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We aim to provide members, in particular women, networking opportunities with amazing women across a range of industries. We will allow a platform for members to connect on a global level and allow members to come together to share their unique experiences.

We also want to form an alliance with other Australian and overseas universities to provide mini-internship opportunities. We are passionate about providing women with the relationships, networks, and resources they need to make a difference.

Mailbox 53
First Floor, Union House
University of Melbourne
VIC 3010
unimelb85broads@gmail.com

We aim to provide activities and programs that improve the understanding of China’s business landscape and markets; to establish a bridge between prospective employers with operations in China and students with an interest in working in Greater China; to strengthen the link between University of Melbourne and China and promote academic and business exchange activities; to provide students/members with opportunities to network with business professionals and leaders in China; and, to facilitate study of Chinese language.

Mailbox 55
1st floor Union House
acybc.melbourne@gmail.com

Book Club
Mailbox 69
First Floor Union House
University of Melbourne
VIC 3010
melbourneunibookclub@gmail.com

The Melbourne University Chess Club meets triweekly during the semester to play social games with one another. Refreshments are provided each lunchtime the club meet and the club offers a friendly atmosphere to accommodate new players and more experienced ones. Throughout the semester the club hold tournaments which last half a day and are a great chance to test your ability and make new friends. Also over the holidays there are social nights, which involve going to a café and having a few drinks and chess games. Beginners are welcome to join as we have a good mix of skill levels and capable teachers for those wishing to learn the game.

Chess Club
Mailbox 4
First Floor
Union House
University of Melbourne Vic 3010
muchess@hotmail.com

Cross-Cultural Dialogue Society
Mailbox 70
First Floor Union House
University of Melbourne
VIC 3010
muccds@gmail.com

The Chocolate Lover’s Society has been dedicated to the goals of chocolate to the masses, supreme gastronomical indulgence and dodgy record-keeping for, oh, well, a really long time. With so many members, we have at least one excuse for being thrown off-track. We have just purchased 30kg of really, really good quality chocolate and we need your help to eat the lot.

To find out more, please email us at chocolatelovers@gmail.com, drop us a line at Box 21 on the first floor of Union House (past the co-op, keep going, on your left) or visit our embryonic website at http://files.keeghan.com.au/ChocLoversSociety/main.html.

And remember the 12-step plan for dealing with chocolate addiction; never be further than 12 steps away from chocolate!

Chocolate Lovers’ Society
Mailbox 21 First Floor
Union House University of Melbourne
Vic 3010
chocolatelovers@gmail.com

CHAS, founded in 1983 by a group of well-meaning psychotic individuals, is a club (as you might’ve guessed, since you’re on UMSU’s Clubs and Societies page) that thoroughly appreciates all things Cosmic Hitchhikers, Douglas Adams, and anything to do with the number 42. But we do more! (No, we won’t sell you steak knives…unless you’re really nice). We also appreciate, amongst other things Red Dwarf, Doctor Who, Terry Pratchett, assorted British comedians, BBC Telefantasy, and any other being or concept we happen to find strangely amusing. We are a fairly active club, and we have groovy t-shirts. We also have a discount card, and some of the committee members are nice. Some also have fungus growing on their feet, but that is another matter. We also have excursions to study the effects of certain colourless volatile liquids, and their intoxicating effects on carbon-based life forms, probably while saying “zootlewurdle, zootlewurdle, zootlewurdle” quite a bit. Also, we like to prove that being dead is not compulsory, that fart jokes are a real gas and that the round table wasn’t. We also tend to have the occasional BBQ while stomping around in dressing-gowns and slippers, also while shouting “zootlewurdle, zootlewurdle, zootlewurdle”. Our website, for those technologically advanced (which one may assume, since you found your way here) is www.cosmichitchhikers.com.

The Chinese Publishers’ Group (CPG) represents a group of students with Chinese backgrounds and who are interested in the Chinese literature and cultures. The purpose of this club is to motivate the members to co-operate and to participate in the executive works, editorial tasks, funding searches and also to improvise marketing jobs to obtain better outcomes.

In addition, CPG publishes its own magazine called ‘Qing Niao’ which has three issues in a year. The magazine can help to develop the reading interests and to improve the writing skills among the students. CPG is now becoming a multimedia group, besides publishing articles. In the near future, CPG is going to organize more multimedia competitions such as website designs, poster designs and photography skills competitions. Interested participants can get to know more about CPG.

Currently, CPG is undergoing a broadcasting training program with SYN FM, a radio organization from RMIT. The programs will present multicultural music and other related topics. With this new activity, CPG hopes to attract more members with more ideas, more contributions and more participation.

Chinese Publisher Group
Mailbox 30
First Floor
Union House
University of Melbourne Vic 3010
chinesepublishersgroup@gmail.com

MUDS, unsurprisingly, is a group dedicated to organising and participating in debates. We organise competitions within the university, in a variety of different debating styles and where a wide range of issues are covered. MUDS also organises competitions and activities with other universities, such as Monash and Deakin. There are also a few major intervarsity tournaments that MUDS participates in each year, including the Australian Championships, the Australasian Championships and the World Championships. This gives our members a chance to meet (and debate against) students from across the world and our local region, as well as providing a great excuse to travel (and sometimes we even get sponsorship to help pay for that travel!).

Of course MUDS doesn’t only do debating. We also provide lots of training in different debating styles and general public speaking skills, as well as providing information forums about topical issues. We also have lots of social events throughout the year, including an annual dinner, a trivia night, commencement dinner, a public debate and many other events.

Melbourne University Debating Society
Mailbox 59
First Floor
Union House
University of Melbourne Vic 3010
mudsonline@gmail.com

Society for Electronic Entertainment
Mailbox 58 First floor, Union House
The University of Melbourne 3010
seegamers@gmail.com

Engineers Without Borders
Mailbox 65
First floor, Union House
The University of Melbourne 3010
melbuni.chapter@ewb.org.au

Mailbox 90
First Floor
Union House
University of Melbourne Vic 3010
fas2.committee@gmail.com

Film screenings every week. Check out Eyeball for the where, when and what, or contact us at:

Friends of Unnatural Llamas (FOUL) are the silliest club at Melbourne University. It is also one of the most active, with weekly social functions and the occasional camp or two. Although we haven’t had a camp recently. Shhh, you’re wrecking it. And we missed last week’s function. Last week was a holiday. Was it? That explains why I was the only one at class. Stop it. Stop it. We don’t have time for your prattle – This is about FOUL. Well, you’re not doing it right. Nobody wants to hear about your stupid Monty Python Club. Shut up. No, you shut up. No – YOU shut up. You’re so childish. Grow up. Drop dead.

Friends of Unnatural Llamas (FOUL)
Mailbox 83
First Floor
Union House
University of Melbourne Vic 3010
foulies@gmail.com

Like to kick around a little beanbag? Hang out with us to enjoy non-competitive foot-skills games.

Fotoholics -Photography Club
“Hang out with other people who share your interest and passion for photography. Established in 2006, the Fotoholics Melbourne University Photography Club Fotoholics has gained a name for itself throughout the University and outside for it’s enriching activities, ambitious projects, and above all, its aim for excellence in all aspects of photography. With continually increasing numbers of enthusiastic “Fotoholics” in campus, we are always open to anyone regardless of skills as long as you are interested in photography. Join our club, make new friends and take great photos! Visit our website for more up to date details.

Gelati Appreciation Society
Mailbox 63
First floor, Union House
The University of Melbourne 3010
gelatiappreciationsociety@gmail.com

Infinite Images Roleplaying Club is a club dedicated to gaming in all its forms, be it board games, wargames, card games or roleplaying. We organize a number of different events ranging from one-off introductory sessions to roleplaying right through to UniCon, a gaming extravaganza held in the September break.

We aim to encourage as much gaming as possible, by providing GMs markets for new games to be advertised as well as helping people to take up the challenging of running new games. Boardgamers and wargamers are also welcome to come along, as we aim to expand our gaming knowledge.

Box 47
First Floor Union House
University of Melbourne Vic 3010
infiniteimages@gmail.com

Joss Whedon Appreciation Society
Mailbox 19
First Floor
Union House
University of Melbourne Vic 3010
whedonists@gmail.com

Juggling Club has been hanging around Melbourne University since about 1998. We meet on Thursdays, 52 weeks a year, for a few hours from about 5:15pm under the sails in North Court. During semester, we also meet on Mondays at around 1-3pm, in the Green Room, Frank Tate building – we hold the occasional barbecue during this time too, these will be on the SMAC lawns.

You don’t need to know how to juggle to join Juggling Club, just turn up and someone will be able to help teach you. Members practise ball, club and contact juggling, and we also dabble in unicycling, poi, staff, mini-biking, diabolo, acrobalance and more, so if there’s something else you’re interested in learning, just ask around. Juggling club is also a great place for people who already do circus stuff to come play or work on serious skills, and share the joy with each other.

As well as hanging out and doing some juggling, we regularly hold pizza nights, barbecues, a camp each semester, workshops, a juggling club ball and the new annual ice-creamery crawl. Juggling Club – It’s all about the love and/or safety!”

The Melbourne University Magician’s Society is a social gathering of people who are interested in the art of Magic. Both beginners and experts are welcomed to the group, as the purpose of the society is to provide a friendly place for people to enhance their magic skill. Experienced members are always happy to pass on their knowledge to eager newcomers and the society is a perfect place for members to try out their material before unleashing it on the world. Members usually meet up on a weekly basis and events such as competitions and Magic Nights are held throughout the year.

Magician’s Society
Mailbox 49
First Floor
Union House
University of Melbourne Vic 3010
unimelbmagic@yahoo.com.au

The More Beer Club is an excellent club to join if you are looking for an opportunity to meet new people and catch up with friends when engaged in a busy university life. The club offers to members events such as BBQ’s, trivia nights and just recently launched the first ever annual More Beer Ball, which was great success.

More Beer Club
Mailbox 113
First Floor
Union House
University of Melbourne Vic 3010
morebeerclub@gmail.com

Pride
Mailbox 54
First Floor
Union House
University of Melbourne Vic 3010

People Interested Really At The Ear Sounds (PIRATES)
We’re a social club dedicated to all things musical and priatey. Come along to Rage against the Machine, uncover buried loot, and Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum!

Mailbox 40
1st floor Union House
pirates.seamail@gmail.com

Scooter Appreciation Society
Mailbox 61
First floor, Union House
The University of Melbourne
3010
theultimatesac@gmail.com

Secular Society
Mailbox 67
First Floor Union House
University of Melbourne VIC 3010
umsecsociety@gmail.com

Star Trek Club
Mailbox 50
First Floor
Union House
University of Melbourne Vic 3010
1701StarTrek@gmail.com

Students Playing Go Club have the main focus on playing the game of Go which is an ancient oriental game of strategy where two players take turns to place black and white stones on the board, fighting to take more territory than the opponent. The rules are simple and can be learnt in a few minutes; however, it is said to take a lifetime to
master.

Go is the second most played game in the world, after Chinese Chess, and is an excellent way to develop both logical and creative abilities, as it exercises both sides of the brain. Students Playing Go club meets weekly to play, teach, discuss and enjoy this wonderful game. Players of all levels, including absolute beginners are always welcome to come and take part, and due to a simple and effective handicapping system, can even challenge more experienced players on level terms.

Go is a game of balance, which, some believe, reflects the personality of the player. We hope all students will come along and learn more about this great game, as well as themselves. The day and location of our weekly meetings can be found on our website. If you have any other enquiries please email us.

Students Who Play Cards
Mailbox 25
First Floor
Union House
University of Melbourne Vic 3010
committee@studentswhoplaycards.com

Student Exchange Society
Mailbox 7
First Floor
Union House
University of Melbourne Vic 3010
musex.mail@gmail.com

If you want to learn about or experience a little medieval culture, we’re the club for you. Chivalry and justice are our aims. We get together regularly to learn about medieval crafts, garb-making, feasts, battle tactics and sciences.

Mailbox 43
First floor, Union house
e sca.st.bartholomew@gmail.com

Urban Yoga
Mailbox 57
First Floor Union House
University of Melbourne VIC 301

Weekly Watchers of Wonderful Anime
Mailbox 99
First Floor
Union House
University of Melbourne Vic 3010
enquiries@3wanime.org