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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">Please read the following announcements carefully:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">LEF/ARCADE Spring Applications</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">New Group Application and Revivals Form</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">CPW Signups</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">Group Reminders</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">LEF/ARCADE Spring Applications</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">LEF/ARCADE winter applications <</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-weight: 400;"><u><a href="https://cglink.me/2cy/s562" id="OWA367a570c-b816-f53b-3e8f-c20691afd41d" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://cglink.me/2cy/s562</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">>
are open now until </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">March 8th</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">. This cycle
covers events from </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">April to June</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">. No extension
will be allowed unless there are extenuating circumstances.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">Please review the funding guidelines <</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-weight: 400;"><u><a href="https://asa.mit.edu/lefarcade-descriptions-guidelines" id="OWA15a52a1e-c6f2-93d1-bb45-2e9392c51e92" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://asa.mit.edu/lefarcade-descriptions-guidelines</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">>
before applying. In addition, please consider applying for other funding sources <</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-weight: 400;"><u><a href="https://asa.mit.edu/group-resources/group-funding" id="OWA6872f0e5-04b1-1780-e326-4478634a0b7a" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://asa.mit.edu/group-resources/group-funding</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">>
as we expect that LEF/ARCADE will be very competitive.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">New Group Application and Revivals Form</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">The Spring 2024 cycle for new group applications is officially open. You can find the application form at <</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-weight: 400;"><u><a href="https://cglink.me/2cy/s559" id="OWA6693b303-e816-7368-fa35-9af69a1c6aa0" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://cglink.me/2cy/s559</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">>.
The application will </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">close on March 5th</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">.
Note that any funded groups will not be accepted in time to apply for Spring cycle funding deadlines and should instead target the Summer cycle deadlines.<br>
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If you would like to revive a group that has been derecognized in the past 3 years, please also submit the form above.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">CPW Signups</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">The CPW Midway will be on
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">Saturday, April 13th from 1:00-3:00pm</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;"> in
the Johnson Athletic Center (W34). Groups can sign up for the Midway at <</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;"><u><a href="https://cglink.me/2cy/s557" id="OWAf6836525-04df-7163-ad53-bb34b057ec65" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://cglink.me/2cy/s557</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">>.
The deadline for signups is </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">Friday, April 5th at</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">11:59pm.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">Group Reminders</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">If you make any changes to your group’s executive/officer mailing list, or to your constitution, you
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">must email <</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-weight: 400;"><u><a href="mailto:asa-exec@mit.edu" id="OWAa6c5f413-a978-3d52-b2e1-db1103122656" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-loopstyle="linkonly">asa-exec@mit.edu</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">>
to notify us of the change.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">Please feel free to email <</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-weight: 400;">asa-exec@mit.edu</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">>
with any requests, questions, or other inquiries.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">Sincerely,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">The ASA Executive Board</span></p>
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