As a college student, it is essential to have a hobby to keep you well balanced and active outside of your studies. This can be achieved by participating in one or more of your university's clubs or organizations. One of the best things about NC State University is that there are many clubs for students to partake in. There are actually over 700 student organizations to participate in.
One of these clubs is the Esports club at NCSU. It is a place for students to meet up and hang out while playing video games. Esports is a great club because you can have fun by playing video games and hanging out with like-minded people, but it is also an electronic "sports" club. This means that you can compete in tournaments for multiplayer games with your friends against other teams. This can help to keep your mind and reflexes sharp, much like more traditional sports such as football.
The Esports club at NCSU is actually competing in the upcoming Triangle Esports Championship in Durham, NC! This is an amazing event as it not only is giving gamers an opportunity to show off their skills and compete against friends, but it is also a charity event. The Triangle Esports Tournament is donating all proceeds to fund digital inclusion and literacy efforts in the Triangle offered by local non-profit organizations Kramden Institute and the Triangle Literacy Council.
The non-profits plan to use the proceeds to "provide basic digital literacy training to communities in need, provide basic literacy, life skills, and workforce development services, provide refurbished computers and computing technology, and to offer STEM education programs to underserved students". The Esports club is sending some of its members to compete in the event's solo Fortnite tournament. This event has a prize pool of $1,000.
The Triangle Esports Championship is open to the public. Anyone can attend the event and watch the tournaments and participate in games throughout the day. With the purchase of a general admission ticket, you can have access to viewing the tournaments, special PlayStation Showcase, any exhibits or vendors, and can compete in the Rocket League and Fortnite tournaments. You can purchase tickets and learn more about the event by going to their website at: https://triangleesportschampionship.com.
The event is taking place at the Durham Armory in Durham, NC. Be sure, if you attend, to root for the Esports club members to win!
To get involved with the Esports club at NCSU, you can check them out online at: https://getinvolved.ncsu.edu/organization/esports.
The club has a Discord server for you to chat with other members and to play video games with friends; https://discord.gg/PaFYsph.
By clicking the link, you can join the Discord server and be on your way to being a member of NCSU's gaming club.
