[publius911]

If a meeting is public, in a public space, it is fair game. If a meeting is in someone’s living room it is not.

In California (believe it or not) we have what is known as the Brown Act, and meeting in someone's living room is most definitely a criminal act.
Definitely not OK.

As for public meetings, unless it is an executive session discussing public employee bargaining, or pending suits, etc., it must be a public meeting.
I would record a public meeting no problem. Miniature sensitive recorders are widely available, now.

California Brown Act

[FreedomPoster]

That’s for governmental entities. This is not a governmental entity, it’s a club at a university. They chose to make it a public event when they decided to use the university’s space and announcements to publicize it, but they could have held a meeting at a private location, not being a governmental entity.