The Tab Tries: SocieTEA!

The Tab gives you a round up of the best societies that you’ve never heard of – starting with the Tea Society.

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Presenting SocieTea, the first in the Tab Tries: Societies.

Tea is the very epitome of British culture. We all love a good cuppa after a hard days work not listening to lecturers, but would you really want to go to a society dedicated to nothing but tea? The idea brings to mind an non-alcoholic wine society- a clique of “connoisseurs” huddled in tweed drinking Fortnum and Mason in Teviot’s dining room. Frankly, the only thing that really attracted me to this society at first was its amusing twist of a name: SocieTEA. And that amusing pun was enough for me to give it a go. And what a good decision.

“Yah! Yah! Spiffing good tea!”

The setting is simple: a long table with chairs, some brownies (amazing btw) and of course lots and lots of tea. But that really isn’t the main focus of this society. It is rather an excuse for a group of strangers to get together and discuss everything and nothing for no other purpose than exactly that. It is a place to get away from the hustle and bustle of uni life. And, described as “the epitome of laid-back” by their president we can clearly see what the purpose of this society is (it makes you wonder what leaves they’re putting in their tea!). And that’s what tea is really, an excuse to chat, an invitation to talk, but most of all, an opportunity to relax.

Best for… having a relaxing chat

Best for which students… Any really!

Time consumption… Very little, you can pop in and pop out at a moment’s notice

Hipster Rating: 7/10

Don’t do this if… You hate tea or people

Societea is every Thursday, 5-7pm, Room 2 of the Chaplaincy – £5 annual membership from October