tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313739104814872702024-03-05T01:33:26.261-08:00The Secular Student Alliance of ECUSarah Erwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02451854799063041650noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231373910481487270.post-79681634692565754332012-02-10T07:53:00.000-08:002012-02-10T07:53:27.632-08:00T-shirt time!<a href="http://www.customink.com/signup/ltmhlu4" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Please click here to sign up for your shirt!</span></a><br />
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We need to order at least 20 shirts to make them $15 a piece. If you do not want to sign up online, contact me, and I will sign you up on the paper sign up sheet. So far we have about 9 people signed up. Pretty good for 2 days. I'm also going to get some fliers up around campus. It would be awesome if we could hit more than 20 by February 29th. Share them on your facebook. I would be willing to ship them if needed (for friends who live far away).<br />
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In other news. . . .<span style="font-size: large;">Darwin Day!</span><span style="font-size: small;"> We are having a mock anti-evolution protest with science about faux science, the FSM, and Russell's teapot. <em><u>I will be contacting everyone to find volunteers for Monday.</u></em> If I do not have your contact information, but you would like to participate, please e-mail me! We will also have a table set up with information about our protest and group. Pictures will be taken! It's probably going to be cold, so dress warm. We will be meeting in front of the chapel at 11-12 and then again from 2-3. There will be birthday cake.</span><br />
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Thanks guys! Let's kick the semester off with a ruckus.Sarah Erwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02451854799063041650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231373910481487270.post-27907110815731411902012-01-30T13:45:00.000-08:002012-01-30T13:55:48.707-08:00Muslim-Christian DebateHere are some photos from the recent debate, thank you Sundae for taking these! See you all at the next debate!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjUASwfRSvObORtDSalLH2Ux2UKx5KsvUPQ63qpoawUH6riNpG5ERxR4tdr28mSf_cfgbn80h0nA2HQCMMBFCeTCjVAc0kJXb_rDwqet3n54Dun5lEqaqhybYgHD-pHPlFOTrYLm9EYY/s1600/debate2.jpg"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703546254837725186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjUASwfRSvObORtDSalLH2Ux2UKx5KsvUPQ63qpoawUH6riNpG5ERxR4tdr28mSf_cfgbn80h0nA2HQCMMBFCeTCjVAc0kJXb_rDwqet3n54Dun5lEqaqhybYgHD-pHPlFOTrYLm9EYY/s320/debate2.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Sarah Erwin (Secular Student Alliance)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElLb5NoychmZG3rMx5F3xVD3yF4IFBybyPhuRlhYsvWuNbRzuUWUUw3E0AJmSEAdN1f7qL5WDJK_PrGW2uebIQtb8dUGwAKRI1PknuWsczNFeDC59MwKBgKrm_CSWcDjhptqY-FG5ZTc/s1600/debate1.jpg"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703545946122636258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElLb5NoychmZG3rMx5F3xVD3yF4IFBybyPhuRlhYsvWuNbRzuUWUUw3E0AJmSEAdN1f7qL5WDJK_PrGW2uebIQtb8dUGwAKRI1PknuWsczNFeDC59MwKBgKrm_CSWcDjhptqY-FG5ZTc/s320/debate1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Stephen McClesky (Baptist Student Union) & Santosh Bhattarai (Muslim Student Association)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5MlZC-LiegDQquaEfTcEp6YTVuSeFAeD6xb-n6EbpPsIiOrpfayfLTIvp6GqCyLq-7FzMb-MMH99LsuXPW6k0avoBKZBDnC-Q4FdNYIZSjKc0z9zPi_10pGCBiW2EsDH50lT1hJC4VU/s1600/debate4.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZKdEv2ghyphenhyphenFy7pkIqesCqYrGTHioczmWiOypg5GXspeKDj9fH_-M1-gSiXYmjJC8MwKICiUplLeNUimBuvir-hZmOrNKRVsYPDZA7Mp8SaCSsP5ggWdCzYdPlxcO7gt6J88ktZxKWybE/s1600/debate3.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF6Lwot7HLj6GmYaFtBVAXPoTaansvdjCM9Glh1mv_XSfVUDZwCJQnkkLZBObGyzlNlh3e3IYXImdCUMRX2cPag7Z-WUrGWUfww0vphPwuTKMypWW2ry7YoV5o8NJdCYFMGY6gw6jWY3I/s1600/debate2.jpg"></a><div> </div><div> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231373910481487270.post-20357268890918711462012-01-26T13:23:00.001-08:002012-01-26T13:27:54.091-08:00Muslim-Christian DebateHey guys, remember tonight is the Muslim-Christian debate. It starts at 6:15 in the ESTEP center. Our very own Sarah Erwin is involved as the moderator I believe.<br /><br />February 16th at 7:00 is the other debate that we are featured in, it's coming up so mark your calendars.<br /><br />I'll be at both of these events taking pictures! And I'll post them all shortly.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231373910481487270.post-51286063609365095622012-01-20T16:23:00.000-08:002012-01-20T16:23:04.287-08:00Shirt ideas!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZEkncc157375y2KTlPcKK_E5e-_EZRnbPCoctiLCxvXEDfSEX9yqiwXhgIPRe5UHHXilJJW6c61tYL6ns-sfmhZl_Dk5bJmodNszu3mpYT5OcSOLouDyZad5j8EdYR2qE6jfTsdk_RFxK/s1600/custom1.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="158px" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZEkncc157375y2KTlPcKK_E5e-_EZRnbPCoctiLCxvXEDfSEX9yqiwXhgIPRe5UHHXilJJW6c61tYL6ns-sfmhZl_Dk5bJmodNszu3mpYT5OcSOLouDyZad5j8EdYR2qE6jfTsdk_RFxK/s320/custom1.PNG" width="320px" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one is ~15 if we order 20.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">~$15 if we order 20.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5bvfdo8OFjFdqrb4NJMuk0BoTFAnOjBwPm9xoUMtxvs8gMZs7fStGVUg45xvT0cY5p1Zy6TJiwTaQJs02pyr35JZiC4sIodkBMqa03mewDWvUXsFjCIJXTw5Rh2Y5jB5Yz1drvJJLE-Oe/s1600/custom3.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="304px" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5bvfdo8OFjFdqrb4NJMuk0BoTFAnOjBwPm9xoUMtxvs8gMZs7fStGVUg45xvT0cY5p1Zy6TJiwTaQJs02pyr35JZiC4sIodkBMqa03mewDWvUXsFjCIJXTw5Rh2Y5jB5Yz1drvJJLE-Oe/s320/custom3.PNG" width="320px" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">~$11 if we order 20.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one may be a bit *too* in-your-face. ~$15 if we order 20.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZV79vyCiA1ChFou5-yKK08iAQlI1zghKeggD-7Uy8V9dAqeFrC4K7rOf2SqlwYi8T1_Lx4LA-nekTMtsTdjDte_gXeE-t2RDvD_HDXE6jEyw2J-aygeuPT2uEiOvfFPrCPx7S8Mj5MkQM/s1600/custom5.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="305px" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZV79vyCiA1ChFou5-yKK08iAQlI1zghKeggD-7Uy8V9dAqeFrC4K7rOf2SqlwYi8T1_Lx4LA-nekTMtsTdjDte_gXeE-t2RDvD_HDXE6jEyw2J-aygeuPT2uEiOvfFPrCPx7S8Mj5MkQM/s320/custom5.PNG" width="320px" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">~$11 if we order 20.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWKlPTFJxcnReB63UKnjBX2PNbAuVR6PUmfAf_HI10INAI3_pVs8rO1heTxKw60Fr5qhvaIQqAHyAZRy5wGmGRbZY2MwwGw2AkESN-YQd-j5_AiJXqDVfsLxxR85nN0PnN411iTVEjibV/s1600/custom6.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="153px" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWKlPTFJxcnReB63UKnjBX2PNbAuVR6PUmfAf_HI10INAI3_pVs8rO1heTxKw60Fr5qhvaIQqAHyAZRy5wGmGRbZY2MwwGw2AkESN-YQd-j5_AiJXqDVfsLxxR85nN0PnN411iTVEjibV/s320/custom6.PNG" width="320px" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">~$17 if we order 20.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rM6B5TZaxYECWkPWFQ03V5q49W3EkUvvwk01rhx7cQ3Vvis227fks4P4-PGOsqg5XPlIBKWOoLPYTFHdPsL8vccV06Py6SLw_MBvMNFfjaUbRfGcR8vztcdwRwH-_QzEVOEvC-mCaLsw/s1600/custom7.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="305px" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rM6B5TZaxYECWkPWFQ03V5q49W3EkUvvwk01rhx7cQ3Vvis227fks4P4-PGOsqg5XPlIBKWOoLPYTFHdPsL8vccV06Py6SLw_MBvMNFfjaUbRfGcR8vztcdwRwH-_QzEVOEvC-mCaLsw/s320/custom7.PNG" width="320px" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">~$11 if we order 20.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvTv_rDodxAGUBIDFiXORNOLOV58yXas2L_LtD_ibTTaYA8-HEhPxPZlPhhNmAenUtAKR-wuk3nzWIvBg8Y3obxlXsatWK-A1xzvWRdZ3RdwtkfQVRCKzBSz_fJsdU6a5NHp5XBhbxps2/s1600/vistaprint1.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="167px" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvTv_rDodxAGUBIDFiXORNOLOV58yXas2L_LtD_ibTTaYA8-HEhPxPZlPhhNmAenUtAKR-wuk3nzWIvBg8Y3obxlXsatWK-A1xzvWRdZ3RdwtkfQVRCKzBSz_fJsdU6a5NHp5XBhbxps2/s320/vistaprint1.PNG" width="320px" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">~$20, regardless of how many we order :(</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Please look these over and vote in the poll which one you like most. If you can't decide or want to suggest color/font/detail changes, please comment on the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ecok.ssa" target="_blank">facebook album</a>. Also, feel free to submit your own. I made most of these in <a href="http://www.customink.com/" target="_blank">custom ink's design lab</a>. Let me know if you make a new one, and I will put it on the website and the facebook.Sarah Erwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02451854799063041650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231373910481487270.post-6233504312137288312011-11-09T09:23:00.000-08:002011-11-09T09:23:28.876-08:00Which state constitutions ban atheists from holding office?<div sizcache="3" sizset="2"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><strong>North Carolina</strong></span>, <a href="http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/nc/STGOVT/article_vi.HTM"><span style="color: black;">Article 6, Section 8</span></a>:</div><blockquote><em>The following persons shall be disqualified for office:</em><br />
<em>First, any person who shall deny the being of Almighty God.</em></blockquote><div sizcache="3" sizset="3"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><strong>Arkansas</strong>,</span> <a href="http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/ar-constitution/arcart19/arcart19-1.htm"><span style="color: black;">Article 19, Section 1</span></a>:</div><blockquote><span style="color: #333333;"><em>Atheists disqualified from holding office or testifying as witness.</em></span><br />
<em>No person who denies the being of a God shall hold any office in the civil departments of this State, nor be competent to testify as a witness in any Court.</em></blockquote><div sizcache="3" sizset="4"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><strong>Mississippi</strong></span>, <a href="http://www.sos.state.ms.us/pubs/constitution/constitution.asp"><span style="color: black;">Article 14, Section 265</span></a>:</div><blockquote><em>No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office in this state.</em></blockquote><div sizcache="3" sizset="5"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><strong>Maryland</strong></span>, <a href="http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/43const/pdf/2006const.pdf"><span style="color: black;">Article 37</span></a>:</div><blockquote><em>That no religious test ought ever to be required as a qualification for any office of profit or trust in this State, other than a declaration of belief in the existence of God; nor shall the Legislature prescribe any other oath of office than the oath prescribed by this Constitution.</em></blockquote><div sizcache="3" sizset="6"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><strong>South Carolina</strong></span>, <a href="http://www.scstatehouse.gov/scconstitution/a17.htm"><span style="color: black;">Article 17, Section 4</span></a>:</div><blockquote><em>No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office under this Constitution.</em></blockquote><div sizcache="3" sizset="7"><span style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7;"><strong>Tennessee</strong></span>, <a href="http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/07-08/47-Constitution,%20Tennessee.pdf"><span style="color: black;">Article 9, Section 2</span></a> (PDF):</div><blockquote><em>No person who denies the being of God, or a future state of rewards and punishments, shall hold any office in the civil department of this state.</em></blockquote><div sizcache="3" sizset="8"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><strong>Texas</strong></span>, <a href="http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/CN/htm/CN.1.htm"><span style="color: black;">Article 1, Section 4</span></a>:</div><blockquote class="last"><em>No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office, or public trust, in this State; nor shall any one be excluded from holding office on account of his religious sentiments, provided he acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being.</em></blockquote><br />
Are you as surprised (and happy) that Oklahoma's not on this list as I am?<br />
Sarah ErwinSarah Erwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02451854799063041650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231373910481487270.post-40357913857937670622011-10-17T18:11:00.000-07:002011-10-17T19:18:55.735-07:00Blasphemous Bake Sale<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hey everyone, the bake sale was a success! :) Here are some pictures from the event.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKRABAPDxHTH5ZFYz4GxBPDhUDobeR4-vXRqtntBHsD95-uXgPXZ2Sk8Thef0lStoDwalUdf7TEICArNMYlmN9xhrvMKk7dxoqIaye3ZRz3ONIR7jXpv8LGLgFXUqZWaHjSP_Md6pJO2w/s320/DSCN0175.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664635012000204962" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Blake and Sarah fighting the cold!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdS0Quf8Z6nRU56KuXQX-7DLkWQa_jxDbZKB3ZU9V6emGLOjXVa-AcfAIrkk4x00NFqf9yxb9RIVYYqJ0Vu2o7zarQjH9VkTJkAWaBB4tAqsbuYeM2r-dJtuImUlfbw98l9DePMQVtSR4/s1600/DSCN0176.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdS0Quf8Z6nRU56KuXQX-7DLkWQa_jxDbZKB3ZU9V6emGLOjXVa-AcfAIrkk4x00NFqf9yxb9RIVYYqJ0Vu2o7zarQjH9VkTJkAWaBB4tAqsbuYeM2r-dJtuImUlfbw98l9DePMQVtSR4/s320/DSCN0176.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664640475514958850" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizCdGYwilRpc69YS5QyRMSemJbrIwHmXZGAB0JT8PIMTmjWSmj4oEFoD519K3ahppe4QObFbUmFvZtnVqve7RoY3tnXUs8VJjFR_m5G0neiXqpG2AayZJFOZvch0lTCZ1sdPZQFf97Ok/s320/DSCN0180.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664640983490534178" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Rm97pO850-euUCX-nqFoYz_RZTcHwvUkynmJW0FENQiNl_wzj25g2FYSvFcbKpzTluMedU9eu47NkuR98XhNX5sWlTyFkkRzSJu4pprvNJS8v9fpfnLhde7t8GGnaq8DOpr1pgYy9YE/s320/DSCN0179.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664640964035316018" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231373910481487270.post-56757693041461722032011-09-15T13:56:00.000-07:002011-09-15T13:58:23.951-07:00"The Journal"For all of you that did not get to read Sarah's editorial, or the article on the debate, here is a link to last week's edition of the Journal.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.ecok.edu/SiteContent/1/documents/Journal_9_8_11.pdf">http://www.ecok.edu/SiteContent/1/documents/Journal_9_8_11.pdf</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231373910481487270.post-49151857935310202372011-09-14T19:06:00.000-07:002011-09-14T19:42:34.598-07:00SSA Information Booth!<div style="text-align: center;">Last week we set up a booth outside of Horace Mann (as most of you know). I think it was pretty successful! Most of the people we met were eager to hear about the debate, and I'm sure that the t<span><span></span></span>urnout will be great once we do have it! Here are some pictures from the event :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFPxlTdtOX3TkcHB-zvAwYj7WC-UEr9FakfgonYZyp5Q-3xnKdT47jjqaPhhs-dD4DoV3daAB6FYqx-bwnFiajxCSPtyV-Y5WVaOrpQgs3AtvZT-Y8f-OrXfc3bu1KJJ9rTs802gerS4/s1600/100_1672.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFPxlTdtOX3TkcHB-zvAwYj7WC-UEr9FakfgonYZyp5Q-3xnKdT47jjqaPhhs-dD4DoV3daAB6FYqx-bwnFiajxCSPtyV-Y5WVaOrpQgs3AtvZT-Y8f-OrXfc3bu1KJJ9rTs802gerS4/s320/100_1672.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652410542340950530" /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvG_5eWYu-aujCDPE_cjUKTrG9WUo3IQ4hk3w0omduOgl1qHAReMw_VsPlUuehx68FVKjbnroWiSlUZHbMwSdMyjoVkehJJ4FdA5T2EppyVYhjXB-ZzvrsWhlraVxe9JjZA3ZHYmV4vJM/s320/100_1673.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652406127990915170" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">- Laura Asaro (Historian)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231373910481487270.post-26106273079152129882011-09-09T14:46:00.001-07:002011-09-09T14:46:10.514-07:00BSU/SSA debate change.The debate has been moved to Wednesday at 8pm on the 28th. I received an e-mail last night from the BSU saying that the format had yet again changed. I specifically told Ron Williams, director of the CREW office, that we would not participate in a debate over the existence of god. We are already a misunderstood group; I am not leading us into a room full of people to say, "Your god is not real, and here is why." Our mission is not to disprove god. The e-mail I received listed topics, the first two about the existence of god. None of the topics that we were interested in discussing were listed. I met with Randy (minister at the BSU), and we decided to talk to Ron about our concerns. As usual, he denied his office had made any changes. I told him I couldn't be certain it was coming from the CREW office, but I felt that there were forces at play that wanted this discussion to turn into an argument in order to attract a bigger audience. He said he never approved the "does god exist question," but the person who came up with the topics was there and said, "I showed it to you." His reply was that he didn't read it. I was tired of dealing with the constant changes and incompetence I had experienced with the CREW office, so I told him I did not feel comfortable working with any more, and that if it was alright with the BSU (which it is), we would just work directly with them. I will be making a new event, and we will have to work hard to promote the corrections. It's going to be in the regent's room to promote a more academic feel. We already reserved the room. I will also be making a group with the BSU students so we can hammer out a format. Both sides will also be sharing the questions before hand. Thank you for your patience and support. I think things will go much more smoothly now that the CREW office is out of the picture. If you have any questions, please let me know via e-mail or facebook, and I will try to answer you as soon as possible.Sarah Erwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02451854799063041650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231373910481487270.post-61314105231223387112011-09-04T15:51:00.000-07:002011-09-04T15:51:32.999-07:00Students who signed up to pass out SSA gear.Next Wednesday & Thursday (September 7th & 8th) we are passing out some of the cool gear that the National SSA sent to us to promote the group. We will also be promoting the religious debate at these tables. We will more than likely be set up near Horace Mann because that covers a lot of student traffic. I made this list according to when you guys told me you would be available. If you can't make it stay the entire time, that is fine. I just want to make sure no one is ever at the table alone. If you weren't at the meeting last week, but still want to participate, just show up or contact me if you need more details! <a href="http://i54.tinypic.com/2brupt.png">Here is the link to the time chart!</a><br />
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Sarah Erwin,<br />
SSA of ECU President.<br />
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Sarah Erwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02451854799063041650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231373910481487270.post-64844551239925634062011-09-03T00:32:00.000-07:002011-09-04T15:33:44.763-07:00Secular Alliance Meeting August 31, 2011<div style="background-color: transparent;"><div dir="ltr" id="internal-source-marker_0.2549842542503029" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Secular Alliance Meeting</span></div><ul style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Meeting started at 7:00 p.m.</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The agenda for this meeting went as follow:</span></li>
</ul><ul style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Elections</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Debate (BSU)</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cool SSA swag!</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Homecoming</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">New Business</span></li>
</ul><ul style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Elections</span></li>
</ul><ul style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">President - </span>Sarah is the new president</li>
</ul><ul style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vice President - </span>Nick is the new vice president</li>
</ul><ul style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Treasury - </span>Daniel is the new treasurer</li>
</ul><ul style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Secretary - </span>Derrick is the new secretary</li>
</ul><ul style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">C.S. (Community Service Director) - </span>Casey is the new committee substitute</li>
</ul><ul style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">P.R. (Public Relations) - </span>Mark is now involved in public relations</li>
</ul><ul style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Historian - </span>Laura is now involved as the new historian</li>
</ul><ul><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Events: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">Debate</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">The event will be a debate between Secular Alliance and the BSU</span></li>
</ul><ul><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ice cream will be included for this social gathering</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The date for this will be September 13 at 8:00 or 9:00 p.m.</span></li>
</ul><ul style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Secular Alliance Booth</span></li>
</ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>There will be a booth set up on Wednesday, September 7</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7.199999999999999pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap;">th</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></span> <br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>There will be another booth set up on Thursday, September 8</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7.199999999999999pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap;">th</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> as well</span></span> <br />
<ul><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The objective is to pass out things relating to the Secular Alliance and information on what an Atheist or a nonbeliever is</span></li>
</ul><ul style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Homecoming</span></li>
</ul><ul><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Secular Alliance needs ideas for a possible float to use in Homecoming </span></li>
</ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Any idea is welcome</span><br />
<ul style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next meeting will be September 14</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7.199999999999999pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap;">th</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> at 7:00 p.m. in Horace Mann, room 228</span></li>
</ul><ul style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Free Thought Convention</span></li>
</ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>This convention will be in October</span> <br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>It will be $69.00 for student and $31.00 for the hotel</span> <br />
<ul style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><li style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Meeting was ajourned at 7:43 p.m.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>Dertmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01557995769413612032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231373910481487270.post-66012333671566251492011-08-31T21:44:00.000-07:002011-08-31T22:17:26.593-07:0008/31/2011 - MeetingToday we elected officers! They are as follows:<br />
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President: Sarah Erwin<br />
Vice President: Nick Rackley<br />
Secretary: Derrick Manning<br />
Treasurer: Daniel Bratcher<br />
Community Service Coordinator: Casey Williamson<br />
Historian: Laura Asaro<br />
Public Relations: Mark Branscum!<br />
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I have invited all the officers to the blog, so they can post updates too! If you are an officer sharing on the blog, please remember to sign your name, so all members can know who is posting.<br />
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We also discussed passing out group information next week on Wednesday and Thursday. I will be contacting individuals who gave me their availability, so we can be sure someone is at the table at all times. Laura, I expect pictures for our blog!<br />
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September 13 at 9:00p.m. in the Pesagi Lounge, we are having a debate with the Baptist Student Union. Please, <a href="mailto:sarmerw@gmail.com">e-mail me</a> if you are interested in being one of the five to represent our group. Also tell me if you come up with any new topic ideas! There is a facebook event now, and I think I invited most of you. However, if you missed it, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=107193222718221">click here</a> and say that you are attending!<br />
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A few other events discussed were home coming, <a href="http://skepticon.org/">Skepticon</a> in Missouri, and <a href="http://www.secularstudents.org/tfc2011">The Texas Freethought Convention</a>. Skepticon is free, and we could car pool. We would have to reserve tickets for the Freethought Convention. Please, <a href="mailto:sarmerw@gmail.com">contact me</a> if you are interested in attending with me.<br />
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Our next meeting is on September 14th. I'm sure I will be in contact with all of you before then. Thank you to all who attended! The semester is already off to a good start!<br />
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Sarah Erwin,<br />
SSA of ECU PresidentSarah Erwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02451854799063041650noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231373910481487270.post-66614849620661788592011-08-23T17:10:00.000-07:002011-08-23T17:10:25.112-07:008/23/2011- Meeting with Student SenateA few of us met with Student Senate tonight and discussed our group and its purpose. They voted to approve our group. We are officially a group on campus. Now we are working on getting on the school's website. Don't forget that we are meeting tomorrow for pizza and games.<br />
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Sarah Erwin.Sarah Erwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02451854799063041650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231373910481487270.post-87188767900377501702011-08-17T19:05:00.000-07:002011-08-17T19:05:11.452-07:008/17/2011 Meeting I was extremely satisfied with the meeting tonight. Thank you so much for sharing your stories! I hope we can continue to grow closer as a group and create a network for atheists, agnostics, and other nonreligious students.<br />
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Please, please feel welcome to e-mail me with ideas, comments, or questions--I want your input. Considering that we only had chalkings to advertise our meeting that were only up for a few hours at best, I was so happy that we had 5 new people. I cannot wait until we get the campus affiliation status sorted out, so we can start advertising more. I am debating just standing with a sign about being atheist to attempt to meet more potential members during my free time. I am not sure. Please, invite anyone you know. The more the merrier.<br />
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Next week, we will have pizzas and maybe a few other snacks. Please bring your own drinks. If there are any games/discussion questions/movies you would like to share with the group, bring them along. If you want to bring a snack, that would be great too. I will be contacting everyone through the information they provided on the membership form to ask about toppings, donations, etc.<br />
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Please remember to look through the Constitution if you would like to be an officer on campus. You do not have to be open about your religious affiliation to be an officer, but I would like officers to be involved with events and mentors to other members. However, that does not mean you cannot help with events behind the scenes in the organizing and planning stages.<br />
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Here is the agenda from the meeting:<br />
1) Introductions<br />
2) Campus affiliation status<br />
a) Policy changes<br />
b) Presenting to student senate<br />
3) Officers<br />
a) Duties<br />
b) Elections<br />
4) Constitution<br />
a) Blog: www.ssa-ecu.blogspot.com<br />
b) Proposed changes<br />
5) Meetings<br />
a) Proposed changes<br />
b) Meeting structure<br />
6) Events<br />
a) Faith and morality panel<br />
b) Other suggestions<br />
7) Other news<br />
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I want to give a special thanks to Dr. Alford for being so readily involved in the group, and to everyone who attended the meeting. Please feel free to contact me because I really want your feedback. I am looking forward to next Wednesday.<br />
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Sarah ErwinSarah Erwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02451854799063041650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231373910481487270.post-72054003475464660992011-05-26T10:54:00.000-07:002011-05-26T10:55:24.138-07:00Affiliated and excited!In case you guys hadn't noticed, we are now on the National SSA's website, <a href="http://www.secularstudents.org/ecok">here</a>. I hope you guys are as excited as I am.<br />
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For those of you interested in a Faith & Morality panel, I invited the spokesperson for the Islamic Council of Oklahoma to speak. She said to keep in contact, and she would try to come. She's an awesome speaker.<br />
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If you did not attend our first meeting at the end of April, please send me your e-mail, so I can add you to the contact group. You can reach me <a href="mailto:sarmerw@gmail.com">here</a> at any time.<br />
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The Campus Life and Student Activities director, Dr. Williams, has promised to approve our group. He even said he's looking forward to us "shaking up" the campus. As soon as we get listed on the school's website, we can start getting resources from the National SSA. I hope you guys become members on the national level as well, to show your support. It's only $10 for students.<br />
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Thank you guys for helping to make this group possible. I am super excited about getting things going.Sarah Erwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02451854799063041650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231373910481487270.post-34609723815964909642011-05-26T10:35:00.000-07:002011-05-26T10:35:44.506-07:00Contact UsE-mail: ecok@secularstudents.org<br />
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President: Sarah Erwin, sarmerw@gmail.comSarah Erwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02451854799063041650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231373910481487270.post-14110152896260732592011-05-11T14:15:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:26:57.520-07:0005/11/11 UpdateI was thinking that perhaps we could get a group together to go visit the National Shrine of Infant Jesus in Prague. We could go out to eat and get to know each other. I will send out an e-mail to get more feed back about when would be convenient for everyone to go.<br />
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In other news, I have not heard a peep out of the university over the recognition of our group. I can't say I'm surprised. I will be visiting the Student Activities Office every week (maybe twice a week) until make us an official group on campus. They are not really denying us recognition, just dragging their feet.<br />
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However, the national SSA has been awesome. They have made us an e-mail forward, and we are on their web directory (<a href="http://secularstudents.org/ecok">http://secularstudents.org/ecok</a>). Once we become recognized on campus, they will help us out a lot. There are all kinds of benefits highlighted in the group running guide. I hope you guys are excited as I am.<br />
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I will be doing a little bit of editing on the website to make it a little more user friendly, so please stay tuned. If you did not get to attend our meeting, please <a href="mailto:sarmerw@gmail.com">e-mail me</a> so that I can add you to the list of member e-mails.<br />
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Also, please consider becoming a member at the national level. They supply us with many resources, so it's worth the money. <a href="http://secularstudents.org/">http://secularstudents.org/</a>Sarah Erwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02451854799063041650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231373910481487270.post-18795372859283267812011-05-02T21:20:00.001-07:002011-05-02T21:20:02.195-07:00More updates of the National SSA.<img border="1" src="http://i51.tinypic.com/2d6k5kw.jpg" width="300px" /><br />
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We got our group running guide in the mail today!<br />
I hope everyone is excited as I am to get this group going.<br />
We got an email forward as well, <a href="mailto:ecok@secularstudents.org">ecok@secularstudents.org</a>.<br />
I will keep you guys updated about our status on campus as I learn more information.<br />
Thank you,<br />
Sarah ErwinSarah Erwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02451854799063041650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231373910481487270.post-72245616153274674232011-05-02T20:22:00.001-07:002011-05-02T20:22:23.480-07:00The Constitution of the SSA of ECU<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">THE CONSTITUTION OF THE SECULAR STUDENT ALLIANCE OF EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ARTICLE 1:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></u></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>NAME AND PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 1<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The name of this organization shall be the Secular Student Alliance of East Central University, AKA the SSA of ECU.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 2<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The purposes of this organization are to organize, unite, educate, and serve students and student communities that promote ideals of scientific and critical inquiry, democracy, secularism, and human-based ethics. The group seeks opportunities to provide support for non-theistic students.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 3<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The organization is recognized by East Central University and complies with regulations set forth by the campus.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ARTICLE 2:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERSHIP AND MEANS OF SELECTION OF MEMBERS</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 1<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Membership of this organization shall not be denied to any East Central University student on the basis of race, gender, national origin, ethnicity, age, religion, citizenship, sexual orientation, or disabilities.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 2<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>There shall be two types of members in this organization: voting members and honorary members</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 3<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Voting members shall be limited to students enrolled at East Central University and who have filed a membership form with the secretary of the SSA of ECU.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 4<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Any person deemed to have aided the SSA of ECU in a positive manner may become an honorary member, so long as he or she receives a majority vote by the members.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 5<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Any member may be suspended or expelled by a majority vote of members due to violating the Constitution or By Laws of the SSA of ECU or for participating in actions that damage or harm the organization’s reputation. Requests to suspend or expel a member must be submitted in writing by a member. After the request is filed with the secretary, a hearing will be held in order to investigate and potentially suspend or expel a member.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 6<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Any student removed from the organization may file grievance with the appropriate student services on the campus of East Central University.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ARTICLE 3:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>OFFICERS</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 1<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The offices to be held and recognized in this organization are as follows: The President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Public Relations Officer, the Community Service Coordinator, and any others as deemed necessary – see provisions for amending.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 2<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The powers and duties of each officer shall be as follows:</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">A.<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The President will be the official spokesperson for the organization. He or she shall organize and manage the meetings. Other duties shall be decided by the members as they see fit from semester to semester.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">B.<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The Vice President will be responsible for organizing and managing meetings in the absence of the President. He or she shall be responsible for notifying members of meetings.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">C.<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The Secretary shall be responsible for the taking of minutes and filing of the organization’s documents. He or she shall be responsible for keeping records of any organization activities and shall be able to create copies for members upon request.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">D.<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The Treasurer shall be responsible for managing accounting records of the organization. He or she will be granted access to the bank account under the Secular Student Alliance of ECU. He or she will also be responsible for keeping copies of any monetary transactions that occur in the name of the SSA of ECU.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">E.<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The Public Relations Officer is responsible for contacting the East Central University paper and other appropriate organizations when the SSA of ECU is planning an event. He or she shall be responsible for managing flyers, posters, and other materials the group disseminates onto the campus.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">F.<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The Community Service Coordinator is responsible for finding possible community needs that the organization may volunteer their help. Members may also suggest possible projects, and members are to select participation in a project by majority vote. The Community Service Coordinator shall organize and set up any necessary paperwork or communications with others in order to complete the project.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 3<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Qualifications to hold any of the above listed offices are a minimum GPA of 2.0 and must be in good standing with East Central University.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 4<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A recall election can held if an offense is submitted in writing and approved by a one third vote of members 48 hours after the offense has been submitted. New officers elected during a recall election must obtain three-fourths of the majority vote in order to replace an already elected officer.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 5<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If an officer is found to be harmful or uninterested in the group, he or she may be removed by a two-thirds vote of a quorum of the membership. A written request to remove an officer must be filed at a regularly scheduled meeting one week before the vote. The President must attempt to contact the officer in question when the request is filed.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ARTICLE 4:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>MEETINGS</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 1<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Regular meetings shall be held at least once a month of every semester during the academic year.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 2<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Special meetings may be called by an elected official or by majority vote. All members must be given at least 24 hours notice of a special meeting, excluding weekend or holiday hours.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 3<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>There must be a quorum of the membership present in order to conduct organizational business. A quorum is defined as 50% + 1 of the active members. An election to replace a removed officer shall be held one week after the vote of his or her removal. All members must be notified of the removal and the election.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ARTICLE 5:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>ELECTIONS</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 1<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Officers are elected once a semester.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Elections shall be held at the end of each semester at a regularly scheduled meeting when a quorum of the membership is present.<a href="" name="_GoBack"></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 2<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>At least one week notice must be given to all members of a meeting that an election is to be held.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 3<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>To be elected to an office, a member must nominate another member who then receives the most votes from the quorum of the membership.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ARTICLE 6:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>ADVISOR</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 1<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>An individual faculty member of East Central University is required to advise the SSA of ECU, as mandated by campus regulations.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 2<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>An advisor is to be selected or re-approved by popular vote of a quorum of the membership yearly.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 3<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>An ineffective advisor may be removed by the organization with a majority vote of a quorum of the membership at a regularly scheduled meeting that members have been given one week’s notice of the vote taking place.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ARTICLE 7:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>DUES</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 1<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This organization has the ability to assess the membership. Any change in dues must be voted on at a regularly scheduled meeting with a quorum of the membership present that members have been given one week’s notice of the vote taking place.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ARTICLE 8:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>METHODS OF AMENDMENT</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 1<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Proposed amendments to the Constitution must be presented in writing at least one meeting before the amendment can be voted on.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 2<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Approval by two-thirds of a quorum of the membership is needed to pass an amendment to the Constitution. The amendment will be effective immediately after the passage unless otherwise stated in the amendment.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 3<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A copy of any alteration made to the Constitution must be filed with the appropriate offices at East Central University within 90 days of its passage.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ARTICLE 9:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>DISPURSAL OF ORGANIZATION ASSETS</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 1<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In the event that the Secular Student Alliance of East Central University should become defunct, all funds collected by the organization shall be turned over to the East Central Student Activities Office to be used to promote student programming on campus.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ARTICLE 10:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>STATEMENT OF AFFILIATION</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 1<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This organization is affiliated with the national Secular Student Alliance.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Section 2<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Copies of the national bylaws and Constitution is and must be filed with the appropriate offices at East Central University.</span></div>Sarah Erwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02451854799063041650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231373910481487270.post-91042481982570660782011-04-28T10:09:00.000-07:002011-04-28T10:09:31.935-07:00UpdatesI have been in contact with Dr. Alford. He is very interested in becoming involved in the group, and I told him that we may try to meet with him soon to possibly add him as a faculty advisor.<br />
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I made the changes to the constitution and submitted it to the Student Activities office. I added the new office of the Community Service Coordinator. I will be posting the official constitution on this website soon, along with the bylaws and membership forms.<br />
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You can get this updates by e-mail by submitting your e-mail on the right side panel. I also reccomend to every member that you become a national SSA member by visiting their website <a href="http://www.secularstudents.org/">http://www.secularstudents.org/</a>. I believe student fees are $10. Thanks.<br />
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Sarah Erwin, President of the SSA.Sarah Erwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02451854799063041650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231373910481487270.post-52444064252207883172011-04-28T10:01:00.001-07:002011-04-28T10:04:42.190-07:00First Meeting Agenda: 4/27/2011For discussion:<br />
1. Organization Constitution<br />
2. Dues<br />
3. Group Activities<br />
A. Privacy of Meetings<br />
B. Community Involvement<br />
4. Officers<br />
5. The National SSA<br />
A. Correspondence Between Groups<br />
B. Membership at a National Level<br />
6. New Business<br />
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For action:<br />
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Nothing is to be officially voted on during this meetingSarah Erwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02451854799063041650noreply@blogger.com0