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The Bowdoin A Cappella Council is the organizing body that maintains communication among the Bowdoin a cappella groups and plans the all-group programs that occur throughout the academic year. The Council is also in charge of distributing recording funds at the beginning of each academic year in accordance with a flexible three-year cycle.

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Active Minds at Bowdoin College is a chapter of the larger nonprofit organization, Active Minds, which is focused on mental health awareness on college campuses across the U.S. In the Bowdoin College chapter, we strive to promote peer-to-peer discussion about mental illness. This includes ending the stigma surrounding mental health as well as advocating for conversations about suicide prevention. This is accomplished by campus events including speaker presentations, movie screenings, fundraisers, and more activities either focusing on education or stress management.

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Africa Alliance aims to inspire lifelong learning amongst the African community on campus through lively discussions and cultural exchanges. We hope to nurture a community that is invigorated by a deeper appreciation and celebration of African heritage. We seek to create campus-wide events that shed light to the diversity and treasures of the continent for Bowdoin's student body.

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Our mission is to offer a space to learn and appreciate both Deaf culture and American Sign Language, providing students an opportunity to immerse themselves in a new language while acquiring the skills to effectively interact with, communicate with, and befriend all individuals, regardless of hearing ability.

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Arabesque is Bowdoin's only student-run, classical ballet group. Our mission is to provide experienced dancers with the opportunity to continue refining the techniques needed to learn and perform original choreography and to allow inexperienced dancers a place to learn and experience dance. We rehearse and hold open classes weekly, perform twice throughout the school year, and occasionally host bonding activities that allow members to collectively celebrate this art form.

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The Asian Student Alliance builds solidarity based on common experiences of students of color, particularly Asians and Asian Americans. We pursue and cultivate a deeper understanding of these identities within the Bowdoin community.

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Founded in 2016, we are Bowdoin's newest a cappella group. We seek to provide an inclusive space for students to participate in a cappella and build community. We are a treble a cappella group, open to soprano and alto voices.

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This club exists to build community amongst the black men on campus, provide a safe space, and build professionalism. We aim to do this through peer mentorship, group events, and workshops. We hope that with the creation of this organization, black men on campus will have a stronger sense of solidarity.

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The goal of the Black Student Union is to support all of its members academically and socially in order to help them reach the highest levels of achievement on campus. We strive to be a strong-knit, inclusive community. Through dialogue and programming we also work to enrich and inform the campus about issues that affect students who identify as Black, African-American and of the African diaspora.

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The Board Game Club seeks to provide a venue for enjoying board games — a safe, rewarding, and intellectually challenging pastime — to Bowdoin students who might not otherwise have the means or opportunity to do so. We hope by bringing exposure to a variety of different board game experiences, we create a space for creating friendships and destressing.

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BOKA is a colorful co-ed a cappella group that sings a wide variety of genres. BOKA is Bowdoin's oldest co-ed a cappella group working to provide a fun environment for students to join a musical group on campus. We tend to sing songs that fall into the pop, folk, and indie categories and try to have as much fun as possible doing it. We like to have low-key and relaxed concerts for friends and students on campus and are most well known for performances at LL Bean, St. Marks School, and other local venues. BOKA is a very collaborative group, looking for input from all of our members, and more importantly, we are all friends and become family by the end of the year!

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The purpose of the AI Ethics Club is to connect students of different fields of study with each other and facilitate productive dialogues about the use of artificial intelligence in a contemporary setting. We strive to understand AI’s role in modern society and its capacity to both elicit positive change and create various difficulties in academia and beyond. It is our hope that the AI Ethics Club will serve as a space where students from all backgrounds can come together to appreciate the complex problem of ethical AI usage.

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Bowdoin Animation Society (BAS) is the place for anime/animation fans to be!

From weekly showings, an organized convention trip, and complementary Pocky, we have much of what an anime fan could need. Are you new to anime? Only watch casually? A die-hard fan? Whatever your relationship with the medium is, it’s all good! Each week is a different theme, so be sure to check the BAS Calendar (see General Channel) for insight on when you plan to stop by!

Note: While we watch mostly Japanese anime, we’re open to and build in animation from other countries from Chinese, to Celtic, to American!

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The Bowdoin Art Society has a threefold mission:
To challenge the parameters of the arts and make art accessible to Bowdoin’s student community.
To promote greater interest and equity in art-related fields by fostering students’ professional understanding and connection.
To foster and establish an arts community at Bowdoin by way of weekly gatherings, social events, artist and art professional panels, and visits to museums in the greater New England area.

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The Association for Women in Mathematics is a national organization to encourage women to study mathematical sciences and promote the equality and treatment of women and girls in math. Our chapter of this club will allow women to learn about different careers in math and discuss the importance of women in mathematics.

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Bowdoin CFD is part of the national CFD Movement, a powerful, nonpartisan grassroots movement led by students and focused on the single most effective climate policy. Founded at the College of William & Mary in 2023, we organize students to mobilize for a national carbon fee and dividend.

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Bowdoin Club Alpine Skiing's mission is to promote and support a fun and competitive alpine skiing team on Bowdoin's campus. The team competes in the Reynolds division of the USCSA (United States Collegiate Skiing Association) conference against many of Bowdoin's peer institutions in Maine and across New England. The team seeks to support experienced racers who wish to continue racing for Bowdoin and encourage new racers to learn the skills and dynamics of the sport. The team trains at Lost Valley, a local ski area, twice a week, and competes in Slalom and GS races on weekends throughout the winter and early spring. The team hosts weekly dryland trainings in the Buck Fitness Center throughout the fall and occasionally in winter and spring.

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The purpose of Club Tennis is to give all Bowdoin students an outlet to play tennis. The team consists of a variety of students from first time players who want to learn how to casually play to experienced veterans who wish to compete against other schools.

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We hold practice 2-3 times/week and compete against other club teams in New England! As a co-ed club we hold casual co-ed tournaments with Colby and Bates, and the men's team competes in the NECVL or New England collegiate volleyball league.

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Bowdoin College Club Water Polo was founded in the early 1970s as a recreational group and has since grown into a competitive member of the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA). From 1999 to 2007 the Polar Bears competed in the CWPA New England conference; today they are members of the North Atlantic conference and compete for a joint championship with the Colonial conference. Bowdoin College Club Water Polo has a limitless roster and welcomes both experienced and novice players. We encourage anyone willing to learn and compete to join the team, though comfort in the water is a must. Bowdoin Water Polo prides itself on its commitment to camaraderie, teamwork, and fair play.

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Bowdoin College Conservatives has a mission to provide an alternative political voice here at Bowdoin and operate as an open-minded group to anyone who departs from the de facto political opinions on campus.

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Bowdoin Curling seeks to introduce new people to the sport of curling and promote a strong team identity through competition, practice, and camaraderie. We participate in competitions from October to March against other collegiate teams throughout the northeast.

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Bowdoin College Equestrian Team consists of novice and experienced riders who want to start/continue their education in English Hunter/Jumper riding. Our team competes in the Region 1, Zone 2 of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA). Our team is meant to be an inclusive space for everyone who has a love or interest in horses and create a space to learn and grow as riders, horsemen/women, and teammates.

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The Bowdoin Consulting Group is a pre-professional group dedicated to providing members with the skills and knowledge necessary for a job in consulting. We strive to provide educational information to members from alumni, current students, and faculty/staff who have expertise and experience in consulting. In addition to networking and educational programming, we act as a consulting group by conducting projects with real clients on and off campus in order to provide our members with skills and hands-on experiences that will assist them in the consulting world.

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We are a student group dedicated to building a Bowdoin community centered around the folk tradition of contra dance and traditional music.

We organize regular contra dances at Bowdoin College, connect students with the thriving world of contradancing in Maine through facilitating attendance of local community-organized dances, and provide opportunities for students to develop contradance music, calling, and dancing skills.

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