{"id":114938,"date":"2020-06-19T15:21:06","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T13:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=114938"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:24:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:24:58","slug":"erasmus-pride-to-become-a-student-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2020\/06\/19\/erasmus-pride-to-become-a-student-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Erasmus Pride to become a student association"},"content":{"rendered":"

As of this week, the LGBT+ network Erasmus Pride will be a student association. However, due to the coronavirus crisis, its first year as a society didn\u2019t turn out entirely as planned, says the association\u2019s president, Fabian Lips.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis was going to be an important year for us: everything revolved around founding the association. Sadly, the coronavirus had a few plans of its own\u201d, said Fabian Lips, Erasmus Pride\u2019s president. The establishment of the association was postponed for several reasons, one of them being the fact that the articles of association had to be deposited with a notary. However, this week Erasmus Pride registered with the Chamber of Commerce, meaning the society can now get a bank account and start signing up members.<\/p>\n

Online activities<\/h2>

The coronavirus crisis also resulted in the cancellation of this year\u2019s Eurovision Song Contest, which was supposed to be the highlight of the current academic year for Erasmus Pride. \u201cWe\u2019d organised all sorts of activities in the week of the song contest, which had to be cancelled. Quizzes hosted in association with Studium Generale, a viewing party for people who hadn\u2019t been able to buy a ticket to the Eurovision itself, drinks, a huge party for students. It really sucked, because we put a lot of effort into our plans for our first year as a society. On the other hand, when a pandemic hits, what can you do?\u201d<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Erasmus Pride did organise a few online activities. \u201cMainly drinks sessions using Zoom, and last week we had a scavenger hunt in which people had to take challenges in their own homes. That was a lot of fun. Everyone was incredibly competitive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Membership<\/h2>

Erasmus Pride has been around for a while, but in the last few years, it was just a network, \u2018a bit of an empty shell, really\u2019. That looks set to change now. In order to be formally recognised as a student association by the university, the newly founded society will have to sign up fifty members. So as far as Lips is concerned, that will be the main objective for the coming year.<\/p>\n

Eurekaweek and Rotterdam Pride, in particular, will be important moments for the recruitment of members, says Lips. \u201cYes, Eurekaweek will be interesting, because we haven\u2019t done much in the last few months. Moreover, many international students have returned home. We\u2019re finding it hard to gauge whether people wish to join a new society at this time. And on top of that, we\u2019re a new association without a promotion budget. The budget that larger societies normally spend on bouncy castles and parties will now be spent on online marketing. What with them doing so much advertising, it will be hard for us to get noticed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rotterdam Pride<\/h2>

Thankfully, the Rotterdam Pride Parade will be held in September. Last year, for the first time, Erasmus Pride organised several activities during the annual Pride week to celebrate sexual diversity in Rotterdam. The association hopes to do the same again this year. \u201cIt\u2019s important that Rotterdam be properly represented by LGBT+ students,\u201d says Lips. \u201cIf you\u2019re an LGBT+ person looking for your place in society, Pride is for you. But we also welcome other students \u2013 for instance, those who want to learn more about the LGBT+ community.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to organising fortnightly drinks sessions and other social activities, Erasmus Pride hopes to focus on spreading knowledge about LGBT+ issues. \u201cFor instance, guest lectures on LGBT+ rights or gender diversity, or information evenings about PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV\/AIDS \u2013 ed.) or sex education at secondary schools.\u201d<\/p>\n\t

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If all goes well, new members will be able to sign up starting from next week. Please check out Erasmus Pride\u2019s Facebook<\/a> or Instagram<\/a> for the latest updates.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n

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