How to Join a Club, Society, or Volunteering Opportunity at Keele SU

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Keele SU (Keele University Students' Union) lists clubs, societies, and volunteering as part of its Get Involved section, and the site's own description frames these as ways to "meet new friends, learn new skills, and make memories." If you are a Keele student — new or returning — the practical route is to start from the Get Involved menu on keelesu.com, browse the category that matches your interest, and follow that group's joining instructions. The exact sign-up step (online form, in-person stall, or membership fee) depends on the individual group, so treat the SU site as the directory and the group itself as the final step.

Where these opportunities live on the site

The site navigation groups the relevant options under Get Involved:

Category What it covers
Societies Interest-based groups across a wide range of topics
Sport Clubs Sports teams and athletic clubs
Volunteering Volunteering opportunities

Each of these is a separate entry point, so if you already know whether you want a sport, a society, or volunteering, go straight to that page rather than searching the whole site.

Steps to join

  1. Go to keelesu.com and open the Get Involved menu.
  2. Pick your category — Societies, Sport Clubs, or Volunteering.
  3. Browse the listings and find a group that fits your interest. The SU's own framing for this step is to "dive into clubs, societies, and volunteering opportunities."
  4. Follow that group's joining route. The SU presents these as opportunities to join; the specific mechanism (membership sign-up, contact the committee, attend a taster session) is set by each club or society, so check the individual listing rather than assuming one universal form.
  5. Confirm any cost or commitment with the group. The site mentions a "subscribe" signal but does not publish membership prices, so do not assume joining is free — ask the group directly.

Good moments to do this

  • Freshers and the start of term. The SU runs Freshers-related activity and asks students to "Have Your Say on Freshers Week 2026," which indicates freshers is an active recruitment window. New students also have a dedicated advice entry point ("ASK's Advice for New Students").
  • Any point in the year. Societies and volunteering are listed as ongoing Get Involved options, not a one-off event, so returning students can join later too.

What you get out of it

The SU describes the outcome in its own terms: meeting new friends, learning new skills, and making memories. Volunteering sits alongside societies and sport as a way to build skills, so if your goal is experience rather than a hobby, the Volunteering entry point is the one to open first.

Common sticking points

  • Looking in the wrong menu. Clubs, societies, and volunteering are under Get Involved — not under Events, Shops and Services, or Advice and Support.
  • Expecting one sign-up form. Each group handles its own membership, so the joining step varies.
  • Assuming it's free. No pricing is published on the site; confirm fees with the group.
  • Missing the student-only boundary. These are Students' Union opportunities, so they are aimed at Keele students. Note that some SU events and gigs are separately marked "Open to Everyone," but that label applies to events, not to club or society membership.

If you only do one thing: open keelesu.com, go to Get Involved, and choose Societies, Sport Clubs, or Volunteering based on whether you want an interest group, a team, or skills-based experience.