<div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Dear Student Group Leaders,</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Please take note of the following announcements:</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">(1) Fall Activities Midway Application (Due 8/28/2015)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">(2) Recruitment Rules Reminder </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">(3) First Year Summer Mailing Reminder</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">(4) Early Returns Information</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">(5) LEF-ARCADE Extended Late Application (Due 8/22/15)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">(6) Message from Career Services</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">----------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">(1) Fall Activities Midway Application (due 8/28/2015)</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The application for a booth and performance at the Orientation Activities Midway can be found at <</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1h01PkA32CXrO_eXO4Sph-LRSa3tvmaPaA4OgzF0V0rI/viewform" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1h01PkA32CXrO_eXO4Sph-LRSa3tvmaPaA4OgzF0V0rI/viewform</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">>. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Applications are due on August 28th at 11:59 PM EDT. The Midway will take place from 2:30-4:30PM on Friday, September 4, 2015, during Orientation. Note that this year’s Midway will be in the </span><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Johnson Ice Rink.</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">For more information, see <</span><a href="http://web.mit.edu/asa/publicity/midway.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">http://web.mit.edu/asa/publicity/midway.html</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">> or email us at <</span><a href="mailto:asa-midway@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">asa-midway@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">>.</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">----------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">(2) Recruitment Rules Reminder</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The ASA Recruitment Rules will be unchanged from last year; there will again be no recruitment moratorium, although other rules may still apply, including MIT’s harassment policies, ASA postering rules, and rules from other governing bodies such as the Panhellenic Association and Club Sports Council.</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">We encourage you to carefully read the full text, which is on our website at <</span><a href="http://web.mit.edu/asa/rules/recruitment-rules.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">http://web.mit.edu/asa/rules/recruitment-rules.html</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">> which governs how student groups may recruit incoming undergraduate and graduate students..</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">If you have any questions about or feedback on the recruitment rules, please email <</span><a href="mailto:asa-exec@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">asa-exec@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">>.</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">----------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">(3) First Year Summer Mailing</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The First Year Summer Mailing list deadline has passed. It is a great opportunity to reach out to the incoming freshmen and first-year grad students. Incoming students will be sent a link to all of the submitted entries before they arrive on campus to virtually explore the student groups on campus. Students will begin receiving the mailing within the week if you have submitted an entry. If you have questions or concerns about the First Year Summer Mailing, please email <</span><a href="mailto:asa-fysm@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">asa-fysm@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">>.</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">----------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">(4) Early Returns</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">ASA Early Returns were sent out in the beginning of July. If you haven’t received an email saying you received an early return from ASA, you did not receive one.</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">----------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">(5) LEF-ARCADE Extended Late Application (Due 8/22/15)</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Due to the Finboard cuts, the deadline to submit late applications to the Large Event Fund (LEF) and the Assisting Recurring Cultural And Diversity Events (ARCADE) has been extended to 8/22/2015 at 11:59PM EDT. This extended deadline is for events occurring until September 30, 2015. Allocations should be released by August 29th. The application and more information about the funds are available online: <</span><a href="http://web.mit.edu/asa/resources/large-events.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">http://web.mit.edu/asa/resources/large-events.html</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">>.</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">You are encouraged to meet with someone from the Student Activities Office to discuss your application, particularly if it is for a new event or you are making substantial changes to your event. You MUST meet with the Student Activities Office to discuss an event if it will involve paying a speaker or performer. You can contact Joel Pettigrew, <</span><a href="mailto:joelp@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">joelp@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">>, about scheduling an appointment. </span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">You are also strongly encouraged to meet with the LEF/ARCADE board members before submitting your application by scheduling an appointment with us (contact the ASA Treasurer, <</span><a href="mailto:asa-treasurer@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">asa-treasurer@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">>).</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6666666666667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">----------------------------------------------------------</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">(6) Message from Career Services</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Fall Career Fair Week Expectations</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">If you are interested in organizing any events involving employers or companies during the week of the Fall Career Fair, you will be expected to first communicate directly with the Fall Career Fair Committee and/or GECD Career Services (per the Deans' Fall Career Fair Agreement sent out earlier this summer). Please reach out to Fall Career Fair leadership at least 4 weeks in advance before the fair by emailing them at </span><a href="mailto:cf-directors@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">cf-directors@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> and </span><a href="mailto:cf-logistics@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">cf-logistics@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> to discuss the potential of holding an event. Please do not make any commitments to Employers or Vendors until your event has been approved to take place the week of the Fall Career Fair. There are no exceptions to this rule as there are multiple employer events occurring during this time, and we are trying to organize employer events effectively and reduce conflict in events. Please feel free to contact </span><a href="mailto:cf-directors@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">cf-directors@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> for any questions.</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">----------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Please feel free to email <</span><a href="mailto:asa-exec@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">asa-exec@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">> with any requests, questions, or other inquiries.</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Sincerely,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The ASA Executive Board
</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><</span><a href="http://web.mit.edu/asa/about/board-members.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">http://web.mit.edu/asa/about/board-members.html</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333333333333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">></span></p></div>