Everything from cycling and squash to spearfishing and laser tag to the Campus Greens and the Meditation Club was on display yesterday at the University of Otago's Clubs Day, as Eilish Maddock discovered.
It was a vibrant and bustling day where a portion of the 140 clubs and societies at the University of Otago set up a stall promoting their club and encouraging sign-ups.
Clubs Day was an excellent way of exposing students to the variety of clubs and societies available, Otago University Students Association's (OUSA) communications manager Tess Trotter said.
"It's also a way for the clubs to demonstrate what they do,'' and with such a large number of clubs and societies at the university, there was "something for everyone''.
Clubs Day is run twice throughout the year, at the start of semester one, in March, and at the start of semester two, in July.
The leader of the Capoeira club, Rhys Hobbs, said Clubs Day in semester one was usually a lot busier and resulted in more joining than in semester two.
One of the largest clubs on campus, the Otago University Tramping Club, typically has more joining on Clubs Day in semester one also.
"We had around 600 people sign up [in semester one],'' said tramping club advocate Lauren Farmer (28), who was expecting about half that number of new members yesterday.
Clubs Day is a part of the university's Re-Orientation week, which is running from yesterday until July 18.
-By Eilish Maddock
