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[esong27]

ATTENTION BETA MEMBERS 2006-2007

NEW MEMBERS You should have all gotten a call from one of the BETA officers telling you that you've been accepted and that the first meeting is on 10/24, inside the teachers' cafeteria.

I've just received word that the Key Club hosts meetings there on Tuesday, so our meeting location is likely to change. We apologize for the miscommunication; we had our meets in the teachers' caf last year with no problem, and had no idea the Key Club chose the same location this year.

I will post updates on this site within the next few days. Please tell your fellow BETA friends of the change.

Congratulations to all the new BETA members!

[far I be]

wait. . . are old members supposed to get a phone call too?? because i didn't get one

[esong27]

No, not old members. Sorry I forgot to say that. Only new members got a phone call. We'll be sending out an email this week.

[katinka]

Ellen, i didn't get a call... what does that mean?

[anntan1989]

Don't worry. They'll find some way to contact you about your status, because the officers are uber cool. They probably haven't finished the calls yet, seeing as there's a lot fo people to call. And they'll call everyone, regardless of rejection or acceptance. :-)

[far I be]

btw..isn't the 24th the islamic holiday of EID? that means the Muslim students won't be able to make it... do we get excused?? 'cuz i really don't want to miss the first meeting.. any chance of changing the date??

[esong27]

Oh my god, why are there so many obstacles for us!

Sorry, I can't change the date anymore. It was supposed to be this Tuesday but we decided that since it's the end of the marking period, everyone would have a lot of work to do.

You guys will be excused if you give us notes at the next general meeting, which will be in the next month.

Angelic- there are so many people who never pick up their phones. We try not to leave voice messages so we can speak directly to the members on whether they're in or not. PM me if you want to ask be directly. If you're a junior, especially, chances are we haven't been able to reach you.

[z2z007]

How come you guys gave phone calls? Wouldn't mass e-mails be more efficient?

I'm just curious.

[esong27]

Because we want to be more personal.

[angel]

and there are always problems with mass emails. they get bounced back, we can't read handwritings, etc. Besides NHS has kindly lead the example..they had a problem with the emails. And it's sort of a Beta tradition.

[zaccariah2005]

There is a good chance that Eid will be on Monday, so, do not worry about that. It all depends on the moon. I don't even know why the 24th was mentioned. From what I know, it is either the 22nd or the 23rd.
Also, if you R changing the meeting place, then, you do not have to give phone calls or mass Emails. Just post a flyer that says that BETA will be meeting at Room <insert room # here>. You can also tell the key members to tell all the people about the location change. You probably already thought of that. I just said this just in case.

[esong27]

Oh, that's a relief. I just heard from several people that it'd be the 24th, so I assumed they were right. In that case, don't miss the meeting! :-D

[z2z007]

Keep in mind, people go by different moon sightings in different locations around the world, depending on which mosque they follow. There is a huge lack of consistency with when Eid is celebrated.

[zaccariah2005]

/\ makes us look very stupid. Many mosques take into acount the moon sighting of their native countries rather than the moon sighting in America (cause them eastern countries see the moon the next day). If people started using common sense once in a while, then, we wouldn't have these problems. but, w/e, I'll probably be there in BETA cause Eid is either monday or Sunday for me. Well, I guess, you can atleast expect almost half of the muslims to come that day.

[esong27]

FIRST MEETING will be Tues. Oct 24, in room 2C3. Come after 9th period or 10th period.