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PIMP MY SOCIETY 09/10

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    #62
    hippety-pippety
    Closed Accounts Posts: 82 ✭✭hippety-pippety


    i'm going into 2nd year & didn't get at all into societies last year.. but i really want to this time round, do many people show up on their own or does everyone go in groups of 2 or more? i want to join a load of socs & meet new people, not just the people on my course..


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    #63
    Aodan83
    Registered Users Posts: 1,110 ✭✭✭Aodan83


    hippety-pippety wrote: »
    i'm going into 2nd year & didn't get at all into societies last year.. but i really want to this time round, do many people show up on their own or does everyone go in groups of 2 or more? i want to join a load of socs & meet new people, not just the people on my course..
    I think you're better off going on your own. I f you go with a friend, you could easily spend the whole time just talking to that friend and not meet anyone new. If you're on your own, you have to start talking to strangers. Which is fun.


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    #64
    samf
    Registered Users Posts: 329 ✭✭samf


    What many 1st yrs and others dont know about societies is that there are 2 kinds of ways to "join a society". One is by signing up on socs day, getting contacted about events and being whats called an active member by going to the events of the society regularly. Thats fine and all for people who want that kind of involvement. However if you really want the true experience of "joining a society", you should try and join the committee of the society. Every society each year has between 4 and 15 or so committee members, depending on the size of the society. To get the true experience or working in a team and actually doing stuff, meeting new people, and getting all the society perks, joining a committee is the way to go. For most students the only way to do this is to go to an AGM for a society which usually all take place in March at the end of every year, and this is the best chance to go for a position for the coming year. However would of course mean first years dont get a chance to join a committee in their first year so thats why every committee is required to have at least one first year rep on their committee and they get these from enthusiastic students who sign up on societies day. So my advice to all freshers who really want to get involved in societies is chose which one looks like the one you'd enjoy the most (you can usually tell from the effort they went to with their stand on socs day how well run they are) and go up to them and ask them how you can be their first year rep. Best of luck.


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    #65
    Skapoot
    Registered Users Posts: 140 ✭✭Skapoot


    Hmm I wonder if theres any chance of a Toastmasters Society being set up.

    Id have no idea how to go about it. But anyone ever attend a Toastmasters group outside of college?

    Id say it would go down a treat as a club or society.

    Does anyone know if theres something similar running in Ucc under a different name??


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    #66
    Haru
    Closed Accounts Posts: 92 ✭✭Haru


    samf wrote: »
    What many 1st yrs and others dont know about societies is that there are 2 kinds of ways to "join a society". One is by signing up on socs day, getting contacted about events and being whats called an active member by going to the events of the society regularly. Thats fine and all for people who want that kind of involvement. However if you really want the true experience of "joining a society", you should try and join the committee of the society. Every society each year has between 4 and 15 or so committee members, depending on the size of the society. To get the true experience or working in a team and actually doing stuff, meeting new people, and getting all the society perks, joining a committee is the way to go. For most students the only way to do this is to go to an AGM for a society which usually all take place in March at the end of every year, and this is the best chance to go for a position for the coming year. However would of course mean first years dont get a chance to join a committee in their first year so thats why every committee is required to have at least one first year rep on their committee and they get these from enthusiastic students who sign up on societies day. So my advice to all freshers who really want to get involved in societies is chose which one looks like the one you'd enjoy the most (you can usually tell from the effort they went to with their stand on socs day how well run they are) and go up to them and ask them how you can be their first year rep. Best of luck.

    Thanks for that piece of advice, it is really appreciated. Also looks like you really enjoy being part of the committee for a society. :)

    Would you mind describing a bit how it went for you ? (What society you joined when you arrived, and do you have tips for those who would like to apply to join a committee ?)


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    #67
    ALincoln
    Closed Accounts Posts: 222 ✭✭ALincoln


    Skapoot wrote: »
    Hmm I wonder if theres any chance of a Toastmasters Society being set up.

    Id have no idea how to go about it. But anyone ever attend a Toastmasters group outside of college?

    Id say it would go down a treat as a club or society.

    Does anyone know if theres something similar running in Ucc under a different name??

    The Philosoph Society.


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    #68
    samf
    Registered Users Posts: 329 ✭✭samf


    Haru wrote: »
    Thanks for that piece of advice, it is really appreciated. Also looks like you really enjoy being part of the committee for a society. :)

    Would you mind describing a bit how it went for you ? (What society you joined when you arrived, and do you have tips for those who would like to apply to join a committee ?)

    At this stage i could write a book about my experiences in societies in ucc! Basically in the past few years ive been on the committees on science, netsoc, fashion (i just did the website for them - fashion really isnt normally my thing!!), accounting and finance, and journalism.

    Then last year i put all my previous experience together and restarted the entrepreneurial society as E+S soc (entrepreneurial and social). Couldnt recommend getting involved more, and if you dont then you'll just leave college regretting it.


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    #69
    migo
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    It's stereotypical I know but I have to ask, what's the male to female ratio? I'd probably join whatever it is but I want prior warning.

    It might be slightly male dominated but not much, depends on the events really. The auditor this year is female so maybe we'll see a change!
    Stephen Esquire wrote: »
    I'd love to join Netsoc!You don't have to be doing BIS or Computer Science, though do you?

    No of course not! Committee consists of 4 Comp Sci, 1 BIS, 2 Engineering and 2 Arts students (neither doing Comp Sci in Arts). You don't need to be interested in computers at all even, gaming is a huge focus of the society. They just want everyone to have fun! :)


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    #70
    Mario007
    Registered Users Posts: 877 ✭✭✭Mario007


    haha i just joined anything i could today, including the international relations, law society and YFG(btw they have really nice and good looking girls over there):D


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    #71
    brazilicious
    Closed Accounts Posts: 334 ✭✭brazilicious


    Mario007 wrote: »
    haha i just joined anything i could today, including the international relations, law society and YFG(btw they have really nice and good looking girls over there):D

    wait til the clubs and socs day, and bring a big empty rucksack.....


    youll fill up on sweets and lollies for the year...


    and maybe join a society if youre feeling generous with your email address...


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    #72
    Mario007
    Registered Users Posts: 877 ✭✭✭Mario007


    brazilicious wrote: »
    wait til the clubs and socs day, and bring a big empty rucksack.....


    youll fill up on sweets and lollies for the year...


    and maybe join a society if youre feeling generous with your email address...

    great early christmas so:D i kinda cant wait for the whole of college to start to be honest, with the societies and clubs and all:)


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    #73
    Homicidal_jesus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 529 ✭✭✭Homicidal_jesus


    Mario007 wrote: »
    great early christmas so:D i kinda cant wait for the whole of college to start to be honest, with the societies and clubs and all:)

    ahhhhhhhhhhhah i wanna start


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    #74
    Mario007
    Registered Users Posts: 877 ✭✭✭Mario007


    Homicidal_jesus wrote: »
    ahhhhhhhhhhhah i wanna start

    ya man same here, just wanna fly into it. two weeks seems an awful long while to wait:D


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    #75
    Homicidal_jesus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 529 ✭✭✭Homicidal_jesus


    Mario007 wrote: »
    ya man same here, just wanna fly into it. two weeks seems an awful long while to wait:D

    tell me about it!you and your orientation BLAST(stewie voice):D


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    #76
    Mario007
    Registered Users Posts: 877 ✭✭✭Mario007


    Homicidal_jesus wrote: »
    tell me about it!you and your orientation BLAST(stewie voice):D

    haha, don't worry you'll get to be a proper ucc student soon with an ID card and whatnot:D at least you wont have to wait long after your registration for the college proper


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    #77
    Homicidal_jesus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 529 ✭✭✭Homicidal_jesus


    Mario007 wrote: »
    haha, don't worry you'll get to be a proper ucc student soon with an ID card and whatnot:D at least you wont have to wait long after your registration for the college proper

    true infact the day after ill be back up there ha!woop


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    #78
    thebigcheese22
    Registered Users Posts: 1,379 ✭✭✭thebigcheese22


    Mario007 wrote: »
    haha i just joined anything i could today, including the international relations, law society and YFG(btw they have really nice and good looking girls over there):D

    Aw man, you used to be cool....:pac:


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    #79
    Homicidal_jesus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 529 ✭✭✭Homicidal_jesus


    thebigcheese22 wrote: »
    Aw man, you used to be cool....:pac:

    haha..what affiliation would you have politically then??i wanna stay cool:p:p:pac:


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    #80
    thebigcheese22
    Registered Users Posts: 1,379 ✭✭✭thebigcheese22


    Homicidal_jesus wrote: »
    haha..what affiliation would you have politically then??i wanna stay cool:p:p:pac:

    See the OP... ;):)


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    #81
    Mario007
    Registered Users Posts: 877 ✭✭✭Mario007


    thebigcheese22 wrote: »
    Aw man, you used to be cool....:pac:

    dude i have valid reasons for joining:D i needed a new bag, the one i got as part of my freshers pack tore, i needed a few new pens, i wanted to annoy my friend, i need to figure out how a political party works and they really did have very good looking girls there:D


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    #82
    Homicidal_jesus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 529 ✭✭✭Homicidal_jesus


    thebigcheese22 wrote: »
    See the OP... ;):)

    ahhhhh the answers a lot:p


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    #83
    thebigcheese22
    Registered Users Posts: 1,379 ✭✭✭thebigcheese22


    Homicidal_jesus wrote: »
    ahhhhh the answers a lot:p

    Shaddup :pac:


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    #84
    Homicidal_jesus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 529 ✭✭✭Homicidal_jesus


    thebigcheese22 wrote: »
    Shaddup :pac:

    :(:(ok..:D:D:pac:


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    #85
    Aodan83
    Registered Users Posts: 1,110 ✭✭✭Aodan83


    Mario007 wrote: »
    dude i have valid reasons for joining:D i needed a new bag, the one i got as part of my freshers pack tore, i needed a few new pens, i wanted to annoy my friend, i need to figure out how a political party works and they really did have very good looking girls there:D
    Congratulations, you have just worked out why everyone does the majority of the stuff they do in college. You'll go far, young padawan. :pac:


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    #86
    440Hz
    Registered Users Posts: 6,424 ✭✭✭440Hz


    So the amount of actual information in this thread for people interested in joining specific societies is.... nil, or almost nil! Urgh, why did I waste time reading the past three pages.


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    #87
    Mario007
    Registered Users Posts: 877 ✭✭✭Mario007


    Aodan83 wrote: »
    Congratulations, you have just worked out why everyone does the majority of the stuff they do in college. You'll go far, young padawan. :pac:

    great! at least now i know many other people think along similar lines as me:D can't wait for the societies and clubs days, i'll be whoring around my email address for free stuff:D:D


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    #88
    ALincoln
    Closed Accounts Posts: 222 ✭✭ALincoln


    For societies you don't want to join, but do want to extract free stuff from, always remember to have a fake email and possibly phone number in your back pocket. That way, you maximise the amount of free stuff you whilst minimizing the amount of hassle incurred.


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    #89
    Homicidal_jesus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 529 ✭✭✭Homicidal_jesus


    ALincoln wrote: »
    For societies you don't want to join, but do want to extract free stuff from, always remember to have a fake email and possibly phone number in your back pocket. That way, you maximise the amount of free stuff you whilst minimizing the amount of hassle incurred.

    ahh...good one!sweet:D


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    #90
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    440Hz wrote: »
    So the amount of actual information in this thread for people interested in joining specific societies is.... nil, or almost nil! Urgh, why did I waste time reading the past three pages.

    Quoted for truth.

    Guys, can we keep the off-topic banter to the, well, off topic thread, please?


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    #91
    Skapoot
    Registered Users Posts: 140 ✭✭Skapoot


    Sooo...


    What day is clubs and socs sign up day?? How have some people signed up already..


    I must have missed something..:cool:


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