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September 26th
Come to our informational sessions!

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September 28th
Fall Welcome Party!


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2007-08 G-SALSA Preliminary Activity Schedule
 
     
 

Fall 2007
-    General meeting  (September)
A quarterly meeting of the executive council to plan the Fall activities
-    New Student Orientation (September)
-    General orientation for incoming graduate students
-    New-year Get-together  (September)
Preliminary gathering to introduce ourselves to the newly-joined G-SALSA members.
-    Welcome Party  (September)
-    First official gathering of the year
-    5th Annual Dominoes Tournament  (October)
-    Halloween Party (October)
-    G-SALSA Salsa Night-out
-    On-campus event with live salsa bands
-    Day of the dead offering (November)
-    A traditional Mexican event where we set up an altar and offerings at the Evanston campus
-    Christmas Party (December)


Winter 2008
-    General meeting  (January)
A quarterly meeting of the executive council to plan the Winter activities
-    Welcome-back Party (February)     
-    Restaurant visit (March)
A visit to a local Hispanic restaurant, subsidized by the organization
-    Ice skating (February)
A joint activity with BGSA to go skating at the Millennium Park skating rink
    -    Latin Cuisine Festival (Februrary)
A dinner party with various traditional local dishes cooked by the organization members


Spring 2008

-    General meeting (March)
A quarterly meeting of the executive council to plan the Spring activities
-    Latino Cultural Night (April)
A dinner arranged in the theme of the selected country from South America, with traditional recipes, decorations, costumes and music
-    Country Showcase(April)
 Several presentations about the culture, history, traditions and touristic information about each representative country.  Food and drinks offered.
-    Salsa Lessons (April / May)
-    Picnic at Chicago Botanical Garden (May)
A bike tour and picnic at the Chicago Botanical Garden
    -    Latino Film Festival (May)
       

Summer 2008
-    General meeting (June)
A quarterly meeting of the executive council to plan the Summer activities
-    Parrillada Cono Sur (South American style BBQ) (August)
-    Theater/museum outing
Members attend a cultural event of choice.
-    Cultural trivia games (July)
Game-show style event with questions about latin american culture.
-    Soccer + Picnic (twice during the Summer)
-    Sports outing (July)
Members attend a sport event, subsidized by the organization.
-    Restaurant visit (July)
Attendance to a restaurant is subsidized by the organization.