@romns116
No problem! As far as your questions, I’ll do my best to answer them, but my knowledge comes only from alumni and BU students I encountered while on campus 
From what I have heard, you can indeed “pick-up” a camera from Day 1, although I doubt anyone will be doing that. The idea is that BU will allow you to rent out camera equipment should you be interested in shooting independent footage. A student told me that her roommate, a film major, completed a short film within her first semester in BU. As with other schools, I’m pretty sure BU has a system for renting out equipment in the same way one would rent out library books. Obviously, it would be up to you to seek out any actors/camera people, etc. The film program also allows you to do this, but not until later, after you’ve completed any prerequisites concerning theory and background (which is the case in almost every school).
The only “club” in the curriculum is BUTV, which is the television station. However, I’m sure there are film groups around campus if you feel inclined to join. I know the Film Society is one such group, but I believe they only watch films, not create them.
Hope this is what you were looking for!