MAWGS, GEEC, and the Future!

As you all know by now, the academic year at EC has begun (with a bang)! Ernesto and I woke up this morning to a very long and complicated Jeffrey lecture, went to lunch, and found that we completely missed the student organization activity fair. So far so good, eh? In light of the situation, however, we felt bad, so we sat down to eat and began brainstorming about the future of MAWGS and gaming-related events. The discussion made us realize a few things about the organization...

1. To us, MAWGS has always been, and always will be our very tight-knit group of friends. And the majority of those in the group have graduated. Unfortunately, this makes recruitment a bit difficult, as our group is close and hard to get into.

2. Additionally, there is some confusion about the meaning of the acronym "MAWGS". For a while, I think we were the Movie and Weekend Gaming Society, then after checking the offical tag written by SGA, we were the Movie and Weekend Gamers Society. But last year, I'm pretty sure we included Anime... so we were the Movie, Anime, & Gaming Society? Did "M" ever stand for "midnight"?! Either way, after reflecting on past events, we realized there really wasn't too much Movie-ing or Anime-ing going on. Perhaps we need to come up with something more universal.


Considering these things, here are a few goals we need to consider:

First, we want to keep our current circle of friends tight, and not easily invaded.

Second, we want the campus organization grow and reach out to meet new people.

Third, we want the organization to be passed down to new generations of gamers.

Fourth, we want a more accurate direction and name for the organization.

Fifth, we want an welcoming and active organization that meets regularly, creates events and tournaments, has posters and flyers, is recognized by SGA, and provides fun and entertainment for all.


PROPOSAL! (OPEN FOR DISCUSSION)

Ernesto, Emad, and I came up with this idea. We we thinking about changing the name of the campus organization to GEEC. This would be beneficial for a few reasons. First, the name would be more focused. We would be the Gamers Elite of Elmhurst College. It's a very simple name, and people would know what our primary focus is. Obviously, we would still welcome movies and anime should the interest arise. Also, we would be able to play off the whole "Greek" thing... (Instead of "Greek Life", we could advertise "GEEC life".) Plus, it would be a very smooth transition considering we already have a facebook group with several members.

This is not a proposal for the destruction of MAWGS, however. On the contrary, we should keep the two organizations separate! As I mentioned previously, MAWGS has always been our circle of friends, and we could still keep it that way. GEEC would simply be the active campus organization that is open to all, while MAWGS will forever be our friendly home that isn't affiliated with the college. Also, GEEC could serve as a gateway into MAWGS--for the people that we truly like and want to integrate into the family. Plus! This allows for more administration! I believe that the majority of MAWGS members feel that our founder, Pete, could still lead on with MAWGS, while GEEC is passed down at EC.

There would be a couple cons, though. First, we would be organizing "GEEC" events, and the MAWGS name would not be passed down. This is sad... Also, there would be some issues removing the Movie and Anime from the name... though it wasn't a strong part of the organization in the past, we don't want people to think that we are limiting events to strictly video games.

Anyway! Please give me your thoughts!!! A decision needs to be made!

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