<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Why don't you just revive ALE-NW. I don't work on the NW side any more, otherwise I'd take part.</div><div><br></div><div>I rather like the huge ALE umbrella with many separate groups under it, but ALE already has all that in place. </div><div><br></div><div>I'm sure there's some leadership around here that can help you forward with that.</div><div><br></div><div>--j</div><div><br></div><br><div><div>On Sep 20, 2010, at 5:34 PM, Joshua Roberts wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Hello all ALErs,<div><br></div><div>I am at it again. I want to start a new LUG at Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta. </div><div>I am wanting to know if anyone here can give me some insight regarding the writing of a constitution and the declaration of the purpose of the club.</div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>There are also some other stipulations regarding fund raising. If we can prove that we are a member of a nationally recognized group, such as the ALE if it is recognized, and that group is a Non-Profit then we only have to do community service to get more funds and not find creative ways to have fund raisers.</div>
<div><br></div><div><a href="http://sga.spsu.edu/docs/Constitution%20&%20SOP/Internal%20Affairs%20SOP%20Manual.doc">http://sga.spsu.edu/docs/Constitution%20&%20SOP/Internal%20Affairs%20SOP%20Manual.doc</a></div><div>
<br></div><div>Above is the link to the manual for creating and maintaining a Student organization at SPSU. </div><div>I am not looking for anyone to do all the work for me, just people to help me make sure that it starts strong.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I am going to search for constitutions online to see if I can get some ideas. I do not want to get caught plagiarizing and get dropped as a group, but I also do not want to have really stupid Bylaws or loopholes that can cause the group problems.</div>
<div>Once the LUG becomes official on campus then I may ask for help in designing activities and help from ALE members to give presentations or setting up Install-fests or linux-fests. </div><div>thank you for any help you can offer.</div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Joshua</div><div><br></div>
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