Arab Student Organization Budget

Cost of speaker or comedy troupe.

Too much unpredictability with speakers. If they are already confirmed, please appeal with additional information. Otherwise, the JFC has allocated money specifically for speaker events. You can apply for this money through the SBVPF.

One night stay for speaker or comedy troupe.

Thank You gift for the group we bring in.

Arabic food (likely from Aladdin) Example Meal: 5 party trays ($35 each) to feed 50 people

You can still have a large spring event with food

One HUGE spring event such as a political speaker or a comedy troupe (as has been done in the past). Cost to bring in speaker or comedy troupe.

Ingredients (student volunteers will cook food from their respective Arab countries, but some ingredients are more expensive in the United States so we allotted that much in groceries)

Decorating, music (purchasing Arabic music or cheaply hiring a DJ to play Arabic music), help with technical aspects (presentations).

"Awareness" area: where students can come and learn a cultural skill, like cooking a quick and easy traditional dish, or learning how to do a traditional "dabke" dance performed at arab events. Integrate this with knowledge about arab culture. We looked at the possibility of doing a cooking class or a dabke dance.

Table coverings, pictures, cultural pieces, etc.

Food from an Arabic restaurant (perhaps Aladdins). Example Meal: 5 party trays ($35 each) to feed 50 people

This includes the cost of fliers ($30) and banners ($75) for events. (Fall Semester)

$50 of general publicity, and $40 for events

For instance, for an arab cultural late night, we would like to have a hena artist come in, and arabic DJ, and would like to have a bellydance performance (big event #1) For our second big event, we would like to offer women around campus the ability to buy a "hijab" and wear it around for a day to see what it feels like (a "walk a mile in my shoes" type of experience). At the end, they can come to a food receptions and have a roundtable discussion about prejudice, misconceptions, and what their experience was like. For both of these big fall events, we anticipate spending $300 each, whether it is to buy the hijabs (head coverings) or hiring the performers. Hijabs cost $15 each. 20 hijabs will thus be able to be purchase for our event. We are hoping to collaborate with MSA so that we can obtain more hijabs and so more people have the opportunity to participate.

Cover cost of hijabs and 1/3 of other expenses with revenue

5 Meetings per semester with an average cost of $40 for food per meeting (based on Vocelli's pizza base price of $10 per pie and needing roughly 4 pies per meeting).

This includes the cost of fliers ($30) and banners ($75) for events. (Spring Semester)

$50 of general publicity, and $40 for events

Reselling the hijabs for $2.50 each (Both the ones that will be purchased and the ones already in our inventory.)

Covers cost of hijabs and 1/3 of other expenses for your big spring event

The JFC will fund $100 per semester for food for rush/recruitment, $2 per person per semester for meeting food, $200 per semester for food at events, and will not fund personal meals.