{"id":114825,"date":"2020-06-17T17:43:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T15:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=114825"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:24:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:24:58","slug":"student-societies-in-lockdown-we-have-become-a-little-more-serious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2020\/06\/17\/student-societies-in-lockdown-we-have-become-a-little-more-serious\/","title":{"rendered":"Student societies in lockdown: \u2018We have become a little more serious\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eurekaweek, the hazing of prospective members, nights at the clubhouse, drinks with fellow society members. When the coronavirus outbreak and the resulting lockdown began, these staples of student society life suddenly were no longer a matter of course. The societies\u2019 boards have had to adjust to the new normal in many ways, Rotterdam\u2019s largest societies tell.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/17173858\/RSG-buitenterras-coronaproof-1600x1200.jpeg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139215\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/17173858\/RSG-buitenterras-coronaproof-1600x1200.jpeg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139215 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/17173858\/RSG-buitenterras-coronaproof-300x225.jpeg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139215 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/17173858\/RSG-buitenterras-coronaproof-875x656.jpeg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139215 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/17173858\/RSG-buitenterras-coronaproof-1280x960.jpeg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139215 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/17173858\/RSG-buitenterras-coronaproof-150x113.jpeg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139215 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/17173858\/RSG-buitenterras-coronaproof-225x169.jpeg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139215 225w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/17173858\/RSG-buitenterras-coronaproof.jpeg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139215 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p><span>The terrace of RSG, coronaproof.<\/span><\/p> <p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/persons\/feba-sukmana\/\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Feba Sukmana<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More about student societies in lockdown<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2020\/05\/12\/rsg-student-society-has-200-cards-delivered-to-nursing-home\/\">RSG student society has 200 cards delivered to nursing home<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2020\/03\/23\/laurentius-cancels-festivities-in-march-and-april-in-response-to-outbreak\/\">Laurentius cancels festivities in March and April in response to outbreak<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2020\/03\/20\/erasmus-tv-postponing-the-bsa-and-rsc-rvsv-wants-to-help-people\/\">Erasmus TV: Postponing the bsa and RSC\/RVSV wants to help people<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>What were club evenings like when members weren\u2019t allowed to come to the clubhouse for months to have their drinking sessions?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On 15 March, the then Minister for Healthcare, Bruno Bruins, stated that \u201cAll places in the Netherlands where people can eat and drink must close their doors at 6pm today.\u201d Once that press conference given by Bruins and Arie Slob (the Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, representing ChristenUnie) was over, normal life pretty much ceased to be for student societies, too. They were no longer allowed to host club evenings, which is basically the reason why they exist. \u201cThat was weird. We pretty much lost our raison d\u2019\u00eatre,\u201d said Jelle Mooij, the president of SSR-Rotterdam.<\/p>\n<p>People soon started taking the initiative to do things online. \u201cPub quizzes, beer tastings, karaoke nights, movie nights. There were plenty of things to do. Some things were more fun than others, but we tried to make the best of the situation. After all, we did want to stay in touch with each other,\u201d said RSG president Fleur Doolaard.<\/p>\n<p>However, as time passed, people grew bored of those things, as well. \u201cOnce you\u2019ve spent a few evenings in front of your laptop with a beer, you\u2019re kind of over it,\u201d said Mooij. Then, finally, the 1<sup>st<\/sup> of June came along. Student societies and their clubhouses are considered pubs, which means they are subject to pub regulations. As a result, they were allowed to reopen as of 1 June, where possible, as long as they complied with applicable restrictions. RSG and SSR are doing just that. \u201cWe assign our members to different days of the week. Every sub-society gets one evening at the clubhouse, and two weeks later, we start on a new cycle.\u201d RSG has implemented a reservation system and also has an outdoor seating area accommodating thirty people.<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/quote\" class=\"align\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<figure data-component=\"quote-with-author\" class=\"@container\">\n\t<blockquote class=\"text-md italic @2xl:text-xl @4xl:text-2xl text-purple\">\n\t\t\u2018It was funny to see how people became more open to other, more serious matters during the quarantine period\u2019\n\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"flex mt-6 image:rounded-full image:max-w-[4.375rem] gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mt-[1px]\">&ndash;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block text-lg font-tiempos-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTristan Gayral (Laurentius)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>Skadi has gradually begun rowing again, Wouter van Dam says. \u201cEver since we were given the green light to start working out again, subject to certain restrictions, we\u2019ve been rowing in single sculls. We hope to start doing more of that in the coming period, and we\u2019ll see if we may be able to start using multi-person boats at some point.\u201d Coming to the clubhouse to enjoy a few drinks is not an option for Skadi at present.<\/p><p><strong>So how are the members currently spending their time?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since going to the clubhouse wasn\u2019t an option for such a long time, what <em>were<\/em> the members doing, other than being diligent students? We found in our conversations with representatives of all the societies we polled that students have become \u2018more serious\u2019. Several members of the societies\u2019 boards said that the societies \u2018wanted to give back to the city\u2019 during the coronavirus crisis. For instance, Laurentius and RSC\/RVSV have their own charitable foundations. Students are investing more time in these foundations now that people are quarantined, said Laurentius\u2019 Tristan Gayral.<\/p>\n<p>So what did these foundations do? They sent cards, organised guerrilla markets, delivered food packages, helped children do their homework, looked after children while observing 1.5-metre physical distancing rules, etc. \u201cFamilies were under increased pressure, so we wanted to help out with that,\u201d explained NSR\u2019s Laureen Goedbloed. \u201cIt was funny to see how people became more open to other, more serious matters during the quarantine period,\u201d said Gayral. \u201cOn Liberation Day (5 May \u2013 ed.) our society delivered five thousand <em>tompoucen<\/em> (traditional Dutch custard slices \u2013 ed.) to its neighbours. That was so cool. I really hope we\u2019ll continue to do things like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Goedbloed found that the members of her society grew closer in a way. \u201cSince we\u2019re a Christian society, we often discuss God when we\u2019re being serious. But our members led very busy lives. They were always going places and meeting people, so that aspect sometimes suffered. Due to the coronavirus crisis, they have found a more profound level of spirituality, since they\u2019re discussing important life questions and God more often.\u201d<\/p><figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ea19382279f&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69ea19382279f\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/17174143\/Societeit-RSG-coronaproof.jpeg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139215\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114830\" 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https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/17174143\/Societeit-RSG-coronaproof-150x113.jpeg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139215 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/17174143\/Societeit-RSG-coronaproof-225x169.jpeg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139215 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p><span>The RSG clubhouse in times of corona.<\/span><\/p> <p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/persons\/feba-sukmana\/\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Feba Sukmana<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><strong>How will the societies be impacted by the crisis in financial terms?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since the clubhouses had to close their doors, the societies missed out on a great deal of income. \u201cNormally at this time of year, we have about 500 people in the house three times a week,\u201d said RSC\/RVSV\u2019s Guido van Winden. \u201cSo we lost a lot of our income.\u201d As for SSR, \u201cPeople stopped hanging out at our bar, so we lost all the income generated by the bar. Like every other business, we\u2019re losing turnover.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The societies say they are not experiencing serious financial difficulties just yet. For instance, RSG and Laurentius outright own their clubhouses, so they don\u2019t have to worry about paying rent. Also, they have sufficient reserves. However, they will have to recruit many new members next year, so as to make sure they keep earning some income. \u201cThat\u2019ll help the society continue as usual. The people who\u2019ll be joining us next year will be on the board and sub-committees three years from now,\u201d Laurentius\u2019 Gayral stated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What will the societies be doing during Eurekaweek, which is normally one of the highlights of the year for them, because of all the new members signing up and all the parties being thrown?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eurekaweek is of huge importance to most societies, because this is when they recruit their new members. It\u2019s the one week in the year when all first-year students are allowed to visit the various societies to see what they are like. At present, the university\u2019s Eurekaweek Organising Committee intends to offer a \u2018blended\u2019 Eurekaweek programme, i.e. a mix of online and offline activities. It is not yet known what this year\u2019s induction week will be like; a lot will depend on how the coronavirus crisis unfolds in the next few months.<\/p>\n<p>The societies have a few ideas of their own on what kind of activities they will offer during the induction week. RSC\u2019s Van Winden explains, \u201cWe will also provide a lot of information online. For instance, we\u2019ll launch a new website, post online marketing on Instagram and create podcasts.\u201d Laurentius, too, plans to host a podcast, and also to organise a live stream of a DJ playing at the clubhouse. \u201cWe\u2019ll see if our houses can contribute somehow \u2013 if there is a way for them to receive small groups [so that they can come and have a look].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/quote\" class=\"align\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<figure data-component=\"quote-with-author\" class=\"@container\">\n\t<blockquote class=\"text-md italic @2xl:text-xl @4xl:text-2xl text-purple\">\n\t\t\u2018You need the hazing to get familiar with and be properly integrated into the society\u2019\n\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"flex mt-6 image:rounded-full image:max-w-[4.375rem] gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mt-[1px]\">&ndash;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block text-lg font-tiempos-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJelle Mooij (SSR)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>For its part, NSR is considering allowing first-year students attending the Eurekaweek activities to spend the night at the houses where its members live. \u201cThat\u2019ll give them a bit of a feel for what the society is like. The society can\u2019t organise many activities at the moment, but what few activities we do offer are attended by small groups of people. We could allow the people staying the night to attend those.\u201d<\/p><p>Students who are interested in rowing are free to contact Skadi members online even now, says Skadi\u2019s Van Dam. \u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to being able to welcome prospective new members at our clubhouse, because that\u2019s the best place to get a feel for the vibe of the society, and also the best place to see what the rowing is like. I hope the university and the municipal authorities will continue to discuss our options with us and be flexible.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>Will freshers still be hazed? And if so, how?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, they will. The societies feel the hazing ritual is indispensable. \u201cWhat we want is to create a tight-knit group of members who\u2019ll continue to be active members of the society for a long time and who\u2019ll end up in the right place. We don\u2019t have much time to do that, and hazing is a good way to do so, so we\u2019re having the ritual, and we\u2019ll come up with a way to make it coronavirus-proof. Which will also depend on the status of the lockdown at the time of the hazing,\u201d said Gayral (Laurentius).<\/p>\n<p>SSR, too, believes that hazing is an important ritual. \u201cYou need it to get familiar with and be properly integrated into the society. You do need to get some background information on the society you\u2019re seeking to join. So this year, our hazing activities will mostly focus on that.\u201d NSR is planning to divide its hazing activities, which normally last one week, in two half weeks, with half the prospective members attending the first half week, and the other half the second half. The society also intends to erect more tents than usual at the hazing location so that it will be easier for the students to comply with physical distancing regulations.<\/p>\n<p>So what will the hazing activities be like? The societies are not keen to discuss the nature of their induction week and hazing activities in much detail. So that\u2019s one thing that will not change. What happens during the hazing rituals must be a surprise to the prospective members, and a mystery to everyone else.<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-lg md:text-xl\">Lees meer<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-strecth grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand  relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full 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