Kinki University investigated the number of new members and reasons for joining student groups (athletic associations, cultural associations, alumni associations, undergraduate unions, independent organizations, undergraduate student groups, etc.) over the past five years.
近畿大学では、東大阪キャンパスにおける学生団体（体育会、文化会、学友会連合会、各学部自治会、独立団体、学部学生部会など）の新入部員数を毎年5月10日時点で調査している。その結果、2020年度は、コロナ禍以前の3年間の平均と比べて70%減の442人（同年東大阪キャンパス入学者数：5854人）、2021年度は46%減となる802人（同年東大阪キャンパス入学者数：6122人）だったことが分かった。
In 2020, the entrance ceremony was held online, and classes were switched online due to the state of emergency, so new students did not come to the university and there was no opportunity for student groups to conduct solicitation activities.Another reason is that the solicitation activities that were suddenly switched to online could not be adequately dealt with, and that the transmission on SNS was delayed.
Due to the decrease in the number of new members, there is concern that the player base will become thinner and the strength will decline, and there are also groups that have fewer managers and hinder the operation of the department.In addition, there are issues such as the inability to take over general affairs and technical guidance smoothly, the problem that one person must concurrently hold multiple positions when becoming a senior student, and an organization that is in danger of being abolished due to insufficient number of members. There was also.
On the other hand, the number of new members joining the club in 2021 increased 1.8 times compared to the previous year, and according to a questionnaire survey (998 respondents) of 492 new members, SNS such as Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube triggered the joining. There were 35% of freshmen who said that.You can see that the solicitation has moved online and it is starting to work.
In addition to reporting activities using SNS, each student group was devising ways to increase opportunities for contact with new students, such as accepting questions and holding briefing sessions at Zoom.In addition, it is thought that the fact that the entrance ceremony was held face-to-face in 2021 also contributed to the increase in the number of new students.
