FLOOF April Recap

April 1st: April Fools

Our April Fools logo by Ad Manager Vincent!

We were temporarily the FLORIDA ORGANIZATION OF FELINES for April Fools.

Sigh, if only that could be every day…

Several lucky Floofers were also assigned their government issued felisonas, courtesy of VP Jez.

April 10th: Trading Den

At our semesterly Trading Den, lots of goodies were exchanged between hands!

We had the usual share of pokemon cards, fandom paraphernalia, and random doohickeys, however, this time, we saw a trend of custom-made FLOOF Trading cards.

In addition to that, there were also several artists offering drawing services or the clay sculpting of some “little guys” in exchange instead.

The odd circulating item award (I made that up just now) goes to Ahsan’s (now my) vacuum cleaner.

April 18th: Poopsock Plushie Workshop

One of our finished plushies, by Floofer Unhelpful Imp. There’s a key embedded in it.

Hosted by Art Committee Member Lere, Floofers were welcome to partake in a relaxing (not really) and informative workshop for sewing a plushie, for free!

April 24th: Karaoke

Special thanks to Art Committee Member Jayden for drawing the poster, and also airing me out in #general twice for asking her to make a horizontal version for the presentation.

Our last event of this semester! We started off with a short presentation highlighting each of our committee members, and then we detailed our upcoming plans and contributions to the Snoutreach project!

Additionally, we also acknowledged our lovely Ad Manager Vincent’s contributions to FLOOF all semester long, with a cheesecake and poster courtesy of Art Committee Member Jojo, and cards of encouragement from our Floofers!

(We also let loose and sang karaoke afterwards, as we usually do.)

April 28th: Dave’s Hot Chicken Fundraiser

Special thanks to Art Committee Member Jojo for drawing the poster!

I lied, this was the actual last event of this semester. I, uh, forgot to take any pictures. We made $62.40 from it.

Oh also special thanks to Fundraising Committee Member Crispy for organizing this I guess.

FLOOF May News

FLOOF F26 Fundraiser Survey

Ahem… the following message is from Fundraising Committee Member Crispy, so please read it in your most shrill, grating voice.

Hello everyone! Crisper here

Its been a lot of fun getting to organize these fundraising events and seeing people show up and have a good time. I want to start by thanking each of y'all for showing up to help support the club!

As the semester begins to wrap up, I decided to make a short survey to get everyone's thoughts on Floof fundraising. If you could take the time to fill it out, it'd be greatly appreciated 🧡

Link to Form

FLOOF Gallery is Online!

Following the gentle (not really) persuasion of a couple of Floofers, I have created a separate gallery compiling photos from the start of this semester.

I want you to know that it caused me great physical and psychological distress to do so. (Had to make a separate repository and use a separate static site generator, spent 3 hours troubleshooting until realizing that github for whatever reason doesn’t like underscores in asset directories.)

Also who knows why but for some reason photos taken by Miguel (thank you Miguel for taking pictures) and ONLY by Miguel (my pictures are unaffected by this) that are taller than they are wide are rotated for some reason? WHAT????

A deep, burning vitriol wells up inside me whenever I am forced to work on this newsletter that I volunteered of my own accord to do. Please don’t ask me to try to fix this issue, it took me 2 months last time, to tear this entire website down and remake it using a local theme(?) instead of a remote theme(?) just so I could make the header green.

Also Taylor if you’re reading this I know you’ve also taken tons of really cool high quality photos but it’s currently 11:54pm and I really don’t want to comb through and manually download each and every picture you posted in #fursuiting so when you can please send your FLOOF photos to me in a neatly packaged format please and thank you.

You may view it at https://florgoffurries.github.io/gallery/

(Or click on the “Photo Gallery” link in the header.)

That’s all, see you next time!

FLOOF March Recap

March 6th: Mystery Event

Why did we keep the theme of this event a secret? I’m… not sure, actually. Anyways, this was our Jeopardy event! We had a fun game show (game show questions courtesy of miguel everyone say thanks miguel), where our two teams competed to score the most points! Some our Jeopardy categories ranged from animal facts to USF trivia to Stoney lore!

March 6th: FLOOF T-Shirts

At our mystery event, we also distributed our long awaited FLOOF T-Shirts (Designed by our Ad Manager Vincent)!

By now, most if not all of you should have picked up your shirts!

March 11th: Campus Activities Board COMICON Tabling

We were asked to table as part of Campus Activities Board’s Comicon Event!

I hear that people really, really liked this event, so make sure to check it out the next time it comes around!

(Also special thanks to Art Committee Member Poopsock for making keychains for us to give out)

March 27th: Game Night

Our semesterly Game Night! In this event, FLOOFers are welcome to bring a variety of games, of both board and not-board varieties!

This time, we saw the return of some Game Night classics like UNO, Magic: The Gathering, and Werewolf, and someone even brought a retro TV to play console games on! (I’m larping so hard rn)

March 31st: Boba Fundraiser

Courtesy of our Fundraising Committee members Riley and Jonathan, we had an all day fundraiser at Romeo Tea!

FLOOF April News

April 10th: Trading Den

A FLOOF fan favorite, Trading Den returns this April 10th, MSC 2709 from 6:00pm - 11:00pm!

Bring all sorts of doohickeys, thingamajigs, and miscellaneous items to trade amongst your fellow FLOOFers!

Be on the lookout for our Trading Den Cards that we’ll be passing around, so that you can let people know what you’re looking for, while you’re away from your spot checking out the goods of other FLOOFers!

April 18th: Poopsock Plushie Workshop

Poopsock is hosting a Plushie Sewing Class on April 18th! It’s completely free, so you really should participate if you’re interested in learning how to sew and/or plushies!

April 24th: Karaoke

Our last event of the semester, Karaoke, will be on April 24th, MSC 3711 from 7:30pm - 11:00pm! Come sing your heart out, drown out the sorrows and regrets of this semester dance gaily to jolly tunes at our end-of-semester event!

April 24th - Deadline: FLOOF Graduation Spotlight

ARE YOU GRADUATING THIS SEMESTER !? We wanna spotlight you!

To any FLOOF members that are graduating this Spring semester, we want to congratulate you by spotlighting you on our social media! To be eligible for this, please complete the following form below. It will ask for things such as your name, fursona name, proof of graduation, major(s)/minor(s), and some other stuff listed in the Google form.

Shortly after the deadline, I will be reaching out to those who expressed interest to confirm all the logistics for the posts. If you have any questions or concerns about anything, please let me know :biscomoji: The deadline to fill out the Google form is Friday, April 24th @ 11:59pm (2 weeks before graduation)

Form Link: https://forms.gle/kY3cC6cYEkyPDcPP6

- Miguel (Social Media Manager)

April 28th: Dave’s Hot Chicken Fundraiser

Organized by our Fundraising Committee Member Jonathan, we’ll be having a fundraiser at Dave’s Hot Chicken April 28th, from 4pm - 8pm!

Don’t hesitate to ask in #meetups if you don’t have a ride, as many of our FLOOFers wouldn’t mind driving you!

This fundraiser has an order minimum, so let’s all do our best to show up and have fun!

That’s all, see you next time!

FLOOF February Recap

Anthros and Anthropology (ft. Professor Mahoney)

On Feb 6th, we had a presentation featuring our club advisor, Professor Mahoney! In our second event featuring him, Mahoney gave an interesting and informative lecture on the history of anthropomorphism throughout history and culture!

Friday the 13th Fursuit Prowl

We suited on campus Friday the 13th! We took lots of scary pictures! The last one in particular is really scary!

Blaze Pizza Fundraiser

We had our Blaze Pizza Fundraiser on the 24th of February! Special thanks to Crispy for organizing this event!

Powerpoint Palooza

On February 27th, we had our semesterly Powerpoint Palooza! Participants of this event were allowed to present any topic of their choosing! From analyses of shows, games, and even (o)possums(?), each and every presenter gave an interesting and informative presentation on something that you could tell they had lots of passion and interest in!

FLOOF March News

March 6th Mystery Event

This event is so mysterious that even we don’t know what we’re doing for this event!

Come check it out on 9:30pm March 6th, @ MSC 3705!

FLOOF Game Night

Bring your favorite board games (or video games) and/or lose a few friendships over UNO!

Come check it out on 9:30pm March 27th, @ MSC 3707!

That’s all, see you next time!

FLOOF January Recap

2026 Opening Social/Semester Kickoff

Our Opening Social was a resounding success! We appreciate each and every one of you who showed up to our start of semester event!

This has broken the record of our most registered/attended event, with 80 registrations and 68 check ins, beating our previous record of 76 registrations and 67 (don’t say it) check ins, held by last semester’s Opening Social!

At this event, our Eboard and Committees were introduced, and we went over our planned events this semester! We then had a FLOOF Kahoot (courtesy of Miguel) with awesome posters as the prizes! Afterwards, everyone was welcome to socialize, with complementary pizza from our dearest Treasurer Alief! Special thanks to our Social Media Manager Miguel for making and organizing the presentation!

FLOOF February News

FLOOF T-SHIRTS For Sale

Our long awaited FLOOF T-Shirts are finally ready!

They are $15 and will be all black, buy them at here:

Then screenshot and confirm your order here:

It is IMPORTANT that you do BOTH of these steps so we can get your order confirmation as well as shirt size (ANYONE can buy these btw!)

Student Organization Fair

Come say hi to us at USF’s Student Organization Fair, 7:00pm - 9:00pm February 4th! At this event, the braver part of our Eboard (not me) will be putting us out there, showing off our fabulous club those unfortunate enough to be unaware of our on-campus presence!

Of course, if you’re reading this newsletter, you should have some idea of what FLOOF is already (I hope)

Anthros and Anthropology (ft. Professor Mahoney)

Our club advisor and renowed anthropologist Professor Mahoney will be hosting another talk here at FLOOF, 6:00pm on Feb 6th (MSC 3711)!

Come listen to Professor Mahoney, our Mahomey, give us a lecture on Anthropomorphic Animals throughout history!

Feed-A-Bull Donation Drive

Student Government is hosting a donation drive for Feed-A-Bull, USF’s food pantry. From now until Friday, February 13th we can donate items to Feed-A-Bull as an organization through drop-off locations in the MSC Atrium and the SG Suite in MSC 4300. This is a great opportunity for FLOOF to be more involved with giving back to the community, and to provide Feed-A-Bull with much needed support.

SG is also offering free catering up to $250 for the organization that donates the most to the food drive. Make sure that any donations you make are labeled with a sticky note on each item so that they count for FLOOF.

High demand items:

• Canned Chicken • Canned tuna • Canned fruit • Cereal • Pasta • Pasta Sauce • Peanut Butter • Rice

“Donations can be dropped off in the MSC Atrium or the SG Suite in MSC 4300 (4th floor of Student Life Tower). For questions or concerns, please reach out to Caitlyn Campbell (ccampbell24@usf.edu).”

– USF Student Government

As someone who has gotten things from Feed-A-Bull many times, its a service that really helps USF students out and is 100% worth donating to. Catering prize aside, I want to see us make an impact for our USF community.

– Jez, FLOOF Vice-President

Friday the 13th Fursuit Prowl

We’ll be suiting on campus at the MSC, starting 7:00pm Friday the 13th! Bring your scariest outfit and give those normies the fright of their lifetime!

Who knows, we might even convert a few unlucky(?) individuals!

(non-suiters also welcome!)

Powerpoint Palooza

Consistently one of our most anticipated and talked-about events every semester, Powerpoint Palooza returns on February 27th, 7:30pm @ MSC 3709!

In case you live under a rock, at this event, FLOOFers can make and present a Powerpoint up to 5 minutes on any topic of their choosing! (PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE I AM BEGGING YOU KEEP YOUR TOPICS SFW AND COMPLIANT WITH OUR RULES)

submissions are open as of this writing on Bullsconnect. (Due to time restrictions we can only accept the first 20 submissions, so don’t procrastinate and make your powerpoints ASAP!)

… Everyone (even Pawbert) deserves love, so don’t forget to love yourself! That’s all for this month’s newsletter, until next time!

Welcome back, Floofers! It’s the start of a new year, and with it comes tons of exciting events and announcements from FLOOF!

Without further ado, let’s get into this month’s Newsletter!

Winter Recap

FLOOF Wrapped

Hosted by our wonderful Social Media Manager Bisco, FLOOFWrapped aims to highlight all the wonderful things you fabulous beasts have been up to this past year! Launching on the last #fursuitfriday of the year 2025, FLOOFWrapped ended off our year at FLOOF with a bang!

Click the image below to check out the post on Instagram!

FLOOF Winter Art Trade

FLOOF’s Winter Art Trade is an event we host every December, where we match participating Floofers to gift each other art, secret-santa style!

In this year’s event, we had a total of 18 participants!

Here’s some of the fabulous and festive pieces cooked up by our Floofers in this art trade:

… and check out this game floofer Riryiskool made for Noogit9000!

I had a blast drawing my submission for my target, and I’m sure everyone else did as well!

FLOOF Committees Application

With a member count of over 200 and counting, the demands of FLOOF are ever growing. This year, the Eboard has decided launch FLOOF Committees!

Open to current members and alumni, joining a committee means working alongside Eboard to maintain and promote FLOOF. It’s an excellent way to become more involved in FLOOF as a member, as well as gain relevant experience for the committees’ respective Eboard positions!

We’ll be starting out with two committees of 2-4 people this semester:

Art Committee

Members of the Art Committee help on the visual side of FLOOF, with tasks potentially including but not limited to:

• Creating general FLOOF Ads to be put around campus, not specific to any upcoming club event
• Help the Social Media Manager and Historian create graphics for social media posts or newsletters
• Assisting with graphics or art in event-specific ads
• Creating merchandise designs such as stickers, pins, and prints
• Hosting and delivering art giveaways for server members

Fundraising Committee

Members of the Fundraising Committee help on the financial side of FLOOF, with tasks potentially including but not limited to:

• Discovering and contacting local businesses for fundraising event opportunities
• Deciding on where funds should be placed and creating saving goals
• Keeping track of raised/spent money
• Finding/deciding on local charities and causes to donate funds to
• Being in contact with the Ad Manager/Art Committee to spread the word on upcoming fundraising events

Vincent (Art and Fundraising Committee forms respectively)

As of this writing, the forms for the committees will have closed, and their respective Eboard positions are in the process of evaluating all applicants, conducting interviews if necessary. We thank you all for your continued interest and support!

January News

New FLOOF Website/Newsletter

As you may have noticed, this Newsletter is hosted on our brand new website. Made by yours truly, this site will host all future newsletters, and even has the capacity to serve as a general FLOOF website!

I spent tons of time over the Winter break sawing and nailing everything together, so you bugs better be grateful!

Start of Semester On Campus Fursuiting

Separate from our “official” events, hosted biweekly on Fridays at the MSC, sometimes we like to meet up on campus to fursuit!

This time, we suited and walked from the residential areas to Castor pond, where we took tons of amazing photos!

… whatever happened to that “helicoprime3” person anyways?

Lucifur Spookleton Arrested After Eating All of Parking Enforcement’s Car Boots

Our Vice-President Lucifer Spookleton was arrested after eating all of the parking enforcement’s car boots (allegedly). We are now in search for a new Vice-President, and will conduct an emergency Vice-President election at a later date. More information will be available soon.

FLOOF Spring Opening Social/Semester Kickoff

Our first event of this semester, meet the E-Board, our new Committee members, as well as your fellow FLOOFers!

… Did I mention that I hate p*wbert? That’s all for this month’s newsletter, until next time!