The Ball State AAS has been approached by a friend of the club. She is putting together a project about our community, both on campus and off. This project is going to focus on people who identify as furries. Bassically all she needs is for members of the furry community to take 5 photos and caption them by answering the question! The question is: What has been your experience as someone who identifies as a furry? She's written a message to everyone:

Hello! My name is Amber and while I'm not a furry myself I do have a lot of friends in the community and I am actually doing a qualitative study about this! What I'm doing is something called a photovoice project. People take pictures and caption them with an answer to the prompt that is given.

I was hoping some of you would be willing to participate and help me out!

Here are a few things to set your mind at ease
-I won't be using names or anything for the project but I do ask that you post your photos to this page here!
-You can either message them to me on the page or post them right to the wall! It is whatever you are most comfortable with!

-This is a study for your community. My goal is to overall create a better understanding about the community so all of you are more readily accepted and can freely be yourselves without any worry of backlash.

-On the page is most of the information but if you have any extra questions feel free to ask me.

-Ignore the due date, I have moved it and not yet updated it

What I need:
-up to 5 photos (taken for this purpose, i'm not supposed to use old ones)
-a caption with the photo answering the question :What has been your experience as someone who identifies as a furry?
-An example could be that you take a picture of your fursona and you say "This is (insert name) and they are a part of who I am".
-Examples don't always have to be positive though. I want to know it all, the good and the bad. Don't feel pressured though!
-Post it to the wall of the page or message it through the page or on here even.

Once her project is completed Amber plans to compile the pictures that have been submitted into a booklet to sell, hoping to spread word about our community in a positive light.

If you're interested in helping out, visit the link above and help out a good cause. She needs photos ASAP so let's give her some!

BSUfurs / AAS is hosting a pool/billiards furmeet this Friday (2/26) from 6pm-9pm at Cardinal Lanes on the Ball State Campus! We have the back 5 tables reserved, some come "rack 'em up"*** with your fellows furs!

To help us cover costs we're asking:

AAS Members: Free Admission
Ball State Student Non-Members: $3 dollars (Please bring your ID if you don't regularly attend meetings)
Non-Student Non-Members: $5 dollars

As the standard rate for pool at Cardinal Lanes is roughly $3-$5 per hour you'll still be getting a good deal~

Directions: Cardinal Lanes is located in the basement of the Student Center on Ball States campus. If you have a device with access to Google Maps or a similar application you can enter the following address to get directions from your location to us!

L.A. Pittenger Student Center
Muncie, IN 47306

If you're looking for parking, there's a large parking garage behind the Student Center with parking at the rate of $1 per hour, or for those looking for a free option, there's free 2hour parking at N College Avenue behind the building as well (which should be free for the whole event as parking should be free after 7 or 8)

We hope you guys can come out and meet some new furs / get to hang out with some old friends! Hope to see you there, and afterwards there's always Scotties or someplace else nearby to keep the party going. If you have any questions either leave a comment / send a note here, or for a speedy response send a note to our webmaster

***being a species with antlers not required

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Don't forget to send us a note or comment on our previous -✧journal✧- to get your name added to the club's active FurAffinity users list!

We're making an list of active Anthropomorphic Art Society members! (Be you active at BSU, or if you've graduated from us) That way we can all find each other and have a way to contact each other outside of club. Having your username displayed in this list is voluntary and is by no means a requirement of the club. (This list is also not the same as the "paid member" roster that we send into the office of student life).

Anyways! If you'd like to be included in this list shoot this account a comment (or a note), or if you'd rather give the active webmaster () your info, he'll add you here!

In your note / comment be sure to include:

Your Username
Major (if you have/had one~)
Hometown
Current Status (i.e. current undergrad, grad student, graduation date [if you've graduated already], current location [if you don't live in Muncie anymore], etc.)

Active Members

 Blitzflame
Major: Japanese and Pre-Art (Animation)
Hometown: Spencer/Bloomington, Indiana
Current Undergrad

 chibifennec96
Major - Microbiology
Current Undergrad

 WolfyNightshade
Major - Zoology
Hometown - Hanna, Indiana
Current Undergrad

 sumi-chi
Major: Telecommunications
Hometown: quack
Current Undergrad

Hey everyone! Check out this awesome article published today by Ball State's BYTE! See if you can spot any familiar faces :3

http://bytebsu.com/furries-bring-po.....isconceptions/

Hey everyone! Don't forget that our Moonlight Howl Semi-Formal event is this Friday night in the Student Center Ballroom from 7pm to 11pm! Costumes and Fursuits are welcome! There will be music, tarot readings, caricatures, and friends!

Entry is $5 for Ball State students, $7 for non-students, and registered AAS members get in for free!

We hope to see you there!

Hey everyone!

We're happy to announce that our Moonlight Howl Semi-Formal event will be held on Friday, October 30th at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. We'll be releasing more details as they develop, so stay tuned!

Hey all!

Club for Thursday September 10th is cancelled. D:

But it's cool! We are getting a group together to go to Scotty's to hang out. We will be meeting there at 9 o'clock, the start of club. If you are wanting to join, please go to our Facebook page and join the Scotty's group. This will let us know how many people will be attending. If you don't want to join the Scotty's group, we ask that you email us at aas@bsu.edu to let us know.

Thanks Everyone! We hope to see lots of people there!


https://www.facebook.com/groups/1472319246407513/ (Facebook Scotty's group page link)

Hey hey!!!

For all you furs out in Ball State's campus, keep your eyes out for a fursuiter roaming around and handing out flyers for the AAS!!! If you see her, pop over and say hi!! Have a wonderful day and we hope to see you at the first meeting of the semester!! The meeting will be in the Forum Room in the Student Center at 9pm!!!

See you furs there!!!

Hey everyone!
AAS will be at the Ball State activity fair today from 6pm to 8pm! Feel free to drop by and say hello, and don't forget to spread the word to your friends!

Just a reminder that there will be a potluck and furmeet November 15th in Muncie from 4-8pm! Get in touch with one of the Ball State AAS exec members for the location. The parking for the furmeet will be at the commuter lot at the Student Center due to construction. Let us know if you need directions! We'll have a carpool for suits, food, and people who need help carrying anything. Later on, Anthros of East Central Indiana will be holding a rave at Be Here Now from 9pm-2am! Admission for the rave will be free for all suiters, $6 for all ages, and $3 for people in animal wear! It'll be a great day, and we hope to see you guys there!

Hey guys!

Ball State AAS is holding a furmeet on November 15th! Get in touch with one of our executive board members here for the location:

https://www.facebook.com/BallStateAAS

There will be a potluck from 4pm to 8pm Additionally, Anthro ECI will bel holding a rave event at Be Here Now in Muncie from 9pm to 2am! We will also have local lodging available if needed. We'll give you guys more updates as they unfold. Until then, be sure to clear your calendars for the 15th! Hope to see all of you there!!!

Greetings!
Here's some more information on the Moonlight Howl event!
The Moonlight Howl will be a semi-formal masquerade ball, held on Friday, October 3rd from 7pm-11pm.
The dance will be held in the Ball State Student Center's Ballroom.
The prices are $5 for students and $7 for non-students.
We will also have live DJs, a raffle, a photo shoot, tarot readings, and caricatures!
We'll bring you more information as we continue to plan this exciting event!

Getting excited for our next year? So are we! Here's what our exec board has been working on thus far:

We'll have a booth at Ball State's activity fair this Saturday, August 16th. Be sure to send people our way for treats and information!

Our weekly meetings will be full of how to events, discussions, and games, including a monthly movie night!

We also have Indy Fur Con to be excited about, and we already have rooms reserved for MFF.

Some groups may attend Furreality and Furlaxation in September and October.

Our biggest event this year will be the Moonlight Howl on October 8th! The Student Center Ballroom has been reserved for this masquerade themed dance! This event will be co-hosted with the Ball State Society for Earth-Based Religions, and will include furry DJs, a photo booth, furry portraits, mask maskings, tarot readings, and a raffle contest!

Hope you had a great summer!
We can't wait to see you all!

Hey everyone! A new semester with a new exec board! We have a lot planned this semester! Some of the dates are still to be announced.

Aug. 16........Activity Fair 6pm - 8pm
Aug.............August Furmeet
Sept............Public Panel
Oct.............Moonlight Howl with SER
Oct./Nov......Haunted House (Tentative)
Nov.............Thanksgiving Dinner (Tentative)
Dec.............December Bowling Furmeet

This Thursday's meeting is Who's Lion is it Anyways? It's in the Forum Room in the Student Center, 9pm to 10pm. Bring a friend for this fun activity night. See you there!

Hey all! I wanted to remind you about our wonderful meeting tomorrow on February 20, 2014. This week is about Fursuit and Fursuit handling. We will also be having a guest speaker, so join us and welcome our friend! It will be in the Forum Room in the Student Center, 9-10. Can't wait to see you there!

Hello everyone! Thursday's meeting will be a fun one! We're watching Anthro Con the movie! I will say that it's going to be a bit longer than normal, so try to plan for this. If you have to leave early for any reason, please try to sit towards the door and leave courteously. I can't wait to see you all there! Student Center, Forum Room. 9-10.

Hi everyone! Today's meeting is Convention 102, and it's going to be a good one! So come tonight and join the fun! The Forum Room in the Student Center, 9-10.

Tonight will be the last meeting for membership dues to join our final roster, so please, if you can join, join and give our group it's official numbers!

Finally,it's the last day to design a new mascot. If you have a submission, it must be turned in by the end of the meeting tonight

Thank you, so you all tonight!

I'm so sorry about the lateness of this update, this week has been hectic! Anyways, Ayyyy everybody! Don't for get about our meeting tonight in the Forum room in the Student Center. 9-10! Tonight we will be having a discussion on Spirtituality and Religion in Animals! Can't wait to see you there!

Hey, hey, hey! It's that time again, an update for this Thursday! The meeting this week, in the Forum Room in the Student Center, is Build-a-Sona. Not Build-a-Bear, sadly. However, it will still be a lot of fun! So bring your creativity! Also, we have an announcement for a mini competition for our club, so tune in to hear about more!

See you Thursday!

Oh, P.S.: We're still accepting membership dues, so it's five dollars if you can join us!

Hello all! It's me again here to let you know about the meeting this week! Our meeting is in The Forum room in the SC from 9:00pm to 10:00 pm on Thursday!

Our topic this week is Fursona Origin and Evolution, so prepare to discuss this! If you don't want to discuss, that's ok, we still want you, it's great to be a listener as well. Want to share? You can bring some art or badges or references of your fursona if you want to, but don't feel pressured. Please remember to keep it clean.

Also! It's our second meeting, so dues can really be collected, if you came last week that is. So, five dollars for those eligible to be members! If you don't have the money, that's ok too. We will have the membership drop in for a while!

Can't wait to see you on Thursday!

Hello all!

Our regular meetings, Thursdays at 9pm to 10pm, are all going to be located in the Forum Room in the Student Center. For those who do not know where that is, it is located on the second floor against the south wall!

- Maggie
Spring2014 Webmaster

Just wanted to update all AAS members that the room has been permanently moved to the Arts and Journalism Building in Room 289, same time and day (Thursdays at 9pm)!

This should be a much better location for us, as it will not be pushed out by the various Student Center events anymore.

Hey AAS members. Just wanted to let you know that as of right now, the AAS meeting will be taking place in Cardinal Hall C at the Student Center this week (tomorrow)! This is subject to change, so check back to make sure!

Hey, just wanted to let any of our AAS followers know that the room has changed to Room 301 in the Student Center for today! We apologize for any confusion in advance. The school jumped the change on us at the last second!