SFU Altered Reality Club

Our second general meeting will be taking place on June 23 at 4:00pm in the MBC Conference Rooms. Please swing by if you want to get caught up on current happenings with the club!

What better way to ring in the summer than to spend it sitting in doors playing games? The Altered Reality Club's mid-semester party for the semester will be held on Tuesday, June 23 at 6:00pm in the MBC Conference Rooms. Please bring any games and Wii-motes you may have in your possession. Bryson will be there, so expect many of the games. Likely quite a few of the mind variety.

We will be getting some food catered at the party, but please be aware that it will NOT be enough for everyone. We strongly recommend that everyone bring their own food contributions to the party.

Please check out the Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=95778741081

Please come to this semester's Cosplay Meeting if you are interested in organizing cosplay events, picking up skills on making costumes, or what information on photoshoots which will be happening over the course of the summer.

The meeting will be held in MBC Conference Rooms, where the general meeting is taking place the day prior.

We propose that it is entirely possible to have fun at school over the summer, and the ARC is ready to see to it for the semester. The planning will commence on May 19 when the club holds its first meeting for the Summer 2009 semester in the MBC Conference Rooms, where we will plan out events and activities for the next few months. If you need extra incentive, there will also be free food, including pizza and drinks! Please feel free to bring any of your own food or snacks to share, as well.

It will be followed by our Gaming Event which will take place in the same room. There will be plenty of D&D and video gaming going on, but feel free to bring your own games! (Also, Wii-motes if you have them!) If you don't know where the MBC Conference Rooms are, they are located behind the photocopying area of the Maggie Benston Centre. If you've been to Anime Evolution while it was held at SFU, they were used as the dealer's room.

Please note that all subsequent gaming nights will be held in the Shrum Lounge. To get there, simply follow the hallway outside C9000 in the AQ, and take the first left. When you find a room with large windows and couches, you'll know you're in the right place!

For more discussion and information, please see this event's Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=113845585336

It's been confirmed: Anime Weeklies will take place every Thursday at 4:30pm in C9000 in the AQ, beginning on May 14.

In case some of you aren't aware, our first meeting and gaming night event will take place on Tuesday, May 19 at 4:00pm in the MBC Conference Rooms. They can be located behind the hallway with the photocopy machines in the Maggie Benston Centre, adjacent from Mr. Sub. It is perhaps better known as the area formerly used as the Dealer's Room at Anime Evolution.

ARC activities will once again be going full force throughout the summer semester. Gaming Nights will continue as usual right away, beginning on Tuesday, May 4th. We have hit a bit of an interesting dilemma, though, in that the rotunda is currently closed for renovations. I am going to suggest that Gaming Nights now be held in the Shrum study area where the sleepover took place a few weeks ago, but this can be discussed over the course of the week. (The forum might be a good place to do that, hint hint.)

Clubs Days will be next Tuesday and Wednesday, so please be sure to pop by and sign up! As usual, the mailing list will be deleted at the end of the semester, so unless you have an absolutely compelling excuse to let me keep you on the current list, please swing by and offer your signature!

Weeklies are currently TBA, but SHOULD begin on Thursday, May 14th. Here is our line-up for the semester:

Macross Frontier
Maria-Holic
One Outs
Kuroshitsuji
Michiko and Hatchin

Pending any major changes the first general meeting for the semester (yes, we're still doing three!) will be on Tuesday, May 19th. However, the exact time and place are currently TBA. Please stay tuned.

A big thanks to everyone who pitched in at the auction at the spring party last week. Not only did we raise over $600 for the club, but it seems that everyone had a great time, against all odds! Who would've known?

There are a few important events coming up. On Thursday, March 12 we will be going for dinner and karaoke after weeklies. We're not sure exactly how things will work out, so if you want to come but aren't coming to weeklies, please contact me or reply to this post. On March 21st, Thea from ohSNAP will be hosting a cosplay photoshoot! So be sure to either finish your costumes or grab any old ones you may have handy and get ready to have some great quality photos taken. Check out their website to get a good idea of the services they offer! In addition, we'll also be having a cosplay dinner night out on Thursday March 26!

Our Third General Meeting will be on Tuesday, March 24 at 3:30pm in the Rotunda, where we will primarily be planning the Rotunda sleep-over which will be taking place in April. Don't miss it!

Attention cosplayer and potential cosplayers:

Kevin, our magnificent cosplay go-to guy, will be hosting a Cosplay Workshop on Wednesday, February 25 at 5:00pm in the Conference Rooms in the Maggie Benston Centre. (The rooms behind the copy centre, adjacent to Mr. Sub and Koya.) Come down if you would like to partake in a tutorial for cosplay basics, as well as a few hands-on elements.

If you're mulling over the possibility of first party coming up on March 5, which will be shortly followed by a cosplay dinner event as well as a possible all-out photoshoot around the middle of March! Be sure to come down to the workshop if you want more information!

Come down to the MBC Conference Rooms on March 5 starting at 6pm to wipe the rust off those social skills during this turbulent time of midterms and enjoy some food, games, and of course a drawing easel for you all to let loose on. The party is going to be catered, but if past parties have been any indication, the food provided by the catering services probably isn't going to be enough for everyone. We kindly ask (although it's really more like "kindly demand") that attendees contribute some snacks, appetizers, or any other goodies you can!

Amidst the celebration, the oft-mentioned ARC Anime/Manga Auction is, at long last, will finally commence. The club will be auctioning off a whole bunch of anime and manga for ridiculously low (starting) prices! If you plan to bid (which of course is totally optional!) we strongly recommend that you bring cash. We'd prefer not to spend time chasing down the highest bidder afterwards!

If you have anything you might be able to contribute to the auction, please let as know as soon as possible!

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The second all important ARC meeting for the semester! It's hopefully this time will be convenient for as many people as possible. (That is, assuming you aren't all busy actually reading!)

Come on down to discuss plans for our big Auction Party at the beginning of March, as well as developing other fundraiser ideas for this semester and the summer. Also, be sure to attend if you're interested in cosplay events for the coming month!

Be sure to stick around for Gaming Night afterwards! Also, if you're interested in cosplay, please note the Cosplay Planning Meeting on Wednesday, February 18!

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