A chat with the Binghamton Anthropomorphic Recreation Club

Provided by The Binghamton Anthrophormoric Recreation Club The Binghamton Anthropomorphic Recreation Club attended Eufuria, a furry convention, in Albany, New York. BARC hosts screenings of movies that feature anthropomorphic animals, lectures on fursuit and mask making and provides a safe space for student furries. By Rachel Goldsmith and Annie Ngo - November 12, 2026 The Binghamton Anthropomorphic Recreation Club offers a community for student furries, a subculture with an interest in humanoid animals. The club is “run by furries, for furries,” said Koi Bussewitz, a junior majoring in environmental studies and the co-director of BARC. They said that the club offers a safe space for students to express themselves through “fursonas” — anthropomorphic personas using animals like wolves, foxes and cats with human features and personalities. In an interview with Pipe Dream, Bussewitz described their fursona, Riptide, a dingo and gummy shark hybrid.

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