Clubs and Societies

TheDrog

amyputz wrote: »

That sounds like fun, I may give it a go too :P

all welcome, the more the merrier

Rafcam

Oh I've just thought of something, there's no Gaisce President's Award club, is there? I'm supposed to be going for Gold this year

leopoldbloom

JellyBeans92 wrote: »

I was just wondering if NUIM has a musical society, i.e. a club that stages or has an interest in musicals.

Could someone PM me the information if there is one?.

Yo, SU President here. The Drama Society put on a massive musical every year (last year was Fame: the Musical) and there's a college/town society called the Maynooth Community Players who do four or five shows a year.

There will be signs up for auditions for the musical in the first couple of weeks of term.

Much Love,
Aengus

Rafcam

leopoldbloom wrote: »

Yo, SU President here. The Drama Society put on a massive musical every year (last year was Fame: the Musical) and there's a college/town society called the Maynooth Community Players who do four or five shows a year.

There will be signs up for auditions for the musical in the first couple of weeks of term.

Much Love,
Aengus

Oh thank you! I'd be interested in trying out for it. Do you need to have experience though with acting and being on stage? Or can beginners like myself give it a shot?

leopoldbloom

Rafcam wrote: »

Oh thank you! I'd be interested in trying out for it. Do you need to have experience though with acting and being on stage? Or can beginners like myself give it a shot?

Nah, just go for it!

Rafcam

leopoldbloom wrote: »

Nah, just go for it!

Awesome! I'd say I'll give it a shot then. Thank you

squishykins

Oooooooh I wanna! There's too many clubs and societies, how will I get time for all this??

Bhoy_

amyputz wrote: »

Oooooooh I wanna! There's too many clubs and societies, how will I get time for all this??

Skip lectures

Rafcam

amyputz wrote: »

Oooooooh I wanna! There's too many clubs and societies, how will I get time for all this??

I have the exact same dilemma! :P

Rafcam

Bhoy_ wrote: »

Skip lectures

Lol! Setting a great example, I see :P

XxMCRxBabyxX

Rafcam wrote: »

Oh thank you! I'd be interested in trying out for it. Do you need to have experience though with acting and being on stage? Or can beginners like myself give it a shot?

Anyone can audition! I did las year and got in. didn't keep it up tho...

JellyBeans92

leopoldbloom wrote: »

Yo, SU President here. The Drama Society put on a massive musical every year (last year was Fame: the Musical) and there's a college/town society called the Maynooth Community Players who do four or five shows a year.

There will be signs up for auditions for the musical in the first couple of weeks of term.

Much Love,
Aengus

Ah that sounds awesome, I didn't know the Drama soc did musicals, I thought it would literally be plays and suchness?

What time in the year would the musical be on, and any ideas as to what it might be!

I'm thinking drama soc could be a winner so.

TheDrog

for all those interested in giving frisbee a go, we're meeting up for a throw around at 3 by the astro turf pitches

luv-eirexx

J.D.R wrote: »

Also, does anyone know if there is an Airsoft club? (It's like paintball, except with pellet guns)

Thanks,
Jack

could ya please describe airsoft in more detail. . .I would be interested in joining if it'd be a good way to keep fit and fun . . .dont want to gain weight in college but the gym'd be so boring . . .:rolleyes:

murra

Any one know what the gaa is like out there gonna play ga and hurlin just wonderin if any one knows how good the teams are etc ?

brennra

Guys if ya wanna join a club this year come along to Trampolining, we will be there on Fairs day if u wanna check it out, we made a promo vid with the Media Soc and there will be a night out in the next few weeks were everyone gets to meet the other colleges....

Lb100

hahaha I was just thinking a thumb war society would be freaking hallerious!!!

J.D.R

luv-eirexx wrote: »

could ya please describe airsoft in more detail. . .I would be interested in joining if it'd be a good way to keep fit and fun . . .dont want to gain weight in college but the gym'd be so boring . . .:rolleyes:

The easiest way to describe it is a more tactical version of Paintball, except with pellet guns.

http://irishairsoft.ie/?page_id=4

I'll try get all the stuff that needs sorting by the end of next week, and have it up and running by the middle of next month.

I will say, it can get expensive. A days skirmish with rental will cost around 50 quid (maybe less with large groups), but with your own kit and stuff, it'll go down to 25 ish. The problem is, your kit will set you back about 250 for a good starter package (gun, camo, boots, facemask).

And, it is seriously addictive. I started at Christmas, and since then, I have owned more then 15 different types of AEG's (Airsoft Electric Devices, the gun), more then 10 types of Pistols, have bought, sold and traded my way through the internet, have built up a fair few contacts in the Airsoft community that will happily lend a helping hand with this, and even set up my own website (IrishAirsoftSites.com, which I had no experience in before I had 20 quid in my paypal, and a weekend off).

When I have it up and running, I plan on having skirmishes (days out) once every 3 or 4 weeks (due to cost), and I can guarantee, it will be some of the best laughs you can have.

Any other questions?

LeahBaby

we had our student union and societies chat with aengus this afternoon!was fun,the guys are mad! looking forward to checkin out the harry potter society lol!
Also looking forward to meeting more people because as a mature student i am finding it hard to meet people so far.

misskerrie09

What times do the clubs be on at? I know they're not organised yet or anything but do they be on during the day or in the evenings? I want to join a few but i have to get a bus home every evening at 6 so I wont be able to do anything after that

TheDrog

misskerrie09 wrote: »

What times do the clubs be on at? I know they're not organised yet or anything but do they be on during the day or in the evenings? I want to join a few but i have to get a bus home every evening at 6 so I wont be able to do anything after that

depends on the clubs, some will be earlier in the day some later. they usually have times up at clubs and socs day

misskerrie09

Ok great can't wait to join some! Thanks!

SVP Maynooth

Hi everyone,

If your looking for a society to join, why not consider the St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) . We are basically a society of charity, volunteering and having the craic. We run many activities each week from soup runs, extra support classes for 2nd level students and nursing home visits as well as events during the year such as the ever popular Fr Ted Themed 'Lovely Girls Competition' as well as many others. We are totally flexible to suit you and you can get involved as much or as litle as you like. See you on Clubs and Societies day (Fairs day) and Pastoral Groups day. :D:D

XxMCRxBabyxX

SVP Maynooth wrote: »

events during the year such as the ever popular Fr Ted Themed 'Lovely Girls Competition'

Will you be doing this again this year? I was quite disappointed in myself for not entering last year but I needed to learn how to make a cup of tea!

SVP Maynooth

XxMCRxBabyxX wrote: »

Will you be doing this again this year? I was quite disappointed in myself for not entering last year but I needed to learn how to make a cup of tea!

Absolutely, likely to be held in the second semester, master them tea making skills and ye never know ya could give Mrs Doyle a run for her money.

XxMCRxBabyxX

SVP Maynooth wrote: »

Absolutely, likely to be held in the second semester, master them tea making skills and ye never know ya could give Mrs Doyle a run for her money.

Gotsta work on my sandwiches too!
Gotta master tea though! I've never made a cup of tea before!

moggins7

XxMCRxBabyxX wrote: »

Gotta master tea though! I've never made a cup of tea before!

XxMCRxBabyxX

moggins7 wrote: »

Hey! I wasn't brought up in Ireland and neither my parents or my bother drik tea so when would I have ever made a cup! :P

aoifemcd

This might be a stupid question but whens the day when we get to sign up for the clubs and socs? and where is it?

thanks!

brennra

wed the 29th i think.. in the SU... join trampolining

aoifemcd

Oh thanks!
i was thinking of joining trampolining! it looks so fun!

brennra

yeah it is. check it out on facebook. just look up nuim tramp .
we will be having one of the trampolines outside on fairs day! and theres really cool events and weekends away!!

Alt_Grrr

brennra wrote: »

yeah it is. check it out on facebook. just look up nuim tramp .
we will be having one of the trampolines outside on fairs day! and theres really cool events and weekends away!!

Most of the Clubs and Socs don't know yet... The Union are playing with the format of the day. but I guess you can't mess with success...

curlypops

hey guys any of you know if there is a ladies rugby team?:D

GEKKO135

Yup there's a ladies rugby team, part of NUIM Rugby club. Not sure about the girls but mens rugby season hasn't started yet. You can get all the info on clubs and socs day.

Ms. Koi

JellyBeans92 wrote: »

I was just wondering if NUIM has a musical society, i.e. a club that stages or has an interest in musicals.

Could someone PM me the information if there is one?.

Maynooth Musical Society is based in the town Maynooth (rather than in the college) but anyone can join! We're doing Godspell, auditions starting tonight and running until Saturday. Girls national school, Maynooth.
Audition Times:
Thursday and Friday 1830-2030
Saturday 1530-1730

Audition will involve singing a song of your choosing, acting a piece/monologue of your choosing and learning and dancing a short dance.

Please bring a SPARE copy of your chosen monolgue/script piece for the auditioning panel, particularly if you need us to read against you.

Reminder: Rehearsals will be Monday 6-8 and Thursday 7-930

Anyone know the times for the judo club? And will I need a gi early on?

rcaz

brennra wrote: »

join trampolining

+1!

PRO of Trampoline Club here. Come and have a go some day, and see us on Fair's Day. Really good fun

Absolute Zero

im looking forward to joining the self defence club, what fighting style do they actually teach?

Also any members of the history/geography socs able to tell us about what they do?

Absolute Zero

Absolute Zero wrote: »

im looking forward to joining the self defence club, what fighting style do they actually teach?

I'm pretty sure it's a mix of all the techniques you can use to defend yourself in a situation. Not a fighting style.

lemansky

Absolute Zero wrote: »

im looking forward to joining the self defence club, what fighting style do they actually teach?

They 'draw their inspiration' from Jiu-Jitsu and American Kenpo.

Ordin73

I was looking through the clubs and societies and I was wondering if there was any RPG or Roleplaying society..I'm not taking about anything sordid but the adventure, dice playing kind. I dont know enough about it to setup or run myself but I would be very interested.

Ordin73

Ordin73 wrote: »

I was looking through the clubs and societies and I was wondering if there was any RPG or Roleplaying society..I'm not taking about anything sordid but the adventure, dice playing kind. I dont know enough about it to setup or run myself but I would be very interested.

RPGing is a big part of NUIM Games Society. We supply rooms most nights of the week for them, and have a well stocked library.

Our forums are here: http://www.minds.nuim.ie/~gamessoc

J.D.R

Any chance someone has a full list of the Fighting/Selfdefence/Martial arts clubs and socs at NUIM? I would be really interested in getting into one or two

djhaxman

J.D.R wrote: »

Any chance someone has a full list of the Fighting/Selfdefence/Martial arts clubs and socs at NUIM? I would be really interested in getting into one or two

Last years list of everything, can't imagine there'll be much difference this year

http://studentactivities.nuim.ie/clubsandsocs.shtml

LeixlipRed

Yo, I recently got into a bit of gaming recently (of the board version). Anyone in the game soc play race for the galaxy? Savagely addictive game. Will ask at Fairs Day anyway. I can't play football the last few months so I've regressed to my super nerd core

LeixlipRed

LeixlipRed wrote: »

Yo, I recently got into a bit of gaming recently (of the board version). Anyone in the game soc play race for the galaxy? Savagely addictive game. Will ask at Fairs Day anyway. I can't play football the last few months so I've regressed to my super nerd core

We do have a CCGs coordinator but not such if we do that game. Then again no harm in suggesting it to him anyway.

Absolute Zero

lemansky wrote: »

They 'draw their inspiration' from Jiu-Jitsu and American Kenpo.

Ahh I see thats cool, I've always wanted to learn how to defend myself properly, because I have been in a situation before where it would be useful. Thanks for the info, I'm looking forward to this now.

Fenny

When is Fairs Day, is it next week?

Thinking of starting Yoga this year, does anyone know how much it'll be per class?

squishykins

Fenny wrote: »

When is Fairs Day, is it next week?

Next Wednesday me thinks