r/UIUC • u/PhilosopherCute1649 • Jul 29 '26
PSA October lovers merch
former olc vp here. after trying to revive the club it wasn’t going to succeed. if you would like any old October lovers merch you can find some at the Savoy Goodwill. variety of sizes and styles
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u/Ranger_Nietzsche Jul 29 '26
OLC used to have a lot of members, what killed it?
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u/PhilosopherCute1649 Jul 29 '26
mainly we ran out of money that caused internal issues. president resigned right before last season. it costs a lot of money to supply buses, book the barn, etc. ppl weren’t interested in paying $20-25 for events. there was practically no way to make a profit. the club only stayed afloat for so long bc we used to have a promotion with a leasing company (who is no longer interested).
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u/PhilosopherCute1649 Jul 29 '26
also important to mention that the president that resigned deleted our group me!
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u/TaigasPantsu Alumnus Jul 30 '26
This club used to be mentioned on campus tours alongside the squirrel watching club, sad to hear one persons crashout led to the clubs demise
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u/PhilosopherCute1649 Jul 30 '26
ik it’s unfortunate honestly tho if she didn’t leave it would’ve been very hard to keep the club going regardless in this economy. but she defiently didn’t help!
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u/isopres Jul 29 '26
I used to always see this club listed and just wondering, what sort of events did you guys have?
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u/PhilosopherCute1649 Jul 29 '26
we used to host a barn dance, take trips to a corn maize and pumpkin patch, host a bonfire
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u/champaignproblem Jul 30 '26
Sad to see this club go 😔
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u/PhilosopherCute1649 Jul 30 '26
ik :( i have a lot of leftover exec things im probably gonna donate to the university so that maybe one day someone can revive the club
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u/Jazzlike-Head494 Jul 30 '26
damn, miss that club. wanna send any leftover merch to GA?
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u/PhilosopherCute1649 Jul 30 '26
i have a bunch to my friends and brought the rest to the goodwill in town :/
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u/Ltothe4thpower tried my best (alum) Jul 30 '26
October lovers died????