Hey, you there! Yeah, you whose reading this! Welcome to the website of the Society of Weird And Mad People, better known as SWAMP.
Have you ever felt the urge to whip out a board game? Or do you feel more like testing your luck rolling a D20? Do you sometimes want to be like a witch, protecting the world from the evil wizard? Or do you just want to meet a group of friends you can play Magic the Gathering with? Well then, you've come to the right place!
We at SWAMP are mainly a student association focusing on board and role-playing games. These are then not only the classic board games like Catan, or Cards against humanity, but also some more unknown gems. Want to play a new game? No need to worry we’ve got you, every Monday evening we organise our gamenight where we bring a large selection of our own games. These gamenights take place on Mondays at 20.00 - VUB campus Etterbeek room G1.056/G1.057. So, be sure to drop by! (We don’t bite) *
If you are not the biggest fan of boardgames yourself, don't worry. Every month we also organise an RPG night, created especially for you by our 2 RPG-responsibles. We also organise movie nights, several cantuses per semester (each with their own unique character), initiations and many other events where you will definitely find your place!
You can always find our events on one of our social media channels, for further questions you can also contact us directly via e-mail, discord, or our socials.
So, see you soon!
Senna Laenen
President 2023-2024
*Mandatory addenda since the koalaincident of ‘96
What is your baptism?
Our baptism is a LARP-game. This means that every year, the baptism master chooses a certain theme (such as Vikings, Wizards and Witches, Steampunk, etc.) around which a big game setting is made. Everyone who signs up receives a role to play, with missions to complete throughout the evening. Dressing up and cosplay is a big part of it, but isn't mandatory. The baptism is a part of becoming a SWAMP member, which is needed for becoming a board-member and for a limited amount of events. It is not mandatory for any gamenights, rpg-nights, movie-nights, most cantusses, etc. Closed events to members only will be disclosed as such. SWAMP has signed the VUB doopkader, which means it will be conform to those rules of the baptism charter found under the statues tab. Alcohol-consumption, play around getting dirty, or nudity are all NOT part of the SWAMP baptism.
Do I need to or how do I register for event?
Our recurring events like gamenights and rpg night dont need to be registered for, if registration is needed it will clearly be communicated in an announcement made on discord.
Do I need to stay until the end of events?
No, you may come and leave whenever you want on most events once they have started.
Vice-president
Tristan Cuppen
Doopmeester
Moulay El houri
Schachtentemmer
Hannes Van Driessche
Raphaël Nicolau
Ward Vancutsem
Ruben Bekaert
Sage Vanhoutte
Vertouwenspersoon
Bob Stoops
Emma De Jonge
Jethro Stoffels
Social Media
Lot De Smedt
Cantor
Noah Chatelain
Quentin Delpütz
RPG Responsible
Max Antonichelli
Hannes Van Driessche
IT Responsible
Jonas Brüll
All seeing eye
Quentin Delpütz
Medewerker
Yan Brusselaers
Mohamed Salmi
Cosmo Verstraeten
Robrecht Blanquaert
Ruben Buckens
Prosenioren
2022-2023: Quentin Delpütz (Vader Chungus)
2021-2022: Robrecht Blancquaert (Tarinn)
2020-2021: Zenobius Lefever (Gnark)
2019-2020: Lise Gijbels (Pudding)
2018-2019: Sam Vos (Baguette)
2017-2018: Jelle De Smet (Darkenfall)
2016-2017: Ayla Debraekeleer (Ash)
2015-2016: Doryan Temmerman (Glorfindel)
2014-2015: Saskia Lauwens (Sasje)
2013-2014: Ulrike Küchler (Ullie)
2012-2013: Yannick Verkouter (Midisound)
2011-2012: Carmen Jacquemyn (XziD)
2010-2011: Steven Plugers (Dourin)
2009-2010: Otto Eerlings (Warhamster)
2008-2009: Kelly Langenus (Elyon)
2007-2008: Tim Duerinck (Rasputim)
2006-2007: Oscar Verlinden (Truffel)
2005-2006: Kenneth Delie (Mezir)
2004-2005: Pieter Chielens (Hardacan)
2003-2004: Olivier Suarez Sanchez (Choukrout)
2002-2003: Klaas Chielens (Hyde)
2001-2002: Laurent De Buyst (Falc)
2000-2001: Tim Van der Auwera (Bendrig Mapmaker)
1999-2000: Laurent De Buyst (Falc)
1998-1999: Davy Claessens (Satan)
1997-1998: Bart Vodderie
1996-1997: Peter McAulay