The 1988 Club is Magdalene's Feminist Society.
Contact: Grace Mayhead (jcr-womens@magd.cam.ac.uk)1988 Club (Feminist Society)
Magdalene Badminton Club
The badminton club of Magdalene College is open to all members of the college regardless of level. We do both chill weekly training/fun sessions and intercollege matches (with a few haphazard socials). If interested, please drop us an email and we'll add you to the mailing list. We provide rackets and shuttlecocks, but you can bring your own. See you there!
Contact: Ryan Ng (msn31)Basketball Club
We play basketball, with people from Emma!
Contact: Alex Yu (may35)Blackett Society (Natural Sciences)
The Blackett Society is Magdalene's Natural Sciences society.
Magdalene Boat Club (Rowing)
Magdalene Boat Club is the the largest society in College and gives a chance for everyone to learn, train and compete in the sport often most closely associated with Cambridge - rowing!
If you have never rowed before, the first term is spent under the watchful guidance of the Lower Boats Captains who will teach the basics of rowing and put crews together for the many novice races throughout term before you join the senior crews later on in the year. On top of the training, MBC has a packed social calendar with events mingling the whole spectrum of College members together for guaranteed fun and great stories to tell in the future.
Training schedules vary and you can decide how much time you want to put in, and also depend on the time of year due to light restrictions. You can choose from anywhere between 3 to 12/13 sessions a week for those who just fancy learning a new sport to those who have really caught the bug for rowing.
Members pay £39 per term subs (as of October 2022) which are charged to your College bill so there's no need to worry about costs straight away. This helps fund coaching, equipment, race entries, repairs and maintenance of one of the best equipped boathouses on the river with a full set of 8 rowing machines, showers, changing rooms and of course the boats!
Contact: Martha Wood (magdalene.captain@cucbc.org), Austen Burdon-Williams (magdalene.men@cucbc.org) and Emily Spencer (magdalene.women@cucbc.org)Christian Union
We're a community at Magdalene College who love God and look after each other. We come from a range of backgrounds and outlooks and want everyone and anyone to be able to find family with us. We openly discuss what God has for our lives as well as our questions, doubts and differences. We want to encourage each other and spur each other on to live life really fully. We love talking about Him and to Him and we want to love Him more.
Contact: Abigail Mackay (acm247)Magdalene College Choir
We sing Choral Evensong on Thursdays and Sundays every week, and rehearse on Wednesday evenings. We also sing at a variety of other events during the year including Compline, carol services, college dinners and weddings. The choir is run by Mr James Potter and by the organ scholar(s).
Contact: Mr James Potter (jp2025)Collegium Magdalenae (Baroque Music Society)
An early-music ensemble, specialising in the music of the 17th and 18th centuries.
Magdalene Cricket Club
We play games throughout the summer term, including a mix of cuppers games and friendlies. Please get in touch if you have any interest in playing, whether you have played for years or are relatively new to cricket – anyone who has played will tell you we tend to field teams with a wide range of abilities.
Contact: Keyur Gongulur (kg538)Fives Club
Women's Football
We play football.
Men's Football
Magdalene Game Society
We play board games.
Contact: Niamh Hinchliffe (njh83)Magdalene History Society
The Magdalene History Society organises a few events each term, including curry nights, talks, drinks, meals, and sometimes trips. Come along for various history-related chats and activities!
Contact: Douglas Page (dlp42), Miriam Lomas (mrbl2), Musashi Schad (mms94), and Clara Ahnert (caea3)Mixed Hockey
Jazz Disciples
The Jazz Disciples are Magdalene's jazz band.
Law Society
Magdalene Life Drawing Society
Ladies Netball Club
We are a relaxed, friendly, and fun netball club with a competitive spirit. We play once a week against other colleges as part of the university's league system and have a match against Magdalen College Oxford in Lent Term. We are always welcome to new members whatever the level of netball you have played before!
Contact: Charlotte Wood (cew89)Liquid (Mixed) Netball
We play one match every week against varying oppositions, Usually on a Saturday morning pre-brunch. The matches will last just over half an hour. We've seen it all; from rugby teams posing in skirts, to male referees who really know more about the game than they should do.
Absolutely no skill or level of fitness is required, merely a hangover from the previous night and some funky fancy dress :)
Swaps, stash* and sweets in abundance. Definitely the 10am solution to any hangover, Coming to a netball court near you!
*ahem... will be ordered...
After "extensive" research, it has proven more beneficial than neurofen for post-bop cures
Contact: Finn Patchesa (fp423) and Adeola Amure (aa2515)Medical and Veterinary Society
Magdalene Mountaineers
Climbing club! We go to boulder at kelsey kerridge once a week. We also occasionally watch climbing videos and films.
Contact: Nathaniel Tompkins (nt494)Music Society
Magdalene Music Society gives students the opportunity to enjoy and perform music of any kind in our wide range of events throughout the year. We hold a weekly recital series on Monday evenings at 8pm in Benson Hall, an intimate venue with a Bechstein grand piano, which is free to attend and is followed by a complimentary drinks reception. Besides this, MMS puts on other occasional concerts and works in association with groups in college such as the jazz band, providing students with countless opportunities to join groups and perform!
Contact: Richard Taylor (rjt93) and Mr James Potter (jp2025)Northern Society
Ayup! We are a society for those from Northern England (upper midlands are also welcome, haha!).
Poetry Society
A friendly and inclusive poetry society that hosts open mics, themed events speakers and workshops!
Contact: Maaria Rajput (mr2044) and Francis McCabe (fm634)Magdalene Politics Society
Rugby Club
We may not be the best rugby team out there, but we have a lot of heart.
Magdalene’s rugby team is steeped in history and is one of the college’s biggest and most established sides. In the past it has included a great many international players, fielding an entire back line of internationally capped players in the early nineties, and two Scotland captains and British Lions players in Gavin Hastings (one of the greatest players of all time) and Rob Wainwright. There is, however, no need to be intimidated by the illustrious past of the club. Our team is inclusive, welcoming those who have never made a tackle in their lives just as warmly as experienced players. We currently play on Sunday afternoons and are lucky enough to have our pitches a mere ten minute walk from college.
Our activities as a club are not confined to the pitch, it must be confessed. Old Boys fixtures, club barbecues, rugby dinners and many other social events provide the opportunity to get involved in a friendly group that spans across all years in college. Magdalene-Magdalen is our annual fixture with our sister college Magdalen Oxford. Every year we compete for the Spanish cup and the fixture alternates between Oxford and Cambridge.
Magdalene South Asian Society
The South Asian Society is for students of South Asian heritage to meet each other, typically twice a term. We also host events (such as Diwali formal and a Pani Puri Competition) which are open to all those interested in South Asian culture.
Squash Club
Table Tennis
We play table tennis!
Contact: Raghav Misra (rm2161)Tennis
Magdalene has a tennis team that is involved in College league competition in the Michaelmas term and in Cuppers in Lent: anyone who wishes to get involved in some informal tennis competition is very welcome to participate. We have had some great success in recent years, producing a men’s captain for the Blues and boasting several other highly skilled players. The club also runs social tennis sessions throughout the year, which normally take place on a Friday evening. These sessions will be very relaxed, so anyone interested in playing tennis is encouraged to come along regardless of standard!
Contact: Giles Cooper Wilson (ggc28)Inactive Societies
Athletics Club
Magdalene Athletics has one meet per term, for anyone looking to get involved in an athletics at any level, please contact Isaac.
Basketball Club
Chess Association
Magdalene College Constituent College of the University of Cambridge Chess Association
Magdalene Dramatic Society
Magdalene Dramatic Society aims to promote theatre both within and outside of the College. Everyone is welcome to get involved!
- Use this link to sign up to our mailing list: https://forms.gle/Y8ZGveVC48Y3hMfw7
- Follow us on social media here https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550638156724 and here https://www.instagram.com/magdalenedramaticsociety/
Film Club
Fleapit
Fleapit is Magdalene’s Art Society.
Hovercraft Society
The hovercraft society's goal is to design, build, test and improve hovercraft, and as a new society, we are currently working on building our first RC hovercraft.
Medical Society
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Magdalene Medsoc aims to promote interest in medical science and clinical medicine across all stages of training, and build a supportive and conducive community of Magdalene medics. We organize social events for medics within and between colleges, and organize events such as clinical case discussions and alumni speaker events which are free and accessible to all.
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Military Society
Mixed Lacrosse
The Magdalene Mixed Lacrosse Society (Magdalene Sitting Dragons) is a lacrosse club open to all people of all abilities. We play matches each weekend. It is a very relaxed club for people wanting a bit of exercise but also a chance to meet new people.
Magdalene College Squirrel Society
We discuss squirrels squirrel related buisness as well as put on squirrel related events.
Theatrical Society
Ultimate Frisbee
Vox Soc
VoxSoc is Magdalene’s non-audition choir, welcoming anyone who wants to enjoy singing in a friendly environment. Singing songs ranging from musical numbers to popular favourites, VoxSoc performs in at least one concert a term, including a Christmas bonanza and Sing, a Cambridge wide celebration of non-audition choirs hosted at Magdalene.
Rehearsals weekly, Tuesdays 7:30-8:30pm in the Choir Vestry (First Court A). Sign up to the VoxSoc mailing list here: