[ASA-Official] Required hazing law acknowledgment, Fall GBM, and SAO director

[Rebecca E Krentz-Wee]

Dear Student Group Officers,

Please take note of the following announcements:

1. Anti-Hazing Acknowledgement Required
2. Fall General Body Meeting Scheduled
3. Meet the new director of SAO!

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1. Anti-Hazing Acknowledgement

All groups must provide acknowledgment of compliance with the Massachusetts
Anti-Hazing Law every year.  This is a strict requirement of maintaining
your ASA recognition status.

The online form is available at:
http://asa.scripts.mit.edu/applications/hazing

All groups must provide confirmation by Friday 10/22 at 11:59pm.  After
that there will be a $25 fine for late submissions, one week after the
deadline groups that have not submitted a form will be suspended and fined
$50 for late submissions, and three weeks after the deadline any remaining
groups will be derecognized.

Two sets of groups are exempt from this requirement:
- ASA Recognized FSILGs that already submitted acknowledgement to the FSILG
Office
- Club Sports that have already submitted acknowledgement to the Club
Sports Council and DAPER

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2. Fall General Body Meeting Scheduled

The Fall General Body Meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, November 3,
at 7:30pm.  More details including a location and an agenda will be sent
closer to that date.  All groups are required to send a representative - a
person may represent multiple groups, but they will only get a single vote.

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3. Meet the new director of SAO!

Leah Flynn, the new Assistant Dean and Director of Student Leadership and
Engagement Programs, will be starting this month. She will have a meet and
greet for students on Thursday, November 4 from 4pm-5:30pm in W20-549. Light
snacks will be provided.

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Please feel free to email asa-exec at mit.edu with any requests, questions, or
other inquiries.

Sincerely,
The ASA Executive Board
http://web.mit.edu/asa/about/board-members.html