UM students share a bond centered around The Doctor

By: Mandy Steadman

University of Montevallo students gathered on Wednesday night with a common interest in the hit BBC show, "Dr. Who." The Whovian Society has been on campus for two years and is still growing.

The show, "Dr. Who," is about a man who travels in a tardis, or time machine, back and forth throughout the space time continuum. He has 13 regenerations, which is where his body and personality changes almost completely. The show is currently on its 13th regeneration.

Diana Douglas, the secretary/treasurer/vice-vice president says the group has really bonded over this common interest in "Dr. Who."

Diana Douglas and Victoria Houston prepare for meeting

"We are a family in a way. We have a common interest, but we can also can come together and just help each other. And we are not the crazy cult that people think 'Dr. Who' is. We're fun and we have an interest that we like that we can share," said Douglas.




The society's main goals are to bring people together with this common interest and to help some of the students, like incoming freshmen, find friends whom they can rely on.

Victoria Houston, the president of the society, said her favorite part about being in the group is the games. One in particular is a game they created called, "Angels vs. Doctors." She described it as a version of freeze tag.

If you have an interest in "Dr. Who," want to find out what the heck a tardis is or just wanna make new friends then check out the Whovian Society every Wednesday evening at 8:00 p.m. in Comer 205.