Simius Hircus is the survival association of students in Utrecht. We have our own obstacle course at the Sportcentrum Olympos which we have been maintaining and expanding since 2012. There is weekly group training for both beginners and advanced students. These trainings are both for fun and intended to prepare for survival runs that take place throughout the country.
We also organize fun activities and (campfire) drinks in addition to the training sessions, and every year we work together to build the Utrecht Survivalrun which takes place at the Utrecht Science Park. These activities do not organize themselves. Therefore our association also has several very nice committees. Check them out here.
Origin story
The Utrecht Student Survival Association Simius Hircus was founded on September 3, 2012. It started with Tom Broeze and Axel van Ruitenbeek at the end of October 2011. As passionate survivalrun practicers they thought it would be fun to start a survival association in Utrecht. During that year, this led to several discussions with, among others, the V.S.U., Utrecht University and Olympos. From March, Fiona van Kaam became involved in the plans. On June 20, 2012, permission came to realize the survival plans at sports center Olympos in Utrecht. On August 17, 2012, construction of the survivalrun course began!
Board members
Founders
1st Board 2012 – 2014
Chairman: Axel van Ruitenbeek
Secretary: Fiona van Kaam
Treasurer: Tom Broeze
Second board
2nd Board 2014 – 2015
Chairwoman: Martine Maat
Secretary: Nouki Smeur
Treasurer: Axel van Ruitenbeek
Internal affaires: Tom Broeze
Third board
3rd Board 2015 – 2016
Chairwoman: Martine Maat
Secretary: Melissa Papa
Treasurer: Liz Linders
PR-commissioner: Nouki Smeur
Fourth board
4th Board 2016-2017
Chairman: Joris van der Lugt
Secretary: Liz Linders
Secretary: Melissa Papa
Treasurer: Erik van Battum
Fifth board
5th Board 2017 – 2018
Chairman: Bas van Boekholt
Vice-chairman: Erik van Battum
Secretary: Desi van Roon
Treasurer: Olivia Lamers
PR-commissioner: Mathijs Andeweg
Sixth board
6th Board 2018 – 2019
Chairwoman: Desi van Roon
Secretary: Rosa Toonen
Treasurer: Karel Nijhuis
Internal affaires: Simone Koers
External affaires: Maarten de Vries
Seventh board
7th Board 2019 – 2020
Chairwoman: Willemijn Koppelaars
Secretary: Ilmar Beyeler
Treasurer: Sjoerd van Acker
Internal affaires: Lonneke Nijhuis
Eighth board
8th Board 2020 – 2021
Chairwoman: Merel Blommaert
Secretary: Naomi Pruijssers
Treasurer: Arjan Hijlkema
Int/external affaires: Frank van der Tang
Ninth board
9th Board 2021 – 2022
Chairman: Guido Buijs
Secretary: Stella van Hoogstraaten
Treasurer: Erwin Glazenburg
Int/external affaires: Emma Geelen