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Whether it's keeping active, becoming a champion, discovering new passions and interests, or developing leadership skills, then getting involved in clubs and societies is a must and part of a proud Cambridge tradition.

Use the Clubs & Societies Directory below.

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Tennis Club

We play matches against other colleges. The group is also an opportunity to arrange hit-abouts or friendly matches with others from the team if keen to play more.
Contact: Michael Miskin

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Emmanuel + Murray Edwards College Hockey Club

Hockey club open to all abilities - whether you have played hockey previously or not! We are a combined team with Murray Edwards and we typically play in part of college league on Sundays, and cake is always provided afterwards! Follow us on Instagram @memmahockey.
Contacts: Adam Harris

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Volleyball Club

We're a beginner-friendly volleyball club who meet for indoor and outdoor training throughout the year. The ability is very mixed - we have uni level players and complete novices - and our sessions include plenty of game-play and opportunity for skills training.
Contact: Sasha Carter

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Association Football

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Contact: Finian Reed

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Cricket Club

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Contact: Joe Conway

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Badminton

Emma Badminton is a friendly badminton society, inclusive to players at all levels. We provide free weekly courts at the Leys for seasoned players and complete beginners alike. These are a great chance to unwind with friends after a hectic week and meet new people! We also have teams in several college leagues for the more competitive among us, and opportunities to play in cuppers in Lent term.
Contact: Hana Oya-Knight, Cameron Goh

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Mountaineering Club

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Contact: James McAllister

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Mixed Lacrosse Club

Mixed Lacrosse at Emma is one of the best ways to meet new people and learn a new sport (which we'll teach you, don't worry!). We hold intercollegiate matches (dressed in our iconic reversible duck bibs) and relaxed training sessions with many fun socials throughout the year! Don't let the sticks fool you, we're all very friendly and were once Freshers giving it a go too!
Contact: Aria Patel, Sergio Grannum

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Boat Club

Emmanuel Boat Club is a high-performing club on both the men’s and women’s sides and competes in various races on and off the Cam, including the famous Cambridge ‘Bumps’. We also have one of the best novice programmes in Cambridge, so if you would like to learn how to row or cox, please get in contact!
Contact: Amelie McKenna

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Netball Club

The Netball Club always has a ladies team, and sometimes has a mixed netball team. Both teams are relaxed and welcome anyone to join, with the mixed netball being the most relaxed. The ladies netball team is currently in division one and won the league and cuppers, so we are excited to welcome new people to our team to continue the fun we've had so far! We are not selective so anyone is welcome to join, no matter their skill level.
Contact: Susie Kirsten, Harriet Knights

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Athletics Club

Emmanuel College Athletics Club is the point of contact to get involved in intercollegiate and university athletics. The best way to represent Emma is at Cuppers in Michaelmas Term (19th October) - it's a very fun and lighthearted event and absolutely no experience is required! Just pop us a message if interested, and come along to try some new events, have fun and score some points for Emma :)
Contact: Jack Lipman, Leonie Brunning

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Women's Football

We are the college’s women’s football team. We compete in the college league and train once a week. If we are low on numbers we group together with other colleges, so it’s a great way to meet people within college and external to college.
Contact: Leana Carbonez

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Basketball Club

We compete in the college Basketball league and have basketball training sessions - joint with another college.
Contact: Benedict Binu

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Squash Club

The university runs a squash league, where each of the colleges put forward teams for weekly fixtures (approximately four or five per term) in the Michaelmas and Lent terms. Last year Emma put in two teams of five people but if there is greater demand we can increase this allocation. In the Lent term we also enter cuppers (a competition where all of the colleges send their strongest players) and last year ended up winning. Playing fixtures is a great way to get some exercise and meet new people from across the university.
Contact: Peter Nix

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Emma/Downing Christian Union

We exist to give all students at Emma a chance to investigate the Christian faith... from free cake stalls, to quizzes, to coffee-making workshops, we run a whole range of events which provide opportunities for people to ask Christian students their questions and find out more about Christianity. Everyone is welcome to come to any or all of our events!
Contact: Sophia Brehm

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Poker Society

We run a casual no-stakes poker society in the events space under the bar on a Thursday evening and twice a term we do a cash tournament (£2 buy-in). Picture a Thursday evening, a busy week of lectures is drawing to a close, you have just had back to back supos and, pint in hand, you walk down the stairs into the idyll that is the bar’s basement, into the ethereal, rejuvenating light of Emma Poker Soc (@emmapokersoc). Let Poker Soc be your weekly salvation. While listening to an absolutely generational playlist with friends, play poker, made even more heavenly by Emma bar’s unbeatable prices. (open to beginners and advanced players alike).
Contact: Catherine Hollamby, Noe Ceasar, Will Contreras, Tom Angell

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Music Society

We are one of Cambridge’s largest, most active and longest established music societies. We host a wide range of ensembles and hold regular concerts and social events. We host the unauditioned Central Colleges’ Orchestra, and have a Big Band and Chorus alongside Emma’s New Groove, and all of these feature in our end-of-term concerts. On top of this we run small chamber groups and a weekly recital series. We welcome members from any Cambridge College to join us. We aim for a high musical standard but low stress: we love playing good music and having fun! All the different groups have a wide range of repertoires, and we range in abilities and commitments, making sure that everyone who wants to get involved is able to.
Contact: Harry Appleby-Taylor and Norah Rouffaert

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Universalist Society

We are a society formed around a new political movement, Universalism. The universalist movement aims to research and implement robust, sustainable economic and social systems through systemic reform. Activity within the society will be a mixture of research and discussions plus media engagement to increase awareness.
Contact: Noah Hughes

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FemSoc

FemSoc is our intersectional and trans-inclusive feminist society at Emma! We host loads of fun events, from crafts to discussions to cocktail nights!
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Emmanuel Board Games Society

We have weekly sessions to play board games and socialise. These sessions are open to all Emma members and have a mixture of different genres and complexity. We aim to be open to people with any amount of board game knowledge, be it having played monopoly with family a few times to being the world expert in incredible niche board game.
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Williams Law Society

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Green Ducks

Emma Green Ducks is the place for all things green and sustainable around college! Get involved to promote sustainability at Emma and make a difference!
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Film Society

Emma’s Film Society shows cool and exciting movies every week. We're planning on screening every Monday in the sofa room of the bar, and we'll hopefully see you there. For more information about us and about the films we're showing, please follow @emmafilmsoc on Instagram, where all information about screenings will be posted.
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1584 Society

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Emgineers

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Yarn Society

Yarn Soc is the perfect place for everyone who loves all things yarn! We wanted a place for knitters and crocheters to gather and make wonderful things in the company of wonderful people. We also welcome beginners who want to learn how to crochet and knit and hold teaching sessions for you to come and learn from our expert committee! Come and make a start on your dream woolly wardrobe! (snacks, yarn and needles/hooks all provided!!!!)
Contact: Athena Ganesh and Hitha Mannemela

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Emma Paddle Society

We own a paddleboard, and hope to own 1 more, which you can take out on one of our prepared routes. There are beautiful areas of river inaccessible without a watercraft making it a great activity to do alone or with some mates. Great self care.
Contacts: Leana Carbonez and Florence Jarvis

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Running Society

We are Emma's friendly running club! We organise group runs at a relaxed pace (no pressure to be Olympic speed!) Join us for our weekly plod down the river :)
Contacts: Anna Hawkins, Rebekah Bourne, Amelia Preston, Eleanor Wallace

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Pool Society

We play pool matches against other colleges in a league throughout the year, and regularly run Emma tournaments in bar. The team is not fixed and we try to get everyone to have a chance to play matches - all abilities are welcome.
Contact: Fin Brickman

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Varsity Ski Trip

The Ski Trip is an annual event hosted by Oxford and Cambridge with up to 3000 people going. It's a great way to end Michaelmas term, and the club is formed to let people know about the trip and answer any queries.
Contact: Sara Jones

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