Announcements

Hello shredlings and happy SNOW DAY!! Thank you to everyone who filled out the census! In total we had 85 responses (out of around 500 club members). Y’all’s census responses provided us with lots of information and suggestions that we can use to better the club. The Outdoors Club Census is incredibly useful in helping the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion …

Hello shredders- the Census form will be CLOSING tonight!!! Get your responses in now!! Census I will send you a super cool chart with all the info afterwards! Happy trails, Susannah

WE WANT YOU TO FILL OUT THE FALL CENSUS !! click right there-> CENSUS DO IT. DO IT. DO IT. it’ll only take a quick minute or two! I wil send you the coolest breakdown and spreadsheet you’ve ever seen once you fill it out. Do it before the 9th!!! THAT’S IN 3 DAYS. SO DO IT. CENSUS

Hear ye, hear ye! 🎺 Loyal subjects of our noble ODC realm, The hour has come — the sun sets on the reign of our glorious 4th years. Thus, by royal decree, I summon you all to the world-renowned 4th Year Send-Off Bonfire, a grand celebration under the stars! Gather your comrades, raise a goblet (or a can), toast a …

hey you, yeah you, trash fairy tonight. 9pm, shrack, keg, fairy wings. be there. peace, susannah + the officers

Feeling like you’ve been wasting away in clem studying? Feeling the dismal pain of just not having enough hours in the day to study for the two final exams you have in one day? WELL DO I HAVE THE PARTY FOR YOU!!!! Instead of studying come to the LDOC party, specifically themed for feeling a little dismal. We are going …

Shredders!! Tonight will be our last offical bonfire!! It will be at 7:30pm at the shrack! S’mores and Drinks provided as always. If you can’t make it and are super sad :(((( we will be having a 4th year send off bonfire on May 3rd, and EVERYONE is invited, so put it on your calendar now! Can’t wait to roast …

Hey shredders, The most outdoorsy formal/MORP/PROM/backyarty/dance partyyyy is happening TONIGHT (april 18th) at 8:30pm in the shrack backyard (116 washington ave) Come in your coolest, silliest, most odc formal attire. From tye-dye suits to thrift shopped dresses. We will have fairy lights, veggie trays, fruit trays, a meat/cheese platter AND the best drinks of all time (aka bold rock keg). …

The ODC events have been going CRAZY this week, from Sunday grill and chill to game night and we are going keep the events coming. Tomorrow we have a trip leader potluck! We will all gather in the backyard of the shred shack to snack and chat! The weather looks amazing and there might even be some hacky sacking!?! I(Susannah) …

hey spring bloomers, You know what’s cooler than all the pretty flowers blooming, morp (yes, that is prom spelled backwards). We’ve had such a stupendous year with everyone, we decided that we want to celebrate it with a magnificent outdoors club formal. What does one wear? Go CRAZY. Go FUNKY. Go extravagant if you want. Buying second hand/wearing things you …

Patty’s day week? Tree Week? All things green week? I do not care what you celebrate, all I care about is you coming in green. I will personally be celebrating the leprechauns. Shrack (116 washington ave) tomorrow (march 20th) at 9pm. Be green Please enjoy this lovely video of the jig you might get to witness tmrw night- Clover, Gold, …

Happy snow day! Thank you Jennifer for finally letting us off! Hopefully y’alls professors were extra nice and cancelled zoom class too. I was not so lucky 🙁 But WINE WEDNESDAY IS STILL ON for Trip Leaders. I hope you all still make the traverse out here, around 8pm. And please, i beg, walk or ride your bike. Driving (for …

If you saw the weekly announcement, you might have been wondering, what is this village in southern Italy that was buried by the Mount Vesuvius eruption? Well, to answer your question, it was the famous city of Pompeii. We would like to commemorate this great tragedy with throwing the most amazing celebration of it. How will this work? Well, you …

What up rock lovers? Wanna meet your long lost twin over from the climbing club? Well show up to the Bonfire 🔥 this FRIDAY (02/07) at 7:30pm at da shrack (116 washington ave). (i’m manifesting that alex honnold will solo the shrack) We might inspect some rocks, maybe take a deep look at what the fire pit is made out …

Hello puddle stompers, With the rain earlier today and a new strand of rain starting at 6pm we will have to cancel the bonfire tonight. Luckily we are having a bonfire next week with the Climbing club! So get even more stoked for that! Mark your calendars early for February 7th and get ready to talk climbing beta! Soggy firepits, …

Smiles, Sparks, & Smores. Yeah that’s right, we have a semester full of bonfires, and our next one is TOMORROW, Jan 31st at the Shrack (116 Washington ave) at 7:30pm. I’ll be there, the Smores will be there, the fire will be there, hmmm what else will be there? Oh yeah, YOU! We will have a few drinks and some …

Hey marshmallow roasters! Yeah you! Don’t forget we have the very first Bonfire of the Semester TONIGHT!!! At the shrack, 116 washington ave, 7pm, be there! We have the smores, we have the drinks, just bring yourself, friends, and some warm clothes!! Peace, love, and more bonfires! Susannah and the Officers

WOAH T-SHIRTS, STICKERS, COOL NEW DESIGN??!! That’s right, the ODC merch is in! If you placed an order before break then we have your stuff! Come to any gear room to pick it up! You can check the gear room times in the weekly announcement or on the website. But wait, you for forgot to order an ODC t-shirt, and …

Have you been missing the warm sense of joy that comes when sitting around the fire? Or have you missed *almost* perfectly roasting a marshmallow, and then boom, its in flames? Or perhaps the laughter and smiles that comes with it all? Well, don’t fret, because BONFIRES are back! This THURSDAY, 1/16/25 at 7pm. The bonfiyah will be at the …

Hello Shredlings! Guess what! It’s time for another bonfire, perhaps even our penultimate bonfire before the end of the semester. :'( But don’t get too emotional on me because we are having our good friends at club cycling come join us! The bonfiyah will be at the Shrack (116 washington ave) at 8PM THURSDAY NIGHT (nov 21). And of course, …

Hello shredlings, WE HAVE MORE MERCH FOR YA!!!! This time, we got t-shirts, cotton ones, dry-fit ones, green ones, and yeah that’s about it. Butttttttt they have a BRAND NEW design, never seen before, curated by some of the talented artists in ODC. This form will CLOSE IN ONE WEEK (11/15). Please fill out the form accurately so we are …

Hellooooo amazing ODC people!!!! Want something relaxing to do tomorrow night??? Join us for the Queer Student Union X Outdoors Club bonfire in the Shrack backyard (116 Washington Ave) at 8pm tomorrow night (11/7). There will be the warmth of the bonfire, the warmth of human connection, and plenty of s’mores and some beverages. See you there!!!! Peace, Love, and …

Spooky Scary Ghosts dancing down the cobwebbed st. going to the shrack. Yeah that’s right, the ghosts are gonna be there and so am I. The annual, most amazing spook-tacular, boo-bastic, ghoully time will be this Friday (Nov 1st) at 9pm. We start at the climbing house (109 shamrock rd) then shuffle our ghoustly feet down the street to the …

Hello my dearest ecosystems! This a little reminder to give your sprout/tree a little text: say hi, what’s up, or my personal favorite, ‘wanna come to the bonfire with me?‘ That’s right, the tree and sprout bonfire is tomorrow! Oct 24th, at 8pm at the shrack (116 washington ave) We will have smores, drinks, AND some bonding games for our …

Hello! to my amazing soon-to-be tree and sprouts! We have matched trees with sprouts based on your responses to the google form. Some lucky trees will even have TWO sprouts, which just means your ecosystem is already growing !! AHHHH IM SO EXCITED You can find your fellow eco-inhabitants on the spreadsheet: Tree & Sprouts Released Trees, please send a …

Hello Wonderful People of Outdoors Club! Want to be a part of the well-oiled machine that makes ODC go ‘round??? Do you have ideas of how ODC could improve? Are you feeling inspired to take a greater role of leadership in the club? If so, you should apply to be an officer!! The link to the google form application is …

Happy scary Tuesday?!?!?! I have some amazing news that will make your Tuesday a little less scary- We have yet another Thursday BONFIRE coming up, AND its another COLLAB. We are doing a collab with Flux (UVA’s one and ONLY poetry and spoken word club)!!!!! When: 7:00 pm, 10/17 Where: Shrack backyard babyyyyy (116 Washington Ave) What: a smores bonfire …

Hey you! Yes you! Did you forgot we are gonna have the most epic COLLAB with club CYCLING tomorrow night AND we are LIVE streaming the Women’s RedBull Rampage debut. This is especially close to my heart as this is the FIRST year women have been selected to participate in RedBull Rampage. And if you don’t know what it is, …

HOLA, HELLO, CIAO, AHOY This is your reminder that in LESS THAN 24HRS we are having the most epic YAR bonfire and P-ARGGGG-Y ever!! I can not wait to catch up with alum and maybe if we are lucky we can dance to the Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack ?!?! Bonfire- 7:30pm Party- 9pm Theme: Shipwreck/Pirates! Location: 116 Washington Ave …

Hello splashers of all the puddles, YAR! Young alumni reunion BABY !?!?!?!?!!!!! We miss our old adventurers from days gone by. We want to sing them songs of glory and update them on our new escapades. JOIN US Friday 10/4 for a YAR-licious bonfire and pARGGGGdy(party) yardy reunion celebration of sorts. We will have a BONFIRE starting at 7:30 with …

Hellooo beautiful shredlings!! As you all know, ODC can be a cavernous place filled with endless outdoor stoke and adventures…which we love, but can sometimes make it difficult to form close friends within the club! So, last year, we launched a new program called Trees and Sprouts, and we will keep it rolling this year! Instead of the traditional mentor/mentee …

Hi Hi! Do you love denim? Do you love jean shorts? Jean jackets? maybe just Jeans? What about those denim overalls? Well I have a party for you! This FRIDAY (09/13) at 9PM we are having our first PARTY of the year and it’s JARTY themed (jean party). It will be at the beloved Shred Shack (116 Washington ave) For …

Hello to my amazing s’mores loving, campfire story-telling, and lively friends. This is your reminder to come to the BONFIRE this Thursday, 09/05 (as in tmrw) !!! It will be at the beautiful shred shack, 116 washington ave. We will have s’mores and drinks and amazing company. The bonfires are a great way to meet new outdoorsy people and talk …

HEELLLOOOO and welcome back to cville amazing ODC folks! We are hosting a Tripleader bonfire this THURSDAY(08/29) at 8:30pm to bring all the shredders back together and get hype about leading trips this Fall!! If you are a trip leader or have the intention on becoming a trip leader soon, come to this bonfire! It’ll be a jolly ole time …