Emory Gender Expansive and Women’s Ultimate, known in short as EGEWU (pronounced ee-GOO!), is an inclusive Ultimate frisbee team centered around advancing our skill in the sport within an enthusiastic, supportive, familial community. Formerly known as Emory Women’s Ultimate, EGEWU has, in recent years, made gender inclusivity a central mission and prides itself in being a welcoming space for LGBTQ and trans athletes, the first of its kind at Emory. Our shift in philosophy from a competition-centered, women 's-only program before COVID to our inclusive, low-pressure format has seen the program rebound and grow profoundly in recent seasons. Our growth has allowed us to split our program into two teams, Luna and Tuna, participating fully in the Division I USA Ultimate competition. Luna provides a more competitive environment for more experienced players. At the same time, Tuna is a developmental team for players who may be entirely new to the sport or want a space to build on fundamentals. Both teams are vital to EGEWU’s vibrancy and presence in the USA Ultimate scene. EGEWU does not make any cuts in the tryout process, so all interested players have a spot on one of our two teams. We need your support to carry out our programs and continue improving this team that at least 50 Emory students call home.
As part of our mission to create an inclusive and welcoming environment, EGEWU does not require participants to pay dues. Thus, we take on all expenses associated with running successful practices and tournaments, from purchasing new equipment to serve our growing program, transportation to games, tournament lodging, tournament registration fees, healthy snacks, and much more. In the 2022-2023 season, we plan to send our teams, Luna and Tuna, to 3 regular season tournaments around the Southeastern US: our spring break tournament, High Tide, and the college championship series. As we aim to progress through the championship series’ sectionals and regionals to become a nationals-qualifying program, we must seize as many playing opportunities as possible throughout the season. With your support, we can attend these fully funded tournaments and continue to grow our playing capabilities as a team and our community cohesivity.
