Menschen Vereeniging Wolbodo
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The Mensenvereniging Wolbodo was founded in 1959 as the PSK (Parochiele Studenten Kring) by 17 students, who were catholic, but did not want to join the catholic student society) Virgiel. In 1960 the name was changed to Sanctus Wolbodo or in dutch "Sint Wolbodo", referring both to the saint who supposedly is the patron saint
Patron saint
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 of students and to its Catholic nature.

The connection with the church was broken in 1967 after a happening with japanese artist Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama
is a Japanese artist whose paintings, collages, soft sculptures, performance art and environmental installations all share an obsession with repetition, pattern, and accumulation...

 in which the first body painting
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 in the Netherlands took place. In the period 1964-1968 regular jazz performances were organized by Novum Jazz, which attracted an artistic and progressive crowd to Wolbodo.

Where as for most student societies the membership ends with the finishing of the study (whether the student has graduated or not) at a certain point in time Wolbodo decided that one should be able to be a member whenever one thought of Wolbodo as a place to feel at home.

Struck by political correctness
Political correctness
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 and left wing ideology in the 1970s, Wolbodo started calling itself a people society (mensenvereniging) instead of student society and dropped the St in front of the name. Nowadays most people prefer to write it as Menschen Vereeniging, the same words, written in pre-WWII Dutch.

Although Wolbodo isn't a student only society, there is still a strong connection to the Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology
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 and Delft
Delft
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 student life.

In 2010 Wolbodo had about 80 members.

Structure

In contrast to most student societies that are highly hierarchically structured, Wolbodo is horizontally structured. This is a preciously cultivated form of anarchy
Anarchism
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 within the society. The only form of organisation within the society is the presence of a board.

Residence

Wolbodo's residence is a building located at the Verwersdijk in Delft and is called Novum (new). The main area of this building is the parlor, which can hold up to 100 individuals in the bar. Novum is the property of a foundation, Intra Muros (between walls), better known as IM. The foundation also provides for the necessary maintenance of the building.

Activities

  • Wolbodo has three subsocieties; Carrus Plicatus, for those who love folding campers, Ornatus Caput, for those who love silly hats and Wolga, the rowing subsociety which has its own subsociety Olga, for women.

  • OWEE; Ontvangst WEEk, Dutch for Incoming Week, a week of festivities for new students at the beginning of the college year.

  • Food; Wolbodo serves dinner on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for members and non-members.

  • Wine tasting
    Wine tasting
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    evenings every first Thursday of the month.

  • Beer tasting evenings with special and novelty beers every last Thursday of the month.

  • On sunday it is movienight.

  • Wolpop is an external organisation which aims to support upcoming artists by organizing a festival, called Wolpop, every year. While Wolpop is independent of Wolbodo, most boardmembers of Wolpop are also Wolbodo members.

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