CUDS generally recruits new members in the Spring and train them for the next academic school year. CUDS advertises through classes and professors in the Animal Science department in order to attract students interested in the dairy industry. No large animal experience is needed to join CUDS, just an interest time, and committment to the club. Those interested in CUDS will fill out an application and go through a fifteen minute interview with the group. Members will then discuss the applicants and make their decision. New members then start to attend meetings three weeks prior to the end of the school year and start participating in milkings and heat check chores where they will be trained by older members. New members will then be ready to participate fully in August.