Announcements

Adapted from Renee’s Meeting Summary and Ed’s Policy Proposal:   We recently voted to include Outdoor Club members in the process of electing our most public-facing and university-required positions. These positions are President, Vice President, and Treasurer. Note that we are piloting these changes and they are not permanent. Based on the success of this election we will vote to …

HOWDY!!! Saturday is a very big day. Perhaps the biggest day of the year — that’s right — EARTH DAY ❤️❤️❤️ 🌍 🌎 🌏  Earth day is a very special holiday, so we’ve decided to have an ABC^2 RAGER in its honor THIS FRIDAY (it’s on Friday because there is a Mount Joy concert on Saturday) 😌  It will start …

Sorry! I am a silly goose! Sophia :)))))))))))

Greetings, You’re invited to the janky lanky stanky jarty jorts st pattys day shenanigan dance throwdown hoedown at JOhn street. What: A Saint Patty’s Day happy hour special When: FRIDAY @ 5:00 pm Wear your: greenest meanest socks. (and other green garb) Or else fear the deadly officer PINCH! Aiiiii!!!!! Where: 1300 JOHN STREET PORCH (woahhhhh new location just droppeddddd) …

Hello Lovelies!! Just sending out a quick announcement to request that you return the gear that is sitting in the back of your closet! Moab is less than a month away and we will be needing most (if not all) of our camping, climbing, backpacking, and mountain biking gear. We would like to request that you return any gear you …

HEAR YE, HEAR YE! Legends have foretold- that shredlians from all across the lands will gather @the shrack for the most FANTASICAL PARTY. That’s right… the evening shall be fairytale themed so join us in your most magical attire— perhaps a woodland creature, night in shining armor, mysterious little wizard, or shrek?!? We’ll share some mead (someone please bring mead), …

HELLO shredlings!   We come to you asking for help! Many of you know that we take an annual spring break trip to Moab, Utah. To get to Moab we drive ~10 cars full of gear, food, and shred babies. We are reaching out to you today because this year we have found ourselves in a predicament in which not …

HOWDY PARDNERS!!! Prepare yourself for the sauciest, sexiest, sparkliest party of the year. That’s right.  ITS TIME FOR DISCO COWBOYYYYYYY!! This party is centered taking a classic cowboy/western theme and spicing it up with glitter, colors, pleather, fringe, and whatever campy, sexy, apparel you have lying around in your closet. Think Orville Peck. Think Lil Nas X. Think… the OFFICER …

Hello shreddy babies! We hope that you are enjoying all of the opportunities for outdoor recreation that the winter provides! This announcement is being sent out to remind you that if you want to enter the lottery for our annual MOAB SPRING BREAK TRIP in 2023 you must sign up for the trip and fill out the google form associated …

Greetings earthlings!   As the winter season & break approaches, it’s time for you to get some updates on what DEI has been working on this semester. These emails are meant to hold the committee & chair accountable for our semesterly efforts to a more equitable club. They are also meant to inform you of important changes that have occurred, …

Hello!! APOLOGIES for any inconvenience. I need to change my gear room time from noon 12/9 to 6pm!! If this causes anyone any trouble I can be at the gear room before 7 am 12/9 or anytime before noon on Saturday 🌞 Text me if u need extra accommodations! Numba is 2026440304 Happy finals sznnnnn!! sophia      

DIRTBAGGGGZZZZ! I HAVE GREAT NEWS!!!   The rumors are true. This spring break, the Outdoors Club will once again be putting together a trip out to Moab, Utah (🏜️🌵🌞) for a week of unadulterated, dastardly, desert fun. Many more details on the trip and its logistics/finances (including the actual “adventure” on the website) will be posted in the coming weeks. …

Hey doodz You may remember a lovely announcement earlier in the year detailing our new officer selection process! If you’re a silly goose and forgot those details, the lowdown is this: We are accepting officer applications on a rolling basis, BUT we will be reviewing them biannually — the week after NRGE and shortly after Moab in the spring. THIS …

Ooohhhhh hi hello friends,   This right here is the long awaited official party announcement. I hope you are all feeling as not-well rested, fall adventure fueled, and utterly behind on schoolwork as me just in time for an ODC PARTY THIS FRIDAY @9pm at the shreddiest of shracks around (116 washington ave). We are stoked about the spooky and …

Hey goobers! I’m moving my gear room time on Friday to 9 AM. I’ll try to be there for an entire hour so that people get a little bit more flexibility, but if this really truly doesn’t work with you, shoot me a text at 2026440304 and I’ll make my best effort to accommodate you. so to be clear — …

Hey nature lovers and fun enthusiasts!   ODC is back in action for the year! As you all have seen, trips are up and running– we’ve had some awesome ones, from deep water soloing and whitewater paddling to intro to caving and lots of hikes. We’ve also had some great trip leader workshops and can’t wait to see all our …

Do you wanna pop some tags? Do you only have 20 dollars in your pocket? Then we’ve got the party for you!!!   When: This Saturday, 9/10 9:00 PM  at the most glorious, most temperature stable, aesthetically pleasing of all shacks: THE SHRED SHACK (116 Washington Ave)   Come dressed in your favorite, most creative, most outrageous thrifted apparel OR …

hey there!! ODC was supposed to help with AdVAnture week from 6:30 to 8 and we have hella extra spots!!!!!!! Pull up to the shred shack RIGHT NOW if you are hungry, stoked for this semester and wanting to hang out with your favorite officers! Snope

Hello ODC members! With summertime here the officers have been getting a lot of questions about where the heck did the gear room email go and how the heck am I supposed to check out or return gear?! Do not fear crunchy friends, the officers are now here to provide some information on our summer gear policy and hopefully clear …

Hellooooo friends!  Since the school year has wrapped up, it’s important for y’all to know what our wonderful DEI committee has been up to! It’s been an interesting process and bumpy road being that this is a new realm for the club, but we want to assure you that changes are being made and that we’re working really hard to …

Burke’s gear room is being rescheduled to 10 am instead of 11 am! weehoo Sophia

Thank you to everyone who has already taken the census! We are sending it out one more time before the semester is over: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScPirIvifEEKgH0vh4wFSkRUaLfyF_0ExbyVr4E9v-Y2ypepA/viewform?usp=sf_link As always, if you complete it, you can come to a scheduled gear room and get a free shirt! mwahhhhh Sophia

Hello nature folks! The DEI committee has revamped the return to grounds survey/census from last year to help us figure out what we can do to make the club more enjoyable for everyone! We have so many members in our club, and we want as many of you to be heard as possible! The survey is pretty short and won’t …

Hello grubsters! Unfortunately both Shay and I are not feeling well and thus are unable to hold our gear rooms this week :(. That means that as of right now, there will be NO GEAR ROOMS today or tomorrow (January 26th and 27th)! We are so sorry about any inconvenience that this may cause, and hope that you are still …

Hello little shredlings!! If you have seen me at all in the past three weeks you know that this party is ALL I can talk about. This Friday, October 29th, we are having a progressive Halloween party with Climbing Team! There’s a lot of overlap between our two clubs and our houses are pretty close together, so we thought that …

Hello everyone! We’ve been receiving lots of emails from people about gear rooms and we wanted to clear some things up!  Unlike last year, you do NOT need to email us before coming to a gear room! In fact, the officers would prefer that you just come to the gear room with an idea of what you want, and request …

Lovers of the Outdoors, October is already upon us and the New River Gorge Extravaganza (NRGE) is fast approaching. What is NRGE you ask? Quite simply, NRGE is the highlight of your semester, and it’s our pleasure to invite each and every one of you to the club’s most popular event of the year. Please read all of the below …

Hi Everyone! As most of you may have already seen, the COVID-19 restrictions placed on February 16th have loosened, and the University is once again allowing gatherings of 6 individuals or less. This means that the club is back up and running! We appreciate everyone’s patience during this difficult time, and look forward to the trips to come. Now get …

Yoohoo! Given that the semester is starting in roughly 3 weeks, we wanted to hit you guys with a little update.  Right now, the (brand new!!) Officer Corps is working diligently to provide you guys with a new COVID-19 Policy that will detail our plan to resume club activities safely. Included in that will be our plan for reopening the …