Regular sessions are the back bone of the fraternity. Attendance is
the privledge bestowed only to brothers. Brothers come to regular sessions
to brush up on
basics,
trade martial concepts,
and
find
sparring and grappling partners. The Joudai is responsible for running
each session, presenting topics, and assuring that a safe environment prevails.
The Joudai is assisted by the Marshal and the Master At Arms.
Candidate Session**
Monday 9:00pm – 11pm
Thursday 9:00pm – 11pm
Acker 202
Candidate sessions offer training to Mu Alpha Xi candidates as they go
through the orientation process of joining Mu Alpha Xi. Attendance is mandatory
for candidates
and candidate
sessions
are only for candidates. At the end of the process a candidate will be
able to walk into any martial arts environment and train safely. They will
also become familiar with the fraternal concepts based around the information
age fraternal model. Candidates will
be familiarized with how to roll and fall. They will also
learn a bo weapon familiarity drill and an open hand form. The Senior Vice
President is responsible for running each candidate session and ensuring
that the candidates are ready for initiation. The Senior Vice President
is assisted by his or her vice presidents in this endevor.
Development Session
Saturday 1pm – 3pm
Acker 202
Each semester every brother is required to publish one article on the
website. A weekly Saturday time is set aside in which brothers may use
the audio and video equipment of the fraternity as well as meet up with
others brothers to help with production.
Executive Committee Meeting***
Sunday 8:30pm – 10pm
Executive Committee Meetings are held every two weeks at a place chosen
by the president. These meeting are where the majority of decisions are
made. All brother have the right to attend however attendence is only mandatory
for the president, senior vice president and joudai. The president sets
the agenda for the meeting ahead of time and is then amended to include
issue brothers feel pertinent ahead of time. Executive committee meeting
are best when each operating sphere of the fraternity has 2 to 3 members
present, which is almost always the case.
*Regular sessions are only open to brother or candidates with permission from
the executive committee.
** Candidate sessions are open to brothers after initiation.
*** The Executive Committee meets every other week in a place designated by
the president.
