STUDS is a casual, multinational group of males, most trailing spouses in Belgium because of their wives' jobs. We are hardly an organization in the formal sense - no constitution or bylaws, no committees. There are few events actually organized by STUDS - a weekly brunch, a monthly luncheon and winter ball. The essence is networking and such events as happen by tradition or which individual members propose.


"Adam" is reproduced with permission of Brian Basset

The primary benefits of the organization are socializing in English (although many members are not from English-speaking countries), exchanging hints on life in Brussels, and finding others with similar interests. Major interest areas are sports, history, new technologies, litterature, travel, exploring Belgium and environs and more... For some members, this is the first time to be the trailing spouse and/or Mr Mom and/or living outside the homeland. For them, STUDS provides an affinity group of kindred souls. Alumni of STUDS Brussels are scattered around the world, and many remain in touch. There are reunions in the US, and a parallel organization in London.

L'évènement June 1999