French SocietyCheese and Wine

Taster7pm, Palmer G04

Music SocietyChoir

6.30pm, L29 G02 London Road

Turn up & try!

Pool & SnookerTaster Session

Meet outside SportsPark,

1.30pm

Poker SocietyLearn Hold’em

7.30pm, RUSU Boardroom

Bible StudyMeet & Greet

6pm, Palmer 109Enjoy some light

refreshments!

Games & Role Play Society

Meet in Mojo’s and walk to HUMMS, 6.30pm

Nepalese SocietyMeet and Greet

The Gurkha Square Restaurant, 5pm Enjoy authentic

Nepalese food, £10 -£15

LGBT+ SocietyIntroductory Coffee Hour

1pm, in HUMMS 124.

Anime SocietyQuiz

6.30pmHumSS 175

Pakistan SocietyMeet and Greet

5pmHumms 124

Games & activities with drinks & snacks.

Muslim SocietyBrothers Meet & Greet13.45pm at the Muslim

CentreLunch provided.

Anime SocietyGhibli & Pizza night

7pmin HUMMSS 175

International Society

Coffee Meet-Up4pm,

Cafe Mondial

Wednesday 23rd SeptemberCar park 4, outside the

Students’ UnionMeet over 120 Societies!

Find all societies online! www.rusu.co.uk/activities!

Student Activities

2015Societies Taster & first Sessions!

Culture & Faith Societies

Academic & Career Societies

Hobbies & Interest Societies

Arts Societies

Campaigns, Causes, & Politics Societies

Student Media Calendar 1 of 2 Key:

Wednesday 23rd September

Key: Key:

Wednesday 23rd

September

Muslim SocietySisters Meet & Greet

4pm at the Muslim Centre

Food & tour of the town centre.

Comedy SocietyIntroduction Talk

6pm, in Palmer

Krishna Consciousness

Introduction6pm, Palmer 108 Fee karma food & refreshments

Law Society Welcome Reception5pm, Foxhill house

Meet the committee & fellow members

Biological Sciences Society Meet & Greet,

4.30pm in Mojo’sMeet the committee &

fellow members

Thursday 24th

September

Sci-Fi SocietyFirst Meet Up!

7pmHUMMS 125

FRIDAY 25th

September

Psychology Society Meet & Greet

& Welcome back!11am

Psychology building.

Real Ale SocietyFreshers week pub

crawl1pm, Meet outside

Palmer Building

Biological Sciences Freshers Scavenger

Hunt, 2pmMeet in front of Palmer.

(Weather Dependent)

Animal

Science Meet & Greet,

3pmAgriculture 2U02

Not Drinking Much Society

Bowling Trip7pm, meet outside Palmer Building. £7 for transport.

Rock SocFreshers pub crawl

7.30pm, Meet outside Palmer Building

Cypriot & Hellenic Society

Greek Gathering8pm, Kendrick Halls

Saturday26th

September

Krishna Consciousness

Retreat to Bhakivedanta Manor, 11am, meet outside

palmer building! Cost for transport.

Student MediaTaster Day!

Write for the campus Newspaper! Broadcast on the radio station!

Make videos!11am, 3Sixty, RUSU.

Junction11 RadioSocial

9pm, Park Bar

Christian Union BBQ

6pm, at the Chaplaincy (behind the library)Free food, everyone

welcome!

Hong Kong SocietyFreshers Dinner

7pm, Happy Dinner Restaurant.

Enjoy traditional Hong

Kong dishes £15-£20 pp.

WildSocSocial

10pm, meet in front of Park Bar.

Dress as your favourite animal!

Sunday27th

September

Bird SocCampus Walk

Meet at Black Bridge on Whiteknights

Lake, 3pm

Monday

28th

September

Sikh SocietyMeet & Greet

12pm, outside Palmer Building

Chess ClubTaster Session & Blitz Event

6pm, Palmer 108

Music SocietySaxophone Ensemble

7.30pm, L29 G02London Road

Turn up & try!

Drama SocietyFirst Meeting

7pmVan Emden Theatre

TUESDAY

29th

September

PhilosophyRound table Debate on

‘Reasons & Reasons’2pm, Van Emden

Theatre

EntrepreneurshipSociety Taster

Henley Business School, 1pm.

Classics SocietyPizza Party

4pm, HUMMS G40See our library &

Eat free pizza!

EnactusIntroductory Session

6pm, Palmer G03Free pizza & drinks!

St Johns Ambulance

First Aid Taster Session7pm, Palmer 107

Learn how to save lives

Vegan & Vegetarian

Welcome picnic

7pm, Palmer G02

ZooSocIntroduction, drinks,

and chat

7pm, Palmer Building

then Park Bar!

RUDDIYs(Domestic do it your-

self) Taster SessionBunting and decoration

making, 7pm, HUMMS 125

Music SocietySamba Band

6.30pm, L29 G01 London Road

Turn up & try!

RUDDIYs(Domestic do it your-

self) Taster SessionBunting and decoration

making, 7pm, Palmer

Music SocietyWind Band

7.30pm, L29 G01 London Road

Turn up & try!

Education (Ed Soc)

Welcome Sports Day & Picnic, 12.30pm,

London Road Green

International Development

Taster Session1pm, TBC

Hindu SocietyMeet & Greet

5pm, Palmer 102Games, food, and gifts!

Wednesday30th

September

QuidditchTaster Training SessionBehind Mojos Bar, 2pmAll welcome regardless

of ability.

Music SocietyClarinet Choir

5.30pm, L29 G03 London Road

Turn up & try!

Feminism SocietyWhat does feminism

mean to you?All welcome!

6pm, Palmer G10.

Music SocietyJazz Ensemble

6.15pm, L29 G01 London Road

Turn up & try!

Music SocietyUkulele Band

6.30pm, L29 G03 London Road

Turn up & try!

Malaysian, Bruneian, Singaporean Society

Fresh Meet 20157pm, Palmer

Singer Song-writers

‘Bohemian Night’7pm, meet outside

Palmer.

Model United NationsWelcome session & quiz

Followed by Park House for drinks. 7pm, HUMMS G27

Gospel ChoirTaster Session

6.30pm, HUMMS G25Come & give it a go!

Free snacks!

Speech & Language Society Picnic,12.30pm

Harris GardensPlease bring your own food! Drinks provided!

Hindu SocietyBollywood Blast

6-7pm, 3SixtyWear comfy clothing &

bring water,

Afro Caribbean Welcome Meeting &

SEO London Introduction

Palmer 109, 6pm

Bible StudyWelcome Party

4pm,St Patricks JCR

Bible StudyDay out with the

committee2pm

Meet at Sports Park

Muslim SocietyEid Prayers

7.30 amMuslim Centre

(Arafat Day Iftar on 22nd Sept after magrib prayers)

Muslim SocietyEid Prayers

7.30 amMuslim Centre

RAG (Raise & Give)RAG Race - Have you got

what it takes?11am - 3pm

Palmer Square

Finance SocietyWelcome Meeting6pm, Palmer 102

Free pizza & drinks!

Bible StudyWelcome Service

MAP Centre10am

Meet at Sports Park

Video Games Society

6.30pm - 10pmHUMMSS 127 + 128

Chemistry

Society Meet & Greet

5pm, Park Bar

Photo SocHarris Garden Walk

Meet at the gates of the Harris Garden, 1pm

Any type of camera welcome, from phones to full DSLR

Wednesday7th

October

Italian SocietyAperitivo

6pm, Palmer 103Food &

drinks provided!

Thursday8th

October

Howard League Society

Meet & Greet6pm, Park Bar

JewishSociety

The first Shabbat Dinner of the year!

8pm, ChaplaincyFree!

Sunday11th

October

Monday12th

October

RUined (Archaeology)

Generation Night! Cotton Club, then Q 9pm, Dress as OAP/Kid/Parent etc , £3

Thursday15th

October

Erasmus Society White t-shirt Party7.30pm Palmer 104,

then head to Q Club. Wear a white t!

Reading Liberal Thought Society

What is your opinion on the legalisation of

Marijuana in the UK?7pm, HUMMS

Monday5th

October

Scouts & Guides Meet & Greet - head-

ing to the pub!7.30pm, meet outside

Sports Park

Music SocietyBrass Band

7.30pm, L29 G01 London RoadTurn up & try!

Wednesday 23rd SeptemberCar park 4, outside the

Students’ UnionMeet over 120 Societies!

Find all societies online! www.rusu.co.uk/activities!

AIESECInformation

Session5pm, Palmer 103

European Law (ELSA) Wine Reception

3pm, Foxhill G02Meet new people!

Art SocietyWelcome Meeting6pm, Art Depart-

ment

Friday 2nd

October

AIESECInformation

Session5pm, HUMMS G74

Saturday3rd

October

Bird SocNight Walk

7pm, in front of SportsPark

Vegan & Vegetari-

an Discussion Evening

7pm, Palmer G02

SingaporeanSociety

First Meet-up!7.30pm, Palmer

Pizza & Soda!

Economics

SocietyWelcome

5pm, Palmer

Film SocietyFirst Screening7pm, Minghella

CinemaFree!

Business SocietyWelcome!

6pm, Cafe MondialFree Pizza!

Games & Role Play Society

Guide to Town followed by meal

2.30pm, TBC

Tuesday6th

October

Student Activities

2015Societies Taster & first Sessions!

Culture & Faith Societies

Academic & Career Societies

Hobbies & Interest Societies

Arts Societies

Campaigns, Causes, & Politics Societies

Student Media Calendar 2 of 2 Key:

Wednesday 23rd September

Key:

Drum & Bass Society First Meeting7pm, HUMMS

Info about Hospitality.

Thursday1st

OCTOBER

Fashion SocietyExplore the world of

fashion.

4pm, Palmer 102

RAG (Raise & Give)RU LOST Info Meeting

5pm, Palmer 108Could you find your way

back?

Hip Hop Society

Can Hip-Hop be Defined?

6pm, HUMMS 124

Nigerian SocietyIndependence Day

Balloon Release6pm, field in front of

Palmer

PhilosophySocial: Quiz

Mojo’s, 7pm Karaoke

afterwards!

Christian UnionCU Central

7pm, HUMMS G27Join our weekly

meeting!

WildSocSocial: Quiz

Mojo’s, 7pm

Animal ScienceSocial, 7.30pm

Park Bar, then London Road, then where the

night takes us!

Baking Society

Cookie Portraits7.30pm, TBC

Circus Arts Taster Session

6pm in 3Sixty, RUSU

Hula hoop, juggling,

unicycling & more!

PENSAWelcome Party

Palmer Reception6.30pm

Start the term on a positive vibe!

Sign

LanguagePizza Night

6pm, TBC

Conservative AssociationNew Members

Reception, 6.30pm

Park House

Real Ale SocietyBinghams Brewery

Tour!1pm, meet at Palmer

Tickets £10 from committee members.

Afro Caribbean Society Cook-out/BBQ4pm, meet at Park Bar

£3 for 1, £4 for 2.Invite your friends!

Sunday4th

October

Poetry SlamTaster Session

4pm, grass outside Palmer

Come and meet poets

Quidditch Taster Session

2pm, field behind Mojo’s

Everyone welcome!

RUinedArchaeology Ice Breaker

7pm, Park Bar

AgricultureFancy dress farmers

7.30pm, meet at

Mojo’s, then head to Q Club.

Everyone Welcome!

EntrepreneurshipSociety Taster

1pm, Henley Business School

ConstructionWelcome Meeting

1pm, URS2S21Free pizza!

Politics

Society6pm, PalmerIntroduction,

and free pizza!

Living Wage Campaign

5pm, Palmer 105Meet new people

& share your thoughts.

Music SocietyA Night of Music

7pm, Maluco Lounge, RUSU

Bring voices and instruments!

RU:ON TVIntroduction

7pm, The studyAll welcome re-

gardless of ability.

LGBT+ SocietyWhite t-shirt so-

cial7pm, meet at Park

BarPoker Society

Learn hold’emknock-out

tournament7.30pm, £1 entry

RUSU Boardroom

Band SocietyMeet & Greet

7pm, HUMSS 126Meet other Musicians!

Omani Society

Welcoming new Students!

7pm, Palmer

Classics

SocietyToga Party

8pm, MojosBoogie like Brutus!

Gospel ChoirFirst Social

9pm, Park Bar

Bright FuturesHow to get the best

graduate job?6.30pm, Palmer G03

Hip-Hop Society Discussion on

Misogyny & Homophobia in Hip Hop

6pm, HUMMS 124

Debate SocietyTaster Session

7pm, PalmerDrinks & snacks

Provided!

Singer Songwriters

Big Jam7.30pm, meet outside Palmer. Followed by

karaoke at Mojos.

Scouts & GuidesGames

7.30pm, meet outside SportsParkAll welcome!

Gospel ChoirFirst Social

9pm, Park Bar

Friday9th

OctoberSynthetic

Biology SocietyAn introduction to

iGEM 1pm, HUMMS 175

JapaneseSociety

Sushi Making4.30pm, HUMMS 125

Play with food & eat it!

Meteorology

Society6pm, Meteorology

GU01Quiz, chat, socialize!

Saturday10th

October

Education (Ed Soc)White t-shirt social!

9pm, Park Bar, then Sat-urday Union

Bring a white-t!

Latin-American, Spanish

First MeetingBack of Beyond Pub

7pm

AirsoftTaster Session / Inter-university

event7am, Meet at SU

Car park, £20

GeogSocDay Picnic

2pm, Reading Uni Sport field (behind sports park) Classic games,

free food!

Travel SocietyWelcome

Park Bar, 7pm!

Travel Society

Around The World

Social! Park

German SocietyKaffee & Kuchen

Coffee and cake quiz night!

6-9PM, Palmer G04

Model United Nations

First Simulation / Debate

7pm, HUMMS G27

Art SocietyLife Drawing Session, 7pm

Facebar, Ambrose Place

History Society

Freshers & Re-turners Social8pm, Park Bar

The Spark Newspaper

Social: Quiz 7pm, Mojo’s

Music SocietyString Ensemble7.30pm, L29 G02

London RoadTurn up & try!

Music SocietyFlute Choir

8pm, L29 G03 London RoadTurn up & try!

Wednesday30th

September

Junction11 RadioSocial

9pm, Park Bar

LoveWorldGet Acquainted

7pm, Palmer G02Free Food!

English Society

White t-shirt social!8.30pm, Park BarBring a white-t!

Drama SocietyWhite t-shirt social

8pm, Park BarBring a white t,

crack out the pens! Let’s be creative!

Food &

NutritionScavenger Hunt

3pm, meet outside Food Science/

Chemistry Building