Announcements

Greetings desert dwellers and wood wanderers, Our gear room this Thursday (2/20) will be moved to 4pm and hosted by Allie (9702948781).  I’m sure you all love my gear rooms, but trust Allie will do a fantastic job of distributing gear, merch, checks and unsolicited beta in my stead. If this presents a problem for you being able to make …

Heyyyy dirt lovers, Good morning! And happy Presidents’ Day to the one and only Anusha Jain. Last week’s snow days were an absolute blast, but I am still reeling from all the work I did not do in order to run around grounds (no regrets). Who’s ready for round 2? – Sarah “I miss Jimmy Carter” Dowling   NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS: …

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 …

Good evening gremlins, GO BIRDS! Not, however, in reference to the Super Bowl (I truly couldn’t care much less if I tried)—instead, in reference to the EPIC falconry trip that went down this afternoon. I learned so many bird facts from everyone on the trip, spent some quality time with the one and only Tony Hawk, and got to HOLD …

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 …

HELLOOOO ODC, Writing to you fresh off a Grammy’s and Severance combined watch, and needless to say, I’m feeling parasocial (but also awed. Just had my ShakirAWAKENING.) So on that note, I guess it’s time to touch some grass with an Outdoors Club email! Read on. – Sarah “Did you know Blue Ivy is thirteen years old?” Dowling   NEW …

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 …

Greetings ODC, Welcome back to another weekly email! I’ve had QUITE the time these past seven days, including but not limited to: a refreshing and *totally voluntary* swim in the James River in 30 degree weather, a dream in which I staged a heist and tried to escape to the gear room but couldn’t find it (too real for many …

Howdy pardners!!! The one and only DISCO COWBOY PARTAY is this Friday (1/24) at 9 pm. giddee on down to the shrack (116 Washington Avenue) for the most widely anticipated, glittery, country, glam, boot scootin’ boogie-ing odc party of the year. But what is DISCO COWBOY??? Take a classic cowboy/western theme (boots, hats, big ol’ belt buckles) and spice that …

Hellooooooo residents of the woods! The annual ODC census has been open for a little while, but at the time it opened, our announcements were… not working. SOOOOO if you haven’t already (63 of you are freaking awesome and already have), please take a few minutes to fill out the ODC census. This gives the officer corps valuable information about who’s …

Howdy ODC, Got KO’ed by a cold this weekend, but luckily I recovered in time for FALCONS (red tailed-hawks) this morning. It was lit. I love birds! Feeling sleepy so I’ll spare you the words, but read the email for some important (and epic) updates. See ya, Sarah “Save a Horse” Dowling     NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS: Official Gear Room Times …

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 …

HAPPPPPPYYYYY NEW YEAR GRASS GOBLINS!!! I, Sarah Dirtling, long-distance partner in crime to the one and only fall semester secretary and swagmaster Charlotte, have returned to grace your inboxes with my incoherent ramblings and the occasional announcement this sweet, sweet spring semester. Did ya miss me? No, don’t even open your mouth. I know you did. (And, wow, Anusha, are those …

Happiest of Mondays ODC, For those who don’t know, I’m going to study abroad in Perugia, Italy next semester. That’s right- this is the very last weekly newsletter you’ll get from me this year (*sheds a tear*). It’s truly been a fantastic semester of filling your inboxes with ODC joy, and I will miss our Sunday catch up’s so much. …

Hellur, It has just dawned on me that today’s the first day of December? DECEMBER. Where did November go? In fact, does anyone know where the entire semester went, last week was literally syllabus week. Weird. Anyways, I hope everyone had an exceptional thanksgiving. For me, I spent it at the spectacular Susannah Allen’s house and then made my way …

Hellooooo citizens of ODC… it’s census time! We send out this census annually to get a better understanding of our club constituents and what y’all want to see from the club. This info helps us expand the reach of our club and make it a more accessible, inclusive, and fun space for our members. It’ll take less than 10 mins …

Happiest of Sundays ODC, I hope everyone’s had an exceptional weekend, and to all the 4th years, I hope you’re alive and doing well🙏. And guess what, we made it to Thanksgiving week- good job guys (it was starting to get rough out there). Here’s an exact representation of how I’m about to be all break and I couldn’t be …

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 my dearest members of ODC, It is now Monday. I had thought for a bit that today was going to be the start of our Thanksgiving week. I thought I only had class for Monday and Tuesday. No. Incorrect. Negative. The pumpkin pie? Still a distant dream. Turkeys? Still living their best lives. Cranberries? Still hanging out on vines …

Helloooo, The email didn’t send through last night, but if there’s anything I have to say, it’s that y’all are such cousins. XOXO, have an amazing monday and a wonderful week, -Charlotte “i <3 odc moment” Maxwell NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS: Merch. Merch. MERCHHHH. Missed out on the Patagonia merch and now trying to fill the missing gap between you and wearing …

Good evening ODC gremlins!! We have some BIG NEWS for you. Perhaps you are riding off the NRGE highs right now. Or you are bummed you couldn’t make NRGE but stoked for more mega trips!! Well… Something incredibly exciting is on the horizon!!! What is it you may ask?? MOABBBBB *****PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE EMAIL***** Yep, it’s really true! This …

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 …

Why hello there, halloweekend survivors, I hope your weekend was as magical as one could imagine😏. Mine was a whirlwind of inanimate object costumes (shout out trader joes bag and yerba mate can)- and now I’m terribly sad my favorite holiday is over. sigh. However, I’m so happy I got to see all of you who made it to the …

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 …

Happy Sunday, Parents have come, parents now gone Now it’s time to have our fun Let’s gather round and pick what to wear, for Halloweekend’s about to be in the air On Friday night, we’ll meet as one, With climbing club to share the fun I’m counting down the days, can hardly wait, For Halloweekend to be so flucking great …

The dark ages are over. Patagonia merch returns to Outdoors Club. Ed has had the only one in the club for a while (does that make him old or cool or both?) BUT NO LONGER!!!! Match with your tree or sprout. Take extra sick pictures on trips. BE warm and rep ODC 4ever. Give the gift of ODC 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 …

Dearest NRGE-goers, You may have missed the posting of the main carpool because of the email issues, HOWEVER the main carpool has been posted!!! NRGE main carpool. Also, refer to this announcement for more info. Also! Would YOU like to lead a trip at NRGE? If you’re interested in leading a trip, please fill out this form. I hope you all …

Hello my favorite people, It has been such a long time since I’ve written, and I’ve missed you all dearly. I hope these past couple of weeks have been so good, and I hope you survived without your normal weekly ODC newsletter (I’m sure it was probably a big struggle for most of you- but I’m proud of you for …

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 …

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 …

Nrge-alicious nrge-vember returns after a 2 year hiatus of NRGE-tobers. What is NRGE you ask? What isn’t NRGE????? NRGE has it all, the best of the best…magnificent outdoor adventures combined with bonfires and camping in our neighbor state West Virginia! Mountain mama! Take me home! Down country roads… WHO? Why, you, as one of approximately 50 NRGElings that we’ll bring …

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, …

Hello. Hi. Good Evening.   Here’s a haiku I wrote for you: Freedom draws so near. Push through, my friends, without fear. Fall days soon appear.   Now, let us have an epic week. -Charlotte “spent the weekend in the the woods, feeling rejuvenated” Maxwell (I bet you’ve never seen such perfect shenandoah fits)         NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS: …

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 …

Why hello, It is sunday… yet again. I’m not sure how this keep happening, it feels like it was just Sunday. Instead of studying for a geology test, this time it’s ecology. there’s no good ecology puns, but I’m just distracted in general. I’m also craving a sweet treat, as I do most nights at this time. Here’s a list …

Happy Sunday, It’s felt like an eternity since our last email, or maybe it’s just been a helluva week… who’s to say. I know that I ended my helluva week by watching one of my favorites bands last night, and it was much needed (shoutout Mt. Joy<3) and now I’m ending my weekend studying for my Geology test tomorrow (but …

Hello everyone!! My gear room THIS Friday (9/20) is now at 10:00 AM. I will be ending the gear room sharply at 10:40 so please show up on time if you need gear!! Let me know if you were planning on going on Friday and this no longer works for you. My number 571-455-0721. Your humble president, Anusha

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 …

Well hello there,  Do I have such beautiful news for you… THE FALL 2024 ODC PHOTO CONTEST HAS BEGUN!!! That is correct. All of you dirt lovers and aspiring photographers finally have your chance to shine.  Rules: Submit your pictures through this link. Pictures must have been taken on ODC trips between August 2024 and the closing date of the contest, …

Hello wonderful humans, My updates as of last week: Still am not loving these yellow jackets, there were 4 in my car earlier, please go away🙏 The odc jarty was the highlight of my week (I was so excited to see all of you that went!) Hoos hot chicken is so good (pop off cross roads) there were also 3 …

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 nature dwellers, I’ve spent so much time in my hammock this past week, and I’m really loving this weather. Am NOT loving the mosquitos and yellow jackets. Once a yellow jacket enters my territory, it is now theirs.  Live, laugh, love bugs (minus ones with stingers- i’m allergic. but I still respect what they do for our ecosystem🤞)  …