Article about University of British Columbia SciFi Society

[Michael]

I'm not sure if this group has an official Web site. I tried doing some research on the organization and it appears there have been several attempts to create sites such as a blog and a Wiki. In any event, this article seemed pretty interesting to me.

Science Fiction Society is otherworldly
Sci-fi/Fantasy club are a quirky clan of film & literature buffs

Deep in the bowels of the SUB, there’s a room not much bigger than a walk–in closet. It’s lined with Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror books. Sixteen hundred of them, to be exact. They ooze off the shelves and into piles on the floor, worn paperbacks and library refugees fighting for space. This is the headquarters of UBC’s Science Fiction Society (SFS), and the claustrophobic would be ill-advised to enter.

Although the collection is maintained by two volunteer librarians, you’d still get the impression that the room is on the verge of imploding. It’s just one of the many quirks that have define the character of the club.

Like their beaver, for instance. About ten inches tall, with a lightsabre taped to his hand, the stuffed rodent has taken on the position of the club’s PR exec. President and social coordinator Ekatarina Grguric, or Eka for short, says it is named “mascot,” although it has another long-forgotten name. One of the club’s many quirky in-jokes, it seems. Aside from the beaver, though, what is SFS doing to attract new members?

Read the full article here. It includes an embedded video.

They do not have a Web site on this official list of student organizations. Maybe they'll get one in the future.