Board
The 49th Board of V.C.M.W. Sigma
Eva Brands
Noah Smeets
Marith Sterken
Robin Hofstede
Bart Gertsen
Denise Jacobs
Jochem Koning
Chairman h.t.
Secretary h.t.
Treasurer h.t.
Commissioner Educational Affairs h.t.
Commissioner External Affairs h.t.
Commissioner Internal Affairs h.t.
Commissioner Activities h.t.
Eva Brands
Dear Sigmates,
My name is Eva Brands, and I’m a third year MLS student from a lovely small town in Brabant, which is better known as ‘the Pearl of Brabant’ (that's a real thing). Even though I am still a proud Brabander at heart my accent quietly switched teams, which technically makes me a true Nijmegenaar now I suppose. This year, I have the honour of being the Chair of V.C.M.W. Sigma, meaning that my main role is to look calm while silently panicking.
In my first year I immediately felt welcomed by the nice atmosphere within Sigma. After the very persuasive and strong words of my amazing intro mentor, I joined the A-Team. I quickly found that committee work is way more fun than studying, and that I love being a part of Sigma. The following year I joined photon, hopped on the introcie, and somehow became chair of the A-Team. I enjoyed this so much that I decided to take it up a notch and become board this year!
When I’m not busy with my very important board duties or pretending to study, I love spending my time baking delicious gluten-free treats, hanging out with friends, and going to concerts. I also tend to get caught up in oddly specific projects like building miniature houses and then completely forget about them a bit later. You will probably find me in the board rooms a lot this year, so feel free to come by and have a chat with me! I am really looking forward to an amazing year ahead with the board, and all of you, full of fun and laughter!
Lots of love,
Eva Brands
Noah Smeets
Lovely Sigmates,
My name is Noah Smeets and I will be the Secretary (secciebestfunction) of Sigma this year. I’m 19 years old and a third year MLS student, although I haven’t really seen my study material in quite a while.
From the moment I started my studies here, I met some of my favourite people ever and I’ve had a great time with them since. After my first year I joined A-team and the ParentsdayCee, where I got a taste of organising activities and how gezellig the rest of our association was. Halfway through my second year I luckily got a room in Nijmegen, and escaped from my hometown Ede (where I actually had five churches in just my street). Since then I have been at many Sigma activities and fallen in love with the committee life so much that I decided to take it a step further and do a board year.
When I’m not in the Board Room or South Canteen, there is a very small chance that I’m actually studying, and a much bigger chance that I’m either playing a small game of Flunkyball outside, at a concert somewhere, or chilling with my friends.
I’m very much looking forward to the coming year and I hope to see you all at the activities!
With love,
Noah Smeets aka Noahno (at YOUR party)
Marith Sterken
My dearest Sigmates,
I am Marith, although sometimes I hear some weird nicknames floating around in the form of Indian languages, car brands or houses on foreign islands. Anyway, I am a third year Chemistry student, and as the only chemist of the 49th board, I am planning on making my fellow chemists proud. I was born and raised in the boring town of Duiven, but I am not a native there, since my mom is a Frisian woman, and my dad is Brabants. I am not sure what that makes me, but I’ll gladly identify as a Nijmegenaar now.
Since the beginning of my student being, I have felt very welcome within Sigma. I only started being active in my second year, but I did join 3 committees then, and I was the chair of OneCee. I think I am the only OneCee chair ever to exist that was not part of OneCee in my first year, except for the founders of the committee. I am so grateful that I get to be a part of this amazing group of Sigmates.
When I am not busy doing awesome stuff for the association or studying, I love spending my time on art. I used to paint a lot more than I do now, but I still enjoy it a lot as a way of self-expression and as a way to spend some time off of screens and out of the books. I did a part time studies at the HKU in Utrecht during my gap year, but since I was rejected twice from their illustration programme, I decided to pursue my interest in chemistry in education. Due to my neurodivergent traits, I find joy in hyper obsessions, that tend to last between a week and a couple of months. This makes me an excellent pubquizzer, which I love doing.
During the next year, I will be your Treasurer, which I am very excited about. I am so looking forward to meeting new people and making sure all the numbers in Conscribo add up just right.
Love,
Marith Sterken
Robin Hofstede
Dearest Sigmates,
My name is Robin Hofstede, I am a second year MLS student. I currently live in Nijmegen, but I grew up in the wonderful town of Boven-Leeuwen with my parents, my two sisters and my (now very elderly) dog.
This year I will be your Commissioner Educational Affairs (They also call me Hofstedu), which means that I will organise all the graduation ceremonies, the books, I have contact with the university and so much more!!
During my orientation last year I immediately felt very welcome within Sigma, and I was at every activity. I had so much fun within Sigma that I joined my first committee (the OneCee) before the committee market already! I felt like I had still some time to spare, so I decided to also join Bacchus. This year I am of course not a first years anymore, so now I am a part of the StudyCee as well :)
In my free time I like to play guitar, read books and sometimes play some volleyball, or a game of squash. This year I am also planning on doing some other sports at the RSC, starting with the softball course this first period!
You can always ask me questions, or chat with me!! There’s a big chance you’ll find me in either the board room or the south canteen, doing very important board work, studying (a very rare sight) or probably playing games of sloenker.
With lots of love,
Robin
Bart Gertsen
Dear Sigmates,
My name is Bart Gertsen and as I’m writing this, I am 20 years old, however the chances are high that I’m 21 when you’re reading this. I have been studying MLS for over 2 years already and have hopefully reached the halfway point of my bachelor's degree. This year I will be the commissioner External Affaires of Sigma. This means I will be busy calling, emailing and getting ignored by companies.
I was born and raised in Horst, the town most famous for being next to the town where Toverland is. I lived there with my mother and sister for 20 years before moving to the other side of the Waal from this beautiful city, called Nijmegen. That means every day I have the privilege of biking across the bridge into the city, where the sun always breaks through and I always feel happy.
Sigma has a special place in my heart, as from the intro onwards I have met most of my best friends through this association. After the intro I enjoyed many borrels and activities at Sigma, and at the end of my first year I joined A-Team, which was my first committee. Since then, I joined the PPM, Acquisition committee and ElectRun. These committees give me the chance to experience organizing the activities that I absolutely love. If I’m not busy studying or being a board member, I am probably playing waterpolo in my hometown, which I have been playing since I first learned how to swim.
I am really looking forward to this exciting year full of new experiences and friendships!
With Love,
Bart Gertsen
Denise Jacobs
Dearest Sigmates,
I am happy to announce that I will be your Commissioner Internal Affairs of Sigma this year!
Some of you are probably wondering, who is she? Well, my name is Denise Jacobs, I am 21 years old and currently in my 4th year of MLS. I grew up in a beautiful city in Limburg called Venlo, which means I would have to travel by the RS11 (read ‘boemel’). This was so terrible that I am now (for 3 years already!!) living in the lovely home city of Sigma; Nijmegen💙!
During the intro in my first year I got fascinated by the open and loving atmosphere within Sigma, and I fell in love with the most beautiful city in the Netherlands. In all these lovely years of studying I have been really active within the association and I have always loved committee work and borreling. Hence why I have quite some committee experience ;)Currently I am proudly part of Photon, StudyCee and the Introcie. Within the committees I am/have been part of I met the people I now call my friends for life <3
In my free time (if I manage to keep my head off of my board tasks ;) I like to chat with my friends, dance, read and have board (hihi board :0) game nights with my friends! I also like to go for walks in Brakkestein with fellow Sigmates, and yap about everything and nothing.
As the Commissioner Internal Affairs I will not be sitting still, as I will be the board contact point for all the committees. I can help where needed to help make sure everything is going well so everyone can enjoy all the lovely activities Sigma’s committees set up for us!
Lastly, if you ever have any questions, or like to chat (I always do!) , feel free to do so! You can very likely find me in the South Canteen or in the Board rooms above the canteen. If I am not there, the chances are high I am doing a yap-walk with my friends ;)
Whole lot of love,
Denni <3
Jochem Koning
Hey guys!!!
My name is Jochem Koning, also known as ‘’Jochie’’ or ‘’Koning Tosti’’. I am 19 years old and a second year MLS student and this year I will be the one and only Commissioner Activities of the 49th board of V.C.M.W. Sigma!
Being the Commissioner Activities means that I will be organizing all kinds of board activities such as ‘’Sigmaklaas’’ and of course the ‘’Sigma Dropping’’ during the next year.
When I started studying in 2024 I immediately fell in love with Sigma and the members of the association. I went to almost every activity and always had a great time. These activities convinced me to become a board member of Sigma and I applied as soon as I could. I barely got my BSA but here I am as a proud board member ready to organize great activities this year!
I was born in Arnhem (ew) but went to high school in Nijmegen. Most of my friends live here and Nijmegen will always be my favourite city. I work as a shiftleader at Albert Heijn in Arnhem and after 3 years of working there I still have a lot of fun with my colleagues. I love spending time with my friends and messing around in the board room of the betas. You can find me in the South Canteen at least once per week during the lunch break baking some delicious tostis.
I hope to see you all at the upcoming activities!!!
Lots of love,
Jochem Koning