Available Activities

 

Academic Assistance

You can reach a student assistant and receive help in a specific subject using the following email addresses, and their hours can be found pasted on the McDowell Coffeeshop blackboard next to the event calendar:

• Writing assistance: annapolis.writingassistance(at)sjc.edu
• French assistance: annapolis.frenchassistance(at)sjc.edu
• Math assistance: annapolis.mathassistance(at)sjc.edu
• Greek assistance: annapolis.greekassistance(at)sjc.edu

Art Studio

The art studio is a space for students of all skill levels to come express themselves and develop their skills as artists!

Art Assistants: Henry Redfield (hsredfield(at)sjc.edu)

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Community, Discussion & Pre-Professionals

Delegate Council (DC)

Officers:

• President: Jackson Snyder
• Secretary: Sam Cole
• Treasurer: Maria Ioakeimidou
• Polity Attorney: Raquel Thompson
• Polity Herald: Addison Csordas

Delegates:

Freshman Representatives Harper Wiebe, Caelen Camacho, Charlie Zheng

Sophomore Representatives Valerie Milsop, Etienne Kuppenbender, Thomas Ray, Lewis Poma

Junior Representatives Yunseo Jang, Laura Salley, John McNiff, Jack White

Senior Representatives Dominic Miller, Michael Sahs, David Lowry, Nicholas Jordan

Alumni Representatives: TBA

BVG Representatives: Laura Salley, Iván Torres

Croquet Planning Representatives: TBA

Campus Planning Representatives: Miles Yost, Charles Sutton

Instagram: @sjcdelegatecouncil

The Delegate Council (DC) is the student government of St. John’s College, whose responsibilities include the representation of undergraduate student interests to the administration, the establishment and maintenance of formal channels of communication between the students and the faculty, the management of funds available to the Student Polity for clubs, activities and events, the sanctioning of all student clubs, organizations, committees, and activities, the creation and management of Polity Law, and the representation of the students of St. John’s College to the community outside the college. 

Student Committee on Instruction (SCI)

Co-Chairs: Annabella Soldevilla, Gabby Mitchell

Secretary: Laszlo Balazs

Sophomore Representatives: Violet Paull and Caroline Bruton

Junior Representatives: Fredericka Oakland and Anna Greer

Senior Representatives: Albert Shapiro and Victoria Huynh

The Student Committee on Instruction (SCI) is a student committee appointed by the Delegate Council to support and enrich the academic life of the college by seeking out student opinion on academic matters through weekly forums, serving as a liaison between the administration and the undergraduate students regarding the academic life at St. John’s, and hosting events such as All-College Seminars, which allow all students at the college to come together in learning.

The Committee on Student Life (CSL)

Co-Chairs: Mathilda Neidinger, Jonathan Runger Flusche

Junior Representative: Caitlin Sonnenfeld

The CSL serves as a forum for discussion of matters concerning the non-academic life of students. It seeks out student opinion of non-academic topics at the request of the Delegate Council (DC) or any member of the Polity. The CSL strives to empower individuals to strengthen the community through open dialogue about issues on campus and to utilize resources for positive change.

Alexander Hamilton Society

Archon: Maria Ioakeimidou

Are you interested in global affairs and national security? We are excited to launch the St. John’s College Chapter of the Alexander Hamilton Society (AHS). The Society is a non-partisan, not-for-profit, national organization that seeks to identify, educate, and launch young men and women into foreign policy and national security careers imbued with the Hamiltonian perspective of strong and principled American leadership in global affairs. Primarily through engaging in debate, our programming is critical to the intellectual and professional development of a new generation of American leaders. It also acts as a bridge for Johnnies to pursue internships, graduate programs, and professional opportunities in the worlds of academia, business, finance, policymaking, politics, and journalism.

Catholic Student Fellowship

Co-Archons: Joshua Mild, Henry Sanders, Ana Greer, and Daniela Meyers

The Catholic Student Fellowship aims to give Catholic students and students interested in Catholicism the opportunity to grow in faith, hope, and love through friendship. Our method of choice is feasting. About once a month, we come together after a Sunday morning Mass for a leisurely brunch. Meetings are very informal and aspire to a festive character. We are occasionally joined by friars from the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. The club email chain also serves as an information channel for all things Catholic on campus; from prayer or reading group invitations, to faraway mass-going coordination. We’d love to meet you!

Reading women

Co-Archons: Delaney Costello and Elleana Berthel

We meet Tuesdays 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the General Hartle Room.

Johnnies of Color

Co-Archons: Raquel Thompson and Kyla Fisher

Secretary: Janet Montgomery

Our purpose is to provide a safe space for people of color on our campus to discuss current events on and off campus and what is happening in the world. We will hold monthly meetings on a topic prepared for entire polity. This will sometimes take the form of panels, open discussion, and/or seminars.

The club is not limited to only students of color, but we will put students of color at the center and educate and include the wider community—and we would like to do so with an open mind and open heart.

Law

Co-Archons: Sam Cole, Jane Sheldon, Iván Torres

Do you enjoy the thrill of debate? Do you want to help people and fight for justice? Are you thinking of pursuing a career in law? The club’s mission is to help students explore the field of law to gain a deeper understanding of law and their passions for it.

Orthodox Christian Fellowship

Co-Archons: Jack White and Alden Weiss

Hello! We are the Orthodox Christian Fellowship. Our central activity is reading through some of the early Church Fathers and the Scriptures at a measured pace with plenty of discussion. Our focus will also include the lives of the Saints and early Church History, always keeping in mind the question, what is the Faith and how is it practiced? We also coordinate rides to church services at Holy Archangels Orthodox Mission and strive to build a community of faith. We often hold Reader’s Vespers services on Saturday nights to prepare for Sunday Liturgy. All are welcome and invited!

Pangea: International Student Club

Archon: Tawheeda Sikder

Are you an international student, or interested in various cultures around the world? Do you want to meet other international students and hang out, but don’t know where you can find them? Now, there’s Pangaea: International Student Club! We hold the International Student Party every year and provide different events to share and explore each other’s cultures. If you have any good ideas for sharing your cultural experiences but don’t know what to do? Don’t hesitate to contact us! We will work on it together, and make it happen! This club is not confined to only internationals but is open to everyone, so join us!

Project Polity

Co-Archons: Henry Haggard and Mary (Bo) Bednar

Project Polity works at actively engaging the Polity in meaningful service to both St. John’s College and the Greater Annapolis Community, as well as forging sustainable relationships between the two. This includes weekly tutoring at the Stanton center, yearly canned goods and clothing drives, and much more. Volunteers are always welcome.

Food Recovery Network

Co-Archons: Henry Haggard and Story Cheung 

The Food Recovery Network aims to fight food waste and support communities by redistributing surplus food from kitchens to nonprofit food pantries. Currently we’re working with the Dining Hall and The Lighthouse, a local homeless prevention support center. Please reach out if you’re interested, any helping hand is truly appreciated!

Action toward Campus Enrichment (ACE)

Archon: Oakley Periman

Shammai

Archon: Gabriel Stockwell

Vice-Archon: Annabella Soldevilla

Shalom to all who may be reading this! Shammai is St. John’s Jewish campus club. We aim to build a strong community on campus by eating, talking, praying, studying and having fun together. Come join us at kabalat shabbat every Friday, or at one of our holiday celebrations, or study groups. We welcome all, whether Jewish, Jew-ish, or just curious about Judaism, to join us in our little community.

Sodalitas Caniculae

Archon: Caelen Camacho

This club will focus on the learning of the Latin language, with a particular focus on Latin poetry (along with some Greek poetry), additionally organizing field trips to fine art museums. Email to find out more!

Peliculemos

Archon: Vivian Miyakawa 

The former Spanish movie-watching club has evolved into a Spanish conversation, culture, snack, and other shenanigans club. Vengan y conversan con nosotros (come and talk with us), even if you don’t know Spanish.

Christian student Fellowship

Co-Archons: Ella Jacky and Joshua Mild

We meet regularly in the Pendulum Pit at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday evenings to sing hymns and spend time in fellowship and discipleship. We also have several events throughout the semester, including field trips, dinners, and movie nights.

Pre-seminar prayer

Co-Archons: Caitlin Sonnenfeld and Charles Sutton

Every Monday and Thursday (Seminar Nights) from 7–7:15 p.m. in McDowell 12.

The Platypus Affiliated Society

Archon: Gus Abbruzzese

The Platypus Affiliated Society is active on campuses across the U.S. and internationally, and organizes reading groups, public fora, research, and journalism focused on the problems and tasks of the historic left, and the possibility of left politics today. This is an attempt to bring Platypus to St. John’s, initially through a reading group and more casual discussion meetings, or “coffee breaks.”

Disabled STUDENTS' Union

Co-Archons: Will Burzon, Rylee Traugott, and Ximenez Martell

We meet in McDowell basement on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 3:30-5:30 p.m.

French Conversation club

Archon: Caitlin Sonnenfeld

We meet on Tuesdays from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. in McDowell 22.

Licorice Appreciation Society

Co-Archons: Caroline Chiao and Violet Paull

Email us to find out more!

Fun Club

Co-Archons: Joseph Mottola-Golluber and Alexander Derico

Keep an eye out for event announcements!
 

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Publications

Energeia

Co-Archons: Clare Sullivan and Natalie Goldman

Contact: energeia(at)sjc.edu

Instagram: @energeiasjc

Twitter: @energeiasjc

Energeia is the college’s official student-run literary and arts magazine. Our purpose is to provide a venue for creative expression through various media, including visual arts, creative written pieces—both fiction and non-fiction—and audio artworks, both musical and otherwise, along with a place to hone editing, selection, layout design, and other publication skills. And, finally, to share the polity’s artwork with the rest of the polity.

The GadFly

Editors-in-chief: Carmen Espejo-Saavedra, Meredith Reid

Submissions: gadfly.office(at)sjc.edu

The Gadfly is the college’s long running student newsmagazine. Founded in 1980 it has consistently provided a home for campus news, opinion, art, and culture. The magazine is published once every three weeks and is an excellent way for students to practice their writing and creativity in a public forum of real readership and impact. The Gadfly distributes at least 150 physical copies every printing cycle, is emailed to every student upon release. The Gadfly is also archived in the St. John’s College Digital Archives. It is a significant part of St. John’s history and its ongoing creation.

Collegian: The Gadfly is also responsible for the publication of The Collegian, a newspaper of short articles which is published every week the Gadfly does not. The Collegian serves to keep the polity informed on day-to-day happenings at the college, and to communicate student opinion on topical issues. Past issues of The Collegian can also be found in the St. John’s College Digital Archives.

Collegian Editors: Jacob Sharpe, Mauritz Griffin

Collegian Submissions: sjca.collegian(at)gmail.com

814 Magazine

Archons: Katherine Goodrum

814 Magazine is a photography publication that strives to present the analog and digital work of the student body in a way that represents the artist while simultaneously engaging the audience. If you love taking photos, come hang!

Yearbook

Editors-in-chief: Fio Thornburg and Valerie Milsop

The Yearbook wants to create a meaningful photo album for seniors to take with them into their new lives away from the college. Intermixing the beauties of the program with the people who make the program possible, as well as our amazing campus, is our main focus.

Scholia

Co-Archons: Lawson Fraser and Elio Shiffman

We are pleased to announce SJC's new peer reviewed undergraduate liberal arts journal Σχόλια! The purpose of this journal is to provide undergraduates at St. John’s College with the opportunity to experience the academic peer review/publishing process. 

This is an academic journal, and thus, while we are encouraging you to include the unique way Johnnies tend to contribute to academic discussions, we are not looking for “Johnnie Papers.” Papers should be argumentative, well-structured (with section headings, if necessary), and properly cited, not strictly inquisitive or conversational. You are still encouraged to rework and submit any paper that you’ve written for the college, so long as it is not from the ongoing semester, or you can write something new.

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Music and Dance

Madrigal Choir

Contact: Mr. Eric Stoltzfus (eric.stoltzfus(at)sjc.edu)

Everyone (undergrads, GIs, tutors, staff, friends) is welcome to come sing every Tuesday at 11:45 a.m. in the Great Hall with the Madrigal Choir. This semester we have started with a setting of John I:1 by Josquin des Prez. We are also singing some chorales from various centuries, and other music for a cappella choir. There is room for singers in every voice part.

Primum Mobile

Contact: Mr. Eric Stoltzfus (eric.stoltzfus(at)sjc.edu)

Primum Mobile is a small choral ensemble of about eight students and tutors that has, since its establishment in 2000, annually performed masterworks of Renaissance polyphony. Concerts have included music by Josquin des Prez, William Byrd, Palestrina, Victoria, and others. The commitment is large and dedication a must, as is a love of making music with others.

St. John’s Chorus

Archon: Josephene Rotman

The St. John’s Chorus is an ensemble open to the entire polity, regardless of musical experience or background. We meet every Wednesday night in the Great Hall from 7–8:30 p.m. ET. In our weekly rehearsals, we learn a range of primarily sacred choral works to be performed both at Collegium and at a formal concert in the spring. It is a wonderful thing to hear a community of people coming together for the simple joy of singing with one another. With the diligence and heart of all who join us, we are capable of creating some truly beautiful music!

St. John’s String Ensemble

Archon: Joseph Mottola-Golluber

Vice-Archon: Gabriella Mitchell

Sicut Sing

Meets in the Pendulum Pit every Wednesday at 2:20 p.m. to sing Sicut Cervus. Sheet music provided.

Band: Student Jazz Coalition

Co-Archons: Joshua Calonje-Quintero and Hazel Salinas

The Student Jazz Coalition is dedicated to the understanding of the craft of improvised music. It also provides free musical entertainment to the Polity.

The Waltz Committee

Archon: Anmol Jauhari

Vice-Archon: Freyja Pacheco

Do you want to learn how to dance or add some groovy moves to your repertoire? We host dance lessons twice a week and throw awesome dance parties! We learn a bit of everything but primarily East Coast Swing. Waltz, Latin American dances, like Bachata, Merengue and Salsa, and many more are a sweet bonus. Where? Tuesday in the Great Hall at 8:30 p.m. Sometimes on the weekends too, so keep a lookout for specific emails!

Folk Life

Archon: Andy Manne

Co-Archon: Jamie Graff

Folk Life is all about folk dance, singing, crafts, and other aspects of folk culture. We will have biweekly dances on Wednesday nights after St John’s Chorus, where we will primarily contra dance and folk waltz, but may also dance polka, two-step, swing, and more!

Rock room

Co-Archons: Maddox Cannon and Gaby Forte

Email us to get access to the room or equipment and keep an eye out for events!

Reality

Archon: Aedan Turner

Reality is known around campus as being the life of the party. A lovely club with decades of history. This club might be for you if you enjoy event planning, decorating, and carrying on Johnnie tradition. We are always looking for more Reality members, so reach out if you are interested! Wouldn’t you like to know more?

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Theater, Poetry, Story, and Film

Blank Verse

Archon: Natalie Goldman

A space for poets and other creative writers to get together and improve their craft. Hosts a mix of workshop-/critique-style meetings and chill writing hangouts. Open to everyone. Even if you’ve never written a poem in your life, feel free to come check us out!

The King William Players

Archon: Andy Manne

Vice Archon: Kaelin King

Secretary: Mathilda Neidinger

Treasurer: Jacob Sharpe

Instagram: @kingwilliamplayers

Facebook: King William Players Facebook

KWP is the resident theater company of St. John’s College and is responsible for producing, rehearsing and performing all theatrical endeavors which occur on campus, open to both the polity and the general public. We typically produce three to six shows a year. Those involved in KWP span a range of theatrical interests, and we welcome actors, directors, and techies alike.

And without further ado, the 2026 Fall Season:

'Waiting for Godot' written by Samuel Beckett, directed by Hunter Heath, to be performed November 21 & 22

'The Visit' written by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, directed by Maddox Cannon, to be performed December 11 & 12

Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind

Co-Archons: Ximenez Martell and Amelia Hall

Description: 30 plays in 60 minutes. First, we write, then we perform. Funny? Cringey? Horrifying? Hopefully all of the above. Come if you enjoy writing plays and seeing them brought to life! Come if you want to act! Come if you have a ridiculous idea you want to force your friends to perform! Everyone is welcome.

St. John’s Cinema

Co-Archons: Khanya Mnisi and Natalie Goldman

Hosting movie screenings for the polity. Keep an eye out for event announcements!

Haiku society

Archon: Michael Adint

Email us for more information!

Worldbuilding Club

Archon: Graham Testen

Devising thought experiments and pondering how assumptions may play out are quintessentially Johnnie activities—and likewise the purview of those who create speculative fiction. The aim of this club is to connect worldbuilders from across the polity so that we may encounter and engage with each other's worlds-in-development (any genre, any medium), share works that have inspired us, try joint worldbuilding exercises, and consider the processes, aesthetics, and functions of worldbuilding, including connections to the Program. We will also explore ways (film showings? discussions? a publication?) to bring the experience of worldbuilding and speculative fiction, broadly envisioned, to the polity at large. All welcome! Please contact archon to be added to mailing list.

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Arts and Games

Board Game Club

Co-Archons: Ginger Hoofnagle, Jade Feger, and Sangun Byun

A relaxed weekly gathering for people who love to play board games. Play old favorites and discover new ones! Players of all levels of experience welcome.

Join our Discord server where you can:

• Get info regarding online and in-person gaming opportunities
• Organize/participate in TTRPG campaigns and one-shots
• Stay informed about special events
• Talk about board games!

Darkroom

Archon: Mauritz Griffin

The darkroom exists as a space where students can learn to develop and print their own negatives and where they can grow their love of photography and skills. Email us about borrowing cameras or developing film!

Magic the gathering Club

Archon: Jade Feger, B Minnich, Astrea Center

We meet at 7:30 p.m. on Saturdays in Mellon room 141.

Purls of Wisdom Club

Co-Archons: Lauren Hauser and Caroline Wise

Purls of Wisdom is a club dedicated to crafts, with an emphasis on fiber arts—knitting, crocheting, embroidery—but welcome to other crafts as well! Its goal is to provide resources to students as well as be a fun and safe space to spend time with fellow artists!

Video Game Club

Archon: Vash Smith

We play video games on Wednesdays and Fridays.

The Chess Club

Archon: Jalen Adair-Waters

Vice-Archon: Gabriel Stockwell

Email us to find out more!

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Culinary

Baking Club

Archon: Valerie Milsop

After hours of Greek and Euclid, calculus and French, or even just the usual interesting-but-sometimes-confounding seminar readings, it’s always fun to put work aside and make something to treat yourself! Baking Club is a place students come to take a break from their rigorous schoolwork and have fun in the kitchen.

Tea Enthusiasts Association (TEA)

Co-Archons: Victoria Huynh, and Nicholas Jordan

To enjoy a cup of tea with strangers, friends, and fellow Johnnies is one of the many pleasantries of life that we come to cherish for its ability to unify and restore. This is a club that is open to all students and faculty who simply want to unwind in the middle of the week with a delicious cup of hot tea while listening to the enchanting melodies of jazz and classical music. With that being said, there is never any pressure to socialize during these weekly gatherings!

Committee on fermented thought

Archon: Laszlo Balazs

Email us to find out more!

Coffee Club

Archon: Bo Peng

We meet in Mellon 141 two times a week, email us to get announcements.

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Nature

Insect Farming

Archon: Vivian Miyakawa

Instagram: @insectsjc

Do you like bugs? Do you like reading about bugs?? Do you like caring for and breeding bugs??? Come join the SJC Insect Farming Club! We’ll meet weekly in Mellon—contact the archons for specifics—to share our passion for bugs and take care of some ourselves!

Gardening Club

Archon: Kinley Ann Willingham

I think we can all agree that Nature is a beautiful and wondrous thing! But how many of us know how to tend to and take care of the land? If you are interested in the art of knowing nature and the ways in which it flourishes, join the Gardening Club! We meet Fridays at 3:45 p.m. by the tennis courts.

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Athletics and Fitness

Intramural Sports

Perhaps you prefer to participate in one of our historic intramural sports programs or maybe you just want more sports in your week! Intramurals and pick-up sports are happening every day in your “backyard,” and yes, that’s back-campus! Every day… except Mondays and Thursdays when you should be doing your seminar reading, of course!

Co-ed Intramurals

Plan space in your week to play co-ed intramural ultimate frisbee, soccer, European Handball, Reasonball, Basketball, Volleyball and Netball with one of our five Historic Intramural teams –the Druids, Hustlers, Greenwaves, Guardians or Spartans! How do you get to be on a team? You are already there–you just need to show up! Find out what intramural team you have been drafted to for your first year at the Annapolis campus. In your second year on the Annapolis campus, you will be drafted to a team for the rest of your time at the college and beyond!

• Spartans Captains: Charlie Mahon, Elena Molinar, and Gabriel Stockwell
• Guardians Captains: Grace Steimel, Henry Strand, Jonah Kohn-Rabinowitz
• Hustlers Captains: Amha Worku, Joshua Calonje-Quintero, and Jalen Adair-Waters
• Greenwaves Captains: Story Cheung, Jackson Snyder, and Gillian Acker
• Druids Captains: Ella Hedman, Michael Adint, and Joey Mottola-Golluber

‘Pick-Up’

Woah! Still need more sports! We’ve got you covered–look out for day-of email blasts to give you the scoop on the times for “pick-up”. Feel free to show up when you can and just play–no preset teams, no strings attached, no experience required. While it’s not an exact science – you’ll see a weekly rotation of invites for pick-up soccer, pick-up volleyball, and post- ‘nar basketball coming to your inbox.

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Intercollegiate Sports

Peruse our intercollegiate quartet–crew, sailing, fencing, and croquet! These groups meet twice or thrice weekly to practice and prepare for competition at the club level against other colleges!

St. John’s College Crew

Captains: Davin Faris and Laura Salley

The St John’s Crew team is one of the college’s intercollegiate sports teams. We welcome people of any skill level! Whether you’ve been rowing for years, or never set foot in a boat before, we encourage you to come out and row with us! The crew team is a fun, close knit community that encourages people to become better rowers. Towards the end of the fall semester, the crew team attends several rowing regattas, which always turn out to be incredible experiences.

St. John’s College Croquet

Imperial Wicket: Ginger Hoofnagle

Vice Imperial Wickets: Ben Shelsby, Thomas Brunton

Contact: wickets(at)sjc.edu

The SJC Croquet Team has the (unofficial) title of best collegiate croquet team in the world, and more importantly we have a tendency to BEAT NAVY in the long tradition of the Annapolis Cup Croquet Match every spring! But if you ask the team, they will tell you it’s just good fun. The team is a family, and we love to hang out, and we just happen to play croquet (very well) while we do it.

St. John’s College Fencing Union

Archon: Margaret McDonough

The SJCFU is one of the four intercollegiate sports on campus. Students of all experience levels are welcome! Come down to the Temple to try your hand with one (or all!) of the three modern fencing weapons: foil, épée, and saber. Our team competes in the Baltimore-Washington Collegiate Fencing Conference, and all fencers interested in competing attend several tournaments throughout the year. We practice year-round at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Sundays, as well as Saturday mornings at 10:30 a.m.

St. John’s College Sailing Team

Captains: David Lowry, August Bellanca

We’re here to sail boats, learn funny words, and port-tack the fleet. The less experience the better. Two+ regattas, probably; 10/10 doctors agree that bowlines are better than square knots. Wanna know why it’s called a boom? Come to the Hodson Boathouse any non-seminar weekday at 4 and we’ll show you the ropes!

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Athletics Related Clubs

While these clubs are funded by Student Delegate Council, they often share the gym and field spaces or borrow athletic equipment which is not guaranteed and need to be approved by the Athletic Director, Rachel Fleming. Student archons for these groups are asked to reach out to coordinate the use of the Iglehart gym, the upper and lower fields, the Hodson Boathouse, and athletic equipment that may be of use. (Ms. Fleming drives a hard bargain and makes no promises so bring your game face and take no prisoner’s attitude.)

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Co-Archons: Henry Redfield and August Berettini

Jiu-Jitsu, translated as “the gentle art,” is a grappling-based martial arts system that focuses on controlling and resisting an opponent in order cause them to submit. It is very useful in self-defense situations for a smaller/weaker person to resist and out maneuver a larger attacker. As with most martial arts, Jiu-Jitsu values honor, respect, and safety. It is a great way to build discipline of mind and body. No experience is required. All are welcome to have fun and learn this beautiful art. (Some call it Human Chess).

Historical European Martial Arts Club (HEMA)

Co-Archons: Cadell Jansen, Jade Feger, and Paul Bischoff

HEMA Club studies the style of sword fighting used by Medieval Europeans. We practice and fence with both synthetic and steel swords. We try to balance the club as both a serious martial art and a space to just have a fun time and release some tension! The archons are always open to having additional sparring/practice sessions upon member requests. We meet by the planetarium rain or shine, email us to get involved!

Johnnies Sports Polity Network (JSPN)

Archon: Henry Strand

We are a new club called JSPN (Like ESPN but Johnnie). Our main aim is to host sports-related watch parties and to discuss sports with other Johnnies. Events may include Superbowl parties, March Madness, and other major sporting events.

Outdoors Club

Archon: Caitlin Sonnenfeld

Saturdays on a monthly basis; email us to find out more!

Rock Climbing Club

Co-Archons: Wilson Vest and Adele Francis

SJC’s Rock Climbing Club aims to make the sport of rock climbing more accessible and affordable for the polity. Complete beginners and experienced climbers are welcome alike.

Swim Club

Archon: Laura Salley

We meet Thursdays in the gym parking lot at 7 a.m.

Tennis Club

Co-Archons: Dominic Miller, Georgia Candeub

Tennis Club, where passion meets precision on the court! Nestled in the heart of SJC, our club offers a HAVEN for tennis enthusiasts of all skill levels. With renewed courts, rackets and tennis balls for players, we provide the perfect environment to hone your skills, engage in exhilarating matches, and foster lifelong friendships. Worried about not having your own tennis racket? No need to fret, we have plenty of rackets available at the gym!

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Fitness Classes, Iglehart Gym (Temple) Hours & Hodson Boathouse Hours

Don’t forget about our fitness classes: yoga, weight training, and running groups to name a few! Make sure to check your Ephemera emails and the Athletics Bulletin Board in the coffee shop to get up to date schedules for these session-based programs.

Standard School Year Gym Hours: Contact Rachel Fleming with questions (check your email for updated hours during long weekends, Thanksgiving, Winter Break, Spring Break, and Summer Break):

• Monday: 7 a.m.–11:59 p.m.
• Tuesday and Wednesday: 7 a.m.–10 p.m.
• Thursday: 7 a.m.–11:59 p.m.
• Friday: 7 a.m.–7 p.m.
• Saturday and Sunday: 9 a.m.–8 p.m.

Boathouse Hours for Recreational Use: Contact John Wagner with questions

• Tuesday and Wednesday: 4–6 p.m.
• Friday: 4–6 p.m.
• Saturday: 9 a.m.–12 p.m.

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Study Groups 2026-2027

Breakfast Reading Club

Contact: Laszlo Balazs (lsbalazs(at)sjc.edu) and/or Violet Paull (vkpaull(at)sjc.edu)

Maimonides Reading Group

Contact: Laszlo Balazs (lsbalazs(at)sjc.edu)

Constitutional Law Reading Group

Contact: Sam Cole (srcole(at)sjc.edu), Ivan Torres (irtorres(at)sjc.edu), and/or Jane Sheldon (jasheldon(at)sjc.edu)

Library Reading Group - Cain's Jawbone

Sign Up:  Library Reading Group - Cain's Jawbone

The Platypus Affiliated Society Reading Group

Contact: Gus Abbruzzese (pgabbruzzese(at)sjc.edu)

Eastern Classics

Contact: Haein Jin (hjin(at)sjc.edu) and/or Yilin Pan (ypan2(at)sjc.edu)

Saul Bellow Reading Group

Contact: Charles Sutton (cdsutton(at)sjc.edu)

English lyric poetry Reading group

Contact: Zena Hitz (zena.hitz(at)sjc.edu)

Islamic Philosophy Reading group

Contact: Khalil Kurwa (khkurwa(at)sjc.edu)

Iliad Reading Group 

Contact: Robert Yu (jyu3(at)sjc.edu)

Hegel Reading Group

Contact: Gaby Forte (gcforte(at)sjc.edu)

Arabic Reading Group

Contact: Maeve Marien-McManus

C. S. Lewis's The great divorce reading group

Contact: Alex Hinkle (ahhinkle(at)sjc.edu)

Greek SIght-Reading

Contact: Lawson Fraser (lcfraser(at)sjc.edu)

Anna Karenina Reading Group

Contact: Christopher Nelson (Christopher.Nelson(at)sjc.edu)

Study Groups 2025-26

Japanese Literature

Jewish Literature

Perennialism Reading group

Foucault Reading Group

Spivak's Calculus Reading Group

Schelling Reading Group

Plato Reading group

Middlemarch Study group

Simone Weil Reading group

Kierkegaard Reading group

Tom Stoppard Reading group

Nietzsche Reading group

kant Reading group

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Inactive Clubs

The following list of recent clubs in the past few years, which have become inactive or whose leadership has recently graduated. For assistance in restarting one of these clubs or identifying yourself as its current archon, contact the Coordinator of Student Activities.

Daily Rosary

3D Printing Club

The Epoch Journal

Diversity & Inclusion Coalition on Education (DICE)

Band: Summerfield

Bowling Club

Futsal

Storyteller’s Guild

Hippocratic Society

Juggling

Platonic Players

Entrepreneurship

Sewing Club

St. John’s Orchestra

Orchesis

Philautia

Sinfonia

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