OrgSync, an online networking service that Fordham has recently adopted and placed at the center of club life, is a nationally-known brand; its name extends to over 200 college campuses in all but a few states.

Reminiscent of Facebook's user interface, OrgSync uses an extensive list of features to cater to two distinct parties.  The first is club officials who, instead of lugging around mounds of budget packets and transportation requests, may now enjoy the convenience and organization of the Web.  The second is the rest of the University community; who may use the network-driven page to find a perfect way to spend that Tuesday afternoon.

The Office of Student Leadership and Community Development, in an effort to save paper and become more efficient, has already begun requiring club officials to use the website when performing administrative tasks. While the service has only been in use for a few months, club leaders have grasped the transition.

"We use it for room reservations for any events that we do," Emily Wilant, a coordinator of Global Outreach at Rose Hill, said in an interview.  "A lot of the fundraising obviously has to go through OSL&CD, so we use OrgSync for that...it's been really helpful just in terms of less physical paperwork."

While club officials are happy to eliminate long lines at copiers and empty ink cartridges, OSL&CD must now look at the part of the equation that is severely lacking: the rest of the school community.  Expediting administrative processes is a plus for any club, but students seeking to explore extracurriculars at Fordham do not know what OrgSync is or how to use it effectively.

Angelo Labate, FCRH '12 and vice president of operations for United Student Government, insists, however, that the introduction of OrgSync on Fordham's campus must be completed in organized "phases."

"Phase one of implementing the new system was to get all of the club leaders on OrgSync…getting all students onto [the website] is phase two," he said.

In an effort to get more students on the website and make up for a steady lack of promotion, Jennifer Lackie, assistant director of student organizations and programming, and a cheerleader for the digital transition, recently said that a promotional campaign would begin in February.

"Students who join and use OrgSync during the month of February will be entered into a raffle to win free movie passes," Lackie said recently in an email.  "Each week, five random students will be selected to win two movie passes [each]."

Students may expect to receive an email in the coming weeks containing information on how to claim a personalized OrgSync account and begin exploring the website that has thus far inspired a mixed reaction on campus.