{"id":3361,"date":"2023-12-15T21:52:55","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T21:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/students.bowdoin.edu\/bsgtest\/?page_id=3361"},"modified":"2024-04-17T11:51:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T15:51:59","slug":"how-to-join","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/students.bowdoin.edu\/bsg\/get-involved\/how-to-join\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Join"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"472\" class=\"wp-image-385\" src=\"https:\/\/students.bowdoin.edu\/bsgtest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/03\/BOW3762-3766FINAL-large-1024x472.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/students.bowdoin.edu\/bsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/03\/BOW3762-3766FINAL-large-1024x472.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/students.bowdoin.edu\/bsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/03\/BOW3762-3766FINAL-large-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/students.bowdoin.edu\/bsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/03\/BOW3762-3766FINAL-large-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/students.bowdoin.edu\/bsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/03\/BOW3762-3766FINAL-large-1536x708.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/students.bowdoin.edu\/bsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/03\/BOW3762-3766FINAL-large-1920x885.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/students.bowdoin.edu\/bsg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/03\/BOW3762-3766FINAL-large.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\r\n\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>The General Assembly is formed by a late spring election and an early fall application process.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>In the spring election, the student body at-large elects the coming year&#8217;s Executive Board, which includes the president, vice president, and the committee chairs.<\/li>\r\n<li>In the fall, the newly elected Executive Board chooses committee members and special advisors from short applications submitted by interested students.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>The Class Councils are elected by their respective classes.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>The First-Year council is elected in the fall.<\/li>\r\n<li>The rising Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Class Councils are elected in the spring election.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Watch your inbox for campus-wide emails to find out when elections and applications will happen! 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