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{{Group|
| name = WOC
| image = WOC logo old.png
| type = Service
| selective = No
| membership = 1000+
| meeting-time = 7:00pm Tuesdays
| meeting-place = Matt Cole Room
| office = Paresky Upstairs (or ER)
| contact = {{WSO Facebook|slewis|Scott Lewis}}
| listserver = {{WSO listserver|outing-news-l}}
| website = http://woc.williams.edu/
| established = 1915
}}
== Williams Outing Club (WOC) ==
Founded in 1915, the [http://woc.williams.edu Williams outing club Outing Club] provides many types of outdoor excursionsPE classes, overnight trips, rental organizes [[Mountain Day]], rents equipment and gear , runs the [[Winter Carnival]], organizes the [[polar bear plunge]], and runs the [[WOOLF]] (Wilderness Outdoor Orientation for Living as First-years) program for incoming freshmen. Membership costs $10 for A complete history of the yearorganization is available [https://woc.williams.edu/about-woc/history/ here]. WOC is largely run by students on the [httphttps://wsowoc.williams.edu/orgsgetting-involved/wocboard/index.php?page=05_06_Board WOC board] and Scott Lewis, the Outing Club Director. Student memberships are $10, while Faculty/Staff memberships are $15 and Family memberships $25. Memberships are good for the entire academic year in which they are purchased, but you must renew it for the next year. You can pick up a membership either by going to the [https://woc.williams.edu/equipment-and-facilities/equipment-room/ equipment room] during regular hours, or signing up during WOOLF. Members are automatically subscribed to the [https://woc.williams.edu/getting-involved/listservers/ outing-news listserv] and receive notices of club events, trips, and activities. All members are also welcome and encouraged to come to weekly meetings to meet other members and discuss the activities of the club. === Meetings ===The Outing Club holds weekly meetings on Tuesday nights at 7 PM in the Matt Cole room of the Zilkha Center to report on and plan trips, arrange speakers and discuss ideas for the present and future of the club. Members of the WOC Board are present at meetings, but all Outing Club members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Coming to meetings is a great way to learn more about WOC and to have a say in the trips and events that we sponsor. [https://woc.williams.edu/meetings/ Minutes from recent meetings] are available on the WOC website. Those interested in a more informal gathering are welcome to join fellow outdoor enthusiasts for dinner on every other Sunday night at 6 PM for [[WOC Din]]!
=== Resources ===
The WOC headquarters and equipment room are located in [[Paresky]], with the office on the second floor and the equipment room on the M level downstairs.
WOC runs [[Mountain Day]]!