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52Four clubs with no recruitment process

Cheese, diabolo, yarn and “human connection”

NYU has more than 300 clubs. The student paper picks four welcoming ones: Cheese Club tastes cheese monthly, Violet Diabolo spins the Chinese yo-yo, Yarn it Forward donates crafts to hospitals and shelters, and Human Connection Club runs picnics and game nights.

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  1. Washington Square News: 4 unconventional NYU clubs worth joining this semester (Sep 22, 2026)
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