A BIG FAT GULIS-WELCOME!

So, now we're all back in Åbo, let's do this once more:

WELCOME (back) to the English department everyone!

The board has finally gotten together for its first meeting, and we also had the privilege to meet the new students earlier today! We're excited to see so many new faces and we hope you will all join our events and see how awesome the extracurricular activities can get if you're with Britannica ;)

As is tradition, we have a whole bunch of events planned especially for our dear gulisar, and it is now time to reveal the dates in question, so you can mark your calendars:

1. GULIS-GAMYL-KVÄLL, 2.9.2015, 7pm @ Hunter's Inn

This is a very chill event, with the simple intention of bringing the new students of English together with the older ones and encouraging chit-chat between people in different years of their studies. It will take place at Hunter's Inn in the city centre already this Wednesday! The Facebook event can be found here.

2. GULISINTAGNING, 10.9.2015, 5pm - starting @ Arken

This event is probably best described as an absolutely crazy and incredibly funny initiaion ceremony for new students at the entire Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology. You will get to know new people from other subjects and also meet the boards of several other associations at the faculty. All the information you need can be found here. Remember to sign up for this event, and if anything's unclear, ask your tutor!

3. GULISAKADEMIN, 16.9.2015, 4pm @ Kåren

As a first-year student, this is your golden opportunity to see what a wide variety of associations ÅA has to offer! Kåren will be filled with happy people, small tables, countless overall patches, and FREE CANDY! This is also the best possible date to become a member of Britannica and buy yourselves some of our merch, since there will be a gulis discount at our table. You definitely don't want to miss this! By the way, remember to bring CASH!

4. BRITANNICA'S GULISSITZ, 25.9.2015, 7pm @ F

Last, but absolutely not least, Britannica will organize a sitz to teach you everything you need to know about this amazing form of partying. As this event is more than three weeks away, all the details haven't been figured out yet, but you WILL hear more about this soon! Stay tuned by regularly checking this blog, the notice board at the English department and our Facebook group (and your e-mail, if you're already a member).

SEE YOU SOON!

//The Board

COMING UP!

To the new students at the English Department: Welcome!
And to all our familiar fellow students: Welcome back!

With just a few days left until the beginning of gulisveckan ("fresher's week", i.e. the orientation week for the new students at ÅA), we thought we'd let you know that Britannica has a lot of programme planned for the coming autumn! The board is still scattered all over the country, which means we haven't decided on that many details yet, but we do know some things that we'd like to share with you. We especially want all the gulisar (first-year students) to take note of the following events, although we'd love to see lots of gamyler (older students) there too!

- GULISAKADEMIN @ Kåren 10.9.2014
The annual "student associations' fair" at Kåren is an event where the boards of all sorts of associations at ÅA come together, presenting their associations and their events to new and old students alike. This is your perfect chance to see what a huge variety of active associations there are at our university, chat to the board of Britannica, and just generally get a glimpse of what studielivet (the life as a student) in Turku has to offer. Also, there are lots of halarmärken (overall patches) to buy and free candy to be had!

The board at the student associations' fair in april 2014

- GULIS-GAMYL-KVÄLL
In order for the new students at the English department to get to know students from previous years, and vice versa, Britannica will organize a "gulis-gamyl-kväll". This evening typically takes place during the first weeks in September at some bar in the city centre, and is intended as a simple chill hangout in good company.

- HUMFEN'S GULISINTAGNING starting @ Arken 11.9.2014
Humanistiska föreningen (the association for all students at the Faculty of Arts) organizes the annual gulisintagning, which might be best explained in English as a very informal, slightly crazy, and hysterically fun initiation ceremony for the new students at the faculty. Britannica will appear among all the other subject associations with some fun task or other for the new students to perform. Older students are most welcome along to watch!

The board of 2013 at the gulisintagning in September 2013

- BRITANNICA'S GULISSITZ
Last but not least of all the "gulis" events: the first sitz (traditional student dinner party) of the academic year! This is the perfect chance for all the new students to experience this awesome form of partying that never gets old, and of course a chance for all us older students to party with the new ones (and, at some point during the evening, realize that we might be getting a bit old).

Britannica's gulissitz 2013

As soon as the board has had its first meeting for this academic year (which will be within two weeks' time, for sure) the dates for these events will be published, so STAY TUNED! In order to keep yourselves updated, you can:

- Keep an eye on this blog, where we will make posts about all upcoming events
- Join Britannica's Facebook group, where events will be shared as soon as they're created
- When you're at the department, check Britannica's notice board
- If you're already a Britannica member, check your e-mail

SEE YOU SOON!

xoxo
Board of Britannica