How Do You Get In?
Amidst the million other things I was confused about as a freshman, I could not for the life of me figure out what Earth Club was or how to get into it. I was pretty sure it was something I wanted to be involved in, but it was overwhelming to find my place in a department where everyone already seemed to know each other. Now as a senior having stumbled my way onto the cabinet, I can promise you that there is always room for one more. Here I am telling everyone the same thing that confused me – if you are part of the EES department, you are a part of Earth Club (whether you like it or not)! The cabinet exists to plan ways for Geology and Environmental Science students to get to know each other outside of our classes because somehow we’re not sick of each other yet.
The cabinet and I have worked hard the past couple of years to support our department community. Any cabinet member can attest to how excited we get when we see a new person at an event! Over the past two years, we’ve planned 4 movie nights, a canoe trip (soon to be 2), a collaboration hike with Olivet Nazarene, a couple of very successful fundraisers, and about 30 Donut Times. I may be biased, but we’ve created some pretty iconic-themed snacks for our movie nights, including tornado/mummy dogs, chocolate cowboy hats, and a giant rice crispy tornado (though we considered making a bust of Glen Powell). We are so grateful for the alumni who have shared their experiences in the workforce at our Donut Time seminars. Notably, we recently also had the privilege of hearing Dr. Jim Clark’s life story over Zoom!
But by far my favorite perk of planning department events has been the friendships I have formed and deepened. Our cabinet members - Carson Frear, Aidan Kingsbury, Ruthie Rendall, and Annika Watson - have had so much fun getting to know each other and learning how to serve the department best. We are honored to be following in the footsteps of many talented alumni who have pushed the department community forward through Geo/Earth Club.
- Meg Noble, Geology '25