Official Introduction to Spring '10

Here's a brief introduction to what we have planned. The club has a new identity to help promote our objective:

"To encourage, educate, and set an example for the Effat community by promoting an environmentally-friendly and sustainable way of life, through the principles of Islam."

فَسِيلَة

(pronounced "Fa-see-lah") is the new name for the club. It is known as "the part of a palm tree that is planted so another can grow from it" and was inspired by this ḥadīth (ṣaḥīḥ Al-Bukhārī Muslim):

"If the Hour came and in one's hand was a faseelah, and if he could stay until it was planted; then he should plant it"



How the club works:

1. We don't have just one person making all the decisions. Everyone in the club is encouraged to give in their input.

2. There are 5 different groups of members in Faseelah:

Core members
They do the most for the club like plan events, design the calendar, communicate with outside organizations and other clubs, and manage all the other members.

Second-in-command members
They help the core members by implementing the confirmed plans and acting as backup incase a core member needs help. Click here to see a list of the second-in-commands.

Event & campaign members
They help with every event and campaign. Mostly the week before and during the event, they help the core members and second-in-commands contact sponsors and affiliates, set up the venue, advertise, etc. Click here to see a list of the event & campaign members.

Event & campaign volunteers
They volunteer and work alongside the event & campaign members for some of the events. Click here to see a list of the event & campaign volunteers.

Extras
They help us when they can because their schedules are too hectic. We're very grateful to them :) Click here to see a list of all the extras.

Non-members also play a big part in Faseelah. They can make suggestions, volunteer as extras, help us collaborate with other organizations, and much more.



What we have planned:

Our goals for the semester is to:
• Stop littering on campus
• Implement policies in Effat to make the campus "Greener"
• Work with clubs, different majors, and outside organizations to help educate the Effat community and spread news about Faseelah's efforts.
• Have awareness campaigns for international environmental events like World Water Day, Earth Hour, and Earth day.


Here's hoping for a productive semester