The UP Statistical Society’s 1st general meeting for the 1st semester, AY 2008-2009 was held last June 17 at Balay Kalinaw, 6:00 to 9:00 PM. The opening prayer was led by Erika Joy Valmonte and followed by the opening remarks of StatSoc President Ernest Dominic Buhangin.
Aside from the discussion of what to expect from StatSoc this year, the general meeting also served as a formal welcome to the new members of UP StatSoc. After reciting the preamble with full enthusiasm, 10 new members namely: Nikka, Rofil, Anchor, Dar, Kim, Jana, Janmae, Jem, Mesi, and Monoy took their oath as official members of the organization and the old members gave them a warm round of applause.
After the warm welcome, President Ernest Dominic Buhangin presented the points earned by StatSoc during the FOPC race. He also thanked the members for the help, support, and love they gave to the organization making StatSoc number 1 among 30+ organizations in FOPC ’08-’09. Finance Committee Chairperson Catherine Ann Reyes then presented the points earned by every member. Internal Vice-President Jeran Cuarto discussed the new systems that the Board of Directors will be implementing for the whole academic year.
Aside from the discussion of what to expect from StatSoc this year, the general meeting also served as a formal welcome to the new members of UP StatSoc. After reciting the preamble with full enthusiasm, 10 new members namely: Nikka, Rofil, Anchor, Dar, Kim, Jana, Janmae, Jem, Mesi, and Monoy took their oath as official members of the organization and the old members gave them a warm round of applause.
After the warm welcome, President Ernest Dominic Buhangin presented the points earned by StatSoc during the FOPC race. He also thanked the members for the help, support, and love they gave to the organization making StatSoc number 1 among 30+ organizations in FOPC ’08-’09. Finance Committee Chairperson Catherine Ann Reyes then presented the points earned by every member. Internal Vice-President Jeran Cuarto discussed the new systems that the Board of Directors will be implementing for the whole academic year.
Each Committee Chairperson was given time to discuss his/her plans for this semester. They prepared a lot of activities and services not only for StatSocers but for non-StatSocers as well. Some of the major changes are having a time-in/time-out sheet that will monitor if a member attended at least 2/3 of the whole event and providing two academic holiday cards. Finance Committee Chairperson Catherine Ann Reyes went back on stage to discuss the sanction for members who did not complete the required number of points in the bagsakan, and the number of Batman tickets that each member should sell.
Special awards were also given during the meeting. Personnel Committee Chairperson Sherine Rivad handed the prizes and certificates of recognition. Ekai, Marvin, Mic, and Tina got the early bird awards. Myra received a certificate of recognition for being the member who first completed the required number of points during the bagsakan period. She was followed by Meia and Berna who also got awards. Certificates were given to StatSoc’s representatives: Han, Jay Anne, and Tina for being StatSoc’s FOPC Steering Committee representatives as well as Ef, Kathy, and Niño for being StatSoc’s FOPC race representatives. The race reps then gave FOPC Ad Hoc members a gift as a sign of appreciation.
Special awards were also given during the meeting. Personnel Committee Chairperson Sherine Rivad handed the prizes and certificates of recognition. Ekai, Marvin, Mic, and Tina got the early bird awards. Myra received a certificate of recognition for being the member who first completed the required number of points during the bagsakan period. She was followed by Meia and Berna who also got awards. Certificates were given to StatSoc’s representatives: Han, Jay Anne, and Tina for being StatSoc’s FOPC Steering Committee representatives as well as Ef, Kathy, and Niño for being StatSoc’s FOPC race representatives. The race reps then gave FOPC Ad Hoc members a gift as a sign of appreciation.
The most awaited part was the committee announcement. Of all the committee chairpersons, Internal Committee Chairperson Mazhiel Mercader became emotional because three former internal committee members were transferred to other committees. As the members were called, an envelope containing the summer issue of A-hype, an excuse form, and two academic holiday cards were given.
The evening ended through a committee breakdown, wherein the members discussed the upcoming activities, while enjoying the delicious pancit and overflowing iced tea. Again, welcome back StatSocers!
-EYEcom (Des)
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