Committee Election Manifestos

MANIFESTOS FOR CANDIDATES RUNNING IN THE HARRY POTTER SOCIETY COMMITTEE ELECTIONS
Members have one vote for each position. The option to vote for the reopening of nominations is also provided.

President: Kate Friday 

Hi there, I'm Katie and I would like to be the next President for Harry Potter society to bring a new breath of fresh air into the society, after seeing and being involved in all of the wonderful work this year. I hope to replicate some of the events run this year, in particular the Horcrux Hunt and the Halloween feast, as well as the quizzes, but also try out some new ideas, along with my fellow nominated committee members. I am passionate about Harry Potter and about the Order of the Ruskin and having been a vice committee member this year, I know I can hit the ground running. My biggest goal, and something I would love to see, is it live on to be Society of the Year for the second year running. Thank you.

Administrator: Charley Lawson

As a parcel-mouth I have the exceptional ability to communicate with parcels, packages and letters, which is fairly important for an administrator. It’s been a magical year being a vice, and I really don’t want to Quidditch it now! It would be Ron not to vote for me.

But in all Sirius-ness, I have had experience of what it is like to hold this position within the society, and it would be awesome if I could carry on with this next year as well.

Treasurer: Richelle Concepcion

For the last few months, I have been channelling my inner Hermione, keenly shadowing and learning about the different roles within the society as a vice. They say that only goblins know the secrets of the twisting underground passages and enchantments of Gringotts, a knowledge passed on from one goblin to another. Becoming a vice has helped gain insight into the twisting passages of our own society, what works and what doesn’t.
With that knowledge, I would like to continue on this magical experience as your treasurer. I would like to pull more focus on fundraising next year to be able to host grand feasts and events (well what can you do? SPEW are encouraging house-elves to demand higher pay for their labour, it’s only fair). Also, there are many ideas that we, as a committee, have come up with and for one reason or another we were not able to carry out. It would be bloody brilliant to be given a chance to carry on and develop these ideas, for you to be able to see that there is method behind the madness after all.

Social Events Coordinators: Charley Lawson and Richelle Concepcion (Joint)

Although we are running for our own individual roles within the society, we would also like to metamorphose into Social Events Coordinators as well. We have thoroughly enjoyed organizing apparation locations and muggle repelling charms for events such as the Horcrux Hunt and the NEWTs pub quiz, so much so that we would like the opportunity to organise more of these magical
events next year. It can be done alone, but much like destroying horcruxes it is better executed as a team and so for this reason, and because we don't want to be worked harder than an overworked house elf, we would like to take on the role together.

Through the trapdoor...

Hello to all the ARU Potterheads for one of the last times from our current Committee!

We’ve had a truly magical year as the Harry Potter Society, and we have just a couple more things to finish up before it draws to a close.

First, we have our Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 7^th May, at 6.30pm in LAB 214, to review how the year has been and vote in a new Committee. For more details read on!

Then we have our last social, the Through The Trapdoor Pub Social, on Friday 17^th May, 7.30pm – 9.30pm at the Tram Depot. This will be our public handover to the new Committee as we bid farewell to the Four Founders of the Order of the Ruskin, and we would love to share it with you!

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AGM

The AGM is an opportunity for all our members to come along and tell us what you think of the Society, what worked well, what could be improved, and what you’d like to see next year, and we’d love to see as many Society members as possible!

We will also be voting in a new Committee so that the Society can continue through the next year. Every paid member of the Society has one vote for each position and is encouraged to take part in the elections, even if you’re going on to more magical adventures at the end of this year! 

If you are interested in standing for any of the positions, please send us your manifesto through the facebook page or to orderoftheruskin@gmail.com by MIDNIGHT on MONDAY 6TH MAY. You must attend the AGM in order to be considered for the Committee. There is a possibility we will be able to conduct online voting as well, but this is not certain.

Your manifesto is intended to let people know who you are and what you want to do in the Society if you get voted in. This is your opportunity to say what you plan on bringing to the Society, what makes you perfect for the role and what direction you want to the Order of the Ruskin in over the next year. Think about what would make you vote for someone!

These will be posted for our members as soon as we receive them, provided there are no issues, but you MUST submit a manifesto if you wish to stand. Good luck and feel free to get in touch with us if there are any issues!

Required positions are: President, Administrator, Treasurer
Other positions available: Vice President, Social Events Coordinator

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Hoodies...

Will be Owled into the SU from Madam Malkins soon. We will let you know as soon as we hear, and we look forward to seeing all our Potterheads looking as good as Gilderoy in their Society hoodies!

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We’ve had a truly wonderful year, and we look forward to seeing you apparating in to our last few events, and don’t forget, House Points can still be earned to help your House win at the end of the year!

Anglia Ruskin Harry Potter Society: Order of the Ruskin

Victory Day!

‘Back to wizards and witches, and magical beasts

To goblins and ghosts and to magical feasts

It's all that I love, and it's all that I need at

Hogwarts, Hogwarts,

I think I’m going back.’

Put down those anti-cheating quills and that History of Magic textbook and come and join the celebrations! Victory day has come around again, marking the defeat of Voldemort and this year it’s going to be totally awesome! In honour of that magical day, there will be a film screening of A Very Potter Musical, the Starkid production that has taken the internet by storm.

Join us in LAB027 on May 2nd at 7:30pm as we relive the trios adventures through this hilarious musical parody. Don’t forget your butterbeers and cockroach clusters!

Some refreshments and nibbles will be provided, but please feel free to bring your own if you want :)

‘Back to wizards and witches, and magical beasts
To goblins and ghosts and to magical feasts
It's all that I love, and it's all that I need at
Hogwarts, Hogwarts,
I think I’m going back.’

Put down those anti-cheating quills and that History of Magic textbook and come and join the celebrations! Victory day has come around again, marking the defeat of Voldemort and this year it’s going to be totally awesome! In honour of that magical day, there will be a film screening of A Very Potter Musical, the Starkid production that has taken the internet by storm.

Join us in LAB027 on May 2nd at 7:30pm as we relive the trios adventures through this hilarious musical parody. Don’t forget your butterbeers and cockroach clusters!

https://www.facebook.com/events/650392134978370/

http://www.angliastudent.com/events/7017/971/

A Truly Magical Thank You.

So the ARU Harry Potter Society was awarded Society of the Year 2012-13 last night at the Clubs and Socs Ball and I cannot possibly express how proud I am of everyone who has been involved and supported us through this year. It's been an incredible opportunity and I'm genuinely honoured to have been able to share it with such an awesome group of Potterheads.

It really has been a crazy year and we've had our share of ups and downs, both difficult and truly magical moments. We have an amazing base of members and have had so much fun working with other Societies and the fantastic and ever-supportive SU. It's been a magical journey and I will be sad to say goodbye as the current Committee move on to future Wizarding adventures, but it's been an incredible experience and I've loved every moment of it.

So an immense and heartfelt 'thank you' to everyone who's given the Order of the Ruskin their time from that moment in that kitchen when we wondered if it would be possible, to the near-200 people signed up, to everyone who's attended our events and Pub Socials, and to you if you have stuck with the ARU Harry Potter Society until what is surely not the end, but can only be a bright and magical beginning.

And in the immortal words of Peeves: "We did it, we bashed them, wee Potter’s the one, and Voldy’s gone moldy, so now let’s have fun!"

Hatti Simpson
President 2013 - 2013
Anglia Ruskin Harry Potter Society: Order of the Ruskin

Society Hoodies!

We’re pleased to announce that orders are being taken for Anglia Ruskin Harry Potter Society hoodies! 

These will cost £23.00 in total and can be ordered in one of a variety of colours, so whether you fancy a Ravenclaw Blue or a Xenophilius Yellow there’s a colour for every Potterhead!

The hoodies will arrive in the SU by the Floo Network about two weeks after the deadline, and will look like this:

Please print off the following form and take it along with your money in cash to the SU office (1^st floor of Helmore) by 

FRIDAY 19^TH APRIL 

in order to get your hoody before the end of the year. It’s unlikely that we’ll be able to get another order in before the end of the academic year, so we advise you to have your form and money in by April 19th! We will try and make sure we have some order forms at our Golden Egg Pub Social (Sunday 14th April) and our super exciting NEWTS Pub Quiz! (Thursday 18th April)

Anglia Ruskin Harry Potter Society: Order of the Ruskin

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Harry Potter Social Kit Order Form

Name:                        ______________________________________________

Mobile Number:        ______________________________________________

Email Address:         ______________________________________________

Item Details	Unisex Hoodie
Price	£23.00
Colour:
Name on back:
XS		S
M		L
XL		2XL
3XL
TOTAL

The deadline for orders is: FRIDAY 19^TH APRIL

Please take your money and order form to the SU Office in Helmore.

Item	XS	S	M	L	XL	2XL	3XL
Unisex Hoodie	33"	36"	39"	42"	45"	49"	52"

Society Hoodies Design Poll

We've narrowed the final design down to just three options, and we're asking YOU to make the final decision!

Our three choices are:

OPTION 1 - Castle

OPTION 2 - Dobby

OPTION 3 - Sorting Hat

The choice is up to you, our Society members!

So head on over to Facebook Page to review the photos and cast your vote in the poll.

Voting closes Saturday 23rd February, so get your vote in now to have a say in the hoodies that will be available to everyone!

Calendar and Links

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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February

Potter Party Night
Wednesday 27^th, 8.00pm, The Regal onto Vodka Revs

http://www.facebook.com/events/339475796152528/

March

In Memory Of Dobby Pub Social
Wednesday 13^th, 7.30pm – 9.30pm, Tram Depot

http://www.facebook.com/events/250020328467778/

Horcrux Hunt
Saturday 23^rd, 12.30 – 4.30pm, meeting at the Tram Depot for a hunt around Wizarding Cambridge

http://www.facebook.com/events/187487564708773/

April

Golden Egg Pub Social
Sunday 14^th, 7.30pm – 9.30pm, Tram Depot

http://www.facebook.com/events/341808492590219/

NEWTs Pub Quiz
Thursday 18^th, 7.30pm, Tram Depot

http://www.facebook.com/events/390605121035886/

May

Through The Trapdoor Pub Social

Friday 17^th, 7.30pm – 9.30pm, Tram Depot

http://www.facebook.com/events/340301009408331/

VICTORY BALLDetails TBC (Look out for our owls!)

Firebolt February Pub Social!

We hope you’ve had a fun time this week, if you’ve been avoiding Lockhart’s singing ‘Cherubs’ or enjoying a romantic afternoon tea at Madam Puddifoot’s!

We're cracking out our Broom Servicing Kits to get ready for tonight's Firebolt February Pub Social, from 7.30pm – 9.30pm at the Tram Depot, Dover Street. 

So hop on your broomstick, whether it’s a Cleansweep or a Nimbus, and head on over to chill out over a Butterbeer and chat about all things Potter!

http://www.facebook.com/events/214386938705948/?context=create

http://www.angliastudent.com/events/7017/888/

Next Harry Potter Social and Calendar of Events!

Hi there!

It was great to see those of you who came along to our last Social, and we hope you’re all settling in well to this semester!

Our next Pub Social will be the Firebolt February Social on Monday 18^th February from 7.30pm – 9.30pm at the Tram Depot, Dover Street. It’d be great to see you all again, and talk about all things Potter over a Butterbeer!

This semester is already shaping up to be pretty magical, so we thought we’d let you in on all our exciting events coming up over the next few months. There’ll be monthly Pub Socials with a different theme, as well as some brilliant events! Some details are still yet to be confirmed, but we’ll be sending our owls out to you all in good time with all the information.

We’ll also be giving you more information in the next few weeks about how to get nominated for next year’s Committee positions. As the current Committee will all be finishing their Wizarding education and moving onto other magical things, new Witches and Wizards will be needed to fill these roles or the Society won’t be able to continue next year!

We’re looking forward to seeing many of you at the Firebolt February Social next week. Now back to that Potions essay…

Anglia Ruskin Harry Potter Society: Order of the Ruskin

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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February

Firebolt February Pub Social
Monday 18^th, 7.30pm – 9.30pm, Tram Depot

Potter Party Night
Wednesday 27^th, 8.00pm, VENUE TBC (Look out for our owls!)

March

In Memory Of Dobby Pub Social
Wednesday 13^th, 7.30pm – 9.30pm, Tram Depot

Horcrux Hunt
Saturday 23^rd, 12.30 – 4.30pm, meeting at the Tram Depot for a hunt around Wizarding Cambridge

April

Wizarding Easter Pub Social
Sunday 14^th, 7.30pm – 9.30pm, Tram Depot

NEWTs Pub Quiz
Thursday 18^th, 7.30pm, Tram Depot

May

Through The Trapdoor Pub Social
Friday 17^th, 7.30pm – 9.30pm, Tram Depot

VICTORY BALL
Details TBC (Look out for our owls!)

 

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Don't forget you can always keep up with our news and events on our facebook page and the SU Website:

www.facebook.com/OrderOfTheRuskin

www.angliastudent.com/socs/7017

Harry Potter Society Returning Social!

Welcome to a magical new year with the Order of the Ruskin! 

We hope you’re returning refreshed after a Christmas break filled with Molly’s mince pies and Celestina Warbeck on the Wizarding Wireless. After an intense first semester as we set up, we hope this term will run a bit more smoothly as we plan on bringing you everything we promised and more. (Yes, this should include a Ball *better* than the Triwizard Yule Ball…)

We would like to invite you along to our first social of 2013! It will be held at our favourite, the Tram Depot on Thursday 31st January, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. We’d love to see as many of you there as possible so we can update you on all our fantastic news!

We’re very excited at all the new things we have in store for you this semester, and we hope to see out our first year as a Society with a bang bigger than Dr Filibusters Fabulous No-Heat Wet-Start Fireworks.

So hop back on the Hogwarts Express with your trunk packed and ready for a new term with the Order of the Ruskin!

New for 2013!

We are pleased to announce a new part of our online presence here at the Harry Potter Society!

 

The Order of the Ruskin Members Forum (http://www.facebook.com/groups/224382677697395/) is a new space for all our Society members to communicate and share their love for all things Potter.

 

Please remember that joining the group enters you into an open environment of discussion and conversation with others. Although this will be monitored by members of the Committee this is an accessible page affiliated with both the Society and Anglia Ruskin, so please be mindful and respectful of others and their views.

 

So head on over and get chatting with Potterheads of all Houses and affiliations!

GET READY FOR MUGGLE QUIDDITCH…

Happy New Year to all our Quidditch-interested Potterheads!

We apologise for the vast delay in getting our Muggle Quidditch team set up. We have hit various difficulties along the way, and if we could use a time-turner and go back to the beginning we would! But things are looking good at the moment and we are in a development process, so keep an eye out on your emails over the next couple of weeks for more news, information and (hopefully) try outs!

In order to establish as an official Sports Club we need a full committee, and as such we are looking for two Quidditch-enthusiasts to fulfil the roles of ‘Administrator’ and ‘Treasurer’. These positions are fairly straightforward, and more information can be found through the SU website (in Resources) or by dropping us a message. If you’re interested, please contact us via our email account (aruquidditch@gmail.com) as we won’t be able to set up as an official team without a full committee!

We will have to ask a small membership fee from you, as this team will be separate from the Harry Potter Society, but this will be as minimal as we can make it and will only go towards getting important equipment like hoops, balls and spare brooms.

We don’t have a facebook or SU page as of yet, but we hope to soon. So for now, please look out for any emails from ‘aruquidditch@gmail.com’ and we will keep you updated!

We look forward to seeing this really take off with you guys,

ARU Muggle Quidditch: Ruskin Reductos

Happy New Year!

Thank you to everyone who applied for the open committee positions! We will be in touch soon.

If you missed the deadline but would still like to be considered, then drop us a message at orderoftheruskin@gmail.com asap and we will see if we can fit you in!

Hope you're all having a magical break!