Constitutional Changes:
The Following Proposed
Constitutional Changes will be voted upon during the Bi-Annual
meeting. text in red will be removed, text in green will be added:
Constitution, Article
II-Membership, Section I - Membership Requirements, Subsection 4:
Members who are under the age
of 18 and not a full time Virginia Tech student must have a club member
sponsor them for club participation
Membership. Youth 14
years of age or younger must also have a legal guardian present for club
participation. Membership is subject to Presidential approval. Herein
after referred to as “junior members.”
~This is to close a
possible loophole, in which a member under 18 and not a Tech
student could be their own sponsor.
Constitution, Article V -
Finance:
Dues will be charged to each regular,
associate, and junior member. If the
need arises, the President may request additional funds from the
membership, if approved by a majority vote of the membership present.
Dues Shall be paid by the beginning of the
Third week from the start of the semester. The setting
of the budget is a major responsibility of the President, Treasurer and
other officers as they prepare for the yearly budget board. These budget
board presentations are to be professional and well organized and shall
be prepared prior to the annual budget board meetings.
~This is because the club
has things that need to be paid for at the beginning of the semester.
Biannual Meeting:
The Bi-Annual meeting
will be held Monday, October 20, during practice, which starts at 7:30.
We will vote on the above constitutional changes, so be there if you
have something to say.
Trick-orTreating:
This year, like every
year, we will be trick-or treating for cans to give to a food drive. We
will be doing it on Friday, October 31. We will meet outside of Derring,
on the commuter lot side, at 6:30. We will be done in time for you to
do your normal Friday, Halloween Night activities.
Tech Open:
The Tech Open will be
held October 25th and 26th. We will be selling food from the SubStation,
So bring money for lunch and help the club out. If you would like to
volunteer to help run the tournament, just ask an officer.
Newbie Classes:
The Newbie Tournament
will be held November 2 at noon. You can come, even if you're not going
to be a member of the club. If you win, you get your soul back.
Sponsors for Junior Members are being arranged.
Men's Team:
Tryouts will be held the
week of the 27th. More details as to which weapons on which days will
come later.
Jackets:
If you would like a VTFC
Jacket, The Vice President will be sending an email telling you how to
get one, so look out for it.
Old Business:
~If you were born during
or after 1984, you are eligible for Junior Olympic Qualifiers.