The Haries are easily one of the most social clubs in the Sports Union. We try to make running as communal as possible, and that extends to making new friends and drinking partners with fellow members. Over the years, the club has regularly proven that going out on the lash in no way hinders outstanding athletic performance.
We host regular socials, which are publicised on our WhatsApp group and in our Facebook page, where members can indulge themselves in booze and banter.
Feel free to bring along friends and flatmates, but if they start coming too regularly then they’ll have to buy a membership. This is to avoid a repeat of what happened last year, concerning a rather boisterous induvidual.
Don’t be put off though, it’s not all about the beer. There’s always the dancing! Intensive hours on the dance floor of a certain cheesy establishment can make up for a few missed training sessions! You are also more than welcome even if you don’t drink, as we have plenty of food nights and other non-alcoholic socials – a recent trip to Deep Sea World in North Berwick was a great success.
The biggest social occasions of the year are below:
- Manchester Relays weekend away (Not for 2025 :( )
- Harie autumn holiday – National Park
- Beerinteering
- Halloween
- Braids Ceilidh
- Christmas Meal
- Sports Union Ball
- BUCS after-party
- AGM
- Isle of Man
- Harie Holiday – Abroad!
Also of note is the regular Social Sec‘s debriefs, detailing such things as especially banterous moments, who got friendly with whom during a night out, who became a bit poorly and had to find a bathroom, and generally reminding everyone of hilarious things that they have probably forgotten happened. Our Social Secretaries have notoriously good drunk memories, and the reports are often a highlight of everyone’s week. We have a special Facebook page dedicated to these reports which I’m sure you’ll find out about soon into your time as a harie…