Greetings, everyone!
I've just finished updating the site with relevant information, so be sure to investigate the lovely links to the right of this text window. There you'll find the information for our next trip, the calendar, and more. I'm planning to use this website as a tool to keep up-to-date information at your fingertips, that way you'll always have an idea of what is going on.
NEXT MEETING: 5:30pm on Tuesday, February 24th.
That's all for now. I can't wait to go tobogganing with you all!
Sunday, February 15, 2009
OAC Calendar, Fall 2009
Here is the first draft of this year's calendar. I'm sure that more things will be added as our plans for this year are solidified, and I will e-mail you all if I find out any changes. If anyone discovers something they'd like us to do, please feel free to recommend it to me!
For now, though, you can at least get an idea of what we're planning. Click on the image to enlarge it.
Tobogganing Trip Info
No longer will you be jealous of the chilly cheeriness of these people, for you will get to live the tobogganing dream on Friday, February 27. It will be the stuff of legends.
We will meet outside the OASIS office on Friday, and we'll leave by 5:15 pm. (please e-mail me if this is a bad time and we can leave later). We will carpool to the Cleveland Metroparks Toboggan Chutes, and stay there until they close at 10:30pm, if we're into it. There is also a nearby chalet with fireplaces and cocoa, for all those who will need a warm respite.
If you want to go on this trip, I need to have your waiver information, emergency contact info, student ID# and phone number by the meeting on Tuesday, Feb 24th (at 5:30 in the Club Sports Office). You can e-mail me at mjl22@uakron.edu if I don't have this information already.
You are required to wear hats and gloves in order to sled, and I'd really recommend that you bundle up well. Regardless of the weather, the chutes are refrigerated, and you will have a numb butt by the end of the night unless you're prepared.
Can't wait to see you all there!
Frequently Asked Questions (Mostly)
How do I join?
Just contact any of the officers listed here. We always welcome new adventurers at any time throughout the semester, and we will answer any questions you have. Our semesterly dues are $15, and you must sign a liability waiver and health form before you go on any of our trips.
Do I have to be like Les Stroud to be a member?
No worries--there is no prior experience needed to be a member of the OAC. Part of our mission is to get educated about all the countless facets of outdoor adventuring, so we're all learning! ...Though if you do have Survivorman skills, you have my utmost respect.
What exactly do we do?
The OAC does all things outdoorsy and adventurey--kayaking, white water rafting, rock climbing, hiking, winter backpacking, camping, fire-building, wilderness survival-learning, raccoon-battling, outdoor cooking...a lot of fun, in other words. In addition to our trips, we also attend seminars, lectures, and demonstrations to broaden our scope and enhance our ever-growing knowledge of the outdoors.
This semester's calendar of events can be found here, and for information about our next trip, click here.
Are all trips free?
We will do the best we can to make all OAC trips as easy on your college-student wallets as possible, but we have little funding this year, so this is hard to say.
If we have some dedicated fundraisers, however, dues will probably be the only thing you'll have to worry about.
What is the difference between Outdoor Adventure and the Outdoor Adventure Club?
Outdoor Adventure is not the same as the Outdoor Adventure Club. We're a club sport, and they're a service through the SRWC. They offer seminars, trips, gear rental, and training, and we generally take all of our big trips through them--it's just safer that way, for one, and we can rent equipment from them too. (for more information, click on the "Outdoor Adventure" tab on the left side of the university website).
Am I allowed to bring alcoholic beverages, drugs, weapons, or general stupidity to any gathering of the OAC?
HAha--No. Wherever we are, we are an acting representative of the University of Akron, and we will act with the respect and decency that we would expect from anyone else. Please do not violate this element of our constitution.
Just contact any of the officers listed here. We always welcome new adventurers at any time throughout the semester, and we will answer any questions you have. Our semesterly dues are $15, and you must sign a liability waiver and health form before you go on any of our trips.
Do I have to be like Les Stroud to be a member?
No worries--there is no prior experience needed to be a member of the OAC. Part of our mission is to get educated about all the countless facets of outdoor adventuring, so we're all learning! ...Though if you do have Survivorman skills, you have my utmost respect.
What exactly do we do?
The OAC does all things outdoorsy and adventurey--kayaking, white water rafting, rock climbing, hiking, winter backpacking, camping, fire-building, wilderness survival-learning, raccoon-battling, outdoor cooking...a lot of fun, in other words. In addition to our trips, we also attend seminars, lectures, and demonstrations to broaden our scope and enhance our ever-growing knowledge of the outdoors.
This semester's calendar of events can be found here, and for information about our next trip, click here.
Are all trips free?
We will do the best we can to make all OAC trips as easy on your college-student wallets as possible, but we have little funding this year, so this is hard to say.
If we have some dedicated fundraisers, however, dues will probably be the only thing you'll have to worry about.
What is the difference between Outdoor Adventure and the Outdoor Adventure Club?
Outdoor Adventure is not the same as the Outdoor Adventure Club. We're a club sport, and they're a service through the SRWC. They offer seminars, trips, gear rental, and training, and we generally take all of our big trips through them--it's just safer that way, for one, and we can rent equipment from them too. (for more information, click on the "Outdoor Adventure" tab on the left side of the university website).
Am I allowed to bring alcoholic beverages, drugs, weapons, or general stupidity to any gathering of the OAC?
HAha--No. Wherever we are, we are an acting representative of the University of Akron, and we will act with the respect and decency that we would expect from anyone else. Please do not violate this element of our constitution.
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