Manchester University Speleology Club

A student caving club affiliated with the BCA and CHECC.

History
Manchester University Speleological Club was founded in 1967, when the name was changed from Manchester University Speleological Society. It had been felt that MUSS as an acronym had ridden its course, 'No fuss, no MUSS' having been used on various shirts already. MUCC was used in the interim (1968-74) but the eponymical furore continued due to the infamous 'Don't Suck MUCC' T-shirt, which led to the partition of the club in 1974 into Manchester University Speleological Club and the Speleological Club of the University of Manchester. The latter organisation appeared to have folded in 1987, but had actually just gone underground. The two clubs were merged in 1993 and an agreement was struck to avoid puns/jokes on shirts to avoid any discord in future, as this had proved to be no laughing matter. Club shirts/hoodies and other memorabilia has remained characteristically bland ever since.