What University Societies Are You Part of?

Just wondering what everyone does in their spare time when they're not knuckled down studying. Or if there are any odd ones you'd heard of?

I've joined quite a few, but find it quite hard to stick to them all. My main ones are videogaming (on committee), LawSoc Netball, Airsoft and Jiu-Jitsu

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Reply 1

gjd800

I signed up for loads in my first week then never went to any of them bar one bandsoc jam night, which was just a bunch of indie ponces tryna sound like Arctic Monkeys. binned it

Reply 2

MidgetFever

Original post by gjd800

I signed up for loads in my first week then never went to any of them bar one bandsoc jam night, which was just a bunch of indie ponces tryna sound like Arctic Monkeys. binned it

Ouch

Aye, I haven't had great experiences with band nights either haha. My uni's RockSoc was pretty decent but their band gatherings sucked, they all wanted to play a bunch of Deathcore stuff. Just wasn't into it.

Reply 3

AdamCor

Economics, Maths and Actuarial Science. I mostly stick to departmental ones.

Reply 4

username3941996

Nintendo (Surprisingly active and probably one of the best on campus), ACS, Labour (hopefully joining soon), Hip Hop and hopefully debating.

Reply 5

gjd800

Original post by MidgetFever

Ouch

I knew and didn't like the lad running the rock and metal thing at our place so avoided it haha. had better craic just going the music pubs in town :laugh:

Reply 6

Sinnoh

Guitar, Quiz, History, Astronomy are the ones I joined. Automatically on the physics society because I do it

Only ones whose events I've been to have been quiz and history

Reply 7

username4952620

Not at uni yet but I’m probably gonna join all so I can stop being so socially anxious and realise human beings won’t think I’m an evil witch and wouldn’t mind if I introduced myself

Reply 8

zombie2233

I just go to a boxing training club nothing else

Reply 9

CTLeafez

I created my Uni's Biological Society so was also its first President. :h:

I'm also an Officer in a University Scheme Freemason Lodge. *conspiracy theories intensifies*

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Reply 10

NotNotBatman

None. I went to the society thingy they have in the first week for about 5 mins to register with the uni which happened at the same time, but i just felt incredibly out of place. I didn't understand the purpose of them and still don't. I went to one event and it was jist a bunch of people discussing contemporary pop culture. Zzzzzz.

Reply 11

NotNotBatman

Original post by IH8Studying

Not at uni yet but I’m probably gonna join all so I can stop being so socially anxious and realise human beings won’t think I’m an evil witch and wouldn’t mind if I introduced myself

You do realise you have to pay for them and there's usually like 200 not like 10.

Reply 12

El Salvador

Haven't been at university for years, but:

Oxford University Conservative Association
Oxford Nightlife
Schools Plus, Oxford Hub
IntoUniversity
Oxford University Student Union Council
Doctor Who Society
Social Services Society, HKU
University Hall, HKU
Student representative, Faculty of Education HKU
Queer Straight Alliance, HKU

I usually participated in organisations outside of university more.

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Reply 13

username4952620

Original post by NotNotBatman

You do realise you have to pay for them and there's usually like 200 not like 10.

I don’t actually mean ALL. I wouldn’t join a maths society for free even if Ariana Grande attended
Probably the creative ones

Reply 14

04MR17

Volunteer Section Leader

One of Keele's biggest societies is KRAP (Keele Rock Appreciation Posse). Always gets a giggle at freshers fair. :teehee:

Reply 15

CheeseIsVeg

Regularly go to the chilled-out non-auditioning orchestra :nopity:

I'm on the committee
I organise events for the Chemistry Society e.g we recently did a charity bake sale which was nice :albertein:

try to go to Quiz society but usually end up going with orchestra to the Quiz + Curry every Sunday night :wink2:

I infrequently pop along to certain events by French Society, Tea Society, Archaeology Society (my housemates bring me :rolleyes:

) but my favourite pastime is going to the SU cinema to watch films for free/£3 :coma:

BTW I moved this thread to University life :fyi:

Reply 16

Sinnoh

Original post by IH8Studying

Not at uni yet but I’m probably gonna join all so I can stop being so socially anxious and realise human beings won’t think I’m an evil witch and wouldn’t mind if I introduced myself

All the societies?
would get pretty weird with the political ones

Reply 17

PhoenixFortune

I was in my department's (Linguistics) society, Crafts, Table Top (board games), and Japanese societies during my MA. I only went to one or two events overall. Some societies only ever had meet-ups or events at the very last minute, so I usually had other plans or couldn't be bothered.