Post By:
Adam Miller
MBA, 2013
When I was applying to schools, I looked at the clubs each
offered. Every school had social clubs,
Wine Clubs, Soccer Clubs, etc. This was
important to me, as I felt formalized ways to meet new people would help ease
my transition as I moved halfway across the country.
I arrived
at Boston University last year to a school that has many interesting clubs,
from the Bio-Business Organization to the BU Partners Club, but I saw an
opportunity to start a social club. BU
has the Cohort Cup, which does a nice job of putting on trivia nights and
karaoke events to bring the whole school together. However, I aspired to start a club uniting
people with similar social interests, like wine, soccer, or something else. Several of my classmates and I decided this
was a gap we wanted to fill. In the
first year, you very quickly get split up into cohorts and often find a smaller
group of friends within that cohort. Amidst
all the school work, it is important to get to know all the wonderful people you go to school
with, especially because they will be our network as we move forward in
life.
My goal in
starting the SMG Sport and Social Club was to bring people together more
frequently and in smaller, more intimate groups where they can bond over shared
passions. Whereas the Cohort Cup takes
care of macro events, we look at socializing on a micro level. If six people want to get together every
month and go climbing at the rock wall in the gym or ten people want to try
different places to eat around the city every Friday night, they can use the
club to find others to go with. The
group serves as a hub of information, a facilitator of paperwork that comes
along with throwing an event, and a way to mingle beyond your initial friend
group.
The IM Broomball Team |
Even though
we are a new club, we held several events already this year. For example, we created an Intramural
Broomball team and went candlepin bowling.
The leadership team has also been working on understanding how this club
can fit into the BU community. It
operates differently from many of the other clubs, so learning how to run it
and getting people to understand who we are have taken some time. We are getting closer on the first part, but
still have a ways to go on establishing our brand going into next year. Thankfully we’re up for these management
challenges!
First year Adam Taylor during a candlepin bowling event |
We believe
very strongly that this club will strengthen our community at the School of Management. We appreciate being a part of a school that
is open to new ideas, encourages the students try different things, and enables
them to start new clubs. We will do our
best not to disappoint. If anything
written here has resonated with you, please look us up next year. We would love to have you on board.
Adam Miller is a
first year Health Sector Management student. Prior to coming to Boston
University, Adam worked in Chicago in the advertising business. Adam
enjoys traveling, playing broomball, hanging out with his girlfriend and
friends, and watching sports.
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