Active Clubs

The Waterloo Ismaili Students Association (WISA) is a not-for-profit organization that primarily provides a venue for Ismaili Muslim students attending UW to congregate for daily prayers. The club emphasizes a strong sense of community and also holds educational, social, and sports events for our members, in which the greater community is often encouraged to participate.

The Waterloo Movie Watchers club provides a medium where members watch and share appreciation for various types movies. We meet up once a week to watch a movie, critically analyze it and discuss it within the group. We recognize the importance of movies as a factor influencing culture and civilization as a whole. We meet every week to watch a movie as an entertainment, as well as a social gathering.

The Waterloo Quantum Club explores the frontiers of quantum technologies and their applications on a student level. Focused on Quantum Engineering, Quantum Computing, and Quantum Theory, we delve into the latest innovations, including hands-on sessions with tools like Qiskit, Pennylane, Q#, and Cirq along with guest speakers passing on the fire of exuberance to the students.

The Waterloo Real Estate Association (WREA) exists to provide students of all faculties with a platform to learn about the commercial real estate industry, network with like-minded peers and industry professionals, and develop the foundation for a successful career in this dynamic field.

WREA has three key success factors:

1. To lift the veil on commercial real estate, showing students the viability of the field’s many rewarding careers,

2. Facilitate unique and inclusive events,...

WatSFiC is the University of Waterloo’s Science Fiction and Fantasy club. With roots in sci-fi literature, the club has since expanded to include all things science fiction, fantasy, and TTRPG. The club hosts many games of D&D 5e, Pathfinder, and Call of Cthulhu for all levels of players from beginner to master along with lesser known TTRPG systems. There are always books and movies to talk about or something to play!

The Waterloo Snow Coalition (WSC) enjoys and promotes every benefit of the university club experience! We host ski/snowboard trips and various other on and off campus events. We are a great club for 1st-years, grads, and exchange-students alike. We have a huge list of members and we expect even more to join our club throughout the winter each and every year during our amazing ski trips.
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Waterloo Students and Microbiology (WatSAM) was established to create an avenue for students from all six faculties to collaborate and network. This group is made up of students who are connected to microbiology and are dedicated to fostering the research and education of the study of microbial communities. WatSAM will educate and connect these students as well as facilitate their professional progress in the study of microbiomes.

The purpose of the club is to gather University of Waterloo...

WiSTEM (Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) was founded in Spring 2013 by UW students who want to promote equality in STEM disciplines. Although we focus on the issue of gender imbalance, we encourage both males and females, grads and undergrads, and anyone with a connection to STEM to participate. Our activities are a mix of skills workshops, topical discussions, homework help, speakers, and special trips. We hope to deliver a regular programme of events spanning all STEM...

The UW Yu-Gi-Oh! Club is a place for current (and prospective) Yu-Gi-Oh! of all different skill levels to play, collect, and enjoy the card game as a whole.

We plan on hosting tournaments (along with providing information about local game stores), for those that desire that competitive aspect as the game. We also have the resources in the form of training decks to teach the game from scratch to those who want to learn how to play. Additionally, we serve as an information and trading hub...

The purpose of the club is to provide an environment for members to play and discuss the rhythm game osu!. Bi-weekly meet-ups give members a place to play osu! in a multiplayer LAN setting or to simply hang out and relax. Termly tournaments and contests give players and mappers an opportunity to fuel their competitive spirit and test their abilities. We are a very welcoming community that encourages anybody interested in the game, regardless of skill level, to come check us out.