NUI Galway Societies End of Year Report 2013-2014

301 Pages·2014·10.89 MB·English

NUI Galway Societies End of Year Report

2013-2014

Oisín Robbins – Winner of 2014

Lifetime Achievement Award

Rover Society – winners of Best Photo at BICS 2014

Astronomy Society – Best Departmental Society
NUIG at Board of Irish College Societies Awards
plus Best New Society at National BICS Awards
The Drowsy Chaperone,
GiGSoc Einner of Best Society with
Musical Society
University President Jim Browne
Winner of Best Society
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Table of Contents Energy Society 105 Photography Soc 222
End of Year Video 3 Eng Soc 108 Physics Soc 225
Statistical Comparison 4 Entrepreneurship Society 112 Poker Society 227
Individual Society Reports 6 Polish Society 230
Amnesty Soc 6 Potter Soc 231
An Cumann Craic 7 FanSci 113 Presidents Award (Gaisce) 234
Anime and Manga Society 9 Feminist Society 115 Psychological Society 236
Archaeology Soc 15 FilmSoc 120 Quiz Soc 239
Art Soc 22 Fishing Society 125
Ashirbad 26 FLAC Society 127 RadioSoc 240
Astronomy Society 27 Foróige 131 Rock Soc 244
Atheist Humanist 33 French Soc 133 Rover Soc 246
Bahai 35 Friends of MSF 137 ShoutOut 248
Banter 36 G-EOS 138 Sinn Fein Soc 249
Best Buddies Society 37 German Soc 141 Slainte Soc 250
Biomedical Science 40 GiGSoc (Gay In Galway) 142 Speech & Language Therapy 253
Botany Soc 41 India Soc 148 St. Vincent de Paul 255
Business Society 43 Irish Studies Soc 149 Students for Health Equality 257
Cheerleading Society 46 Islamic Society 150 Students for Sensible Drug Policy 258
Chemistry Soc 48 ISS International Students 152 STv Society 259
Chess Soc 50 Italian Soc 157 Suas Society 261
Chinese Society 53 Journalism Society 159 Taize Society 270
Choice Society 54 Juggling Soc 161 Time Lord Society 272
Choral Soc 56 Labour Youth 167 Trad Soc 273
Christian Union Soc 59 Law Soc 167 Victorian Society 276
Classics Soc 62 Life Society 170 Video Game Society 279
Comedy Soc 64 Lit & Deb 174 Voluntary Services Abroad 280
Comic Book Society 66 Lotus Society 180 Writers Group Soc 283
Compsoc 67 Malaysian Society 184 Young Fine Gael Soc 284
Cumainn Farraige Society 70 Marine Soc 185 ZooSoc 285
Cumann de Barra 71 Maths Soc 187 Appendix 1: USCG 286
Cumann Drámaíochta 74 Mature Students 189 Appendix 2: Socs Awards 287
Cumann Staire (History) 74 Medicine Soc 192 Appendix 3: BICS Awards 288
Dansoc 79 Microsoc 197 Appendix 4: Fáilte Fest 290
Disney Society 83 Misneach 201 Appendix 5: Themed Weeks 291
DJ Soc 85 Musical Society (GUMS) 202 Appendix 6: Múscailt 294
Draíocht 88 Occupational Therapy 210 Appendix 7: Press Coverage 295
Dramsoc 91 Orchestra Soc 211 Appendix 8: Society Training300
Ecology Soc 98 Organic Gardening Society 213 Appendix 9: ALIVE Report 301
Education Society 100 Palestine Solidarity Soc 214
Enactus 103 Philosophy Soc 218
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End of Year Video

To view go to this link to view the video http://youtu.be/lueElL3Tby0

Introduction:

This year there are 105 societies completed their end of year report, of these 9 are new societies established
this year. They organise almost 3000 events each year (including guest speakers, classes, debates, film
screenings, fundraisers, trips, parties, committee meetings and rehearsals) with which they enrich the social,
community and cultural life of the campus with their presence. They bring colour and excitement to the
University which enriches all of our lives. By organising events of educational, cultural, social and
humanitarian value they broaden our perspectives and enhance the university experience for their fellow
students while contributing to both the local community and the wider world. Our membership stands at
51709 of which 48810 are students. That represents 9378 unique memberships of which 8724 are students.
NUI Galway Societies have won more BICS National Societies Awards than any other college in Ireland.

The committee members volunteered 106,006 hours to society work. This is the equivalent of 110 full time
workers on a 40 hour week during term time providing a valuable service to the University community, which
in monetary value at minimum wage would cost a million euro. To fully appreciate Societies contribution to
the University and to put this in context, societies provide the equivalent of 110 full time workers during
term-time providing social, cultural and educational support to the university community with a budget of
€448,572 which they have raise themselves, equalling a total monetary value of almost 1.5 million euro.

In this report in addition to statistics you will see in the societies own words what they achieved this year.
The continuing support of the university with infrastructure and space is vital to supporting our students to
utelise the opportunity they have for learning through their involvement in societies which encourages them
and to fully realise their potential as active citizens.
Ríona Hughes
Societies Officer
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Statistical Comparison

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Societies Income & Expenditure - 2013/2014
INCOME EXPENDITURE
Income Category Amount Expenditure Category Amount
Balls €90,375.07 12.01% Affill/Mem fees €7,444.04 1.03%
Fundraising €100,742.98 13.39% Ball €135,933.14 18.81%
Hoodies €1,002.00 0.13% Bank charge €4,958.37 0.69%
Members Contributions €14,520.98 1.93% Costumes €6,053.16 0.84%
Muscailt €1,050.00 0.14% Dinner €36,013.23 4.98%
Online Till €9,460.00 1.26% Entertainment €100,183.36 13.86%
Societies day €140.00 0.02% Entry fees €38,449.32 5.32%
Socs box Till €141,915.00 18.86% Equipment misc €24,773.82 3.43%
Sponsorship €43,741.38 5.81% Euros €711.79 0.10%
Ticket Sales €183,710.72 24.42% Fundraising/charity €82,145.51 11.36%
USC Grant €165,792.91 22.03% Gifts €1,920.47 0.27%
Hall hire €1,484.36 0.21%
Hire Bus €8,285.08 1.15%
Hoodies €6,313.92 0.87%
Lights €5,623.92 0.78%
Livestock €340.00 0.05%
Makeup/Props €1,874.79 0.26%
Materials €9,483.28 1.31%
Non Alcoholic Refresh €9,532.70 1.32%
Performing rights €8,333.71 1.15%
Postage €78.98 0.01%
Printing €7,148.40 0.99%
Prizes €7,653.93 1.06%
Promotions €4,934.87 0.68%
Reception €11,849.01 1.64%
Security €3,265.00 0.45%
Set €5,486.63 0.76%
Society accomm €52,373.82 7.25%
Society transport €65,341.31 9.04%
Socs day expenses €2,539.93 0.35%
Sound €19,689.89 2.72%
Speaker accomm €4,049.45 0.56%
Speaker travel €7,459.52 1.03%
Stationary €1,054.53 0.15%
Teacher fees €36,762.51 5.09%
Video Hire €3,257.41 0.45%
Income Total €752,450.04 Expenditure Total €722,803.16
Opening Balance Total €163,469.41 Closing Bank Balance €192,495.26
Cash In Hand Total €621.03
Total €915,919.45 Total €915,919.45
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Individual Society Reports
Please excuse any spelling errors in the main body of the report as the report generator currently dislikes fadas, inverted commas
or euro signs! While every effort has been made to correct this, there may be some left over.

Amnesty Soc
Amnesty aimed to raise awareness about human rights. Through showings of movies, collaborations and discussions we
attempted to increase knowledge of certain topics. We concentrated mainly on the death penalty and did a demonstration at
the beginning of the year and had a related guest speaker at the end.

Amnesty Soc Events
This year the society held a total of 4 events.

BAKESALE!!! » » 24th October 2013
Amnesty Soc will be having Bake sale with lots of treats and goodies made even better because you know it's for a good cause!

Amnesty EGM » small Acoustic Room, Áras na Mac Léinn » 21st January 2014

Persepolis and Popcorn!!! » AC203 » 12th February 2014
Oscar nominated movie that follows the life of a young girl in the Iranian revolution. There will be free popcorn!!!

Peter Pringle and Suny Jacobs Guest speakers » AM150 » 12th March 2014
Sonia 'Sunny' Jacobs and Peter Pringle each served years on death row. Jacobs 17 years in the United States and Pringle 15 years in Ireland.
Both were exonerated after their convictions were overturned for murders that they did not commit.
Sunny and Peter are inspirational messengers against the death penalty; campaigning for human rights and for reminding us of the power of
the human spirit to triumph over adversity, suffering and injustice.-http://sunnyandpeter.com/

Committee 2013/2014
Secretary: Mary Egan PRO: Aishling Heffernan
Auditor: Ellie Parfrey Taylor Vice-Auditor: Malin Bergman
Treasurer: Leigh Keeney

Committee 2014/2015
Contact: Ellie Parfrey Taylor

Organisation Balance Sheet
Income Expenditure
Opening Bank Balance €326.33 Bank charge €5.66
Fundraising €105.00 Expenditure Total €5.66
Total €431.33 Unreconciled Cheque Total €0.00
Cash In Hand €0.00
Closing Bank Balance €425.67
Total €431.33

Other Information
We held 10 committee meetings during the year. We have not held our AGM yet. Our total membership stands at 443 members.

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ALIVE Participation
Amnesty Soc
Robert Hogan OCM 10 hours
Mary Egan Secretary 42 hours
Amnesty International is the world's biggest human rights organisation, with more than 2.2 million members. Amnesty
International is independent of any government, political party, or religion. Amnesty International wants to see a world in
which all people enjoy the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human
rights standards.
# ALIVE Students: 2 student
# Hours Volunteered: 52 hours

An Cumann Craic
Is i an aidhm ata ag an Cumann Craic na imeachtai a chuir ar siul thrid mhean na Gaeilge. Deanann muid e seo chun cultur agus
teanga na Gaeilge a chuir chun cinn. Freastalaionn muid orthu siud a labhraionn an Ghaeilge agus doibh siud ina bhfuil suim acu
sa dteanga agus cultur.
The objective of the Cumann Craic is to create events through the medium of the Irish language. This is done in order to
promote the Irish language and its culture. We accommodate those who speak Irish as well as those who has an interest in the
language and culture.

An Cumann Craic Events
This year the society held a total of 9 events.

Ciorcal Comhrá » Cafe Áras na Gaeilge » 23rd October 2013
Beimid ag bualadh suas i gCafe Áras na Gaeilge agus ag dul ar aghaidh go dti an Chlub Áras na Gaeilge i srSid Dominic i ndiaidh sin le haghaidh
ceol agus craic.
We will be meeting up in the Cafe in Áras na Gaeilge at 7pm. Afterwards we will move into the Club Áras na Gaeilge in Dominick Street in town
for ceol and some craic.

Take Me Out » Club Conradh na Gaeilge » 14th November – 15th November 2013 (2 individual events)
Buachailli, faigh do chuid Lynx reidh,
Cailini, thog na cosai amach!!
BEIDH ToG AMACH Me AR SIuL 14u - Club Conradh na Gaeilge. 9.30pm

COMHRÁ SA CHLUB » Club Áras na Gael, Dominic Street » 15th January 2014
Meeting and fun

Céilí Mór » » 22nd January 2014
Ceili Mor i mbear an choloiste in eineacht le Dansoc Nuig agus Nuig Tradsoc. Beidh damhsa, ceol beo agus craic ar siul. Duaiseanna ar an oiche
don cupla is fearr agus an iarracht is fearr.
Ceili in The College Bar in association with Dansoc and with live music from Tradsoc. Great craic and spot prizes to be won on the night for best
couple, best attempt and for beginners! Don't miss out!!

Feile Father Ted » Club Conradh na Gaeilge, Dominic Street, Gaillimh » 13th February – 14th February 2014 (2 individual events)
A fun Father Ted themed night including a quiz on all things Father ted and a raffle - Has anyone got number 11?
Dress up as your favorite character and there will be a golden cleric awarded to the best costume!
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It wouldn't be a Father Ted night without tea and sandwiches and a little bit of ah go on go on go on go on! And Mrs. Doyle will be there with
them!

La Mor na Gaeilge » Baile Atha Cliath » 15th February – 16th February 2014 (2 individual events)
The march for language rights will leave from the Garden of Remembrance at Parnell Square in Dublin at 2.00pm and you, your family and
friends are most welcome to take part. Further information available at: https://www.facebook.com/events/531981476900881/?fref=ts.
Please spread the word - n? neart go cur le ch?ile

Committee 2013/2014
Auditor: Ruth Darcy Secretary: Feidhlim Seoighe
Treasurer: Diarmaid O'Fatharta Oifigeach Poibl: Jennifer Ni Chonaire

Committee 2014/2015
Contact: Ruth Darcy

Organisation Balance Sheet
Income Expenditure
Opening Bank Balance €547.20 Dinner €55.69
Socs box Till €600.00 Entertainment €15.00
USC Grant €1,500.00 Entry fees €30.00
Total €2,647.20 Hire Bus €980.00
Materials €35.00
Received Money Returned €20.00
Society accomm €600.00
Society transport €190.00
Stationary €20.23
Expenditure Total €1,945.92
Unreconciled Cheque Total €0.00
Cash In Hand €0.00
Closing Bank Balance €701.28
Total €2,647.20

Other Information
We held 4 committee meetings during the year. We have not held our AGM yet. Our total membership stands at 686 members.

ALIVE Participation
An Cumann Craic
Ruth Darcy Auditor 250 hours
# ALIVE Students: 1 student
# Hours Volunteered: 250 hours

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Anime and Manga Society
Hey All, We are the Anime & Manga Society! As a society we provide a forum for Anime, Manga, Foreign Film, Cosplay and
Japanese Culture. We have anime screenings every Tuesday and Thursday and will have other events running throughout the
year.

Anime and Manga Society Events
This year the society held a total of 43 events.

Sushi & Games » » 17th September 2013
Join Anime and Manga Soc for a special night of games and Japanese cuisine!

EGM and Summer Wars » » 24th September 2013
Anime and Manga are having our EGM for vacant positions on the Anime and Manga Society and Akumakon Committees.
Come along to take part. We will be showing the hype OVA "Summer Wars" after the EGM.

Tiger and Bunny » The Dillon Theatre, Concourse » 26th September 2013
Anime and Manga presents the popular anime "Tiger and Bunny"....it is quite awesome. Lots and lots of commercialised superheroes. Want to
see a superhero sponsored by Pepsi? Now you can! Thanks....and thank again. http://myanimelist.net/anime/9941/Tiger_&_Bunny

Final Fantasy VII Advent Children » » 1st October 2013
Come and watch the 3D Animation of the critically acclaimed PSX title Final Fantasy VII. What have you missed? Well Aries died?

Spirited Away » Dillon Theatre, Arts Concourse » 3rd October 2013
Anime and Manga Soc presents Spirited Away or Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Sen and Chihiro's Spiriting Away) in Japan is a 2001 Studio
Ghibli fantasy animation. It follows the story of ten year old Chihiro as she stumbles up a very fancy bathhouse and ends up in a fantastical
world of Japanese supernatural creatures. It is akin to C.C Lewis Alice in Wonderland.

Anime and Manga Bake sale » foyer Áras na mac Léinn » 3rd October 2013
Bake sale to raise money for anime and manga

Code Geass » » 8th October 2013
On August 10th of the year 2010 the Holy Empire of Britannia began a campaign of conquest, its sights set on Japan. Operations were
completed in one month thanks to Britannia's deployment of new mobile humanoid armour vehicles dubbed Knightmare Frames. Japan's
rights and identity were stripped away, the once proud nation now referred to as Area 11. Its citizens, Elevens, are forced to scratch out a
living while the Britannian aristocracy lives comfortably within their settlements. Pockets of resistance appear throughout Area 11, working
towards independence for Japan. Lelouch, an exiled Imperial Prince of Britannia posing as a student, finds himself in the heart of the ongoing
conflict for the island nation. Through a chance meeting with a mysterious girl named C.C., Lelouch gains his Geass, the power of the king. Now
endowed with absolute dominance over any person, Lelouch may finally realize his goal of bringing down Britannia from within!

Cowboy Bebop: The Series » Dillon Theatre » 10th October 2013
Enter a world in the distant future, where Bounty Hunters roam the solar system. Spike and Jet, bounty hunting partners, set out on journeys
in an ever struggling effort to win bounty rewards to survive. While traveling, they meet up with other very interesting people. Could Faye, the
beautiful and ridiculously poor gambler, Edward, the computer genius, and Ein, the engineered dog be a good addition to the group?

Akumaday » » 12th October 2013
Does January just feel too far away to experience the fun that shall be Akumakon?
Well, worry no more! We here at Akumakon are planning a warm-up day of events on October 12th that should tie over your convention-
cravings for just a little longer! There will be a wide variety of events taking place, from Panels to Gaming to a Cosplay Masquerade to
Showings along with being able to Pre-Register in person.

From Up on Poppy Hill » » 15th October 2013
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Hey lads and lassies, it's time for another Studio Ghibli film. This animated film was released in 2011 and is based off a manga from the 80s
with the same name. Set in 1963, Yokohama, a girl called Umi Matsuki is living in a boarding house. She and her other school friends find out
that the school is going to be demolished for redevelopment and they will not let this happen.

Japanese Spiderman » » 17th October 2013
We will be showing a few episodes of what is produced in Japan during the 70s involving Spiderman. There will lot of silliness and it is
produced by the Toei Animation who made the DragonBall and Digimon anime, and Marvel somewhat had a small part in it. Spiderman has a
large mech... and a motorbike... and shoots ropes... is an alien and his long lost brother looks like Roweny Down Jr but Asian. Warning: This is
really bad, so bad that it's funny.

Dramatic Reading » Siobhan McKenna Theatre, AM Building » 22nd October 2013
A special meeting of the anime and manga society where one of our own members, Andrew Downey, will be reading a select manga or fanfic.
What is it you ask? You'll have to come along and find out!

Halloween Special » Dillon Theatre » 24th October 2013
Get ready for the Anime and Manga Halloween special, featuring two spooky anime: Hellsing and Another
Hellsing: Hellsing follows the antiheroic vampire, Alucard, and a police girl-turned-vampire, Seras Victoria, two vampires employed by the
vampire-extermination group of England, the Hellsing Organization. Slowly but surely, through their active duty, they find a new breed of
vampires beginning to arise.
Another: 26 years ago, in a third-year classroom of a middle school, there was a student named Misaki. As an honors student who was also
good at sports, she was popular with her classmates. When she suddenly died, her classmates decided to carry on as if she was still alive until
graduation. Then, in the spring of 1998, a boy named Sakakibara Kouichi transfers to the class, and he grows suspicious of the fearful
atmosphere in that classroom. In particular, there is a beautiful, aloof girl named Mei Misaki who wears an eyepatch and is always alone
drawing pictures.

Halloween Night » » 31st October 2013
Our extra super awesome HALLOWEEN PARTY (applause)
We will be doing a plethora of cool activities including a showing of The Ring (is rly scary). We are all dressing up for a Halloween dress party so
come along in your spooky best for happy fun times. Those who come along in costume will be granted FREE PIZZA, so don’t miss your chance!

Karaoke Night! » » 5th November 2013
Hey guys! It's our annual Anime and Manga Karaoke Night! Come along and enjoy a night where we all embarrass ourselves singing our
favourite songs in solos, duos, and even quartets. There will be tunes craic and good times so don't miss it!

Attack on Titan » Dillon Theatre » 7th November 2013
Several hundred years ago, humans were nearly exterminated by titans. Titans are typically several stories tall, seem to have no intelligence,
devour human beings and, worst of all, seem to do it for the pleasure rather than as a food source. A small percentage of humanity survived by
walling themselves in a city protected by extremely high walls, even taller than the biggest of titans.
Flash forward to the present and the city has not seen a titan in over 100 years. Teenage boy Eren and his foster sister Mikasa witness
something horrific as the city walls are destroyed by a colossal titan that appears out of thin air. As the smaller titans flood the city, the two
kids watch in horror as their mother is eaten alive. Eren vows that he will murder every single titan and take revenge for all of mankind.

Kids on the Slope » » 12th November 2013
The beginning of summer, 1966.
Because of his father's job situation, freshman high school student Kaoru Nishimi moves by himself from Yokosuka to Kyushu to live with
relatives. Until then, Kaoru was an honor roll student who tended to keep to himself, but meeting notorious bad boy Sentaro Kawabuchi starts
to change him. Through his devil-may-care classmate, Kaoru learns the attractions of jazz and finds the first person he can call a "friend". He
also discovers how much fun it is to play music with a pal.
Other characters include Sentaro's kind childhood chum, Ritsuko, who is the daughter of a record shop owner; the mysterious upperclassman,
Yurika; and Brother Jun, the much-admired leader among their peers. Set against the backdrop of a seaside town with a scent of American
culture, this series is a drama about young people coming into their own, crossing each other's paths, and finding friendship, love, and music!

Music Week Society Team up - Interstella 5555 » » 14th November 2013
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