Test Your Strength at Tea Club

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Walk into a meeting of Tea Club on Thursday at lunch, and you’ll see one particular activity that isn’t what people expect. Tea club is new to Hamber, only being founded last semester, but they’ve already gained quite a lot of attention because of another undertaking: arm wrestling.

“At first it was to gain traction at Clubs Day,” explained Tea Club Co-President Ellie Jin (11). “But then one of our members, Noah Yu (12), decided that he likes to arm wrestle, and brought all his friends.”

Starting on Clubs Day, when Tea Club raised heads with their arm wrestling challenges, it quickly became something the club was known for; tea and arm wrestling, hand in hand.

Tea Club secretary Anahita Arora (11) has confirmed that these matches don’t factor into the club’s official activities, but they’re fun and helpful for drawing attention and gaining new members.

“We have a drawer [full of tea] in the back [of Mr. D. Lee (Science)’s room]. [Every week], we decide which one looks the best,” described Jin when asked about how the club runs. She continued that she and other Co-President Katie Hoo (11) go out and buy the teas for meetings.

As a self-proclaimed “tea enjoyer”, Tea Club member Finley Craig (11) has learned a lot about his tea preferences by participating. “I like the opportunity to try a new tea every week,” Craig explained. He went on to describe his experience with a new type of orange tea. “I didn’t really like that [tea]. That’s [one thing] I’ve learned at Tea Club.”

“I like the whole community aspect of getting together and all having the same tea,” said Craig. He enjoys discussing different types of tea with fellow members and hearing others’ thoughts on the tea of the week.

Jin encourages anyone interested in drinking tea to stop by Mr. Lee’s room on Thursdays at lunch. However, there is one thing to note: “If you plan on coming, bring your own mug. Or else we'll kick you out.”