Joining societies (1 Viewer)

[La-di-da-di-da]

Hey guys,

I missed O-Week/O-Day, but I want to join the debating society- is it still possible?

 

[Nupil]

I think it is

President:
Ken Stanton
Mobile: 0407 031 777
E-mail: kenneth.t.stanton@bigpond.com

Contact him and tell him that you'd like to become a member Enjoy!

 

[Lexicographer]

You could just fill the form, give that and your cash to the Union desk. They'll process everything, and the society people will contact you.

 

[Dave85]

i joined bizcuts and that society hasnt contacted me or my friends since we joined... wats doing

 

[johnson]

Originally posted by Dave85
i joined bizcuts and that society hasnt contacted me or my friends since we joined... wats doing

[the majority of] clubs and societies are just a money scamming scheme for the fat cats organising said club/society, and they'll hold like one meeting a year with a free bbq or some shit.

 

[jayz]

bizcuts....LOL, bloody joke! wasted yet another 10bux...maybe we should start a club called the ripoff club, at least that will describe wat goes on in the club

 

[fatmuscle]

there's another day for those hwo missed out

 

[Lexicographer]

That was a few weeks ago though... on the concourse, "clubs day". Pretty lame really.

 

[MoNNiE]

i remember that...
the comsoc kept looking at me funny whenever i went past... i dunno...

 

[Tenax Propositi]

Don't waste your time joining the debating society. I don't mean to sound like an absolute nerd (who am I kidding ) but they don't seem to take debating as seriously as I expected. It's just another party.

Seeing as you're a fellow law student, I'd suggest you join the law society... i am a satisfied customer so far lol

btw, what's your major for comm?

 

[Lexicographer]

I'm in LSS. Still waiting for all the "junior" events (apparently they all run next semester).

 

[Dave85]

yeah now that i think bout it biscuts had one bbq since the start of yr but u had 2 pay 4 it and i wasnt there that day newayz. they dot do shit. its not a lot of $$ but its the principle of thing that pisses me off. o well, i'll know next year... look 4 me at club day next year in the 'biscuts ripped me off' club.

 

[Frigid]

Originally posted by Tenax Propositi
Don't waste your time joining the debating society. I don't mean to sound like an absolute nerd (who am I kidding ) but they don't seem to take debating as seriously as I expected.

and who are you to judge, for someone who didn't go to easters? :mad1:

UTS DebSoc is very much a people-oriented society. there will be partying to satisfy the masses of course, but debating takes centre-stage always.

UTS will be organising Australs (Australian Intervarsity Debating Championships) this year so i urge everyone to sign up and try out.

the website for UTS Debating is:
http://groups.msn.com/utsdebatingsociety

 

[Jinglebell]

Originally posted by Tenax Propositi
they don't seem to take debating as seriously as I expected. It's just another party.

you'd probably be surprised at the party aspect of debating at all unis, it's not just UTS fronting up for day 2 with shocking hangovers...intervarsity tournaments are just as much about socialising and drinking as competing for everyone involved, even the scary USyd teams...UNSW for example have a rep as 'masters of the dancefloor' which I'm happy to back up after a night dancing with their contingent, and ANU/ADFA and UQ staged scavenger hunts including such challenges as inserting obscure phrases into speeches (which i can't remember due to my drunkenness while discussing this with an ANU debater, and my failure to convince the ADFA guy i was flirting with that he should break the rules and let me have his copy of the document).

And debating's not just another party, it's THE party where suddenly debaters are excessively cool...and lets face it, that's an achievement in itself But we really do take the debating side of things seriously, it's just that we like to have a little fun along the way.

 

[spin spin sugar]

omg i totally want to join the debating society now

 

[braindrainedAsh]

I joined but didn't get any info.... looks like I missed out on debating fun

 

[spin spin sugar]

can we join without having to debate??> i havent done debating for years, i just dont think i have the skillz to compete with experts like frigey.. but i wanna check out the parties hahahaha

 

[Frigid]

in summary, two words:
JOIN DEBSOC!

we need slaves... i mean *cough* volunteers*... for Australs.

 

[Tenax Propositi]

Originally posted by Frigid
and who are you to judge, for someone who didn't go to easters? :mad1:

The very fact that I wasn't given the information when I signed up for the debating society on O-day and left in the dark about subsequent trials and easters was the very reason I couldn't and therefore didn't go to easters. Therefore, I think I have every right to voice my opinion.

And I'd rather not volunteer for menial tasks for Australs when my primary motive for joining DebSoc was to continue debating as I have done so for the past 7 yrs. So pardon me for not sharing your enthusiasm.

 

[Frigid]

i'm not gonna argue with you (done enuf arguing for three days)... but srsly though, i wasn't given any info. after o-week i went to the union page, found the link to debsoc page, then browsed to the debsoc msn groups page http://groups.msn.com/utsdebatingsociety/

and if you prefer debating at Australs that's cool, but remember this: for a tournament to happen the host university and its people have the invest time, effort and money into it. Australs cannot happen spontaneously without the efforts of DebSoc members. without volunteers doing those "menial tasks" as you call it, there will be no debating/partying/socialising for anyone. if you're just gonna reap the rewards without helping out in some way, then that's pretty damn selfish.

tenax, we only get what we give.