Student Groups are your way of meeting other people with the same interests as you! This could be finding others who are in the same course as you, is part of the same faith, or is interested in celebrating and celebrating different cultural traditions. When you join you will be invited to a WhatsApp Groupchat and there are guaranteed events happening throughout the year that you can take part in.
So what's the difference between a Community and a Society...
Communities are a brand new model created by Southbank SU. We had feedback from our Society Leaders that the responsibilities of being a President/Committee member was too stressful and they struggled to balance it with their studies. So, the community approach allows you to run events & activity, represent your community, connect with your members and loads more, without the paperwork and legalities.
We've successfully introdced this model across nearly all of our Student Groups at SBSU, and it's made a huge impact! The model has opened up even more opportunities for student volunteers and even helped us easily introduce new communities!
We have a select few Societies left that still follow the traditional member elected committee & society structure. We have one paid Non-Academic Society, and two Academic Societies which are free. The membership fee covers the costs associated with running a Society. As we gradually transfer all our Societies over to Communities, we will only be accepting new Community requests that follow this model and not the society one. If you have any questions about this please email opportunities@lsbsu.org
How to join a community or society
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Online via each group's web page
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At Students' Union Reception in Borough Road
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At Freshers’ Fair