In the midst of Student Union (SU) Treasury’s diminishing Budgets and Appeals account, some student organizations have expressed concern about putting on student programming, while others feel that they will be able to continue their regular programming in the spring.

For some groups, SU’s current financial situation does not impact their funding for the rest of the year. SU has three tiers of recognition for SU-funded student organizations: CAT I, II, and III. Student organizations known as CAT I organizations make up 59.3% of all SU-funded student organizations — these organizations are the only SU-funded clubs that can appeal for money during the year to fund events. 

“I’m a leader for a student group on campus, and I’m super frustrated with my Campus Life advisor and feel like they aren’t really hearing students out this year. I’m wondering if you have any advice on how to go about approaching a conversation with an adult who has power over you, but who isn’t necessarily doing their job effectively.”

At the Activities Fair, club representatives tend to use all kinds of tactics to try to grab the attention of browsing students. Whether that be free gadgets, a bowl of candy, or yelling at those walking by, these liaisons stop at nothing to get their QR codes scanned. Regardless of the strategy, it seems that a simple poster doesn’t cut it anymore. 

The rush begins bright and early in the week, as soon as the sour regret of the past weekend’s mistakes is replaced with anticipation for the next. All across campus, a stream of hundreds of notifications, all repeating the same scant and minimal sentence, formulated for maximum efficiency, fills screens. The messages ping in the back row of lectures, snake through the lunch rush Corner 17 line, and get swiped through during breaks between leg day sets at Sumers Recreation Center. The transactions are discreet and quick — as soon as a message is sent, a flood of responses arrive, […]

If you’re a freshman who couldn’t find their footing in the first few months of college; a junior who’s trying to pick up something new; or, yes, even a senior who’s been eyeing that one club for years but never had the time — just do it. 

Treasury representatives in Student Union (SU) heard appeals from six clubs and allocated $18,866.03 in funding for sports teams to travel and clubs to host on-campus events, bringing the total amount of money allocated this semester to $34,685.53.

WUChurn, Washington University’s butter churning society, has been an occasional talking point on WashU admission tours. However, the club, which was founded in 2016, no longer existed by 2019.

With the Activities Fair comes an influx of new club members, and with new members comes tha age-old question: how do clubs make sure they are inclusive of everyone who wants to join?

Joining a club provides you with an instant community of people with common interests, which can be a vital source of support throughout your college career.

The number of groups at the activities fair is enough to span the entire perimeter of Mudd Field, so letting rejection from just one discourage you from joining any others is pointless.