Joining the Explorers Club

1. Join the CMU Explorers on TartanConnect here.

2. Join the Slack for informal discussions!

3. Complete a Trip Waiver.

   • If you are 18 years of age and have an AndrewID, complete the online waiver (Pending updated online form).

   • Else, please print out and 3-hole punch a physical copy of the Trip Waiver Form here, which you can submit to an officer at your first trip or gear checkout.

4. Submit $20 for yearly club dues (fixed rate for everyone) and fill out our membership form. This must be completed using CashNet before checking out gear or attending a club trip for the first time.

   • Create An Account

   • Select CMU Explorers Club in the club list, then Select “CMU Explorers Club-Membership Dues”

   • Amount: $20, Description: “Dues”, then enter your full name

   • Proceed to checkout and add debit/credit card information

   • Email your receipt to the officer you're checking out gear from

5. Subscribe to the mailing lists for the activities you're interested in. This is how trips are announced. This club live and dies by trips run by our own members. Feel free to email a list and get a trip together!

6. Help spread the word by joining us on Facebook and Instagram.

Mailing Lists

If you wish to announce a trip, please do so to a seasonal or specific activity mailing list. Before doing so you must have subscribed to the list, as only a member of a given list can e-mail the list.

Officers (questions regarding general club business, gear checkouts):
explorers-officers@lists.andrew.cmu.edu