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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dear Student Group Leaders,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please read the following announcements carefully:</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Spring Re-recognition Due Friday</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Summer LEF/ARCADE Application</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Spring Re-recognition Due Friday</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Spring Re-recognition cycle is open and is due
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">TOMORROW</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Friday,
May 19th</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> at
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Groups recognized for the first time this semester, Club Sports, FSILG groups and Student Governments are not required to complete the re-recognition
process. Otherwise, your group will be required to complete re-recognition. Please read through and complete each of the following steps for your group.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Step 1 - Officer Response:</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> The
group president, or other officer, fills out the Engage form found here: <</span><a href="https://cglink.me/2cy/s391" style="text-decoration:none" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://cglink.me/2cy/s391</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">>.
The officer must confirm that the group will not discriminate following MIT’s non-discrimination policy, agree to the MA state anti-hazing laws, confirm and define their group membership, and upload a copy of their constitution to both the form and their club’s
page on Engage.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you are an officer of multiple groups, you will need to complete the form multiple times. Only one response per group is required. If your group
does not appear in the dropdown, and is required to complete re-recognition, please email <</span><a style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">asa-groups@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">>.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Step 2 - Member Response:</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Distribute
the following Engage form to your members, and have at least five current MIT student members confirm their membership in your group by completing this form: <</span><a href="https://cglink.me/2cy/s392" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://cglink.me/2cy/s392</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">>.
Students that are members of multiple groups will need to complete the form individually for each club.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The deadline to complete both steps of this process is this
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Friday, May 19th</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> at
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">11:59 PM ET</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. Groups
with late submissions will be penalized with fines unless late due to extenuating circumstances, which should be shared
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">before</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">the</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">deadline
this Friday</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, and will be suspended and/or derecognized if re-recognition is not completed at all.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">To ensure groups are aware of their status in the completion of steps, we will be posting a running update on groups’ completion of re-recognition
on our website: <</span><a href="https://asa.mit.edu/start-group/spring-re-recognition" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://asa.mit.edu/start-group/spring-re-recognition</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">>.
If you have questions about this process, please email <</span><a style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">asa-groups@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">>.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Summer LEF/ARCADE applications <</span><a href="https://cglink.me/2cy/s395" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://cglink.me/2cy/s395</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">>
are now open and </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">due June 8</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.
This cycle covers events in July - September. No extension will be allowed unless there is an extenuating circumstance. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please review the funding guidelines <</span><a href="https://asa.mit.edu/lefarcade-descriptions-guidelines" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://asa.mit.edu/lefarcade-descriptions-guidelines</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">>
before applying. ASA has voted to make several changes to the funding guidelines, including funding priority and restrictions on fundable items. In addition, please consider applying for other funding sources <</span><a href="https://asa.mit.edu/group-resources/group-funding" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://asa.mit.edu/group-resources/group-funding</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">>
as LEF/ARCADE will be very competitive.</span></p>
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with any requests, questions, or other inquiries.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sincerely,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The ASA Executive Board</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><</span><a href="https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=yJZiAshjpbls53XEeUTtaeG7QyQZOrRww1ynwDsXIq7mEiCV5MHWCA..&URL=http%3a%2f%2fweb.mit.edu%2fasa%2fabout%2fboard-members.html" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">http://web.mit.edu/asa/about/board-members.html</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">></span></p>
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