In the early weeks of the fall semester students find themselves encumbered with papers, quizzes and reading assignments. It’s all part of the college experience. Then again, so is meeting new friends, exercising imagination, having fun and making memories. One club here on campus combines these aspects with style – The Guild.

“The Guild is a hobbies club with an emphasis on tabletop role playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons and World of Darkness,” according to a statement from the club on Park University’s Campus Life page. “Though we were formed as a tabletop roleplaying club, we support all gaming hobbies from chess to video games to war games to live-action roleplaying. We seek to encourage a team-based, learning atmosphere where creativity and critical thinking are rewarded and people seek to have fun as a group. We invite everyone to bring the games that they enjoy and to enjoy the games that we bring. The purpose of the Guild is the purpose of every gaming hobby in the world to foster community.”

If you have ever declared yourself a gamer, this club is the club for you.

Meetings for The Guild take place at 5 p.m. Fridays in the Copley Quad conference room.

“We maintain a fun, accepting space,” said Licia Crawford, advisor for the guild. “Come, be someone different.”

This band of gamers brings together members from all walks of life who seek to spend their Friday evenings doing what gamers love to do the most. The gaming sessions often go for hours although there are no requirements on how long members must stay.

“This is the most fun I’ve ever had at a business meeting,” said Jonathan “Bear Trap” Cox, club member.

One type of gaming Guild members participate in is table-top role playing.

“It’s exactly like playing a (roleplaying) video game, except you aren’t restricted by the limitations of programming,” said Eli “Ghost Writer” Bull, game master and club member.