27 May 2015 Arjan de Kater

Committees and Instructors

Every year there are various committees at Slopend that organize things. The instructors plan out the training sessions.

Activities Committee

The Activities Committee (AC) organizes various activities like drinks (sometimes with a theme), barbecues or other relaxing and fun things. In 2024-2025 the AC consists of:

  • Florian van Melis – Praeses & Commissaris Propaganda
  • Evert Perquin – Ab Actis
  • Ignas Vasiliauskas – Fiscus
  • Marijn Meerveld – Commissaris Consumabel
  • Max Sikkema – QQ

Email: activiteitencommissie@slopend.com

Beer Brewing Committee

The Beer Brewing Committee (BBC) brews the one and only Slopend beer! This is then drunk at AC activities, weekends and other occasions. In 2024-2025, the BBC consists of:

  • Fionnah Kerr – Chair
  • Salle Wieringa – Secretary
  • Jimme Bieseman – Treasurer
  • Jeffrey Vriens – Commissioner
  • Tinko Vialard – Commissioner
  • Marcus del Bello – Commissioner
  • Justin Vervloet – Commissioner
  • Anna de Ruijter – QQ

Honourable mention: Ruben

Building Committee

The Building Committee (BC) is responsible for the maintenance and expansion of the obstacle course on X. Besides working and planning on their own, they organize build days regularly. On these days members are invited to help with the building. In 2024-2025 the BC consists of:

  • Romeo Veldhuis: Tinky Winky – Chair
  • Matthias van Mechelen: Lala – Treasurer
  • Veerle Schiet: Po – Commissioner Tubbycake
  • Meike van Veen: Nunu – Commissioner Beam
  • Stefan Rovers: Dipsy – Commissioner Promo
  • Nelleke van Dijk: Sunny – QQ

Email: bc@slopend.com

Stichting SurvivalStrijd Delft

The board of the Stichting SurvivalStrijd Delft organizes the annual survival challenge (survival run open for all students) in May. In 2024-2025 the SSSD consists of:

  • Frank van Raalte – Chair
  • Maarten van Lomwel – Secretary
  • Tinko Vialard – Treasurer
  • Sophia Su – Commissioner External Affairs
  • Stefan Rovers – Commissioner Parcours
  • Scott van Hien – Commissioner of Acquisition
  • Benjamin Sherlock – QQ

Email: Info@SurvivalStrijd.nl

Extraordinary Activities Committee

The Extraordinary Activities Committee (BAC) organizes extraordinary (sports)activities, but not survival per se. You can think of mountainbiking, adventure races, navigation challenges or bouldering (free climbing). In 2024-2025 the BAC consists of:

  • Stephanie Gilbert – Chair
  • Sara Brakalé – Secretary
  • Carmen Wisselink – Treasurer
  • Jochem Ribberink – Commissioner
  • Salle Wieringa – Commissioner
  • Anna de Ruijter – QQ

Email: bac@slopend.com

First Year Committee

The First Year Committee (EC) is a special committee for first-year Slopers. Often busy, but still want to do something at Slopend? No problem, we organise activities that take very little preparation but are still great fun such as a game or movie night. In 2024-2025, the EC consists of:

  • Zed Wildshut – chair
  • Kimi Op de Weegh – Secretary
  • Florian Hollman – Treasurer
  • Anna de Ruijter – QQ

Media Committee

The Media Committee (MC) takes care of a working, up-to-date website (IT), arranges photos (VOC) and reports to be published of activities, helps with the newsletter and can help out other committees with posters, flyers or promotion. In 2024-2025 the MC consists of:

  • Marcus del Bello – 🪑
  • Floor Six – FotoFeut
  • Marjolijn Hobo – Influencer
  • Max Sikkema – QlicQlic

Email: mc@slopend.com

Bushcraft Committee

The Bushcraft Committee (BuC) provides training (making fire, knot ropes etc.) to obtain bushcraft skills. Approximately twice a year, a bushcraft weekend is being organised, often to the Ardennes in Belgium. In 2024-2025 the BuC consists of:

  • Willemijn Drenth – Chair
  • Jan-Willem Boerma – Secretary
  • Robbert Peeters – Treasurer
  • Stefan Roovers – Commissioner Pyromaan
  • Jochem Wichers – QQ

Email: buc@slopend.com

Climbing committee

The climbing committee is organising a weekly bouldering/climbing session. On top of that, they’re the ones responsible for the boulderweekend. In the year 2024-2025 it consists of:

  • Matthijs Vernooij – Chair
  • Fionnah Kerr – Secretary
  • Diana Alkemade – Treasurer
  • Tinko Vialard – Commissioner Burger
  • Otto Mijerhof – Commissioner Dry

Integration Committee

The Integration Committee (IC) organises the intro period and the OWee. During this period, they organise all kinds of activities that are open for anyone to join, to check out whether Slopend is something for them. This way the year gets a great start. In 2023-2024 the IC consists of:IC

  • Hannah van Megen – Chair
  • Valerie van Leeuwen – Secretary
  • Mayke Boellaard – Treasurer
  • Sara Brakelé – Commissioner Craft (QQ-KK)
  • Anna de Ruijter – QQ – Commissioner Tea Party

BoeC

The BoeC (yearbook committee) will be creating the yearbook of 2023-2024! This will be done by:

  • Sara Brakelé – Chair
  • Sander van Bemmelen – Editor
  • Jaap van Rekom – Editor
  • Ymke Schasfoort – Editor
  • Nelleke van Dijk – QQ

Christmasweekend committee

The Christmasweekend committee sets up a holly jolly weekend in December. It’s very cozy and fun and there are a lot of Christmas activities. The committee of this year 2024 consists of:

  • Salle Wieringa – Chair
  • Daan Broers – Secretaris
  • Niek Goudswaard – Treasurer
  • Max Sikkema – QQ

Introweekend committee

This committee organizes the first Slopend weekend of the year, the intro weekend! This weekend concludes the introduction period in September. Both old and new Slopers head out to a disclosed location in Belgium. In 2024-2025 the committee consists of:

  • Floor Six: Cow – Chair
  • Salle Wieringa: Condor – Secretary
  • Gizo van der Helm: Pufferfish  – Treasurer
  • Tinko Vialard: Squirrel – Commissioner Card and French
  • Scott van Hien: Cat – Commissioner games
  • Nelleke van Dijk: Pelican – QQ

Email: introweekend@slopend.com

Hungry Slopend Games

The Hungry Slopend Games Weekend promises to be a particularly exciting and adventurous weekend. At the mercy of the Capitol, the participants will have to survive the Hunger Gamer. More propaganda, huchum promo, to follow.

  • Scott van Hien – Chair
  • Christiaan Baraya – Secretary
  • Gizo van der Helm – Treasurer
  • Stefan Rovers – Commissioner Material
  • Jonte Herben – Commissioner Propaganda
  • Jochem Wichers – QQ

Groenfeest Committee

The “Groenfeest” Committee organises an epic party in cooperation with the five other “green” associations in Delft: D.S.K.V. Paal Centraal, S.H.C. Scoop, D.S.T.V. Obvius, D.S.S.V. ELS and D.S.T. Pegasus. In 2024-2025 the committee consists of:

  • Jimme Bieseman
  • Nellek van Dijk – QQ’er

Email: groenfeest@slopend.com

Financial Control Committee

Ensure that the Treasurer does their job well. In 2024-2025:

  • Lisa van Asselt
  • Tinko Vialard
  • Pim Vree
  • Max Sikkema – QQ’er

Instructors

These lads and ladettes will tell you what you have to do at the training sessions.

  • Floor Six – Head instructor
  • Dries Borstlap
  • Doeke Jebbink
  • Max Spier
  • Maurits Peters
  • Pim Vree
  • Joey Dekker
  • Lisette Kloosterboer
  • Benjamin Sherlock – QQ

Bushcraft Trainers

The Bushcraft Trainers (a.k.a. The Big Five) organize weekly training about all things bushcraft.

  • Rudi Smits – Chair
  • Matthias Groenewolt
  • Sander van Bemmelen
  • Tomas Zijm
  • Samuel Dullaart
  • Jochem Wichers – QQ