G U I L D 101
PRESIDENT’S
welcome
Having come from Longreach, it is amazing
to see how the university continues to build
momentum in providing students with real
world opportunities. Our job at the Guild is
to make sure that your time at QUT is the
best it can possibly be. The best advice I
could give to any new student would be
to remember that, although your studies
are vital, it is equally important to take
advantage of all that is on offer at university.
You probably won’t remember every single
detail from your first year classes, so be sure
to make the effort to get involved in social
sports, club events and those impromptu
sessions at the bar – you’re guaranteed to
make longer lasting memories.
Welcome back to QUT
for what will definitely
be another EPIC year
jam-packed with huge
student parties, even
more events and maybe
even the potential for
study. For all of you
first years, welcome
and congratulations.
You have just signed up
for the best real world
experience, thanks to an
EPIC Guild.
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For those new to QUT here are a few things
you can do in O-Week to ensure that your
first year is the best year of your life.
During my time at QUT I have been
fortunate enough to see a Student Guild
that genuinely has the interest of students
at heart and continuously challenges the
university to improve student life. To that
I have a lot of my EPIC predecessors to
thank for their contribution to making the
campus life what it is today. 2017 will be
no different except for my guarantee of
more student advocacy, club support and
definitely more EPIC parties.
Coming up in week one is the Botanic Bar’s
4th Birthday, so be sure you are there to
celebrate all that is cold and ever flowing in
the bar. If drinking isn’t your game, then why
not try social sport instead - or in the spirit of
Old El Paso “why don’t we have both.”
Nothing cures a Sunday session hangover
like scoring at Monday night netball.
The first step is to become accustomed
with the number one university bar in
Australia. The Botanic Bar will become your
new local whether it be between class,
after class or just getting lit on your Friday
night. If you’re at Kelvin Grove, make sure
you swing by The Grove bar for a sneaky
bevvie or two. In the coming pages you will meet the
Guild’s awesome executive that have been
working tirelessly over summer to plan and
kick start another EPIC year, so be sure
that if you are having any university issues
or just keen to knock the froth of a cold
beer, make sure your EPIC executive are
your first port of call.
The next step is to realise that your QUT
Guild is not the university. The Guild is
a student run organisation that caters
for students when the university fails to.
We’re here to make your life on campus
the best it can be. This means everything
from providing independent advocacy
and support through our 1800 WINGMAN
service, to holding ‘The World’s Largest
Toga Party” - a rite of passage for every
university student to kick off an EPIC year. As a wise man once told me, university is
far more than just lectures and tutorials.
Head to the bar, have a drink, play a sport,
join a club and maybe even make some
mates along the way. Whatever you do,
have fun and make sure you get the most
out of your university experience.
We will see you out and about in O-Week or
maybe even enjoying a sneaky beverage!
Charlie Harris