Thanks so much for turning out for the activity fair and practice last week! It was awesome to meet so many new people and see returning members after winter break :) This email will contain all the details on paying dues and getting discounts set up for this semester.
Active Membership
First off, I want to emphasize that anyone is always welcome to participate in club activities. That being said, only active members recieve club benefits such as Central Rock Gym (CRG) Membership discounts. You qualify as an active member if you have both paid this semester's dues and attend one practice each month* (with the attendance requirement going into effect March 1st). This means you need to pay dues and attend at least one practice each month to get the most out of your membership and the discounts.
*If you have a regularly scheduled conflict with our practices but you still want to be an active member, please contact Henry (either on our discord or using the email below).
Discounts and Dues
First, I want to make sure there isn't any confusion and say that you are welcome to pay dues at any point in the semester. In general though, if you want to get discounts starting in a given month, you must pay dues before the start of that month. So, as long as you get your dues in during January, you'll get discounts for Feburary, March, April, and May. The dues payment deadline for this month is end-of-day January 29th, If you pay dues after this point we cannot guarantee you will get discounts for the month of Feburary. As a reminder these discounts are: $20 off CRG memberships (from $75 to $55), and $15 off CRG day passes (from $30 to $15). So the $45 dues (paid once per semester) pay for themselves after just 3 daypasses or ~2 months of membership, (and that's not taking into account all the other benefits you get from paying dues such as: free professional coaching, fully paid for competitions, etc.). Finally, for those of you will be starting a membership at CRG for the first time, be sure to take advantage of their day pass deal! The deal allows you to start a membership with the first month only costing the price of a day pass, just ask about the day pass deal at the front desk at CRG. So to wrap up here's a list of things you need to do:- You can pay dues anytime this semester, but the earlier you do the more money you'll save. Once dues are paid, the discount will apply to your account automatically at the start of the following month.
- Dues can be paid using this link and are $45 once per semester. If you have issues with the paying via the link please contact Joe right away using the email below or reach out on instagram or discord.
- If you plan on using the discount on day passes rather than a CRG membership, please forward the dues purchase confirmation email to urclimbing@gmail.com so we can get you activated immediately (instead of waiting until the start of the following month).
- If you have any issues with discounts (e.g., them not applying correctly), please contact us not CRG. (We will likely respond fastest on our instagram @urclimbing).
- If this is your first time setting up a CRG membership, ask about the day pass deal at the front desk to get a big discount on your first month!
- When paying dues, try to use the same name you used when signing up at CRG (or vice versa).
- Please fill out this form to let us know your birthday, it takes 30 seconds but helps a ton to differentiate multiple people with the same name.
Best,
Henry and the rest of your E-board:
Henry Welles, President
hwelles@u.rochester.edu
Josh Rainbolt, Vice President
jrainbol@u.rochester.edu
Maya Hewitt, Event Coordinator
mhewitt2@u.rochester.edu
Joe Lugten, Business Manager
jlugten@u.rochester.edu
Abbey Kampel, Competition Chair
akampel@u.rochester.edu
Nate Fisher, Publicist
nfisher4@u.rochester.edu
Sam Edinberg, Compliance Officer
sedinber@u.rochester.edu