Disney’s Club 33
If you fancy eating in a secret place and love Disneyland, being part of Disney’s Club 33 might be for you. Members of this exclusive club are treated to a semi-secret place located at New Orleans Place, the only place where alcohol can be served. Unlike the other clubs already mentioned, you can buy your way in for an investment of $10,000 and that is just the entry fee. You still have to pay the annual fees, which is equally expensive. If you are a fan and want to get in, you will have to wait indefinitely. At one point the waiting list was 14 years, but in 2007, the club stopped answering inquiries altogether. Just imagine, you would have to apply as a one-year-old, and your membership could only be approved 14 years or more later. That is one crazy club!
Nerd Network – Appalachian State University
Being a nerd is hard. People usually shun you and think that you are not cool. Just because you study a lot and give importance to academics and make efforts towards earning a degree does not mean you are not cool. This was perhaps the reason why nerds at the Appalachian State University banded to form their own society. The club serves as a safe space for all the nerds on the campus. Members encourage one another to socialize with other students. This method allows them to develop their social skills, which is considered lacking by most. They hold regular meetings and functions so that they could talk about what is happening on campus, too. While some may think it weird, they are having fun, so they better get on with it!
The Bilderberg Club
No one wants another world war. We have read about the devastation it caused in many parts of the world, the banking industry and economy crashed. Credit reports even became meaningless as financing facilities were down and homes were destroyed. Knowing this, Polish politician-in-exile Józef Retinger and others started The Bilderberg Club and met at the Bilderberg Hotel. The group is now the subject of conspiracy theorist’s speculations that they control the world economies. They have, after all, powerful individuals as conference participants. Their original intent of preventing world wars has also expanded to promoting free-market western capitalism. What makes this club weird and scary is that the participants can speak freely and no repercussions are expected. On the one hand, they are able to understand how other world leaders think as well.
Shire of Grey Gargoyles, Society for Creative Anachronism – University of Chicago
If you are a fan of the Towsend’s and you follow them on YouTube, you will appreciate this club. Recreating historical eras is a challenge. But in this club, the student members play everything they know about the medieval period before electricity was even a concept. Yes, that is correct. We have no videos of that period, so we rely mainly on our interpretation of what they could have done based on cultural artifacts. The club prides itself on active participation. They cook, make their costumes, and eat in a medieval way. It is an exciting club because it makes you very imaginative and creative. How do you think they would recreate family gatherings then? Watching them or even joining the club could be a good idea.
The Giga Society
If there is a Seven Society, there is also the Giga Society. This is not any regular organization, though. Even the most exclusive clubs can have hundreds of members, but this only has six members worldwide. Two of the members are in the US, while four are in Europe. There are six because only those who score 195 on the IQ test are qualified to be a member. You cannot buy yourself a membership. A finance degree is not going to help. There is no competition you can win to get in, except to be part of the one in a billion people who is smarter than the rest. Some of the members of the club are Scott Ben Durgin, Thomas R. A. Wolf, Rick Rosner, and Dany Provost. While we may not become members, we are all intelligent in our own ways.
The Hammock Club – Calvin College
In camping while in the wild, there are usually two schools of thought—those who use tents and those who prefer hammocks. There are various advantages and disadvantages to both. Both need a considerable sum of money, but at least with a hammock, there is no need to do roof repair in case it tears apart. What we know, however, is that students at Calvin College, who are members of The Hammock Club, would probably end up using a hammock once they take up camping later on. The members even set up hammocks indoors during winter times. They also use social media to promote their activities and are earning a lot of attention from fellow students. Members like it when they socialize with other students and tell them about hammocking.
The Woodcock Club
Your gun skills can get you into the club. For aspiring members to get in, they must be able to perform “a right-and-left at woodcock [without lowering your gun] before two witnesses.” If this is basketball, we are talking about shooting the ball from the farthest end of the court. Only a true sportsperson who has practiced his craft can make it. It will take years of practice, and of course, credits are due to the person who achieves the feat. As of the moment, there are 1,410 members worldwide. What makes this weird is not the requirement, but because this activity was originally used as a promotional exercise for a brand of whiskey. It is still being used as an advert as of today. The club was founded in 1949 and is also still very active.
The Cakefaeries, Hunts and Duels’ (In)visibility and Education Network – University of Cambridge
For sweet-tooth people out there, this club is the right one. The students at the University of Cambridge thought that giving out free cakes to people was a good idea. Well, if you are the recipient of a cake, it is indeed a blessing, except if you have diabetes. But you can always share the cake with a friend! Cake-giving is not their only activity though as they also have scavenger hunts, CakeFaerie battles and duels, and Egg Hunts. It sounds like a totally cool club and can serve as a break from studying for that finance degree you want to get after four years. The club claims that their activities are safe and are closely monitored. Perhaps, they should also start monitoring glucose levels?
The Caterpillar Club
As with the Ejection Tie Club, the Caterpillar Club is an organization that has survived a potentially fatal situation. If ever you find yourself in need to jump off a plane, and you remain alive after using a parachute, then you can be a member of this club. Everyone who has survived a disable aircraft through a parachute is qualified, regardless of race, degree, or wealth. Of course, those who are professional parachuters and do it for fun are excluded. Verified members then receive a lapel pin and a membership certificate. They used caterpillar as the name because, when the club was founded in 1922 by Leslie Irvin, the silk used in parachutes were made by caterpillars. Some also compared the act of removing the parachute with that of a caterpillar emerging from its cocoon.
American Association of Electronic Voice Phenomena
Many had been interested in becoming voice talents, so they had been practicing for the longest time. Others, on the other hand, are more interested in the electronic voice phenomena, which refers to electronically-captured sounds that are similar to speech but are not a deliberate voice recording. Think of paranormal activities, where “voices” can be heard in recordings, and you have a good picture of what EVP is. Others suggest they are static sounds, radio or background noise, and other non-spiritual sources. Enthusiasts, instead of being afraid as they could be dealing with a ghost and the supernatural, grouped themselves to study the phenomenon further. They probably put their investment money into it as well as time to purchase the necessary voice analysis software and hardware.