Meth-Ang

My introduction to Meth-Ang was back in the days when the weekly meetings were held in Bede House with Phil as president and Jean as secretary. At the first meeting the usual silly games were played which are supposed to help you ‘get to know each other’ and I immediately felt at home as these were the same sort of games played on numerous youth club weekends. Meth-Ang helped me to settle in to university life, as everyone was very friendly and though many meetings encouraged me to think along lines previously unexplored, there was still a slight feeling of familiarity which was comforting when so many other things around me were completely new.

Some of the more memorable meetings for me, were the series on other religions, when each term a member of another faith was invited to lead a meeting, explaining what their faith was about. More recently, I found the communion service Tim Elbourne led using different parts of the service from around the world, very moving.

Then of course there are the end of term meals complete with entertainment and the annual weekend at Wydale as the highlights of the social life of Meth-Ang. In my first year we stayed in Wydale Hall itself in luxurious rooms and very good meals cooked for us. However, this became rather expensive so the last two years have been spent at the self-catering centre next door and I am told that just as much fun, if not more, has been had there! After coming back from Wydale I was asked if I would consider standing for the committee at the forthcoming A.G.M. (a common sequence of events so be warned!!). I spent a very enjoyable year as P & P Officer and like to think that I was able to put something back into Meth-Ang.

The summer term brings cream teas (yummy!) and finally sadness as friends leave for new things. Looking back over my three years, Meth-Ang has changed quite a bit e.g. its move from Bede House onto campus, the new committees and changing personalities. This is how it should be as Meth-Ang is what the members make it. However, its friendliness has been constant and something I am very grateful for.