Club Craze

As Max and I were walking to AMS Club Days I was wondering if I would join any clubs at all. Last year I joined both Improv and the Food Society, but wasn’t all that great of a member, with little club involvement. Imagine my surprise when I walked out of the SUB, just over half an hour later, having signed up for seven clubs. Yes, seven clubs. They are (in order of joining):

• The UBC Debate Club – I joined this because I did some debate in high school and liked it, also Max was really into it, and I thought we could go to meetings together.
• Yanks Anonymous (an American Politics Club) – I joined first off because I am an American, I love American Politics, they were registering people to vote, and selling Obama t-shirts. (Which I now own one of)
• The English Students’ Society – I am an English Student, they publish “Uprooted” towards the end of the year, which is the closest to a literary magazine I’ve seen on campus.
• The Philosophy Student’s Society – As I am now taking Existentialism and pondering the world with Max, I felt this was a natural step, plus I got a cute little pin that reads, “While you are reading this pin, I am pondering your existence.”
• The NDP (Canada’s Social Democrat Party) – This one was mostly to support Max and the party. I can’t personally vote, but I like the NDP, and I like what they stand for.
• The Freethinkers of UBC – Again, this was mostly to support Max. I don’t know too much about the club, but the guy we were talking to about it seemed really passionate about the club and Max was totally sold.
• The Film Society – namely for the discount, and the ability to be a projectionist, something I’ve always wanted to do.

I know I won’t make it to every meeting of every club, but I am excited for this year. Most of the people we talked to at the fair seemed really passionate about their clubs, and I think I could use that sort of passion in my life.