The Bowling Club is a Recognized Student Organization (RSO) at Eastern. Open to any full-time student at Eastern, the club participate in the collegiate bowling program and competes against over 70 Universities across the nation. To learn more about the collegiate bowling program visit the Official College Bowling website.

The club also exists to those who just want to bowl and receive some personal instruction. Therefore, two levels of membership are created on the club. A "Tournament Bowler"is one who travels the nation to bowl against the top collegiate bowlers, and a"Club Bowler"is one who participates in the club for the enjoyment of the game either seeking instruction to improve their game or simply seeking social interaction. Here is a more detailed description of the two levels of membership.

TOURNAMENT BOWLER
Being a "Tournament Bowler" means you assume all responsibilites which are associated and designed to improve the clubs potential to successfully compete against the top bowling programs in the nation. Some examples of responsibilities are:

• Fully follow all club rules outlined in the club's constitution.
• Actively participate in fundraising activities and bear financial responsibility if fundraising activities don't cover all costs to compete intercollegiately. (Fundraisers, if effort is put into them, generally always provide adequate revenue to cover costs to compete.)
• Availability to travel to bowling events on weekends. (Certain exceptions apply)
• Availability to be at practice. (Certain exceptions apply)
• Willfully take steps to improve and help other club members.

"Tournament Bowlers" are selected for each tournament on a fair, non bias, method called "Qualifying." "Qualifying" starts three weeks before the tournament date and is the cumulative score of 9 games (3 games for 3 weeks), where the top six pin totals after 9 games signify the bowlers who will represent Eastern at that particular tournament. "Qualifying" takes place for each tournament we participate in. Our purpose behind this method is to insure that we will be taking the top bowlers at the time of the tournament date. Since the bowling season is a year long season, most bowlers will experience slumps.

CLUB BOWLER
This members activity in the club is limited. The "Club Bowler" is only responsible to pay a practice fee which is generally $30 per semester. The practice fee entitles the member the right to practice twice a week each semester at Charleston Lanes. The member is also entitled to seek instruction for personal improvement in bowling skills and is also eligible to receive the benefits of various discounts on bowling products that are available for tournament bowlers. If the bowler feels he or she likes the clubs activities and wants to be more involved by competing in tournaments, the "Club Bowler" can at any time decide to change status to "Tournament Bowler."