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The 'Bitter Club Anonymous (BCA) is a University of Canterbury club from Christchurch, New Zealand. The association was formed in 2005 and has been considered a notable part of fraternity life since. The BCA works as an anger support network where campus members who are undergoing stress, bitterness or are becoming "imbitternated" meet on a weekly basis for counselling sessions over a pitcher at the Common Room, formely the Foundry, or over a lunchtime meander at the UCSA or Captain's Bens licensed restaurant. Current topics on the BCA agenda include breaking up with girlfriends, getting shot down, advice on gambling and alcohol addictions, plus any other area of life where bitterness is a threat. At the end of every academic year, the BCA have an end of season awards night, "The Bitters," where trophies are handed out in a variety of "bitter" categories. Bitter themed musical sonnets such as "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by The Verve and "Bitter Tears" by INXS are usually jokingly played. Last year the red carpet affair was staged successfully at Egan Park. Division Terraces recently won the right to host the 2006 Bitters, which is scheduled for November 2006.

BCA's slogans include "As bitter as I wanna be" and "Loyal to the bitter end."

The BCA is always looking to expand its growing membership, and the club usually adds new bitteroes at the University of Canterbury's annual Club Day held in early March.

Early History

While the BCA was offically established in 2005 its formation goes back to 2003/04. Lunch time meetings were regularly held by David Ohs and Liam Doyle at Canterbury University Foundry. From those humble beginings membership grew to the thriving club it is today. Its official inception came when founding member David Rustbatch came up with the name sometime in early 2005.

Well-known members

Current

Jamie Biggs

John Bracewell

Courtenay Carter

Martin Crowe

Russell Crowe

Liam Doyle, Secretary and Gambler

Brendon Egan, Current President

Mike Egan

Michelle Harris

Ron McIntyre

Marjolijn Molenaar

David Ohs, Chairman of the Wise Council

David Rusbatch, Vice-President

Jim Tully

Former

Dominic Collins

William Fussey

Matthew Grueber

BCA Wise Council

This is the supreme decision making body of the BCA. It requires three or more members to vote on an issue with a 2/3rds majority. At least three of the lifetime members must be present for the wise council to be in session. The President, Vice-President, Chairman, and Secretary are all founding/lifetime members and keep their membership even if they overcome their bitterness.

The Wise Council has these powers

To declare someone as 'bitter', or as being 'imbittered'

To vote on actions a member should take with regard to overcoming their bitterness

Books Published by BCA members

1. 'The Blue Fish Blues' and 'Jewelry at UC, similarities between UC and a museum: a comparative analysis' and 'The Summer of 2003' by DP Ohs.

2. 'The Art of Padding-up' BJ Egan.

3. 'How to quit gambling' LJ Doyle.

4. A Beginner's Guide to Beard Growing - David J.Rusbatch

5."The joy of no sex BJ Egan

6. "Know your limit' Jamie R Biggs

7. "The halmful effects of beer goggles William Fussy

8. "As bald as i wanna be David "oldman" Rustbatch

9. "The art of legitmitate pologamy' Lj Doyle

10. " saving private biggs " by Bianca Sykes (ed) and Abby Hottie

Sports teams associated with the BCA

The DB Bitter El Banditos

2001 -

A popular Christchurch rugby team which is what hard fellas play. Not like softcock Americans with their shoulder pads in Grid iron

Six Appeal

2002 -

The legendary Six Appeal are back in 2006 after four seasons in the indoor cricket wilderness with many of the founding members returning

Martin Crowes Bitterness

"the magnitutde of the bitterness" for Martin Crowe escalated from the ealy 90's right through to when he retired.Rumours of Crowes sexuality kept being the subject of hot discussion. Crowe "lost the plot' at the end of the 1995 and accused bitter NZ journalists of making 'gay jibes' at him. An example of this was when the NZ herald wrote that he was out with a "mystery virus' refering to the fact he mite have aids.And they also wrote that he "likes the backward square leg region."

External links

BCA page at Myspace<!--myspace generating errors on this link 2006-07-23 03:24 (UTC)-->