So today we had our first official meeting of the quarter, the primary focus of which was more or less on new member orientation. Of the 19 some people we signed up at Kickoff, I'm very happy to say that 12 actually came and participated. We all, of the club, were very happy about that!
Forgoing the details on self-introductions and whatnot, our first major order of business was to discuss some of the goals and purposes of the club. These included things like...
- Interaction
- PAL/HTC
- Volunteerism
- Work & JET
- Scholarships
- Trip planning
Following that, our next course of action was to cover important club dates for this current fall quarter. These were...
- November 14: YMCA event
- November 20: JCC Japan trip presentation
- December 10: Bounenkai
Other possible meetings are in the planning stage right now, so keep your eyes peeled for announcements on that. After that, we briefly discussed happenings in the winter and spring quarters, with more information to come as we actually get closer to those time frames.
The last order of business was to decide what to spend our $500 club budget on. Ideas included...
- Rock Band (PS3), $160
- DJ Hero (PS3), $120
- 25x T-shirts, pricing tentative
- Karaoke outing
- Japanese Garden trip
- Keith's Japan trip
If anyone comes up with more ideas on anything we could spend our budget on, please do not hesitate to send off an e-mail to the JCC, tell one of the team, or post a comment on this blog. We're open to any and all ideas, and honestly, the more we have the better!
In the end, much drinkage and snackage was passed around and this meeting proved to be a very productive one. Thank you all for coming to this first meeting of the Japanese Culture Club and we hope you all had fun hanging out with us both in and outside of club. We look forward to seeing you all in the future! Until then, later all.
- David Ha-Becherer
Events Coordinator
P.S.
If any of you ever have questions about anything having to do with Japanese culture, work, or anything else the like, then feel free to ask any of the four of us and/or Keith at any time. Between us five, we have an expansive lexicon of knowledge and we're always willing to share our experiences with you.
Forgoing the details on self-introductions and whatnot, our first major order of business was to discuss some of the goals and purposes of the club. These included things like...
- Interaction
- PAL/HTC
- Volunteerism
- Work & JET
- Scholarships
- Trip planning
Following that, our next course of action was to cover important club dates for this current fall quarter. These were...
- November 14: YMCA event
- November 20: JCC Japan trip presentation
- December 10: Bounenkai
Other possible meetings are in the planning stage right now, so keep your eyes peeled for announcements on that. After that, we briefly discussed happenings in the winter and spring quarters, with more information to come as we actually get closer to those time frames.
The last order of business was to decide what to spend our $500 club budget on. Ideas included...
- Rock Band (PS3), $160
- DJ Hero (PS3), $120
- 25x T-shirts, pricing tentative
- Karaoke outing
- Japanese Garden trip
- Keith's Japan trip
If anyone comes up with more ideas on anything we could spend our budget on, please do not hesitate to send off an e-mail to the JCC, tell one of the team, or post a comment on this blog. We're open to any and all ideas, and honestly, the more we have the better!
In the end, much drinkage and snackage was passed around and this meeting proved to be a very productive one. Thank you all for coming to this first meeting of the Japanese Culture Club and we hope you all had fun hanging out with us both in and outside of club. We look forward to seeing you all in the future! Until then, later all.
- David Ha-Becherer
Events Coordinator
P.S.
If any of you ever have questions about anything having to do with Japanese culture, work, or anything else the like, then feel free to ask any of the four of us and/or Keith at any time. Between us five, we have an expansive lexicon of knowledge and we're always willing to share our experiences with you.
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