{"id":142870,"date":"2022-08-17T12:58:56","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T10:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=142870"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:26:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:26:23","slug":"visiting-the-student-association-on-the-bright-pink-carpet-of-the-rsg-a-whole-new-world-is-opening-up-to-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2022\/08\/17\/visiting-the-student-association-on-the-bright-pink-carpet-of-the-rsg-a-whole-new-world-is-opening-up-to-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting the student association on the bright pink carpet of the RSG: ‘A whole new world is opening up to me’"},"content":{"rendered":"

As soon as the official programme is over, Eurekaweek participants flock to the many afterparties hosted by the Rotterdam student associations. On the dance floor and on the bright pink carpet of RSG, the atmosphere is electric and many of the participants discover that student life is a lot more diverse than they had expected.<\/p>\n

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Catching the bus from the Maassilo to the RSG and queuing up to get in<\/span><\/p>

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After a swelteringly hot party in the Maassilo, two budding students admire the view from the balcony of the Rotterdamsch Studenten Gezelschap (RSG). \u201cHuh, so that\u2019s the Maas, but not the Erasmus Bridge, right?\u201d A passing RSG member has to laugh, and helps the guys with a quick course in Rotterdam topography. A bit further on, a group is chatting about the opening party: \u201cI\u2019ve been to the Rotterdam Rave once or twice, but a Maassilo party with nothing but beer isn\u2019t all that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The student association in the historic building on the Achterharingvliet proves to be a revelation even for the incoming students who have lived in Rotterdam all their lives. In the festively lit backyard garden, school friends Jiya (18, Business Administration) and Pelin (18, Sociology) admit that they had never heard of RSG. \u201cI only knew the corps,\u201d Pelin confesses, \u201cbut a whole new world is opening up to me here.\u201d Jiya: \u201cEveryone is really nice and spontaneous, and I appreciate that they have great parties but don\u2019t do hazing.\u201d As yet, they are not sure whether they want to become members. \u201cWe might, because it\u2019s really a lot of fun here.\u201d One thing at a time though; for now, they make a beeline for the dance floor.<\/p>\n\n\t

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