<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-b4835921-4e39-045a-6fce-a5bdd08f25ed"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;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><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;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><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">(1) Fall Activities Midway Application (Due 8/19/2016)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;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="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;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="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">(4) Space: Fill in This Form to Preserve Your Locker Lock (Due 9/9/2016)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">----------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">(1) Fall Activities Midway Application (due 8/19/2016)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;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 &lt;</span><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/nLOKyZYKoZvymsV53" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">https://goo.gl/forms/nLOKyZYKoZvymsV53</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">&gt;. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Applications are due on August 19th at 11:59 PM EDT. The Midway will take place from 2:30-4:30PM on Friday, September 2, 2016, during Orientation.  Note that this year’s Midway will be in the </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Johnson Ice Rink.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">For more information, see &lt;</span><a href="http://web.mit.edu/asa/publicity/midway.html" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;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:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">&gt; or email us at &lt;</span><a href="mailto:asa-midway@mit.edu" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;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:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">&gt;.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">----------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;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><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;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><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;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 &lt;</span><a href="http://web.mit.edu/asa/rules/recruitment-rules.html" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;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:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">&gt; which governs how student groups may recruit incoming undergraduate and graduate students..</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;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 &lt;</span><a href="mailto:asa-exec@mit.edu" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;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:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">&gt;.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">----------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;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><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;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.  You may still submit an entry here &lt;</span><a href="https://asa.mit.edu/fysm/submit/select/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">https://asa.mit.edu/fysm/submit/select/</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">&gt;, but the link may have already out to freshmen by the time that you do so. If you have questions or concerns about the First Year Summer Mailing, please email &lt;</span><a href="mailto:asa-fysm@mit.edu" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;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:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">&gt;.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">----------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">(4) Space: Fill in This Form to Preserve Your Locker Lock (Due 9/9/2016)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">tl;dr If your group owns a locker in the Student Center (W20) and has a lock that you wish to preserve, fill in </span><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/97YOlMwOOtLyKsYt2" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">this</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> form. If you want us to cut the lock, you can ignore this form.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The ASA has decided to change its policy on locker locks so that each group is responsible for bringing its own lock to secure its locker. To this end, the ASA is going to cut down all the locks (except for the groups that sign up on </span><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/97YOlMwOOtLyKsYt2" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">this</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">form) of every locker at the beginning of the school year. This way, we will make sure that every group that was assigned a locker has access to open and close it, regardless if the previous group left a lock.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/97YOlMwOOtLyKsYt2" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">https://goo.gl/forms/97YOlMwOOtLyKsYt2</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> due Friday September 9th, 2016 at 11:59:59PM EST</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Any questions? Email: <a href="mailto:asa-space@mit.edu">asa-space@mit.edu</a></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">----------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Please feel free to email &lt;</span><a href="mailto:asa-exec@mit.edu" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;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:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">&gt; with any requests, questions, or other inquiries.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Sincerely,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The ASA Executive Board</span></p><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">&lt;</span><a href="http://web.mit.edu/asa/about/board-members.html" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;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:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">&gt;</span></span><br></div>