To address some concerns about the name: The English Translation will be used in meetings, on social media, and in general conversation. The Latin translation will be used for flyers and announcements to avoid sparking extreme outrage as we have seen before. The English Translation may or may not be used with it.
We also launched our new official Instagram account. It lit up immediately,
getting over 100 comments within a few hours on the first post! A hilarious response of angry Christians flooded the comments. I heard a
rumor that one notorious Fundamentalist was going to show the office our Instagram, so I immediately deleted any part we had in the argument, so it was just us getting flamed. Though we debated we still remained civil, knowing the school administration would look at it. We we're called down to the office almost instantly, who told us that we could not be using Instagram in class, and that it was a distraction from our work. We we're also distracting the involved students. They were clearly looking for excuses. We explained to them that we ONLY used Instagram at lunch, and did not reference any other students in our posts. Seeming to accept this, they told us to be careful with how we used it, and sent us out.
Near the end of the day we
were both called down for a meeting with the Head of Activities. He explained to us that we had enough students involved to form a Student Group, but there were a few more steps. We needed a teacher to sponsor us, supervising meetings, and we also need a written constitution explaining how our group would operate even if all current members graduated. He gave us some tips, saying that most students who say they are 'interested' usually don't actually show up to meetings, and to make sure we are making a group out of passion, not frustration. A group needs to have at least 10 students and meet at least 4 times a year, so I think we will go for the bare minimum on meetings. It's more of a statement that a community activity. Obviously the current hurdle is getting that sponsor, but I think it will definitely be possible it we tell them that 1. We will only be meeting once every 3 months, 2. Our official group name is in Latin, and 3. We will bring whatever type of food they want. We thanked him, and left. It's happening!
