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Dear Student Group Leaders,</div>
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Please read the following announcements carefully:</div>
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Fall General Body Meeting Agenda</div>
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New Group Applications Open</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Fall General Body Meeting Agenda</span></div>
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Our Fall General Body Meeting will be the evening of <span style="font-weight: 700;">
Monday</span> <span style="font-weight: 700;">October 28th</span> from <span style="font-weight: 700;">
5:00-7:00 PM </span>in<span style="font-weight: 700;"> 26-100</span>. Put it on your calendars! Here is the agenda: <<span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SfUTqbDqT-iIquMHtAoQ1CmE_3T6xd7EVdfifMcKIJ8/edit?usp=sharing" id="OWAe13a2b78-b7dc-071d-42dc-5b61ff600a96" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SfUTqbDqT-iIquMHtAoQ1CmE_3T6xd7EVdfifMcKIJ8/edit?usp=sharing</a></u></span>> </div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Every student group is required to send a representative</span>,
<span style="font-weight: 700;">with the exception</span> <span style="font-weight: 700;">
of </span><i>individual FSILGs, dorms, and club sports</i>; those groups’ governance groups may attend if they wish to but are
<span style="font-weight: 700;">not</span> required to do so. There will be makeup options for groups that are entirely unable to attend, but if groups do neither of these, they will incur a
<span style="font-weight: 700;">fine </span>and may be suspended or de-recognized if the group has repeatedly missed GBMs. Dinner will be served. </div>
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Any member may check-in for a group and may check-in for up to 5 groups. <i><u>However, only students listed as President, Treasurer, Group Admin, or
</u></i><span style="font-weight: 700;"><i><u>GBM proxy</u></i></span><i><u> in the group's ASA Database entry <</u></i><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><i><u><a href="https://engage.mit.edu/" id="OWA7c5f399d-6940-e9ff-7d49-6855cc6d85a4" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">engage.mit.edu</a></u></i></span><i><u>>
may exercise the group's vote.</u></i> Furthermore, no one may exercise the vote of more than one group, and each group has only one vote even if they send multiple representatives. Groups that do not send a representative
<span style="font-weight: 700;">will incur a fine</span> and may be suspended or de-recognized if the group has repeatedly missed GBMs. Food will be served.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">New Group Applications Open</span></div>
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The Fall 2024 cycle for New Group Applications is officially open, also known as “Application for Recognition”. You can find the application form at <<span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a href="https://cglink.me/2cy/s698" id="OWA2d4b40a9-2e8f-86e9-bd31-3abf8ac72bbb" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://cglink.me/2cy/s698</a></u></span>>.
The application will close on <span style="font-weight: 700;">Friday, November 1st at 11:59PM</span>. See the ASA website <<span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a href="https://asa.mit.edu/start-group/new-group-application" id="OWAc2f3685e-d7c5-61d5-058b-1339eb47e822" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://asa.mit.edu/start-group/new-group-application</a></u></span>>
for more details.</div>
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Note that any funded groups will not be accepted in time to apply for Fall cycle funding deadlines and should instead target the IAP cycle deadlines.</div>
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If you have any questions, feel free to contact <<span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a href="mailto:asa-groups@mit.edu" id="OWAb9ff80c9-7c16-c44c-e098-c8df6e28767f" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">asa-groups@mit.edu</a></u></span>>.</div>
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Please feel free to email <asa-exec@mit.edu> with any requests, questions, or other inquiries.</div>
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Sincerely,</div>
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The ASA Executive Board</div>
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