Bryn Mawr Student Clubs
Clubs are listed within the following interest areas:
| Academic/Professional | Political |
| Affinity | Religious |
| Awareness and Advocacy | Service and Activism |
| Governing | Special Interest |
| Media | Sport |
| Music and Performing Arts | |
| Clubs denoted with an * are Bryn Mawr/Haverford clubs. | |
| All Clubs must review and abide by all Club & Community Policies. |
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Starting a Club: Steps for starting a new club 1. Explore the clubs already in existence at Bryn Mawr College before starting a club. If a student finds that we do not have a club which is of interest to them they can choose to start their own club. However, the club must be different than any club already on campus. 2. Gain interest and members from the student body by hosting an event. A minimum of five members is required for any new club. 3. Once you have five members you can petition the Office of Student Activities to start a new club. Petitions are accepted in September and January and the petition form will be available on the Student Activities website during the first two weeks of each semester. 4. If funding is desired, the new club must submit a written constitution to SGA's Student Finance Committee in the beginning of the semester. Please review the Constitution Guide for a template. Constitution Guide (PDF) (Word) 5. All clubs are required to register each academic year with the Office of Student Activities at the beginning of the fall semester. |
Academic/Professional |
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*Bi-Co BioAnthro Club We are a club dedicated to promoting the presence of biological anthropology in the Bi-Co. We host guest speakers, have group events where we discuss anthro-related current events or watch movies, and provide peer support for those interested in pursuing bioanthro as a career through discussions about grad school, field school, etc. Anyone interested in biological anthropology is welcome to attend! Contact: Rebecca Kelly-Bowditch |
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*Bi-Co Consulting Club Bi-co Consulting Club is for students interested in going into consulting industry. We work with the career office in both Bryn Mawr College and Haverford College to coordinate annual Consulting Bootcamp that prepares students required knowledge and skills for recruiting process with consulting firms. Networking events and info sessions are also regularly posted throughout the academic year. Contact: Sophie Lu |
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Engineers and Makers Club We work with faculty, staff, and undergraduate students to create accessible on-campus engineering and technology opportunities and resources for Bryn Mawr students. We wish to enhance student education and make the field more accessible to students of all backgrounds. We hold regular meetings in which we doing making activities as destressers. We are the BMC chapter of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). We also serve as the student liasons of the BMC Makerspace – providing materials, funding, and training to help students create whatever they can dream! Contact: Nadine Adnane |
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Bryn Mawr College Owl Investment Group (OIG) is a student-run organization with a portfolio valued over $175,000 whose purpose is to learn about and explore investing through the stock market, finance, weekly information and decision making meetings, workshops, and career panels. Contact: Elia Anagnosto |
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BMC Philosophical Society The Bryn Mawr College Philosophical Society is an interdisciplinary discussion group welcome to students of any academic background. Each meeting is focused around a particular philosophical debate, beginning with a short summary on the historical progression of the arguments within issue. The purpose of the society is to ground what are often times theoretical debates into empirical discussions based on the variety of disciplines represented. When the discussions remain theoretical, the interdisciplinary nature of the group allows viewpoints to be evaluated from a diversity of worldviews and academic lenses. Contact: Kayla Carnation |
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Pre-Health Society Prehealth Society is for students interested in going into health professions. This club works with the Prehealth Office to schedule events that expose students to different health-related careers. Contact: Chris Pathmanabhan |
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SisterHacks Our goal is to promote computer science at the Seven Sisters Colleges and strengthen the Seven Sisters bond. Contact: Jocelyn Dunkley |
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Society of Physics Students (SPS) This club is for students interested in physics to gather and to encourage interest in Physics at Bryn Mawr. Contact: Nina Inman |
Awareness and Advocacy |
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Green Ambassadors The committee aims to work with housekeeping, facilities, and other student groups to create events and initiatives promoting sustainability throughout campus. |
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EnAble is a student club that focuses on support, community-building, awareness, and advocacy for Bi-Co students with disabilities, chronic illnesses, mental illnesses, other medical conditions, and their allies. Contact: Julia Nessman |
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Mountaintop Coalition: Bryn Mawr Branch The purpose of MTC is to uplift students of minority backgrounds, especially students of color in the fields of Classics, Archaeology, Philosophy, and other related disciplines. The MTC creates a space to discuss problems of discrimination in the field as well as to organize events designed to directly address these problems and foster discussion with the wider campus community about diversity in the fields of the members. Contact: Danielle Perry |
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Rainbow Alliance is a social, cultural, and political group. Through meetings, discussions, campus-wide events, and participation in the greater Philadelphia community and beyond, we foster a community that is supportive of lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, nonbinary, intersex, asexual, aromantic, queer, and questioning students, as well as their allies and those who identify as none of the above. Contact: Emma Pinsky |
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Wellness in STEM The purpose of this organization shall be to create a dialogue for mental and physical wellness among STEM students. The goal of this dialogue is to provide support to members in our community who are pursuing STEM as well as eliminate the stigma of mental health issues in the STEM field. And to provide STEM students with stress-busting activities and informational events about coping mechanisms, time management, and self-care. Contact: Raining Huo |
Affinity |
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The Bryn Mawr College Asian Students Association (ASA) is a space for Asian and Asian American students and the general Bryn Mawr College community: To explore and embrace their multiplicity of cultures and identities, especially those of Asians and Asian Americans, To promote cultural, social, and political awareness of Asian and Asian American perspectives in an inclusive and engaging environment, To foster outside connections by inviting Asian American professionals to campus. Contact: Dana Yang |
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Association of International Students AIS is an organization open to both, international and domestic students in the Bryn Mawr community. The club believes in the spirit of integration, and exists to allow international students a supportive network which aids in their understanding of the United States, its environment and culture. We teach students how to navigate being away from home, as well as foster a sense of unity between all members on campus. Club membership entails having access to resources that make it simpler for international students to understand processes and concepts such as OPT, Health Insurance, Travel Endorsements and how to grapple English as a second language. Members are also given opportunities for community engagement; our meetings are platforms for open dialogue that enable students to educate the community about their home countries while simultaneously learning about others. This year, we plan to branch out the ties of our network to other International Student Organizations and Support Groups in the TriCo. Contact: Noorjehan Asim |
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BACaSO BACaSO is a dynamic organization promoting the rich heritage of Africa, the Caribbean and diaspora communities. The organization is open to all members of the community who are interested in and/or are of African and Caribbean descent. The purpose of the organization is to support and articulate the needs of BACaSO women as members of the larger community as well as create awareness of the diverse cultural and social experiences of Africa, the Caribbean, and the diaspora through a range of campus-wide activities. BACaSO is a dynamic organization promoting the rich heritage of Africa, the Caribbean and diaspora communities. The organization is open to all members of the community who are interested in and/or are of African and Caribbean descent. The purpose of the organization is to support and articulate the needs of BACaSO members and create awareness of the diverse cultural and social experiences of Africa, the Caribbean, and the diaspora through a range of campus-wide activities. Contact: Rihana Oumer |
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Chinese Student and Scholar Association Chinese Student and Scholar Association (CSSA) is an association that aims to provide a platform for people to truly understand Chinese culture and for Chinese students at Bryn Mawr to integrate themselves into the community. We present the student body as well as faculty an opportunity to learn more of the Chinese culture outside of a classroom environment and corporates with the Admission Office and Career Engagement Office to help every member explore their career interest and future path. There are various fun activities and a number of career talks and professional talks throughout the year. Contact: Sharon Yu |
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Dharmic Students Association We are an affinity group providing a platform for BMC students to practice Dharmic religions and raise awareness in the community about these traditions. We host events every semester that mark religious holidays, reflect on the meaning of religion, and engage in different cultures. Contact: Geeta Sharma |
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Global China Connection Global China Connection (GCC) is a non-profit organization for university students and young professionals of all nationalities looking to engage China’s emergence in the world. Contact: Jingxuan Li |
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*Japanese Students Association The Japanese Student Association is a group created not only to help Japanese students and those of Japanese heritage meet and socialize, but to also introduce Japanese culture to those who are interested in Japan. We have multiple events throughout the year, including trips to Japanese restaurants nearby, and the club’s annual trip to Washington DC in the spring to enjoy the blooming cherry blossoms. Contact: Nanako Komatsubara |
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Korean Student Association Contact: Nicole Nam |
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Mujeres* Mujeres* aims to foster a homelike environment and provide a space for Latinx students and allies on campus to have conversations about our cultural identities, celebrate them, and educate the Bryn Mawr community on Latinx issues occurring both inside and outside of campus. Mujeres* strives to increase the visibility of Latinx student voices, bringing awareness to issues concerning academia, legislation, advocacy, and the Latinx community at large. Contact: Leticia Robledo |
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Sisterhood* Sisterhood* is a collective for Black and African American people at Bryn Mawr College. Sisterhood* provides a space to uplift, celebrate, and encourage those who identify with the African Diaspora. We seek to create community and spark conversation on Bryn Mawr's campus. We hold bi-weekly meetings to discuss issues that affect the Black community at large, and to build family amongst people of colour on campus. Sisterhood* seeks to honour and embrace Blackness on campus, as well as promote self-love amongst racial challenges we face as a society. We host regular events celebrating the talent and intellectualism of our members and offer a safe space for dialogue. Sisterhood* is open to all genders and gender expressions. Contact: Bria Nixon |
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This club celebrates film representative of the cultures in the South Asian diaspora. It is an inclusive space for South Asians to uplift each other and share their own individual and colorful experiences within the multitude of cultures that exist in and around the Indian subcontinent. |
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South Asian Society Together, we as a group of south Asian students on Bryn Mawr campus, wish to celebrate the beautiful and colorful south Asian culture and become each other’s home away from home. Contact: Haiqa Kamran |
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Vietnamese Student Association Vietnamese Student Association is an affinity group aiming to create a supportive and homelike community for Vietnamese students and those of Vietnamese heritage on both Bryn Mawr and Haverford campus. We also welcome anyone who is interested in engaging and learning more about Vietnamese culture through a wide range of events held throughout the year. Contact: Phuong Linh Tran |
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Zami+ Zami+ is an AMO (Alliance of Multicultural Organizations) group centering QTPOC on Bryn Mawr's campus. In addition to general body meetings in the Enid Cook Center Zami+ hosts a number of community events throughout the year and provides a safe space for QTPOC on campus. Contact: Alma Sterling |
Governing |
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Self-Government Association (SGA) The Self-Government Association (often referred to as SGA) is the self-governing body of the undergraduate students of Bryn Mawr College. Students practice self-governance which allows them to create rules and principles for the members of SGA to abide by. Contact: SGA |
Media |
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*Bi-Co Radio The Bi-Co Radio is a radio station/club for Bryn Mawr and Haverford. Contact: Phoebe Kim |
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Her Campus is the #1 new-media brand for the empowered college woman. Written entirely by the world's top college journalists – with 10,000+ contributors and counting – HerCampus.com features national Style, Beauty, Health, Love, Life, Career, Entertainment, News, DIY, LGBTQ+, High School, and After College content supplemented by local content from 350 campus chapters nationwide and in ten countries. Contact: Maria Bohan |
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Nimbus Literary and Arts Magazine Nimbus is Bryn Mawr College's literary and arts magazine showcasing student writing and artwork: poetry, short fiction, narrative essays, photography, painting, etc. Contact: Rosemarie Fettig |
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*The Bi-College News Contact: Gwynne Dulaney |
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The College News The College News is a feminist news journal which serves as a source of information and self-expression for the Bryn Mawr community. Recognizing feminism as a collective process, we work collaboratively to center narratives of community members of color, trans community members, folks with disabilities, and community members from low-income backgrounds. Through this continuing dialogue, we seek to promote communication and understanding while fostering independence and growth through expression. |
Music and Performing Arts |
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Acabellas The Acabellas are an acapella group on the Bryn Mawr campus that loves to sing a variety of songs from different genres and eras. We arrange, rehearse, and perform acapella covers of songs as one cohesive group. Contact: Susannah Duncan |
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Afreen Afreen is a Bollywood Contemporary dance group on the Bryn Mawr campus. Our main goal is for club members to have a good time, and destress from daily campus work load. All are welcome to join Afreen, even if they are not professionally trained! Come join us for auditions if you are interested in dance, and just want to relax, and let loose! Contact: Zahra Khan |
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AJOYO AJOYO is an afro-beats dance group focused on embracing and sharing West African dancing through both modern and traditional movement. AJOYO serves to depict an authentic culture that is often appropriated throughout the BMC community and beyond. Contact: Odinaka Oranekwu |
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*Bi-Co Jazz Ensemble The Bi-Co Jazz Band is a group open to any students interested in learning about or playing jazz music. The band performs 2-4 times per year. Contact: Emma Rogers |
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Bryn Mawr Renaissance Choir The Bryn Mawr Renaissance Choir is an a cappella ensemble that performs repertoire dating from 1300-1650, including both sacred and secular works and in a wide variety of languages (Latin, English, Italian, French, Spanish, and German, and occasionally others). The choir was founded over 50 years ago by a group of Bryn Mawr graduate students, and over the years it has grown to include undergraduates, faculty, staff, and alumni from the Tri-College area, and as well as members from the surrounding community. Membership is now open to any singer with some experience of reading music and singing and a love of Renaissance music! In keeping with the college’s educational mission, the Renaissance Choir has always emphasized understanding the music of the Renaissance in its historical and cultural setting, performance practices, and musical ideas. Contact: Alex Tucker |
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Chaverim Chaverim is the only TriCo acapella group! We sing music from around the world and from under-represented backgrounds. Contact: Jocelyn Dunkley |
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Hello, welcome to Choom Boom! We are Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges' first Kpop dance club, est. 2008. We are proudly non-audition and welcome those from all dance levels (no experience needed)! We’d love to have you! Contacts: Stephanie Strevey |
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*Contemporary Original Works Contemporary Original Works is a student-run club that produces original short plays written within the BiCo. Contact: Megan Thomas |
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*Counterpoint A Capella Counterpoint is the only high-voiced a capella group in the bi-co. We sing a wide assortment of genres and perform at least two concerts every semester. |
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Extreme Keys The Extreme Keys proudly hold the title of the oldest female a cappella group in the Haverford/Bryn Mawr consortium!we perform a range of music from 70's disco to 21st century indie-pop.We love to put our voices, personalities, and love of all things weird together to create beautiful music and have an awesome time! Contact: Vivian Altopp |
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*Fall Student Dance Concert FSDC is annual student-run event that enables dancers and choreographers to celebrate and display their talents within a formal setting in front of their peers in the bi-college community. The production showcases all styles of choreography and movement, and gives students interested in technical theatre an opportunity to display their skills. Contact: Abby Chernila |
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Flamenco Club BMC Flamenco Club is a positive and welcoming space for new and experienced dancers to explore flamenco dance. Our aim is to make flamenco as enjoyable and accessible as possible while celebrating the beauty of movement. Contact: Julia Snoza |
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*Flute Choir Join the Flute Choir! We meet twice a week for one hour to have fun playing the flute in a group setting. All skill levels are welcome and we have a concert each semester! Contact: Grace Morris |
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*Greasepaint Productions Greasepaint is a musical theatre club that works to produce a show that students can both connect with and enjoy partaking in. We welcome new and old talent within the bi-co and enjoy performing musical that are both contemporary and classic. Contact: Mia DeMeo |
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Lavender's Blue Lavender's Blue is a classic hits a capella group. We are open to all levels of music experience (including no experience!). We sing doowop and oldies hits, and all your favorite throwback songs. Come sing with us! |
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Lighted Fools Improv and Sketch Comedy Group We are the Lighted Fools, the Bi-Co's only improv and sketch comedy group, nearly thirty years in the making. We hold two-semester shows as well as additional events and have auditions in the fall. We strive to learn improv skills, perform successfully and entertainingly, and have fun as a group. Contact: Grace Caterine |
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*Looney Tunes A Cappella We are the only SATB mixed-voiced, mixed-gender a capella group open to both Bryn Mawr and Haverford students. We take our music seriously, but we don’t take ourselves seriously! Contact: Zoe Small |
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*MEI Chinese Dance Club MEI is a Bi-co Chinese dance performance club that opens to any Bi-co student who wants to learn more about Chinese traditional dance, Chinese folk dance, and Chinese pop dance. Contact: Tina Zheng |
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Midnight Gaiety Midnight Gaiety is the Tri-Co’s first queer cabaret-style variety show! We want to create a production that opens up a space for queer performance that encourages exploration and celebration of all intersectional queer identities. Contact: Katherine Whipple |
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We are the official a cappella group of Bryn Mawr that has sung a collection of songs ranging from classical to pop (sometimes even rap). We hold auditions for all members of the Bryn Mawr community. We perform for a variety of audiences including alumni, prospective students, faculty, and the larger Bryn Mawr community. We hope to continue contributing to the community of a cappella groups at Bryn Mawr and the larger tri-co. Contact: Clara Tazelaar |
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*Productions of Color Production of Color is a bico acting troupe dedicated to the visual representation of people of color in the performing arts. Our productions and projects, including films and plays, will reflect our mission of empowerment of people of color as a counter to the mainstream media and forms of acting we are regularly exposed to. We will work with original works by students as well as reclaim published works. Open to all experience levels and interests on and off stage. Contact: Sophia Bokhari |
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Rhythm 'N Motion RnM was born from the response of several individuals who wanted to express themselves and create a community through the dance styles of the African Diaspora, but found no appropriate outlet through Swarthmore's curriculum. The group has now evolved into a Tri-College performance-based group. The styles of the African Diaspora now serve the group as an influential place mark in our history that we adhere to through the combination of current member’s diverse strengths with the styles of our founding. Contact: Moneisha Hayles |
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Rince Na Mawr Rince na Mawr is an Irish dance club, open to dancers of any or no experience. In addition to weekly practices, in the spring we put on the Celtic Festival, which is like a short ballet except with Irish dance. Everyone is welcome to attend, no matter when in the semester it is or what your experience level is! Contact: Isabelle Sanford |
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*Scottish Country Dance We offer Scottish Country Dance classes for people of all levels! Contact: Maddie Smith |
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Shakespeare Performance Troupe The Shakespeare Performance Troupe is a student theater group dedicated to performing the works of William Shakespeare. In addition, we often produce works by other playwrights, both historical and contemporary, that we feel represent issues of identity and self unique to Bryn Mawr's community. Our seasons usually consist of two shows a semester, and all productions are entirely student-run. Students are in charge of producing and organizing the entirety of our plays, including the directors, actors, tech crew and costumers. We welcome performers of all experience levels to join us in bringing Shakespeare back to life. Contact: Ceara Buzzell |
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*/Shift/ Dance Company /Shift/ is a contemporary focused, bi-co dance group. We were founded with the intention to offer intense training, opportunities to choreograph and perform, and a close-knit dance community to committed dancers at Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges. We meet 12-16 hours/week for ballet and contemporary technique classes and rehearsals, consisting of classes taught by members of the group, as well as the advanced ballet classes offered through the Bryn Mawr Dance Department. We either host or perform in a dance concert on Haverford's campus each semester, featuring group pieces and solos. Though our main goal is provide a company where dancers can maintain and build their technique and we rehearse rigorously, we value creating a strong dance community within the bi-co, and hold frequent social activities outside the studio. Our membership is determined by audition, and we accept new members at the beginning of each academic semester. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact shiftdancecompany@gmail.com and we will be happy to answer any and all questions! Contact: Shivani Parikh |
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Spoon-Fed Sketch Comedy Spoon-Fed is a sketch comedy troupe at Bryn Mawr College. We write, act in, direct, and produce shows on campus during the academic year! Contact: Abigail Benz |
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As the first South Asian fusion dance team, Mayuri hopes to bring a variety of dance forms together while mainly focusing on more South Asian dance forms. We love new ideas and don't require experience to join! Contact: Fariha Tamboli |
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Bryn Mawr College Democrats To provide Bryn Mawr College students with a space to get involved in the national and local Democratic party, and to create a space for any student to discuss important political issues. Contact: Nora Cahill |
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Bryn Mawr Students for Bernie A campaign that is for the people requires energy and organization by the people – that means you! If you want to see a Green New Deal, $15 minimum wage, Medicare for All, debt relief for Puerto Rico, and/or tuition free public universities in the near future, please join us! We will be hosting canvassing sessions, trainings for volunteers, and other events throughout the semester and beyond. Contact: Clio Jensen |
Religious |
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*Bi-Co Adventist Students for Christ An official group for Seventh-day Adventist students in Bryn Mawr College. We have weekly bible studies and keep each other accountable for our faith in Christianity. Our group will be hosting events occasionally to spread the love and care on campus. We offer bible studies to those who want to learn more about what it means to have a relationship with God and understanding the true meaning of love. Contact hkim17@brynmawr.edu for more information. Contact: Esther Kim |
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The Rohr Center for Jewish Life - Bi-Co Chabad provides the Haverford & Bryn Mawr College communities with a Jewish home where all are welcome to explore and celebrate Jewish tradition and identity. We offer classes, discussions and opportunities to ask and celebrate. All are welcome. Contact: Zoe Shinefeld |
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Bryn Mawr College Hillel provides an outlet for students to observe Jewish holidays, explore Jewish identity, and access Jewish traditions – in an open and pluralistic environment. Bryn Mawr College Hillel always has something happening on Shabbat – whether it's services and dinner on Cambrian Row, or Kiddush and Motzi with an informal dinner in one of the dorms. Bryn Mawr College Hillel hosts special events on Jewish holidays, engages in social justice work projects, and partners with other student groups for programs to bring the Bryn Mawr College community closer together. Contact: Elizabeth Warrick |
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Harvest Christian Fellowship (HCF) Harvest Christian Fellowship is a non-denominational college ministry affiliated with Grace Covanent Church, integrated with other college campuses on the Mainline. GCC is Word-centered, prayer driven, community based, and missions focused. Our mission is to raise up kingdom workers transformed by Christ to influence the world. HCF partakes in on and off campus activities and events such as weekly Family Group bible studies on campus, church-wide Friday Night Live worship service, and much more to strengthen the campus faith community and give students the opportunity to explore or grow in their faith throughout their Bryn Mawr experience. Contact: Taylor McClain |
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InterVarsity Christian Fellowship IVCF is a community that seeks to provide a space for people to come to and to encounter Jesus Christ and fellowship in His love.We are affiliated with InterVarsity which is a vibrant campus ministry that establishes and advances witnessing communities of students and faculty.IVCF partakes in on and off campus activities and events such as weekly Large Group and Small Group sessions on campus, we also have retreats off campus ,chapter camp over the summer every year and much more to strengthen the campus faith community and give students the opportunity to explore or grow in their faith throughout their Bryn Mawr experience. Contact: Joan Ndichu |
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Muslim Student Association The Muslim Student Association (MSA) is active in facilitating a safe atmosphere in which dialogue on matters of Islamic faith can be discussed by all members of the college community, Muslims and students of other faiths alike. We aim to create an educational and enriching atmosphere where we can learn from one another through discussions, community service, prayer services, speakers, and interfaith events. Our activities include dinners and social gatherings in Cambrian Row, movie screenings, holiday dinners, and interfaith gatherings. Our goal is to provide a safe and welcoming atmosphere for Muslim students and provide opportunities for interfaith dialogue. Contact: Hikma Salhe |
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Newman Catholic Campus Ministry Newman Catholic Campus Ministry helps students to know and love Jesus Christ in a very human way, discover Jesus, and love Him in others and His creation. We have Sunday Mass every week at Haverford Campus Center (10:40 AM), 3rd floor (religious room 207.) We have weekly meetings for prayer as well as simply hanging out! Though a small community here, we are very close-knit and love spending time together at Mass, in prayer, hangouts, after Mass for brunch, and especially at Christmas/Easter parties. For updates on events (as well as possible Mass time changes,) check our twitter @BMCatholic or Facebook @BMCCatholic! Any other questions or need more information? Feel free to contact us! Contact: Katherine Santarpia |
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*Renewal College Fellowship/ Renewal Presbyterian Church Renewal College Fellowship aims to support students who are active, curious, or questioning their faith. We hold weekly meetings to go over passages in the Bible and meet every Sunday to attend church at Renewal Presbyterian Main Line. We also aim to support others on campus who may not be familiar with the faith through discussion and prayers. |
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Service, Activism and Outreach |
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Adelante is a outreach program that works with the ACLAMO family centre in providing STEM and future career education to middle schoolers in the form of a weekly class. Contact: Rafa Khan |
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Ardmore Community Tutoring is a program that offers tutoring services to students K-12 within the local Ardmore area. We offer services for all subjects. Contact: Ginneh Dickenson |
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Bryn Mawr Buddies is a volunteer program that matches up international students from Bryn Mawr College with immigrant elementary school students who speak the same language as they do. Volunteers assist their little buddies to adjust to school life in the U.S.. Recent volunteers spoke Chinese, Korean, and Turkish. Contact: Zilu Zhang |
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We are a 100% student-led, student-staffed, volunteer organization dedicated to providing Bryn Mawr with the highest quality emergency medical care. We provide immediate medical assessments, life-saving interventions if necessary, and determine the need for further treatment—whether it be a visit to the Health Center the next day, a ride to the ER with Campus Safety, or an ambulance transport. Our goal is to determine the appropriate route of care for the patient’s individual needs. All members are EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) certified and our members receive extensive training at Narberth Ambulance, the local 911 ambulance corps. BMCEMS works under Campus Safety and a Campus Safety Officer is always on scene with BMCEMS. Contact: Anna Hartzell |
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Doctors Without Borders Student Chapter Bryn Mawr Doctors Without Borders at Bryn Mawr focuses to help students learn more about the profession and connect them with MSF professionals around the world. Contact: Fariha Tamboli |
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The Overbrook Arts Program provides arts education for students at Overbrook Elementary school. Volunteers and Coordinators make weekly trips to the school providing a one hour art class in different classrooms. Coordinators and volunteers plan projects to teach in the classrooms, where they work with students in completing the project and encouraging them to explore their creativity. Contact: Katharine Evans |
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Owl Ambassadors Bryn Mawr College Owl Ambassadors are an integral part of the Admissions program. By engaging with students and families in authentic experiences, they help create a meaningful visit and thereby assist in recruiting and enrolling a group of great students! Owl Ambassadors host visiting students for overnights, help greet guests for on-campus events, communicate to students over email and over other online platforms. In addition to events and visits related responsibilities, Owl Ambassadors meet monthly to continue professional development and training. They develop skills in presentation and storytelling for diverse audiences. Contact: Katerina Karris-Flores |
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Students, staff, and faculty who want to perform service, but are unable to make a semester-long commitment, have the opportunity to participate in a half-day of service at a local organization. Contact: Phoebe Cribb |
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The BMC chapter of She's the First sponsors girls' education in the developing world to help young women become the first in their families to graduate. Contact: Sarah Gu |
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Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) The Bryn Mawr College Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is a student Body that serves as a liaison between the athletic department, athletes and the campus by providing insight, activities and support for all student-athletes. The SAAC is comprised of an executive board elected by fellow athletes as well as two representatives from each team. Contact: Brendan Harrison |
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The purpose of this organization shall be to create an inclusive movement for climate action at Bryn Mawr College as a part of the larger Sunrise Movement in hopes of involving our community in the Sunrise Movement. The Sunrise Movement strives to make climate change an urgent priority across America, end the corrupting influence of fossil fuel executives on our politics, and elect leaders who stand up for the health and wellbeing of all people. Contact: Liva Pfuhler |
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Tri-College Asian Student Conference (Tri-CASC) The purpose of this organization shall be to serve as a place of solidarity, pride, and love for the API/A community and represent the experiences and narratives of all Asian and Pacific Islander identifying people in America. It is imperative that we progress the critical dialogues occurring at our individual campuses to build coalitions and further understand the nuances of the many API/A experiences. Rooting our conversations in history, we will interrogate how our community has been the victim of oppression, both throughout history and in today’s political and social climate, and acknowledge how API/As have also been complicit toward systemic injustices. By leveraging the collective power of the various API/A communities, we can continue to weave API/A narratives into the complex racial fabric of America and deconstruct systems of power. Contact: Elizabeth Zhao |
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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program recruits volunteers to work with CADCOM, an agency in Norristown, PA since 2004 to help provide free tax-services to Norristown residents through the IRS-sponsored EITC-VITA program. Contact: Alyx Freed |
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Special Interest |
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180 Degrees Consulting 180 Degrees Consulting of Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges is a chapter of the world’s largest university-based consultancy. 180 Degrees provides socially conscious organizations around the world with very high quality, extremely affordable or free consulting services. We work with organizations to develop innovative, practical and sustainable solutions to whatever challenges they’re facing. Contact: Viktoriia Borodina |
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Adopt-A-Grandparent Adopt-a-Grandparent is a student-run volunteer organization that visits the seniors of Main Line Adult Day Center on a weekly basis. Through sharing music, art, games, and stories, you will foster a relationship with an adoptive “grandparent”, thus providing both you and the senior with a source of emotional fulfillment. Contact: Jaclyn Lo |
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Anime Club The Anime Club provides a comfortable space for Bryn Mawr community members who enjoy anime (Japanese animation) to relax and meet other people on campus with the same hobbies. The club holds weekly meetings to watch, discuss, and learn about anime, runs events such as movie nights and club outings, and organizes a yearly trip to a nearby anime convention. Contact: Menna Khaliel |
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App/Web Development Club The App/Web Development Club intends to foster a space to encourage the design, development, and creation of mobile and web application development for all students who are interested in learning more about technology. Our mission is to encourage students of all backgrounds to collaborate and create innovative projects using the latest technology in application development. We encourage students of all experiences to build and learn with us! Contact: Faith Meacham |
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Art Club hosts weekly Community Art Nights, open to all students, as well as free art and craft workshops. The club also stocks and maintains Arnecliffe Studio, an art studio located on campus for independent student use! Contact: Ceara Buzzell |
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Bev Club This is a club meant to help people destress. We will explore different beverages. (ie. boba, espresso, etc.) Contact: Lila Hernandez |
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BMC Egyptology Association Founded in Fall of 2018, the BMCEA is an academic organization dedicated to the study and promotion of Egyptology in the Bryn Mawr community and beyond. The Bryn Mawr College Egyptology Association is committed to diversifying our understanding of the ancient world beyond classical, western civilization and the ancient Near East to one that includes the significance of African cultures to the history of the Mediterranean. Foremostly, we aim to make the study and appreciation of ancient Egypt more accessible to the Bryn Mawr community through a variety of events and activities both on campus and in Philadelphia. To do this, we run a monthly film series titled Egypt in the Movies, hold Egyptian literature readings and monthly discussions, host experimental archaeology workshops, stress buster events, and other fun activities. In addition to our public programming efforts, we have a strong focus on the more academic side of Egyptology. To to this, we highlight and create Egyptology resources for students, build on-campus exhibits, host weekly Middle Egyptian hieroglyph study sessions, organize trips to local museums and Egyptology lectures, and we keep our members updated on current Egyptological news. We also work with faculty and staff to develop projects which actively research the Egyptological material in Bryn Mawr’s collections. Contact: Lean Grams |
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BMC Outdoor Club (BMCOC) We are the Bryn Mawr College Outdoor Club (bmcOC)! We are a club for students with outdoor interests including but not limited to hiking, backpacking, kayaking, climbing (multi-pitch and top-rope), snowshoeing, skiing/snowboarding, river rafting, paddle boarding, and ice climbing! We welcome any student to join us on our adventures, and also have gear available for your own outings. Email us to join the Listserv and get the most updated information on upcoming events. Contact: Rebecca Tabb |
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Bryn Mawr Board Game Club The Board Game Club offers a space for board game enthusiasts and new comers alike to enjoy a variety of table top games. Come, have fun, and meet new friends! Contact: Vy Pham |
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Bryn Mawr Garden Club/ Community Garden The Bryn Mawr Garden Club runs the community garden, and also serves as the facilitator for a more general connection between students and the environment. |
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Bryn Mawr Mock Trial We compete in trials against other schools as a team of attorneys and witnesses. During meetings, we analyze the case, as well as develop questions, speeches, and strategy, while practicing our roles for competition. If you're interested in improving your critical thinking, public speaking, writing, and legal analysis skills in a fun, engaging environment, then Mock Trial is the club for you! Contact: Chloe Berger |
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Bryn Mawr Speech and Debate The intent of the Bryn Mawr Speech & Debate team is to provide a space for undergraduate students in the Bryn Mawr community to develop speaking and critical thinking skills through healthy competition over a wide range of topics concerning both the US and global community. It is also a space for students to develop speech and artistic interpretation skills through a variety of performance style events. It is our aspiration that through this team, the wider BMC community will benefit as we see an improvement in the way we conduct dialogue of important and difficult topics. Contact: Rem Aitbouchireb |
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Bryn Mawr Trivia Club Bryn Mawr Trivia Club plays trivia games and hosts campus-wide trivia events. Contact: Bella Merchant |
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Campus Girl Scouts We are the Campus Bryn Mawr Girl Scout club. Former Girl Scouts are welcome, as well as those new to Girl Scouts. We work primarily as a volunteer/mentorship organization, designed to support local girl scout troops. We hold events for troops, including badge workshops and college tours, and host cookie booths on campus. We aim to inspire young girl scouts to achieve their goals and continue girl scout values of service and respect. Contact: Grace Caterine |
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Chinese Culture Study Association (CSSA) Do you really know about China? Do you want to get deep in touch with Chinese culture and people? Come join us! Chinese Culture Study Association (CCSA) is an association that aims to provide a platform for people to truly understand Chinese culture. In order to deepen your understanding of Chinese culture and grasp the essence, we present you an opportunity to learn about the culture outside of a classroom environment. There are various fun activities throughout the year involving bubble tea, dumplings, and much more! Contact: Jialu Guo |
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Our goal is to be an inclusive group for people of all levels of skill to program and create digital projects that impact the world positively. Through learning, collaboration, and creation, we can empower each other to solve problems and code for good. Contact: Marilyn Harbert |
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Daocha Tea Club Daocha Tea Club is an organization that brings tea lovers together! We aim at celebrating the tea culture in China, east Asia and also around the world. We hold regular tea sessions and other special events like tea bags-making workshop. Every semester, we hold a mugs-making workshop in which our members can make their own mugs for tea. We hope to act as a place where students can enjoy and share the diverse cultures behind tea. Contact: Xinrui Zhao |
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Doublestar Doublestar is Bryn Mawr’s resident science fiction/fantasy club. We discuss our favorite (and not-so-favorite) stories, host events like murder mysteries and Humans vs Zombies, and may even help in organizing Dungeons & Dragons groups and one-shots. Contact: Isabelle Sanford |
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The purpose is to provide our members with an opportunity to learn about specific areas of interest within economics and form connections with those that share a similar passion for the subject. We will also provide writers with a blog platform to express their personal views on global events from an economic standpoint and in the process learn the appropriate economic vocabulary to speak openly about such events Contact: Billie Mwangi |
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Fashion Club Fashion Club seeks to unite members of the Bryn Mawr community by showcasing Bryn Mawr's fashion and creative talent through workshops, fashion-based events, and bi-weekly meetings. Any question? Feel free to contact Fashion Club at fashionclub@brynmawr.edu Contact: Ebrar Yilmaz |
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Fermentation Club The Fermentation Club will familiarize students with different types of methods of fermentation as well as allow students to ferment their own foods Contact: Claire Weeks |
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Girls Who Code College Loop is a program offering monthly challenges with exciting new material focusing on honing computer science skills and engaging women to take action, collaborate, create, and inspire one another. Plus, exclusive opportunities to meet with industry professionals & Girls Who Code corporate partners for professional opportunities and workshops. Contact: Vivian Phung |
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Haverford Debate Society The Haverford Debate Society practices and teaches the skills of parliamentary-style debate, and then uses these skills at American Parliamentary Debate Association (APDA) tournaments. We choose our own topics and write our own cases, so our members bring in whatever issues they’re excited about - these vary enormously and touch on social movements, media and culture, technology, economic policy, international relations, and much more. Our team fosters a passion for examining varied perspectives on an issue, and for developing the habits of thoughtful argumentation. It's a place for those who are passionate about debating, but also for those who want to be part of a welcoming and supportive group that enjoys exploring interesting topics outside of competition. We especially aim to empower the voices of those who may be underrepresented in the debating community. We have members from both Haverford and Bryn Mawr, meaning that we are a Bi-Co club, though our meetings are held at Haverford. Absolutely no debate experience is necessary to join: many of our members, including some of our leadership, started debating for the first time in college. Finally, it bears noting that our team is completely free to participate in; Haverford covers all costs to attend competitions. |
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Kennel Keepers Animal Service Club Kennel Keepers loves to get Bryn Mawr students involved with the community and help animals in need. This club offers volunteer opportunities with local animal shelters and aids in their endeavors of finding homes and caring for animals. Contact: Claire Mitchell |
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Knitting Club The Knitting Club seeks to provide resources and community for everyone who is involved with fibercraft, not just knitters. People who crochet, cross-stitch, embroider, etc. are also welcome. Whether you are a beginner looking to learn or an expert who wants to chat, we'd love for you to come to our meetings. Contact: Sophia McKay |
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Maximum Whimsy is a club dedicated to turning everyday parts of campus into unusual experiences. Through creating interactive spaces, we encourage imagination, play, and adventure in the lives of the busy student body and staff at Bryn Mawr. We do a few projects every year, ending with a display that is up for all of finals week and focuses on relaxation. Help others escape the grind. Create a world of pure imagination. Come dream for a while. Contact: Justine Stiftel |
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Miniworld The purpose of this organization is to create a space for students to relieve stress and to exercise creative energies by crafting items in miniature, all in a supportive, fun environment. These types of crafts will allow students to develop patience, learn new hobbies, and feel a sense of accomplishment at starting and finishing various projects, thereby boosting their confidence and happiness. Contact: Shaili Regmi |
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NetImpact Bryn Mawr At Net Impact Bryn Mawr, we help students build careers, network, and find opportunities in these areas: sustainability, racial and socioeconomic equity, food security, social innovation, and civic Impact. Contact: Vimbai Mawoneke |
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Puzzle Club The puzzle club provides a fun, relaxing way to take a break from the stress of school by completing a wide variety of fun puzzles (crosswords, logic puzzles, sudoku, etc). The club meets once a week to complete and create puzzles of all kinds. Contact: Nisha Choudhary |
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Bryn Mawr Rubik's Cube Club aims to foster a supportive and comfortable environment to students who are interested in learning and solving the Rubik's Cube. Include but not limited to 3*3 Rubik's cube, 2*2 Rubik's cube, 4*4 Rubik's cube, mirror cube, pyramid cube, skews cube, Sport Stacking, Tower of Hanoi, Nine Linked Ring, etc. Contact: Jacqueline Ji |
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S.TEAM Contact: Geeta Sharma |
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Seasoned Adventures Contact: Tania Feliz Soto |
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Sudo Hoot is Bryn Mawr College's Computer Science club for hackers, coders, makers, artists, entrepreneurs, and everyone in between! Our community fosters a supportive and encouraging environment for our members to pursue their goals in technology. Through community meetings, guest lectures, tech workshops, panel discussions, and mentorship, we strive to create a social and academic space for marginalized identities in computer science. Contact: Sophia Trump |
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Tasty Society The purpose of Tasty Society is to introduce "dorm cooking" using limited resources such as the microwave to create late-night tasty snacks for hungry college students. We hope to encounter and incorporate various cultural and personal perspectives of "dorm cooking." Contact: Chayanit Yung |
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The Transitions Club The Transitions Club's goal is to develop an inclusive environment where members who are new to BMC or do not know much about the area surrounding the campus can come together and explore Bryn Mawr and greater Bryn Mawr through urban exploration and enriching activities about towns and the city. The club strongly believes that to be able to thrive in any community it is important to learn about the community and surrounding communities while building connections with others. Contact: Jenny Wang |
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Train club strives to establish an inclusive environment devoted to mass transit and topics in urbanism through train-related movie nights, trips to Philadelphia, and discussions concerning public transportation. Contact: Shreya Bhutani |
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TwisT TwisT is a club that brings together students whose special interests include but not limited to drumming, storytelling and free-styling. Just as the name suggests, the club operates solely on flexibility and acceptance. Its core mission is to make all activities malleable for all its members so that everybody would feel represented and appreciated. It is a club for people that realize that their interest are not represented and would want to do that with a group of other people surrounding them. Contact: Rhoda Akua Ameyaa |
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Wheels Club is intended for anyone interested in or in ownership of any manual, wheel-based, mode of transportation, including, but not limited to: skateboards, scooters, roller skates, bikes, and Heelys. Any wheel enthusiasts are welcome to come wheel around, hang out, and make friends at Wheels Club! Let's roll! Contact: Frankie Bliss
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*Bi-Co Gymnastics Club We are a Bi-Co group of students that work out at Upper Merion Dance & Gymnastics Academy in King of Prussia, PA. The group is comprised of former competitive gymnasts, enthusiastic newcomers, and just about everything in between. We aim to open the sport to a wider audience and provide an opportunity for Bryn Mawr and Haverford students to use gymnastics equipment. We will help members at any level to improve their gymnastics skills by increasing flexibility, strength, courage, and skill level. Contact: Genevieve Love |
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Bi-Co Team Handball The BiCo Team Handball aims to introduce this not so well-known sport to BiCo students. Our objective is to teach the fundamentals of the game, the techniques, and most importantly, have fun playing. Contact: Marita Ferreira |
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Bryn Mawr Club Soccer The purpose of Club Soccer is to enjoy and play soccer together. Contact: Delphine McCann |
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Bryn Mawr Rock Climbing The purpose of this club is to make rock climbing accessible to Bryn Mawr College students. We would like to have weekly or bi-weekly trips to Philadelphia Rock Gym (East Falls). This will allow students the Contact: Georgia Nelson |
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Welcome to the Bi-Co – Haverford and Bryn Mawr – Judo Club! Judo is a Japanese martial art that has been practiced for nearly 130 years. Judo is a defensive art, which relies on suppleness and manipulating an opponent’s strength against them. Its methodology was designed to not only be used in combat, but as a way of life; Judo literally translated means “the gentle way”. At Bryn Mawr Judo Club, we not only learn the technique of Judo, but its history and applicability to every day life. Contact: Victoria Borodina |
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*Equestrian Club We offer horseback riding lessons for people of all levels! Contact: Maddie Smith |
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The Bryn Mawr College Fencing Club is open to all students of Bryn Mawr College and seeks to teach and practice the sport of fencing in a safe, supportive, and fun environment. We offer instruction in all three weapons: foil, epee, and sabre. We welcome both students with previous fencing experience and those completely new to the sport! We have a professional coach who teaches three practices a week, and we attend several competitive tournaments over the course of the year. Students are provided with P.E. credit for participation. Contact: Beckie Bull |
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Ping Pong Club We are open to students with all levels who are interested in ping pong. We are a club sport that does not require much time commitment. We participate in competitions in NCTTA. We fill the niche for people who want to play ping pong but do not have time to commit on a varsity level. We welcome both new and experienced level. Contact: Linda Zhu |
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The Ski and Snowboard Club The Ski and Snowboard Club is open to all students of Bryn Mawr College who seek to learn and practice skiing and snowboarding. We aim to provide a friendly and playful environment for people who love snow! Days trips will be available for sign-up during the season. Contact: Xinguo Zhang |
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Ultimate Frisbee Team Bryn Mawr and Haverfords Bi-Co Womens* Ultimate Team welcomes people of all experience levels and commitment levels to come play frisbee with us both in the fall and spring semesters! We practice year round during the week and attend weekend tournaments! Contact: Christine Siebels-Lindquist |