Relatively new to campus, Fordham's Paranormal Society hosts weekly round table discussions about paranormal activity, stories of hauntings and all of that which is scientifically unexplainable. "To believe or not to believe …that is not really the question."

Key to the club's philosophy is its effort to remain objectively affiliated with neither the believer's nor the skeptic's perspective. All beliefs (and non-beliefs) are welcome and essentially serve as the backbone for discussion.

Because Fordham's Paranormal Society is still only one semester old, it has not yet been able to acquire much funding yet. In upcoming semesters, the club's executive board intends to appeal for funds to buy equipment for potential club sponsored events, such as fieldwork in ghost hunting or a masquerade ball.

President and founder of the club, Alex Avalos, FCRH '13, first noticed student interest in discussions about paranormal activity when he created the RA sponsored program, "The F Files," in Tierney Hall last year. More and more students expressed interest in the program, and soon after Avalos decided to write up a constitution to make it an official club.

Avalos felt that, although interest in these paranormal topics was particularly popular, the topics generally have the tendency to be somewhat taboo. Acknowledging this tendency, he wanted to create a structured, recurring time and place for fellow students to explore such themes.

If you are a Fordham student, you have undoubtedly heard about the hauntings in Queens Court, the unexplained 3 a.m. noises in Hughes Hall and the portrait with the moving eyes in the FMH stairwell (just kidding about the last one). Rose Hill's campus has a reputation for being haunted — so much so that it may be featured in an upcoming episode of "School Spirits," a reality TV show that investigates paranormal activity on haunted campuses.

Avalos recently submitted a recollection of an experience he had in Queens Court and is waiting to hear back from the show's producer. In the meantime, he and the rest of Fordham's Paranormal Society continue meeting weekly.

 "[We meet] to investigate and analyze what is considered to be beyond the range of normal experience or scientific explanation, and explore the sociological implications of the ever-taboo realm of ‘paranormalcy,'" Avalos said.

Fordham's Paranormal Society (stalk them on Facebook) meets every Thursday evening at 6 p.m. in Jogues' first floor lounge in Martyrs' Court.

All are welcome and encouraged to share their beliefs, questions and experiences.