Announcements

Incase you have forgotten about the postponement of our bonfire last week, here is a reminder! We ARE having a bonfire this THURSDAY at 8:30 PM!!! (at 116 Washington Ave, the Shrack) The weather should be absolutely gorgeous and we cannot wait to see everyone’s friendly faces around the fire on a balmy spring night <3 Come enjoy some PBR, …

Ahoy Mateys! Avast ye, it’s another email from your resident smooth-talking scallywag of a secretary. Me brain has been in Davy Jones’s Locker (which is why this is a Monday announcement), but methinks that it’s all part of the process. Aye, that’s right, there’s no reason to be upset because I’m back in the olde email inbox once again. As …

Got old clothes?? Want clothes that are NEW TO YOU?!! Odc is having a crunchy, gorpy, spring clothing swap, hosted by our very own service-sustainability committee! Mosey on down to 116 Washington Avenue (aka the shred shack) from 3 – 4 pm on Friday April 19th to swap some cloooothes!! Bring the clothes you are ready to say bye to …

Hi soggy spring chickens, ALERT: THE BONFIRE TONIGHT (APRIL 11) IS CANCELLED Unfortunately it is raining quite hard, and is seeming to be an unfit night for a bonfire outside. SO, we are going to POSTPONE the bonfire to NEXT THURSDAY (the 18th) which looks like its going to be a cheeky 86 degreeeeeees so mark your calendars for a …

heeeyyyyy~~~ (: due to mysterious circumstances, our friday (4/12) gear room will be moved from 10 am to 10:45 am and held by Melu! come hang out, buy merch, ooh and ahh at our selection, and check some gear in/out… if you have any questions day of you can text me @ 5403531254 for up to the minute gear room …

hey all you spring chickens! If you, like me, have been attempting to spend all your free time outside with this beautiful weather, come hang out in the Shrack backyard tomorrow (116 Washington Ave) for a cheeky thursday bonfire at 8:30 pm!!! We’ll have PBRs, smores fixins, a blazing flame, and good company!!! Come hang!!!!!!! Peace, love, and dirt, Jade …

Congratulations to our fresh new officers! Their first meeting will be this Sunday and we can’t wait to welcome them into our shred-tastic crew. If you see them around grounds or rolling in the dirt on O’Hill please give them a big pat on the back.  Thanks again to everyone who applied this round and to all our trip leaders, …

Yodelayheehoo ODC! I climbed a tree yesterday! It was a blast. Other than that, I’ve been chillin’ and I hope y’all have too. Updates from last week’s email intro: The salad I made was great! Highly recommend. And I am unfortunately still an iPad kid—my phone is just way too fun! So if anyone has suggestions on how to simply …

Helloooo lovely dirt gremlins! After much discussion, we have decided to make a few big changes to ODC to better our club. As we shred and send our days away, we wanted to come uP with a way to make these crazy little trips a bit less dangerous. We already have such great tRip leaders keeping up with safety on …

Fancy seeing you here ODC, I am FINALLY done with midterms and have never been more relieved. One day I will learn to not procrastinate 6-page papers until the day they are do, but until I face real consequences for my actions, my behavior will persist. (If you are one of my professors reading this, this is a joke and …

Did you know that your very own beloved UVA Outdoors Club had a newsletter in the 60s and 70s? That baby was called The Scrawl, and it chronicled all of the best and worst (and weirdest, and raunchiest) moments of ODC back when we were the Outing Club. However, it’s been gone for decades, lost to time and buried deep, …

The bonfire makes its return this Thursday at 8pm, but it’s a Special Edition one! Once a year we get to be the gracious hosts of a UVA Humanities Week event and it’s that time again babyyyyy. Yeehaw! Here’s their wonderfully written description: “What are the stories that have influenced your life? Settle around the fire with us and share …

ITS TIME TO POP SOME TAGS!!!! As you all may or may not know, I love Macklemore. As you all also may or may not know, the weather has been beautiful and perfect for PARTYING. So, in order to celebrate this lovely weather in Macklemore style, we’re having a THRIFT(shop) PARTY!!!! SO that means YOU should mosey on over to …

PISGAH!?!?! What’s that you might ask?? It’s a wonderful National Forest in North Carolina with phenomenal outdoor recreation, gorgeous spring weather at this time of year and the location of 2 successful ODC trips in last year… so we come at you with your newest freshest off the press and most sought after WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PISGAH MEGA TRIP!!!   …

Dearest ratz, Another Sunday, another email. I have recently returned from the one and only SPRGE, and I must say that it was absolutely epic. I packed my car like no car has ever been packed before with gear (reigning trunk tetris champion) and made new friends, wore trash bags as rain gear, constructed pizza box fires, and did much …

Zoo-wee mama! ANOTHER ODC email in your inbox? Yeah… but I promise it is WORTH the read because THE FIRST ANNUAL OUTDOORS CLUB PHOTO CONTEST HAS BEGUN!!! Ohhh baby.   That’s right. All of you dirt lovers and aspiring photographers finally have your chance. If you’ve gotten outside this year with Outdoors Club then you’re in luck, because you can …

MERCH IS HERE!!!!! Remember when you all placed pre orders through that google form pre-spring break?? Well… now your swag is here! And ready to be PICKED UP!!!!! YOU HAVE 2 WEEKS TO PICK UP YOUR MERCH UNLESS YOU EMAIL US TO TELL US YOU CANT!!!! After that everything leftover will be sold first come first serve to anyone who …

Wow this year sure is flying. The daffodils are out and Spring is around the corner, which means officer application review is ALSO around the corner! Last year, we started a new system where we accept rolling applications, but review all applications directly post NRGE in the fall, and post Moab in the spring. This means that you can apply …

Helll000000 ODC, I hope you all had a shamrockin’ St. Patrick’s Day full of Irish-adjacent festivities. Keeping the intro short and sweet this week, but here’s a picture of Irish queen Ayo Edibiri as a good luck charm (don’t you ever say I don’t look out for you)! -Your favorite leprechaun, Sarah     NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS: Extra SPRGE Spots! Ohhh …

Dearest shredlings,  We’d like to joyfully inform you that Saturday trips for SPRGE are OUT! Go browse our splendid variety on the website. You can now join the waitlist for SPRGE Saturday adventures!! As a reminder, once you are approved off the waitlist for a Saturday adventure, pay the trip fee to @parkersims on venmo and join the main carpool. …

Whats up you grimy leprechauns! This is a late announcement (because I’ve been stuck in the boonies) but I want to invite YOU, yes YOU, to our very first ever VASST x ODC mixer!!!! This Saturday March 16th at 11 am, we’re going to post up in the 320 (VASST house) backyard for some greeeen juice, pbrs, shenanigans, and St …

WHAT UP ODC!! Welcome back to #Charlottesville! I hope you all had the sendiest breaks possible. Personally, mine included getting stranded on an island in the Pacific Ocean for an *extended* backpacking trip (always bring extra food), which was simultaneously concerning and epic and made for a fun text to send people. Would highly recommend checking out Channel Islands National …

Hello shredlings, Thank you to everyone who filled out the census! (We know that was a little bit ago now). In total, we had 131 responses (out of around 500 club members). It was interesting and informative to see what everyone had to say. The Outdoors Club Census is incredibly useful in helping the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee understand …

Hey you wild and freaky animals!!   This is just a reminder that this upcoming week, (3/4 – 3/8), there will be NO regularly scheduled gear rooms. If you would like to check out gear, please email the officers at outdoors-officers@virginia.edu or send a message in our snazzy groupme (which you can join at the link below) to set up …

Me oh my! SPRGE?! What’s that? Well, Spring NRGE, of course! Read this sweet, sweet (& benevolently short) email to learn what cheesy treats your future may hold… WHO? Why, you, as one of approximately 50 SPRGElings that we’ll bring along for the ride of our lives! We’ll be prioritizing ODC members who have not gotten to go on a …

Hello all you granola gremlins!!   We bring you an important update for our Gear Room schedule for this week of 2/26. In light of spring break and Moab, the regularly scheduled gear rooms held by Cam and Renee on Thursday and Friday will NOT take place. Instead, Carson will hold a gear room on Thursday at 11am and Anusha …

Shredlings, Wishing all ye in the midst of midterms the best of luck and the strongest of spirits. Spring break is just around the bend. I salute you, Sarah     NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS: Extra Gear Room This Week! Carson will be holding a gear room on Thursday at 11am! Go hang with them and check out/in some stuff!     …

Hello, Much assignment. Many reading. Why use lot word when few word do trick? Good week! Busy, Sarah     NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS: FIRST AID KIT RESTOCK!!! GET YOUR FIRST AID KITS! We have officially restocked and updated each and EVERY first aid kit in the gear room for your use. Things happen, and it’s *much* better to be safe than …

Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the stoke of some shredders! Be they biking, or be they hiking, I’ll educate them on ODC events to their liking. What quests will you embark on this week? As you ponder, listen for the song of the bard (the chime of your email) to alert you of new adventures worthy of only the most sendy voyagers …

This weather sure has been funky, and now its time for US to get funky at our first ODC x Swap collab!!!!!! So, next Friday (the 16th) at 9 pm come on down to the shred shack (116 Washington Avenue) to meet some awesome new people, dance your ass off, and have a funky fresh time! BUT WAIT, THERES MORE: this party …

Howdy everyone! Now that we have settled in a bit and we are getting some (oddly) warm weather, it is time for our first Spring semester bonfire!! Come on over to the shred shack (116 Washington Ave) around 8 pm on Thursday, Feb. 8 to share some PBRs, s’mores, and winter break stories by the cozy fire. Remember to wear …

Yoo-hoo, Good evening ODC! Y’all ready for another week of tramping around in the woods? I know I am. Keeping this intro short and sweet so you can sink your teeth into this juicy email. Toodaloo! Bon appetit, Sarah   NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS: Gear Time Change Renee’s Friday gear room will now be at 10am! We Have A Foraging Advisor! We …

Happy Sunday Everyone!  Our beloved Shred Shack has recently been given the honor of becoming an off-Grounds compost hub. What does this mean?? It means that YOU ALL!! can bring your compost (food scraps, food soiled paper, plant and yard waste) to the Shred Shack for it to be decomposed by our friends from Black Bear Composting. Basically, you collect …

2024 ODC MERCH ORDER FORM!!!!! What is UPP ODC people!! Do YOU love ODC? Do YOU want to show off that you are a member of UVA’s most epic, awesome, legendary club?? Well you are in LUCK, because the time has come to place an order for ODC merch that will be arriving this Spring. Just like last year, we …

Hey Adventurers!   Today’s Gear Room time has been changed from 1:30 to 12:30. Sorry for the last minute revision! For up to the minute gear room updates, be sure to join our Groupme at the link below. https://groupme.com/join_group/68250538/0HmzE2tL   Happy Trails, Mitch & the Officers

Hey yall!!! Though it may seem like we just had a party, it is time for yet ANOTHER but this time at the SAILING HOUSE!!!!!!! Yep, thats right, we’re having a mixer with sailing again (some of you may remember the last one from a few St Pattys ago 👀), but this time its a KARAOKE PARTY. So if you …

How do you do, fellow kids? Welcome back to another absolutely lit weekly email from the most savage secretary around! I hope your semester has been nothing short of swag so far. I’ve had some jank (not dank) dreams this weekend, so here’s a recap for your enjoyment: Vermont trip where an unidentified friend got bitten by an inland taipan …

Howdy partners, Did y’all have a rootin’ tootin’ disco dancin’ time at Saturday’s disco cowboy party? Because I know I sure did. I know you all missed me so dearly in your inboxes each week, so here’s your long awaited update on my winter break in four words: scrumptious snowy scuba shenanigans. What could that mean? I leave it up …

Hello Shredizents! We know there are some of you out there who just finished your last first day of classes! Although we’ll miss you lots, we hope you can have tons of Outdoors fun in your last few months. To help you get some *inspiration* of cool things to do outside, we’ve put together a list of 50 things to …

Howdy, all you crunchy dancing queens!!! We may not be 17 anymore, but that doesn’t mean we cant have a DISCO…. a COWBOY disco that is!!!!!! Yep, thats right, its the return of the annual dastardly delicious DISCO COWBOY PARTY!!!!!!! Come join us at 9 pm on Saturday January 20th to celebrate our great return to cville with some joyous …

Ahoy Shredlings, Whether you’re frolicking in the snow or simply making the most of the weather you have, we hope your break has been shred-tastic! This is one last reminder that you have until SUNDAY DECEMBER 31st at 11:59 pm to sign up for our annual MOAB SPRING BREAK TRIP. That means do it now (today) (right after you read this …

Are y’all stoked about new ODC Merch??? Are y’all ready for a new T-Shirt design???? I hope you are because this year, we are going to be having a contest for a new design for the backs of our T-Shirts!!! Seeing as so many of us are rocking our wonderful merch from last year, we wanted to switch it up …

Hello Super Solstice Shredlings! We hope you all are enjoying all of the great outdoor recreation the winter has to offer! This is a reminder that if you want to enter the lottery for our annual MOAB SPRING BREAK TRIP in 2024 you must sign up for the trip and fill out the google form in the trip description by …

Greetings outdoors folk! Now that the semester has ended, the DEI Committee would like to share what we have been up to the past few months! This email is meant to inform you of important changes that have been implemented regarding policy and hold the DEI chair and committee accountable for our efforts to make the club more diverse, inclusive, …

Calling all fellow shredlings! It is once again the end of the semester which means… (drum roll please…) CENSUS time! The DEI committee has prepared the Census form for you all to fill out! This helps us learn how we can make the club more inclusive, accessible, and fun for our members! This is a great opportunity to share your …

Frigid and Frozen Friends and Fiends of ODC,     Winter Break is indeed upon us and with the end of classes at UVA comes some changes to how the Gear Room will operate. During Break ODC discontinues regularly scheduled gear room hours. This begins at the end of classes on 12/5. Break gear rooms are scheduled on a case …

‘Sup shredders! Happy Monday! I hope you all had an epic weekend! I don’t have much to say today because I am incredibly eepy, but good luck on finals you slaybosses. You’ve got this!   NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS: Winter Break Gear Rooms There will be no more regularly scheduled gear rooms after this Tuesday (tomorrow)! Look out for a separate email …

I know what you must be thinking: Another ODC social event email? What’s going on?? But hear me out. The weather is getting chillier so what better way to spend your Thursday night than cozy by a fire! We are having a bonfire on THURSDAY at 8pm, this time with our friends at QSU! Rumor has it there will be …

OHHHHHHH you thought you’d heard the last of me for this semester???? NOT JUST YET!!!!!!   I bet you thought you’d heard the last of that weird t-shirt in the back of your drawer too, right?? NOPE!!! Because, yes, we are having a back of the closet party to celebrate the LAST DAY OF CLASSESSSS!!   FIRST OF ALL, if …

Word on the street is that this Saturday our potluck bonfuego shall take on a WHOLE NEW DIMENSION…well, you know what us officers say to that? Let us offer this interpretive haiku in a modest attempt at conveying the sheer bliss that overcomes us: Elephant, oh yes! Smells much, like old banana Stinky ooze, we love! That’s right, my friends: …