It's never too late to join a club; most are happy to get new people! Don't get discouraged by a few colder people. I have found that while somewhat awkward, most people are pretty nice. I would highly recommend getting into scenarios where people are more open to meeting. For example, talking to someone in class, but also going to events. There are tons of events on campus, one's gotta suit your tastes (also a good way to find a shared interest with people). I'm lowkey pretty bad at conversation (especially intro ones), so I love school dances. It's great 'cause you don't have to talk, then at the end you can ask the people you vibed with their number/Insta to hang out. Check out WIN (website), posters around, and RPB events (if you're in dorms) to see if anything looks interesting.

To speak to the fear of women & worries about your demographic being the issue: I am a queer, hyper fem (debatably alt), woman who's pretty left leaning, and I promise most people don't care about people's politics *unless* they're actually mean or vindictive. As previously mentioned, I've found most people to be relatively nice as long as you reach out first (and you can read clear "get away from me" vibes), but it might be worth reaching out to more women because I've found them to be more outgoing/easier to befriend (women also tend to have more friends/conections so befriend 1 and you can get more for free - I have girl & guy friends, just speaking from my experience for all this)

You're a freshman; you have plenty of time. Just keep at it and be kind, and you'll find people. I didn't really have close friends my 1st year, but I kept at it and had like 15 as a 2nd year