Sports and Societies are generally split into three groups:
- University Sports Clubs – supported and funded by the Cambridge Sports Service
- University Societies – funded by the Cambridge SU, this includes a massive range of societies, basically anything you can think of that isn’t a sport!
- College Sports and Societies – funded by college and run by Pembroke members
University Sports & Societies
You can get involved in these by going along to the Freshers Fairs, or by looking online (see above). There is pretty much every sport and society you could think of, from Australian Rules Football to Bell-Ringing. All of the societies are fully inclusive (e.g. you’d don’t have to be Belgian to join the Belgian Society) and require only a small fee to join. Many of them will hold events weekly throughout term, which can range from talks to raves depending on the society.
Sporting at University level generally involves some commitment and games are played against other universities. As a reward for sporting excellence, you can obtain University Colours, a Half Blue or a Blue. Some of the most popular sports require you to trial to get into the University Team, can be competitive and require a large time committment. However, don’t fear, for these sports, there are also college teams, which can be joined with any skill level! See below for what Pembroke has to offer.
Pembroke Sports
Pembroke has some of the best Sports Teams in the university, frequently coming high up the college league tables in many sports! Not only that but they are a lot of fun and a great way to make friends, and they involve a good range of graduates and undergraduates. The best bit is that all the sports and societies at college are free to join and are funded by the college!
If you missed the Pembroke Sports and Society Fair then use the following to contact any of the team contacts for each of the different sports!
| Sports Clubs | Contact | CRSiD |
| Athletics and Cross-Country | Joseph Massingham | jtm44 |
| Badminton | Men’s Captain: Di’Mario Downer Women’s Captain: Darshana Marathe | dd613 dm974 |
| Basketball | Jakob Sadler | js2757 |
| Boat Club | Captain of Boats: Omer Elchanan Men’s Captain: Toby Lovick Women’s Captain: Giorgia Brigatti | oe230 tcl44 gm573 |
| Climbing | Arshad Khan | ak2519 |
| Cricket | Nico Smith | ns935 |
| Croquet | ||
| Football | Men’s 1sts Captain: Ross Harrison Women’s 1sts Captain: Grace Martin | rh830 gm766 |
| Hockey | Matt Williams | mw882 |
| Netball | Mixed Captain: Tom Dixon Women’s Captain: Rosa Pollard Smith | td470 rmp72 |
| Pool | Harry Taylor | hjt53 |
| Rugby | Ben Watkins | bw467 |
| Squash | Lana Howell | lh844 |
| Table Tennis | Tarkan Ates | ta545 |
| Tennis | Nina Roddick | nr543 |
| Volleyball | Angus Ivory | sc2101 |
Pembroke Societies
There are also some non-sporting societies at Pembroke. There are University equivalents for all of these societies (which don’t require trials!) but the smaller societies within Pembroke can be more relaxing and personal than the larger University Societies, and always put on good college events and dinners at the end of the year!
If you missed the Pembroke Sports and Society Fair then use the following to contact any of the Presidents for each of the different societies at Pembroke.
| Society | Contact | CRSiD |
| Board Games Society | Patrick Cosgrove | pc747 |
| Choir | Molly Hord | mh2245 |
| Christian Union | Daniel Moore | dm2023 |
| Jo Cox Feminist Society | Katie McDonald | kckm2 |
| Law Society | Kate Lin | kl615 |
| Medic + Law | Sabah Sarker | ss2853 |
| Music Society | Molly Hord | mh2245 |
| Orchard Green Society | Niklas Todt | ngt30 |
| PemArt | Freya Arnott | fa429 |
| Pembroke Panels | Tom Barratt | tb712 |
| Pem Papers | Oliver Reed | or280 |
| Pem Players | Sophia Orr | so468 |
| PemTech | Ishika Samanta | is551 |
| Poetry Society | Alex Clovis | ac2502 |
| Politics Society | Finlay Evans | fe292 |
| Prattlers (Public Speaking) | Michael Bayen | mjb328 |
| Stokes Science Society | Archie Finney | af761 |
| Varsity Ski Trip | Katie Carter | kc677 |
Pembroke Initiatives
This is a group of activities which aren’t full societies, but receive funding on a case by case basis from the GPC for one-off events or projects. These are generally more graduate focused.
| Initiative | Contact | CRSiD |
| Gardening | Oliver Reed | or280 |
| Yoga | Charlotte Brass | cmb247 |
If you wish to run an event yourself (e.g. a sports day) or wish for the GPC to purchase something which would benefit the GP as a whole (e.g. PS4 – we already have one don’t worry), then you can fill in the initiative form here!