Common Questions

I'm new to clubs...help!

I missed the Clubs Carnivals at O Week – how do I know what clubs there are?

Check the listings on our website and contact the clubs you are interested in.
Find a Clubs Guide – they’re in the brochure stands all over campus.

I want to join a club, how do I do it?

Email the club or find them on Facebook (details online or in the Guide).
Go to their first event and say hi! You can join at most club events, and you get to go along and see what they’re like first.

I'm a student and I tried to buy an Associate Membership but I can't. What's going on?

Associate Memberships to Clubs are only available to non-University of Melbourne Students. But you can buy a standard membership!

Whoops, I accidentally purchased an Associate Membership instead of a Standard Membership to a Club, what do I do?

If you've accidentally purchased an Associate Membership please contact us and include:

the receipt
the email you used to login to the UMSU site
Student ID
your full name.

I signed up online to a club, but haven’t paid the membership fee yet/they haven’t emailed me yet/I don’t know when the first event is.

So, a lot of clubs had a really hectic O Week, and quite a few had camps over the weekend. Make sure you like their Facebook page and hold tight – they’ll get back to you after they do their data entry! If you’ve not heard from them in a week or 2, chuck them an email.

What is that strange place on the Ground Floor of Union House that is called Clubs and Societies? Can I join all the clubs there?

No, you cannot join a club there.

Clubs & Societies (C&S) is where all the admin for clubs happens – so all the grant paying, AGM and financial administration and training – all funded by UMSU. Unless you’re a club executive, it’s probably not all that useful to you.

Where is my club’s office?

Most clubs on campus don’t have their own office. There are a few notable exceptions (mainly faculty clubs) but the best way to contact the clubs is through their Facebook or email.

If you have another question email us: clubs@union.unimelb.edu.au