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Extracurriculars At Olin, there are just about as many clubs as there are students.

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Do you love cheese? There’s a club for that. How about riding a unicycle? Yup, we have a club for that too. Or maybe you’ve always wanted to try fire poi? Our Fire Arts Club (OFAC) puts on regular performances.

Curious about improv? Sodium has you covered.

Have you ever heard of aerogami? It’s next-level origami (which many Oliners also excel at) where you fold paper into shapes that take to the air.

How about music? You can join the Olin Conductorless Orchestra, the Olin Jazz Orchestra and/or the Olin Rock Orchestra, or sing for the Powerchords or even start a band.

If you like being part of a team, you’ll have plenty of choices, ranging from the Olin Collegiate Amateur Radio Club (OCARC) to the Olin Sailing team, Design Build Fly, Mini Baja, Olin Electric Motorsports and

Hear firsthand from Olin students. Check out The Olinsider blog olin.edu/blog-type/olinsider

Oscar ’23

HOMETOWN KERRVILLE, TEXAS MAJOR ENGINEERING, WITH A CONCENTRATION IN COMPUTING intramural sports teams such as the Olin Ultimate team and the Olin Soccer team or you can head to Babson College to join one of its intramural teams. The choice is yours.

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to run for student government? At Olin, our governing body is the Council of Olin Representatives (CORe). Four Student Experience Organizations fall under CORe, so there are lots of opportunities to be involved.

Maybe you’re passionate about community service? You can join the organization to Support, Encourage, and Recognize Volunteerism (SERV). Or if policy and ethics interest you, the Public Interest Technology (PInT) group would love to meet you.

In a normal year, we’d run a formal in the spring and have things like video game tournaments. We did a carnival event with an inflatable obstacle course and a sticky note mural contest, which we felt was very Olin-y. Olin really loves its sticky notes. There’s just so much going on, which I find a lot of fun.”

Learn more about student life at Olin olin.edu/student-life

Student groups that focus on aspects of identity are important contributors to building community at Olin.

←The MIX a professional group for students of color • (H)OLA a cultural and social community for Olin Latinx students + allies • The Indian club a group for Indian students • OPEN a group for members of the LGBTQ+ community + allies • SWE a professional group for support of all things women in tech • The Olin Christian Fellowship (OCF) a group for Christian students

• JooClub a group for Jewish students

Additionally, our partner schools Babson and Wellesley College offer several other options for joining groups that focus on aspects of identity.

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