If you enjoyed the intro week as much as we did, you are in luck!
How about we follow up the intro week with an intro weekend? You can sign up now for the FLUP (Intro Follow Up Weekend)!
From the 11th to the 13th of September, we will take you on an unforgettable adventure to a secret location! The weekend will be filled with activities, free food and a lot of fun! For only €15 for first years and €30 for older years (You will even get a €5 discount if you don't want to drink beer during the cantus), it's cheaper than staying at home! If you are only available for Saturday, your ticket will only set you back €20 (+€5 if you are planning on drinking beer during the cantus).
So if you are looking forward to a lot of beer and soda, big comfy couches, games, a barbecue, a great pub crawl and a cantus... Find your favourite intro-committee member or board member, or go to gew.is/flup to buy a ticket!
Packing list:
* Tent (dont worry if you dont own tent, we will have a gc where you can ask other people for spots)
* Bicycle with a working light and a toolkit for fixing flat tires
* (Inflatable) sleeping pad
* Sleeping bag
* Pillow
* Flashlight
* Towel
* Toiletries
* Slippers that can get wet
* Mug
* Plate and Cutlery
* Dish Towel
* Shoes you can walk quite a distance on
* Clothes that can get dirty
* ID
Once you have packed everything you can bring your stuff to the table tennis tables in Markthal on Friday the 11th of September between 8:30 and 13:00. Someone from the introduction committee (in red overalls) will be there to help you.
On Friday afternoon, we will start at GEWIS with the bike pubcrawl. You are welcome from 15:30 at GEWIS and will send people away until 17:30. Make sure that you have working lights on your bike for your own safety and that of others. You don't need to have eaten, as you can eat with your biking group during the pubcrawl.
The B.O.O.M. Outdoor Cinema returns on September 15th! We have carefully selected two incredible movies to watch together under the stars (the titles remain secret for now!).
We will fire up the barbecue and there will be popcorn, both included in the price! And, because no great movie night is complete without a refreshing drink, beers and soft drinks will be available to purchase during the night.
Make sure to bring your own camping chair so you are comfortable during the movies!
See you on September 15th!
Meet MaTCo! Our first session of the year, where we will introduce new members, new faculty, and the new board. Plans for this year's sessions and for the International Mathematics Competition team will be covered, and we will ease members into mathematical Olympiad style problem-solving with an array of interesting questions and tasks. If you are interested in challenging yourself in one of the world’s largest math competitions for university students, wish to practice hard but rewarding problems, or are looking for a community to discuss and attend activities with, then be sure to pop over.
Are you a first-year student interested in getting to know your fellow students? This is the perfect opportunity to do so!!! An FYC allows you to make friends for life while getting to organise some fun activities. Still not convinced? Join this meeting to learn more about what an FYC entails while getting some inspiration from last year's FYCs
We hope to see you there!!!
Craving a freshly tapped BAC (craft) beer, a burger hot off the B.O.O.M. BBQ, and an ATHENA cocktail shaken just for you? Then this is a borrel you definitely can’t miss!
Do you need an extra reason to celebrate?: it's B.O.O.M.'s Dies (birthday)! If you've still got room for dessert after the burgers, there will be delicious cake waiting.
On top of the burgers, beers and cocktails, we’re also bringing out a pool (if the weather allows it) to keep things cool, plus a volleyball net ready to go. Make sure you’re there!
The start of the academic year is a blast: meeting new people, exciting subjects to dive into, and guess what? The EAPC, Eindhoven Algorithmic Programming Contest! Yup, you heard it right.
The EAPC is our annual coding showdown. Grab two buddies and gear up to conquer some brain-bending programming puzzles, with our nifty cheat sheet thrown in. And don't worry about food and tech – we've got you covered there. We assure you there will be plenty of snacks and, of course, lunch ;)
So, are you and your crew game for this challenge? If so, hit signup below! :)
This year's rules can be read here: https://2025.bapc.eu/rules/. You can program in C (gnu17), C++ (gnu++20), Python (pypy 7.3.17 ~ Python 3.10.14), Java (OpenJDK21) and Kotlin (1.7.21).
if you are not certain of your programming skills yet, You can already gain an advantage on the rest of the competitions by practising at https://judge.gehack.nl (You do need to enable EduVPN to be able to connect to our DOMjudge.)
Please note that the number of teams is limited. In case we exceed maximum capacity, teams consisting of three people are prioritised!
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Our product range includes award-winning tools, such as IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, ReSharper, and PhpStorm, and productivity-enhancing team tools like YouTrack, TeamCity, and Datalore. JetBrains is the creator of Kotlin, the officially preferred language for Android™ development.
Note: after subscribing, showing up is mandatory! There are 135 spots only with first come first serve, priority will be given to students that sign up with their GEWIS account.
Pitch, please! 🎤💗
Get comfy and join ATHENA for a cozy movie night! This time, we’ll be watching Pitch Perfect , accompanied by snacks, drinks, and far too many bean bags!
We're also providing some face masks and nail polish for the full self-care movie night experience. 💅
The best thing? It's completely free! So grab a blanket, get those vocal chords ready, and come along for an aca-awesome evening! 🎬🍿
TLDR: cool activities, dark cave, sign up
Are you ready for underground adventures in Valkenburg? Tight tunnels. Pitch-black passages. Walls you'll be clinging to. On Saturday October 3rd, we're ditching the daylight and heading deep into the dark underground for a day that'll push you way outside your comfort zone.
Whether you're squeezing through narrow cave corridors on a bike, conquering rock walls in the dark, or venturing into the unknown on an adventurous cave tour, this is the kind of day you'll still be talking about at the next borrel!
There are 3 activities, out of which you will do 2! When signing up, rank your top 2 activity preferences:
🚲 Cave biking
Discover this great underground landscape, by cave bike! Cycle through the cave, going left, right, seeing a high ceiling, then low again, narrow, spacious, no idea where you are anymore.
🔦 Adventurous cave tour
During this escape tour through the caves, you will discover the stories of the quarry workers, and encounter obstacles they left behind. There will be crawling, sneaking, shooting and even crossing the water!
🧗 Cave climbing
The Scramble Tour will take you to places that normally remain closed to the public. One of the guides will take you over several challenging courses including a via ferrata, and an abseil into the old well. Manoeuvre over the obstacles and stare into the depths.
💭 No preference
Be aware: activities will be split 10/10/10 across the group, so you might not get your 2 faves.
Only 30 spots available, so make sure to subscribe quickly! We leave at 10:30 by train. Travel costs are on you.
Costs:
Beware: each activity has its own challenges with regards to health. Therefore, it's specified below for each activity which medical issues ensure a strong advice to NOT sign up for this specific activity:
If you are too late for the deadline and we haven't reached capacity yet, then you can probably still join, contact us!
By Royal Decree of GEWIS👑📜
You are cordially invited to an evening among royalty, heroes, and legends...✨🏰
THE DREAMY DISNEY PARTY🎭🌟
A night where every kingdom unites under one roof🗺️👸🤴
Let it be known throughout the land that on this evening, the halls of the peacock shall be transformed into a realm of magic, wonder, and celebration🪄✨. All princesses👸, princes🤴, villains🦹♀️, heroes🦸♀️, and dreamers are summoned to attend in their finest Disney attire, for one night only, every kingdom is welcome🌍👑.
Doors open at 20:00🕗🚪, where each guest shall be greeted with a complimentary enchanted shot 🥃✨ upon arrival. Royal refreshments await🍰🧁, and the first 100 goblets of beer shall be granted free of charge 🍺🎉.
Tickets to this most magical of gatherings may be obtained from any ATHENA Member🎫🍻.
May your crown be dazzling👑✨, your cape be flowing🦸♂️💨, and your night be nothing short of a fairy tale🌙⭐️🏰.
With royal regards,
ATHENA 🩷🩵
Dear members of s.v. GEWIS,
At the end of every calendar year we reflect on our achievements, like true Burgundian nobles, while every defeat is drowned in the finest vintages the cellar has to offer. Tradition dictates that glasses must be raised, and after centuries of abundant toasting, they will eventually run dry. But where does one celebrate such triumphs properly? In Vino Veritas knows The Answer, and it is: with excess.
On the weekend of 11 to 13 December, you, together with the gentlemen of In Vino Veritas, will take up residence in a sprawling château, tucked away among the rolling hills of the Acht Zaligheden ("Eight Delights") region of North Brabant. There, where the ceilings are high enough for your loudest toast and the wine keeps flowing endlessly like a bottomless river, you will be immersed in conviviality, luxury, and delicacies until there is nothing left to wish for.
On Friday you set course for the west of Eindhoven, where you'll be welcomed with open arms and filled glasses. A toast will ring out, a meal will appear as if by magic, and as the evening unfolds you'll surrender to the moment, freed of whatever worries the outside world may still hold. Saturday afternoon, entirely in keeping with the spirit of things, will be packed with experiences you'll still be entertaining your grandchildren with. While you indulge yourselves in all of this, several members of The fraternity will retreat to the kitchen to prepare an unrivaled seven-course dinner, a menu composed down to the last detail by none other than our highly esteemed Dux Luxuriae in person.
This unparalleled weekend has room for just 26 people. So polish your shiniest shoes, press your finest shirt to the very seams, and let yourself be tempted once again this year by that which truly makes life worth living.
With a slightly modest, and somewhat inebriated, greeting,
Praeses Verkade
P.S. Given that the location is a stone's throw from Eindhoven, you can make your way to this temple of abundance by bike or public transport. This year The Fraternity will therefore not be organizing a carpool; the road to pleasure is one you must travel under your own steam. Travel costs will, naturally, not be reimbursed.
P.P.S. The registration list opens on Monday, 31 August 2026 at 18:35. Should the 26 spots fill up within the hour, a lottery will decide who gets to join; if not, it's first come, first served. When registering, you can indicate whether you'd like the vegetarian menu.
P.P.P.S. Due to limitations in manpower, budget, and space, we unfortunately cannot guarantee that all other dietary requirements can be accommodated. Vegan is therefore presumably not an option. In the case of allergies, we may get in touch with you, as cross-contamination in the kitchen cannot be entirely ruled out.