Inactive Clubs

Best Buddies is all about making new friends, having fun, and building an inclusive community. Since starting in the U.S. in 1993, it has grown worldwide – and now, it’s your turn to be part of something amazing right here on campus!

We pair university students (that's you!) with adults who have developmental disabilities in one-to-one friendships based on your shared interests.

There are 2 parts to being a Student buddy:

Weekly Check-ins: Fun and flexible hangouts with your Buddy!...

This club aims to discuss issues and propose well-thought-out solutions in Modern Politics and conduct research into current and historic consequences of policies. Unlike most political clubs we like to form a community of intellectuals that engage in conflict with personal worldviews by discussion and learning. As intellectuals, we heavily base our arguments and proposed solutions on academic research rather than blatant opinions. We are Waterloo students that enjoy critical thinking and we...

Big Spoon Lil Spoon (BSLS) was founded at Queen’s University and aims to provide mentorship to children with exceptionalities. BSLS pairs up children with student mentors throughout the year. The unique program features cooking classes, life-skill workshops and employment programs for children with special needs. BSLS members will be able to form their own subcommittees to carry out personalized projects that aim to support children with exceptionalities.

UW BASE stands for the University of Waterloo Black Association for Student Expression. We seek to provide students with an establishment that offers peer mentorship and community outreach initiatives; promote diversity, cultural enlightenment and a heightened understanding of black people and black culture; act as a medium for students to express themselves and to foster a stronger identity within the university demographic; welcome, respect, love and appreciate people of all colours,...

The University of Waterloo Black Medical Leaders of Tomorrow (UW BMLT) aims to encourage and assist BIPOC students, and those at a socio-economic disadvantage in their pursuit of medical school or healthcare professions. We want to increase the representation of racialized populations in the healthcare field and we strive to support UW students through our events and resources.

The Brain Exercise Initiative is a student run, volunteer based club that uses math, reading and writing as a form of cognitive development for the elderly. It is found that simple math exercises and reading aloud for just 30 minutes a day 5 days a week can have a positive impact on memory for those with Alzheimer's. This is currently being done extensively in Japan. It was discovered by a Japanese neuroscientist, Ryuta Kawashima, and consists of math exercises and reading aloud of short...

1. To encourage the understanding of Buddhism, particularly Mahayana Buddhism and Humanistic Buddhism and to promote the application of the Buddhist principles of kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity to our daily lives.
2. To organize meetings and social gatherings to discuss Buddhism-related topics.
3. To provide a friendly environment for spiritual development to the members of the University who are interested in learning Buddhism and meeting with other Buddhists.
4. To provide an...

CUBE is a project-based club where students team up to design a solution for real-life problems in the form of an app, website, or other digital product. CUBE's mission is to help students gain UI/UX design experience and build unique, original projects that they can be proud of by providing mentorship and encouraging teamwork.

Campus Association for Baha'i Studies (CABS) is the UWaterloo club associated with the Baha'i Faith, a religion founded by Baha'u'llah whose central purpose is to establish the oneness of humanity.

The purpose of CABS is to gather friends of all backgrounds to deepen on the teachings of God and the history and philosophy of the Baha'i Faith; as university students, to learn how to be of service to humanity in all the different aspects of our lives.

Examples of events we hold are...

Cantonese-Mandarin music Production and Cultural Sharing Club (CMMPCS) is a club from the University of Waterloo, organized by many students who speak Cantonese and Mandarin with a bloody heart. We promote Cantonese and Mandarin music culture by doing music production. We welcome students from different cultures and countries to join us. For details, please visit our official website.