All posts by Emily Maroni

Fundraising, General announcements, Tournaments

News for Spring 2015 Semester

We have a number of tournaments this semester, near and far- come check us out if you’re in the area! We’ll also soon be announcing more details on our annual alum tournament, which we plan to hold on the afternoon of Saturday May 2nd, the day before May Day.

Saturday 2/21- BWCFC Spring Meet; George Washington University, Washington, D.C  — Cancelled due to weather conditions!

Saturday 2/28- NIWFA Championships; Lafayette College, Easton, PA

Saturday 4/11- USACFC Championships; Bensalem High School, Bensalem, PA

Saturday 4/19- BWCFC Championships; Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

 

Our first years (and all our other members) are eagerly awaiting the start of Hell Week on February 18th! For the second year in a row, we will be providing them with a fun, fencing-themed schedule of activities. Tasks from last year include: fencing with spoons, challenging Coach to a duel, and chasing geese using proper footwork.

Also happening this semester is our traditional sports bra sale! The sports bras are black with gold lettering that says “Bryn Mawr Supports Women”, and come in sizes S-XXL. Contact Maggie Alvarez (mralvarez@brynmawr.edu) for more information on purchasing one (or more)!

Tournaments

Upcoming Tournaments

Now that the semester is in full swing, we have a number of upcoming tournaments that our fencers will be attending! Some of our experienced fencers will be attending Temple Open on Saturday, November 1st, in their McGonigle Hall. This year Bryn Mawr is hosting the Baltimore-Washington Collegiate Fencing Conference on Sunday, November 16th. If you’re in the area, please come watch and cheer us on!

 

Saturday 10/1- Temple Open; Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Sunday 11/16- BWCFC Fall Meet; Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA

Saturday 12/6- Tri-Co and Drexel Scrimmage; Haverford College, Haverford, PA

Sunday 12/7- NIWFA Christmas Invitational; Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ

General announcements, Practice

Welcome back! Practices and Fall Frolic Fall 2014

The new school year has begun, and with that comes the start of fencing! Practice for returning members will start on Tuesday 9/9. Practices are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 to 7, with team dinner at Haffner afterwards as usual.

For members interested in joining, stop by our table at Fall Frolic, talk to us about fencing, and sign up! Fall Frolic is held on Friday 9/12 from 5-7pm on Erdman Green (in between Erdman and Pem Arch), and all the clubs and student organizations will be there for you to check out! We will also be holding an interest meeting for anyone thinking of joining; time and place TBA.

Practices for new members will begin on Tuesday 9/16. We’ll meet outside Canaday and leave at 4:15 to walk to the Graduate School gym (meeting Brecon people around 4:20).

Feel free to contact me at emaroni@brynmawr.edu with any questions!

-Emily Maroni ’15 (President & Web Admin.)

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Fun End-of-Year Events

To celebrate the end of classes and the end of the year, the club organized and hosted a dance party, “Fencing Prom,” for ourselves and the Drexel fencing club. We all dressed up, danced, and had a great time!

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Every year at Bryn Mawr College’s May Day celebration, the fencing team writes and performs a parody of the traditional tale of St. George and the Dragon. Click here to watch this year’s play, performed by the team on May 4th. Thanks to everyone who came to see us!

At the end of the year, the fencing team (and coach!) always gets together in the kitchen on campus to make and eat food together, to celebrate the end of the year!

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Thank you to everyone for an amazing year, and looking forward to another great year! We’re very excited to welcome a new group of fencers in the fall!

General announcements, Tournaments

Alum tournament 5/3

Update: We will be holding our informal tournament for alums and current members on Saturday 5/3, the day before May Day, at 1pm at the Graduate School gym!  Click HERE  for the Facebook event with more details and updated information.

Please RSVP either on Facebook or via email by this Friday to give us an idea of who’s going!

This will be the second year we’ll be doing this, so we’re hoping to make it a true tradition! Equipment will all be provided. We’re hoping to get lunch before or dinner after, and have some time for everyone to hang out. If you will be in the area, please consider joining us for a fun time!

Questions?: emaroni@brynmawr.edu

 

 

General announcements

Election results

Elections for next year’s officers were held at the end of February, and the results are as follows. Congratulations and thank you to everyone who ran!

President: Emily Maroni ’15

Vice President: Megan Guntrum ’16

Treasurer: Liane Smith ’17

Assistant Treasurer: Maggie Alvarez ’17

 

The captains and volunteer positions will be announced at a later date when they have been decided.

Tournaments

Happy New Year! + Very Belated 12/7 Scrimmage Post

Happy New Year! I realized that we never posted anything about our scrimmage back on December 7th! We had a scrimmage on Haverford’s campus with Haverford, Swarthmore, Drexel, and ourselves. Drexel was in the middle of exams, so only 4 of their members were able to make it, so we helped them fill in the gaps, essentially combining Drexel and Bryn Mawr into one team for the day! Everyone had a great time and it was a great opportunity to get some more experience in!

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We’re all looking forward to the start of the new semester and to even more fencing! The schedule of tournaments and events will be posted as soon as as possible, both here and on our Facebook page for fans & alums.

Tournaments

Fall Meet

On November 23rd, a large group of our fencers make the long trek to Temple University in Philly for this year’s Fall Meet! We had 4 sabres, 6 epees, and 7 foils in attendance. Everyone did well and had a lot of fun! Check out our fans and alums Facebook page for more photos!

This Saturday we’ll be heading over to Haverford’s campus for a scrimmage with Haverford, Swarthmore, and Drexel. Fencing should start at 11AM in the fencing gym in Haverford’s Gardner Integrated Athletic Center (GIAC). If you’re in the area, come by and see us!

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