Oxford 2011 Freshers Chat Thread

Which societies are top of people's "To Join" list?

I'm thinking LGBT, trampolining, some sort of martial art and a vegetarian/vegan group (if there is one?)

I have a crazy conservative friend who's a member, he's promised to bring me along to a Port and Policy evening. They have too much trouble not being racist/sexist a lot of the time, though.

On that point..would your friend agree that "Life is Better Under a Conservative"?

My friend is an arch-tory catholic who plans to become prime minister and believes in the divine right of kings. So yeah.

Is it weird that I am nervous. Like really really nervous. In the sense that I keep putting things off

You'll have seen the poster, of course?

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xbFrx50EjMc/SNFGLMdr17I/AAAAAAAAAqw/7Es2i7iQaUU/s1600-h/Female+poster+%28small%29.PNG

I hadn't seen the poster, although I guessed the slogan was intended as a double entendre. I'm not really the demographic that poster's meant to influence, though.

Completely. The second team is entirely made up for novices, i.e. those who have been shooting for less than a year, and all competitions have a seperate category for them, so you're never shooting aginst people more experienced than you in your first year. I only started last October so I'm only just leaving novicehood myself, so I can tell you that you're well cared for and trained In fact, our novice team beat Cambridge's novices last Varsity by a sizable margin, so you can get pretty good in a short time! Even if you don't want to do competitions, there are plenty of things for novices to do, badges and awards to work for, that sort of thing.

It's awesome that people are interested

We're all-inclusive in the Big Society

http://www.lgbtory.co.uk/sites/default/files/images/26384_412297560188_514255188_5564740_4089652_n_0.preview.jpg

That sounds very similar to fencing, which has a novice Varsity Match that I'm very interested.

You've sold it to me, so you can consider me a future member

Does LGBTory mean the Conservatives refuse to recognize trans people?

Fencing society is very tempting, haven't fenced since I was eleven, but it was bloody marvellous. I'm going to pop along to the OUCA, certainly, just to see if it isn't too weird, I'll sign up straight away if it's as offensive and booze-sodden as they say. Can't wait to play cricket at Magdalen either, even though it's months away I want to play Magdalene, Cambridge and KILL THEM ALL.

If you join the UOTC they'll give you a gun and you quite possibly could...

If you join the UOTC they'll give you a gun and you quite possibly could...

Just don't let them hear you call it a gun.

If you join the UOTC they'll give you a gun and you quite possibly could...