Editing Christ's College, Cambridge (section)

==Student life==
[[File:Cambridge boathouses - Christ's.jpg|thumb|Christ's College Boat Club's boathouse on the River Cam]]

The [[Junior Combination Room]] (JCR) represents the undergraduate students. It organises social and welfare events, and negotiates on the students' behalf on important issues. The JCR has a standing committee and a common room for all the students. The JCR's counterpart, the Middle Combination Room (MCR), represents the graduate students of the College, and has its own bar. The MCR organises regular Graduate Halls. A Garden Party is held by both the JCR and the MCR every June in the Fellows' Garden. The Senior Combination Room (SCR) is composed solely of [[fellow]]s of the College and holds two feasts each year.

The Acting Chaplain of the college is Michael Dormandy.

Other societies at Christ's include:
* The Marguerites Club, one of the oldest surviving College societies, reformed in 1899 by [[Gilbert Jessop]] the then captain of CUCC. It is believed to have originally formed some ten years earlier, but was soon disbanded. Originally the society was confined to captains and secretaries or those with colours in three sports. The club continues to exist to recognise sporting excellence within the college. The name originated from the club's original blazer, which was navy blue in colour with the Foundress's 'rebus' or badge, signifying her name, embroidered on the pocket.
* [[Christ's College Boat Club]], the oldest college sports club still active, having been founded in 1830. Like many other Cambridge Colleges, Christ's has its own boathouse on the banks of the Cam.
* Christ's College Rugby Football Club, founded in 1875 by [[Alfred Cort Haddon]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/alumni/distinguished-alumni/haddon/|title=Official Christ's College Website; Distinguished Alumni|publisher=Christ's College, Cambridge|access-date=13 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118000242/http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/alumni/distinguished-alumni/haddon/|archive-date=18 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> who is considered the father of modern anthropology. In the 1960 Varsity Match, eight of the starting Cambridge team were students at Christ's and all of the side's points were scored by Christ's players.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5c42jbFuko| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/w5c42jbFuko| archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live|title=Rugby Varsity Match 1960: First Half Highlights.|via=YouTube|access-date=13 September 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The CCRFC is nicknamed "The Brown Rings" after the brown and white hoops featured on the match kit.
* Christ's College Association Football Club, which prides itself on having won the inter-collegiate Cuppers competition more times than any other.
* Christ's Films, which uses the theatre to screen new films weekly
* Christ's Amateur Dramatic Society
* Christ's College Medical Society
* Christ's Politics Society
* Christ's College Music Society, founded 1710.
* [[Christ's College Chapel Choir]]

===May ball===

Christ's, like most other Cambridge Colleges, also hosts a biennial [[May Ball]] in the time after undergraduate examinations which is by students commonly known as [[May Week]]. A separate society called "Christ's College May Ball Committee" is set up every two years to organise and direct this event. The 2010 May Ball, named "L'Esprit Nouveau", was held on 15 June 2010 and featured a 1920s Parisian theme, [[Two Door Cinema Club]] headlined the entertainment. The May Ball in June 2012 featured a [[Rio de Janeiro]] carnival theme. Other previous themes include Le Reve in 2002, Silhouette in 2004, Elysium in 2006 and 'The Jasmine Ball' in 2008. The May Ball on Tuesday 17 June 2014 was hailed as one of the best May Balls of the year.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.varsity.co.uk/reviews/7362 | title = Christ's May Ball 2014: Close to Perfection | access-date = 19 June 2014 | archive-date = 14 July 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714142337/http://www.varsity.co.uk/reviews/7362 | url-status = dead }}</ref> It was themed "The [[Emerald City]]". The May Ball in 2016 was themed as Biophilia.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.varsity.co.uk/reviews/10646 | title = May Ball Review: Christ's}}</ref> In 2018 the theme was A Night's Tale.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.tcs.cam.ac.uk/review-christ-s-may-ball/ | title = Review: Christ's May Ball| date = 21 June 2018}}</ref> While the 2020 Ball was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the May Ball returned in 2022, themed as Mythos. The 2024 May Ball was themed after the [[William Shakespeare]] play, ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.christsmayball.co.uk/#/ | title = Review: Christ's May Ball| date = 25 February 2024}}</ref>