Club Corner
Alpha Phi Omega
Welcome back, OIsters. Sorry the club corner is late, just getting back into the swing of things. We have done a lot of stuff since coming back. There were a couple meetings, we helped the freshmen (or freshpeople) move in, and we helped JCC build a playground. And there is still more stuff to do in September. There is a bike-a-thon for Habitat for Humanity on September 22, and apple picking and cooking on September 28. In addition, Rush is coming just around the corner, with informational meetings on September 26 and September 30. More information on Rush to come in the next Club Corner. And Brother Meeting are Mondays at 6:30 (PM, of course) in Goddard 227. There are several important issues being discussed, so if you want to voice your opinion, come to them. Until next Tuesday.
Christian Bible Fellowship
Hello again everyone. Well, A-term's up and running along with the new opportunities that God has given us for spiritual growth. Take a moment to reflect on the foundations you have set for this year. Are they set firmly in Christ or in false hopes and securities?
Join us this Friday at 7:00 PM in the Lower Wedge for Friday Night Fellowship and edify your foundation in Christ with fellow believers. Then come out to Alumni Gym on Saturday morning at 10:30 for sports and give the books a rest. For those of you who have signed up for a Bible study, we will begin meeting next week.
"Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain." I Corinthians 15:58 (NIV). As we continue into the term we'll all feel weary from the pressures of classes. It's all too easy to feel that there's no good reason to go on with our daily routines and consequently, our walk with Christ falls by the wayside. But in this verse, Paul gives us not just a good reason to go on, but the best reason of all. As Christians, we can be assured that our labor for the Lord is never in vain. Through Christ, each day is a new beginning and we can't begin to fathom the fruits of our labor in the Lord. So this week, go out there. Stand firm on your foundation and let nothing move you. And give all your heart and soul to your work in our Savior, Jesus Christ.
Deutschklub - German Club
Welcome back to WPI. Stammtisch will be in Gompei's as always on Fridays from noon to 1pm unless we happen to be as lucky as we have been recently and the weather is nice, in which case we will then be meeting, as we have twice so far this year, on the quad. Hope everyone enjoyed the trip to Purgatory Chasm - the weekend before last, we will be organizing more activities like that in the near future. If you speak German then come and join the Deutschklub and enjoy our stammtisch on Fridays.
International Student Council
Thanks to everyone that came to the first ISC Coffee Hour last Tuesday! For everyone that didn't make it, you missed out on a great time! The next ISC Coffee Hour will be on Tuesday, 8th October.
You can find out that along with all other ISC events for A Term, and events for the other International clubs listed on the new ISC Calendar of Events. You can pick up a copy of the calendar in the Student Life office. The electronic version of the calendar is up and running, you can access is it through the ISC WWW page at http://www.wpi.edu. If any club hasn't added a meeting or event to the calendar and wishes to add it to the electronic calendar e-mail the ISC at isc@wpi.edu. We will soon have an electronic form through which you can add events and meeting dates to the WWW version of the calendar. Keep an eye open for new developments on our WWW site!
Well we have our second ISC meeting this Wednesday, 18th October, it will bein Morgan A this time! Points on the agenda for this meeting will include setting up of an ISC Survey committee and coming up with ideas for a speaker and theme for the next ISC Coffee Hour. We will also be asking people to join us for the innauguration parade and represent their country alongside others marching under the ISC banner.
Finally, the CDC and the International Student advisor will hold the first Career Fair of the year this Wednesday, 18th October in Harrington Auditorium. The Fair will run from 12:00pm - 5:00pm.
Pre Law Society
Welcome back everyone!! We have a meeting on Wednesday the 18th (tomorrow) at 4:30 in AK 126. Anyone and everyone is welcome to attend. If you know of anyone who is even remotely interested ask them to come. We need to discuss how to spend all of the money that we have this year. Speaking of money, we need someone to spend it a.k.a. a treasurer. Anyone interested? If so, come to the meeting or contact Wendell (wendell@wpi), Chris (fergie@wpi), or Prof. Rissmiller (kjr@wpi). Also, we have a representative from the admissions office coming from UConn Law school on Tuesday the 24th. I'm not sure about the time yet so keep watching your email. If your not on the email list please let Prof. Rissmiller know so you can get all of our messages about upcoming events. Any ideas for a speaker, bring them to the meeting. Keep your eyes open for more info.
Rugby Club
Welcome back everybody! The WPI Rugby Club is off and running for another season. If this is anything like the past, we will be successful. This year we have moved up to Division II, which means more difficult competition, but I think we are up to the task. So far we have several newcomers, but you guys have to continue coming to practice. It's only 3 days a week, and we need 30 guys out there if we want to scrimmage ourselves during practice. Our first scrimmage was Saturday against Tufts. The regular season hasn't started yet, so if want to see what WPI rugby is all about, come to one of our practices. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday we meet at 4:30 pm in from of Alumni Gym. See you there!
Science Fiction Society
Well, welcome back all you beings from your summers. I hope your home planets were nice. Lots of stuff is happening this year, honest.
"All the King's Men" is going to be run the first weekend of October. Look for a bunch of people running crazily around campus again.
The Gaming Weekend is scheduled for the first weekend of B-term. Paid members get FREE FOOD all weekend! That in addition to tons of fun games. Dues are only 5 bucks or 5 books. Look for more information as the GW draws near.
A bunch of members are now playing our second annual Assassin game. This is a simpler, more streamlined version than last year's fire-fest clan version. It's just you, your target, and a water pistol.
So far, we have had not one, but two(2) Warcraft II multiplayer games. I would not be surprised if another one popped up real soon. Go to the meetings for details.
Lots of other stuff is planned for this year, like the Anime Fest, movie nights and trips, more gaming weekends and Live Action Role-Playing games, and other cool stuff. To get involved, just show up at the meeting, Wednesday night at 7pm in Olin 223, email the officers at sfs@wpi.edu, or check out our web page: http://www.wpi.edu/~sfs. Join the hordes!
Ski Team
By now everyone is probaly studying for some sort of test and trying to keep their mind from wandering. Well, I'm the opposite so here's my wanderings on ski racing. Waking up at the break of dawn to bagels and OJ. Arriving at the mountain and seeing the trail you'll soon be racing on (for free) rising like a wall into the ski. Wishing you haven't eaten so much bagels because your having trouble squeezing into your GS suit. Stepping out of the lodge and into your newly waxed and tuned skis and prepping your self for the thrill that only a GS run can give. Watching others ski before you, some make it, others crash and burn. Your turn comes and you shoot out of the starting gate. Enjoying the feel of arcing fattys as your careen by shouting fans and ringing cow bells. Whoever said Michael Johnson was the fastest man on Earth obviously hasn't met the WPI Ski Team.
Hopefully everyone was able to attend the meeting last Thursday but if you couldn't make it and still have questions just email skiteam@wpi.edu. C-ya on the slopes.
Society for Medieval Arts and Sciences
Welcome to the new school year and the return of the SMAS Club Corner. The Activities Fair held during Freshman Orientation was quite successful, resulting in many new members. The "Forest Flight" event was held on the 7th, but was unfortunately cut short due to rain and bees. For information on future events, you can check the View from Valehaven Web site at http://users.aol.com/~valehaven. For all those who are interested, SMAS has fight practices on Mondays and Thursdays starting at 7:30PM on either the Quad or the softball field. For more information, contact SMAS officers at realms@wpi.edu.
SOMA
Welcome back fellow martial artists, and welcome new members! Since this is our first article of the year, lets begin by introducing the club. The Society of Martial Artists is a club dedicated to exposing our members to various styles of the martial arts. We believe in this philosophy because in situations that may arise where you may need to defend yourself, one art may be more useful than another. Beginners and advanced students are welcome. This past week, a typical class has been a good warmup to get the sweat going, and then the actual practice. This started off with the basics such as kicks and punches after whick each instructor concentrated in his or her own style.
Currently we have instructors qualified to teach in Tae Kwon Do, Kempo, and Uechi-Ryu. We have other potential instructors as well in Judo, Tai-Chi, and other arts as well. In fact, we have openings for instructor positions at this moment. For those who are interested in joining SOMA to learn martial arts or self-defense, you can contact us at soma@wpi. Currently we are teaching Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 7:30 to 9:00 in Founders Basement. We are hoping to get the facilities in Alumni Gym very shortly. There is also the Possibility for Wednesday classes and Saturday afternoon classes.
