Bowling Club
Mission
The University of Michigan Bowling Club is a sponsored student organization open to all U-M students, staff, faculty, and alumni. We strive to promote both recreational and competitive bowling for the students of the Michigan. All skill levels are welcome. The only prerequisite is the desire to go bowling and have fun.
Fall 2011 Mass Meeting:
- Has already taken place. Attend any practice to learn more about the club!
Practice Times:
Recreational and Competitive:
- Tuesdays 7:30-9:30PM
- Wednesdays 7:00-9:00PM
2011-2012 Officers:
President: Aaron Chavis
Vice-President: Jenny Kiel
Men's Team Captain: Logan Mills
Women's Team Captain:Jenny Kiel
Administrative Support:
Coach: Gary Mortensen
Administrative Advisor: Betsy Sundholm
Membership Dues:
Recreational Student Bowlers: $25 per semester / $50 per year
Competitive Student Bowlers: $100 per semester / $200 per year includes sanctioning fees and greatly reduced travel costs
Faculty, Staff, and Alumni: $40 per semester / $60 per year
Non-affiliates: $50 per semester / $75 per year
One-time visit: $5 per visit
Membership Benefits:
- Free "Michigan Bowling" T-shirt
- Free Bowling during prescribed club meeting times
- 33% off pool, video game rental, etc. at the Michigan Union Billiards & Games Room
- Free entry in all Bowling Club recreational events*
- USBC equipment discounts*
*Non-affiliates will be invited to all club practices and recreational tournaments and will receive their discount on bowling, but will not be eligible for intercollegiate tournaments or equipment discounts through USBC.
Directions To Colonial Lanes:
From campus directions to Colonial Lanes are as follows: Take State Street south to Stimson; turn left onto Stimson. Take Stimson to South Industrial (only a few hundred yards). Turn right onto South Industrial and Colonial Lanes is immediately on the right.
AATA bus schedule: The Ride Route 6
Competitive Bowling:
If you are interested in trying out for the University of Michigan competitive bowling (traveling) team, you are invited to team practice at Colonial Lanes on Mondays and Wednesdays 7:00-9:00 p.m. In order to be considered for a tournament team, a bowler must attend practice every week with minimal absences. While we of course strive to send our best bowlers to intercollegiate tournaments, regular attendance and participation are of utmost importance. Even if someone has the best average, he will not necessarily be selected for the team if his attendance record or attitude is poor.
The Michigan Bowling Club is a sanctioned team of the America's Heartland Intercollegiate Bowling Conference (AHIBC) and USBC Collegiate. We bowl in about 10 big tournaments a year, starting in late September. Other schools in the AHIBC include The University of Cincinnati, Kent State University, Oberlin College, Michigan State University, Ohio State University, The University of Toledo, and Saginaw Valley State University, among others.
All tournament travel costs are funded by members of the competitive team through dues, fundraisers, and 50/50 raffles. If you wish to bowl competitively, you must either contribute your share of effort to the fundraisers or pay for all of your tournament travel and registration expenses out of your pocket.
In February, recreational members of the Michigan Bowling Club are invited to participate in the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) Intercollegiate Recreation Tournament. This is not a team event, but a recreational event... a tournament specifically designed for recreational bowlers! It's a great opportunity to bowl with students from other schools for fun, prizes, medals, and regional bragging rights.
