole process assumed people already knew exactly what they were looking for.

But a lot of us don't. That's the point of exploring.

So I decided to build what I myself wanted in that situation.

The idea behind Clubs @ Temple

What if finding the right community was actually simple?

Less digging through outdated pages. Less guessing where to go next. A better way for students and clubs to find each other.

Simplicity first

Built around connection,
not just information.

A directory is useful. But the experience should go further than a list of names and links.

Explore freely

You shouldn't need to know exactly what you're looking for before you start.

Make connections

Discovery should lead somewhere — whether you're looking for a club or looking for people.

Feel welcome

Getting involved can already feel intimidating. The tools around it shouldn't make it harder.

The experience

Less searching.
More discovering.

Clubs @ Temple is being built to make organizations easier to discover, understand, and connect with.

Find something interesting

Search naturally, browse interests, or discover something you weren't looking for.

Understand the fit

See the useful information without digging through unrelated pages.

Make the connection

Students find clubs, clubs find people, and both have a clearer next step.

Behind the project

Founder & Developer

Jarif

Student-built, independently.

I started Clubs @ Temple because I wanted an easier way to get involved and figured other students might feel the same way.

What started as a frustrating search became a project to build the kind of experience I wish I'd had from the beginning.

Clubs @ Temple is an independent personal project and is not affiliated with or operated by Temple University.

Start somewhere

Your next community could be one search away.

Know what you want or have absolutely no idea — either way, there's a place to start.