Roaring Ryerson

In 1980, Jerry Kulyk had brought to life the very first Ukrainian Students Club at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute. The students group had brought together a group of hard working members who had held many successful events, pub nights and had even created and published their very own student newspaper called the “Yayechko,” one filled with event details, stories and even classic Ukrainian jokes. Unfortunately, after just a few short years, the students group dissolved in 1987. It took over 20 years before the Ukrainian Students Club had been reestablished by Marta Iwanek and Paul Terek in 2009. As the years passed by, the organization has grown significantly in numbers and popularity, due to the hard work and countless hours of dedication provided by the Ukrainian Students of Ryerson University. It is fulfilling to be part of such a great legacy today and we can only hope to keep the Ukrainian students club alive for many more wonderful years. This year, our club went all out with the Zabava theme. In fact, all our most memorable events of the year involved some sort of Zabava. Firstly, the 6th Annual Dynamo Cup Soccer Tournament and the post-Zabava was the highlight. The tournament reached its largest size to date, and the Zabava hosted roughly 240 Ukrainian Students from the GTA. This event truly shows the club’s achievements. Next, the classic, favorite event that our organization hosted once again this year was our 80’s retro-themed Zabava. This event has been around for so many years and is always a good time. Lastly, our winter Tropical Zabava tops the cake as a new Zabava theme that felt like it took people away on vacation!