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Heed the call and join the Adventure!

Adventure Club offers a one-of-a-kind social experience where lasting friendships are forged through the fun and flames. Each member is sorted into one of four teams competing in weekly “Adventures”; from scavenger hunts and trivia to creative challenges and outdoor games. Outside of Adventures, we host regular socials like local trivia nights, group outings, camping trips, and more!

If you're looking for connection, community, and just enough chaos to make college unforgettable, Adventure Club might be exactly what you're looking for.

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The Bucket Golf Illini serves as a fun outdoor game open to all students and focuses on the game bucket golf. Bucket golf is a portable golf course that uses wiffle balls and plastic clubs. This is great for students who have a passion for golf and/or outdoor games and do not have access to them at college. No prior experience is necessary!

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The Club’s objective is to increase awareness and understanding of the game of Cricket on and around the campus of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, provide opportunities to play the game of Cricket both recreationally and competitively on and around the campus of UIUC, and develop relationships with cricketing organizations and bodies, both within and outside of the state of Illinois.

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DDRIllini serves to welcome and engage students with a social community where friendly competition, learning, and physical activity are encouraged through dance games, most notably Dance Dance Revolution. In addition, DDRIllini runs biannual events known as Rumble in the Prairie (RIP) featuring competition from across the nation.

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Deckonomics serves to teach students the fundamentals of various card games, from poker to bridge to blackjack, through the lens of game theory, statistics, and critical thinking. By understanding the mathematical principles and strategic depth behind each game, we empower our members to make informed decisions, improve their analytical skills, and appreciate the art of gameplay beyond mere chance. Whether you're a casual player or an aspiring strategist, Deckonomics is your place to learn, compete, and master the game.

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The Euchre League serves to enrich the community through the card game of Euchre and provide an opportunity for its members to connect with their peers.

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The Gaelic Athletic Association of UIUC (GAA UIUC) serves as the association to bring athletic games from Ireland to the United States to promote Irish athletic culture.

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GBC serves to be a safe place for students that want to learn a new game and build connections while having fun. Having gaga ball on campus will provide students with an opportunity, no matter what their physical ability is, to play a sport that is not high in intensity. Players can make this game as competitive as they want. This RSO exists to bring gaga ball to our campus for the first time.

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Game Night will serve as a recreational club for students to relax and play different board games, card games, and video games every Friday night.

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GTOI strives to create a platform for high-level poker competition at UIUC within the confines of University policy and the Law.

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Our mission is to build a supportive community for Chinese women passionate about basketball at UIUC, fostering teamwork, leadership, and personal growth. Through regular training, competitions, and attending games at UIUC and across the U.S., we aim to promote athletic excellence, empower women through sports, and celebrate cultural exchange. We strive to create a space where members can grow athletically and personally, while building lasting connections within the university and beyond.

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Illini Chess Club serves to provide opportunities for students to play and learn about the game of chess in a safe and encouraging environment and community.

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The Mission of the Illini Crusaders is to provide a safe and inclusive space where students can enjoy a competitive environment and make friends. We as the Illini Crusaders will achieve this by providing programs and services that seek to introduce students to the miniature wargaming hobby. These programs will include, but not be limited to: Open gaming tables, training games, free access miniature model armies maintained by the RSO, free advising on the best methods and practices for successful wargaming, and programs focused on building and painting miniatures. These programs are all targeted at lowering barriers to entry for students into the historically very expensive miniature wargaming hobby.

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The purpose of this organization is to serve as a recreational outlet for figure skaters and related athletes to showcase their skating skills at a university level without the additional competition aspect. The Illini Ice Girls' mission is to fundraise and promote events to raise money for our own organization as well as for community and charity purposes, and to create a positive game-time experience at the ACHA D1 Men's Illini Club Hockey games for the fans and the community.

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The Illini Rhythm Syndicate is an organization that serves the arcade rhythm game community at UIUC. Our mission is twofold: designing and building custom arcade cabinets for rhythm games not readily available in North America or Illinois, and to foster a vibrant community around arcade rhythm games by hosting events, tournaments, and community trips to nearby arcades. We seek a hybrid position between an engineering and recreational organization, empowering our members to develop their skills in electronics, programming, and hardware design, while improving access to a novel genre of arcade rhythm games for the UIUC community.

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The common goal of the Illinois Golf League (IGL) is to provide an opportunity for any student golfer or student interested in the game of golf to meet, compete and network with other golfers on campus through weekly outings at the University's golf course. We want to create a welcoming atmosphere for golfers of all skill levels and to encourage all members to continue to improve their game through constructive rounds of golf. Join our GroupMe for information and communication: https://groupme.com/join_group/102677973/qxWoHeBm

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As a member of the Men’s Club Basketball Team, we offer our players opportunities to:

Compete competitively with other university club teams across the country

Improve your basketball skills/IQ

Practice weekly and play in tournaments

Play competitively without the same commitment as official college sports

Build relationships with fellow players and other clubs on campus

Better yourself and others through the game of basketball

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As a member of the Women’s Club Basketball Team, we offer our players opportunities to:

- Play basketball at the collegiate competition level that still allows for participation in other Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) and campus opportunities,

- Partake in a recreation activity that offers competition and physical fitness,

- Engage in a social experience that promotes good sportsmanship, leadership, cooperation, and friendship,

- Improve upon basketball skills and techniques,

- Demonstrate a certain amount of commitment to practices, games, fundraisers, and teammates

- Participate in tournaments and scheduled games,

- Have the opportunity to compete in/place in a regional championship and advance to the national tournament

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As a member of the Women’s Club Softball Team, we offer our players opportunities to:

- Play softball at the collegiate competition level that still allows for participation in other Registered Student Organizations and campus opportunities,

- Partake in a recreation activity that offers competition and physical fitness,

- Engage in a social experience that promotes good sportsmanship, leadership, cooperation, and friendship,

- Improve softball skills and techniques,

- Demonstrate a certain amount of commitment to practices, games, fundraisers, and teammates

- Participate in conference, nonconference, and exhibition games and tournaments,

- Have the opportunity to compete in/place in a regional championship and advance to the World Series

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Explore areas of computer science like app / web development, data science, machine learning, virtual reality / augmented reality, and game development with groups of like-minded peers at UIUC! Join us to work with a Project Manager (PM) and a group of 5-10 students and spend the semester or year working on a project centered around your area of interest (web dev, data science, etc.).

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To maintain a friendly, welcoming environment for casual and competitive gamers in order to create and improve interpersonal connections. To enjoy all kinds of games, events, and activities together emphasizing good sportsmanship and mutual respect.

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You get to come to the meetings and play games (membership not required to come play games).
https://discord.gg/C2V2Xe88wR <-- press to become member

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Spicy Clamato Improv serves as the team for people looking to get involved in improv, specifically in short form improv games (a la “Who’s Line is it Anyway?”). We host comedy shows (regularly themed and costumed!) where we perform our improv. We work to create bonds with each other as a team while also enhancing our comedic abilities and powers. We also foster connections with other improv teams from Illinois through the performances, improv jams, and skill-building workshops of our annual improv comedy festival.

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The Illini Metagamers is a registered student organization (RSO) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), whose purpose is to provide a community space to engage in tabletop activities such as role-playing games, board games, card games, video games, and any other such activity.

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Being a part of the Illini Metagamers means you'll be a part of one of the largest tabletop gaming communities. You get to partake in our year-long Dungeons and Dragons Club Campaign, and you will also be able to meet new friends who share your interests!
Tabletop gaming!

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The VGMC serves as the place for different musicians and players to meet up with one another to create music from various video game series. Member will meet amongst one another to gather in a small group and create a small ensemble. The goal here is to share and express ourselves with our musical abilities and gaming passion within ourselves, and people around us.

If you are interested here is the discord server:
https://discord.gg/evKz48XbjF

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The purpose of the VR Club at UIUC is to aid club members in learning about and having fun with VR by hosting opportunities to play, explore, and learn. Opportunities we host are broken up into the following 3 categories and overlap as such: VRClub, MiXR, VR eSports.

We host open hours weekly to play exciting VR games and meet new people. Our themed open hours feature a new specific VR experience or game every week for everyone to try out. We decide the specific event for open hours weekly so there is always something new for people to try out. MiXR (Meetings involving Extended Reality) is an academic forum hosted every week. We invite academics, researchers, professors, and interested students to join in to discuss topics every week regarding extended reality technology and the metaverse. The discussions range from research presentations to roundtable conversations. The VR Esports team competes in the Collegiate VR Esports League (CVRE League) against colleges across the nation. The team is flexible to include multiple different games, depending on what is offered through CVRE.

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Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) is committed to ensuring that increasing numbers of young Americans understand and are inspired by the ideas of individual freedom, a strong national defense, free enterprise, and traditional values. As the principal outreach organization of the Conservative Movement, YAF introduces thousands of American youth to these principles. We accomplish our mission by providing essential conferences, seminars, educational materials, internships, and speakers to young people across the country.

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The Yu-Gi-Oh Illini serves as place to allow students to meet a group of like-minded individuals who share an interest/hobby in the Yu-Gi-Oh trading card game, as well as a place to participate in and create events for the game. The Yu-Gi-Oh Illini aims to promote a positive and fun environment for all who wish to enjoy the shared interest.

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