General Announcements
Spring 2023 – April 19th
How do I Join?
Sign up here! It’s as easy as that! Then, join our Slack to stay connected and get updates on everything the committee does. You’ll also need to pay dues if you haven’t already. The sign-up form is so we know who you are and to make sure you get put on the official committee email list so you don’t miss any announcements. If you have any questions related to being a member of the Rally Committee, reach out to our Vice Chair of Membership Ariana at ucrc.membership@gmail.com.
You can join the Rally Committee up until April 1st this semester! So don’t be worried if you don’t have the chance this week.
Slack Community Guidelines
By joining the committee slack, you are agreeing to follow our community guidelines, which can be read here! If you have any questions, please reach out to our Vice Chair of Communications Steve at ucrc.communications@gmail.com.
Paying for Dues and a Rugby!
In order to fully join the Committee and join us for our springtime shenanigans, you’ll need to pay your dues and purchase a rugby*! Dues are $25 for the spring. You can pay via venmo to @ucrctreasurer22.. You can also pay through either cash or check made out to “ASUC/UC Rally Committee” emailing Wendy at ucrc.treasurer@gmail.com to coordinate a time to meet.
*In a typical semester, we would also require the purchase of an official rugby ($60) when joining. Since we currently do not have any rugbies in inventory due to supply-chain issues, this will not be a requirement for the spring semester. We have some reserves in every size (XS through 3X) available to borrow so if you want to do a job (e.g. banner guard or flag waving) that requires one, you still can!
Let Us Know How We’re Doing!
Confidential feedback form Link: Confidential Feedback Form!
Please use this form if you have any feedback or issues that you would like to make us aware of. For full disclosure, your response will be seen by the Vice Chair of Communications (Steve), the Vice Chair of Membership (Ariana), and the Chair (Bella). Your responses will not be shared or discussed by anyone other than the three people listed above. We will be checking the form weekly, and we will take your concerns very seriously. We hope that this is a good way for us to communicate about issues that may arise, so please use this form if there is something that you would like to bring to our attention.
Need Khakis?
Here are some links where you can buy khakis. You can also get them at Bear Basics! Even if you can’t order them, check out these links for ideas about fit and color!
Upcoming Events
Cal Day!
Help during Cal Day 4/22! Cal Day is a great way to get prospective students to learn about Rally Comm. It’s from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm so any and all help is appreciated. (set up and clean up not included). Please wear your rugby (khakis are not required) and make sure you schedule in breaks and lunch. Please also drink plenty of water and wear sunscreen! Here’s the link to sign up for shifts for all Cal Day events and remember you have to do at least two hours of a job (tabling, banner guard, flag waving, or oskiland) to go to the post Cal Day party! If you have any questions, slack me, Ariana :) or email me at ucrc.membership@gmail.com.
Cal Day Tabling!
Help table on Sproul for Cal Day 4/22! Cal Day is a great way to get prospective students to learn about Rally Comm. It’s from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm so any and all help is appreciated. Set up is 8:30-9:00 am and clean up is 3:00-3:30. Please wear your rugby (khakis are not required) and make sure you schedule in breaks and lunch. Here’s the link to sign up for shifts! If you have any questions, slack me, Ariana :) or email me at ucrc.membership@gmail.com.
Post-Cal Day
After a long day’s work at Cal Day, come on down to Post-Cal Day for a chill time! Post-Cal Day will be from 7:00 pm. to 9:00 pm. on Saturday, April 22nd! In order to come, you must have volunteered to help with Rally Committee activities for at least 2 hours. Slack Annette or email her at ucrc.memberevents@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns!
Beach Trip
Beach Trip will be on Monday, May 1st (the first day of dead week). We will leave around 9 am. and return around 4 pm. (depending on when your car wants to head out). It will take around an hour and a half to get there and we will be carpooling. There will be a charge for food and parking depending on how many people come and carpools will also split the fare for gas. Fill out this binding form if you want to come: https://forms.gle/HAEoU4gHKW1mDLML9. More information will be sent out closer to the trip. Slack Annette or email her at ucrc.memberevents@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns!
Oskiland <3
Wanna hang out and color, blow bubbles, or chill with little children during Cal Day?! Then come on down to Oskiland!! Oskiland is a place for the kids and their families to take a break from all the mayhem of Cal Day! We’ll have cornhole, coloring pages, and other fun things to do! Oskiland will be on Saturday, April 22 on Memorial Glade from 9:00 am(7:30 am if you’re helping set up) until 3:00 pm. Please wear your Rugby or any Cal Gear/Blue and Gold. If you want to help the next Special Events make this an amazing event, then sign up in the Cal Day google form. Slack @Jenna or email ucrc.specialevents@gmail.com with any questions :) Go Bears, let’s Oskiland!!
Cannon on the Glade!!
Come visit the California Victory Cannon on the Glade at Oskiland on Cal Day!! Come say hi to the cannoneers, take pictures, and hear about the history of our one and only cannon! If you have any questions, Slack Lily Castiel or Cooper Perez or email ucrc.cannoneers@gmail.com. Go Bears!
Cal Day Flag Waving Events!
Hi everyone! Interested in flag waving or maybe even HOLDING a flag!?! Then we have the opportunities for you! On Cal Day, there will be a TON of opportunities to wave! First, and very early in the morning… is the Chancellor’s Welcome! Basically if you choose this event (call time at CMS 7:30AM-8:30AM!) you will help me (Elias!) set up the flags and help open up the start of Cal Day with the band! It’ll be the first event of the day and you’ll help make some great memories for admitted students! Next, we have the Sather Gate Concert! Kinda like a game day at the gate! That’s from 10:00-10:30 AM! Then, they’ll be a NOON RALLY! On the steps of Sproul from 12:00-12:30 PM! And then last but definitely not least…OSKILAND CONCERT! From 2:00-2:30 PM, at Memorial Glade, Cal Band will perform and we need the flags there! And in-between ALL of these events they’ll be Photo-Ops!!! After the chancellor’s welcome, we’ll bring the flags down to the table on sproul, and then it’ll go to the sather gate concert, then photo-ops from 10:30-12:00 PM, then back for noon rally, then back to photo-ops and maybe a LOCATION CHANGE from 12:30-2:00 PM, so that it can go to Oskiland for the Oskiland concert! In total a TON of events! Just fill out this google form and dm elias on slack if you have any questions!!
Cal Day Noon Rally
Thought you had seen the last of Noon Rallies this year? Well think again!! There will be one more Noon Rally happening during Cal Day this Saturday (April 22) at, you guessed it, 12:00 pm. There will be A LOT more people on Sproul than during a normal Noon Rally, so we will need all hands on deck to establish the perimeter. Please meet at the bottom left of the Mario Savio Steps @ 11:45 am. This will be the first Noon Rally for the new Special Events, so please help them make it a good one! If you have any questions, please slack @Jenna or email her at ucrc.specialevents@gmail.com Go Bears, let’s Perimeter!!!
Cal Day Banner Guard
Our new Director of Security needs help doing Banner Guard on Cal Day Saturday, April, 22! This is the last noon rally banner guard of the year! You can have a great time watching Cal Band and hanging out with other members while guarding the California Banner! Fill out google form if interested. Questions/Comments/Concerns slack @Kaile Yung or email her at ucrc.security@gmail.com. We will be meeting on the steps of Sproul Hall at 11:30 am (no berkeley time). Make sure to wear your rugby, khakis, and closed toe shoes!
Commencement Day Card Stunt
We will be doing a Commencement Day Card Stunt! We will need lots of help with set up and card sorting so stay tuned for more dates and information. We do have our first Card Sorting confirmed for Friday 4/28 from 12-2pm at CMS Gate 1. PLEASE HELP XOXOXO
ROHP Volunteer Sign Ups!
Come talk about your favorite Rally Comm memories to potential future Regent Scholars! The Regents Overnight Host Program (ROHP) has asked us to present about the Rally Committee to visiting students on Sunday, April 23rd. If you’re available, please fill out this form and meet in Social Sciences 166 at 11:55am. If you have any questions, please email ucrc.externalrelations@gmail.com or slack @Veronica Lopez. Go Bears!
Ongoing Events
Director of Traditions Histories and Fun Facts Form
What do you want to learn about in the next year? Fill out this form to participate in some fun new traditions and to make your voice heard! Please take three minutes to fill out this form so that the weekly history presentations are about topics that you are interested in learning about! Also feel free to email Mikey your suggestions and Fun Facts at ucrc.traditions@gmail.com. Go Bears!
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Suggestion Form
We will be having DEI presentations at most meetings, and we’d love to get your input! Fill out this form if you have suggestions for topics. You can volunteer to help Abigail with research and writing presentations, and you can also choose to give presentations, too! If you have any questions, feel free to email Abigail at ucrc.externalrelations@gmail.com. Thank you!
Sports Leaders
Do you have a favorite sport besides football or basketball? Want to bring your friends to go watch the games with you? Sign up to be a Sports Leader! If you sign up, you will be able to bring a group of RallyComm friends to go watch the games with you and will announce the games beforehand so the committee knows where and when to meet you. Fill out the interest form or email ucrc.athletics@gmail.com if your interested of becoming a sports leader! Slack Elias and Erik if you have any questions!
Club Leaders
Are you part of a cool club, performing group, or other organization? Does your organization make cool things or hold fun events? Do you want more Rally Comm people to love and appreciate your cool stuff? Fill out this interest form to be a Club Leader! You can announce the event beforehand and bring all of your Rally Comm friends. If you have any questions, email ucrc.externalrelations@gmail.com or slack Veronica.
Member Events Suggestion + Feedback Form
Do you want to have a direct impact on the fun internal events that occur throughout the year? Have an idea for House Cup or Bear Buddies? Just want to talk to Jenna through a form? Fill out this form to give Jenna feedback and suggestions for Member Events! All responses will stay between you and Jenna (Ariana and Bella will be informed if necessary), so be honest – Jenna wants to hear your input!
Kudos Form
Show some love to your fellow Rally Comm members by filling out a kudos for them! Steve will read all the kudos every week at meeting. Here’s the link!
Add the UCRC Calendar!
To keep up with our latest events, including times, dates, and locations, make sure to add the official Rally Committee calendar to your bCal. Follow this link to add our calendar to your schedule and make sure you’re up to date with all the happenings. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please email Ariana at ucrc.membership@gmail.com or slack @Ariana!
UCRC Constitution and Bylaws
If you’d like to take a look at the UC Rally Committee’s constitution and bylaws, you can check them out on CalLink through this link!
