2. Silent Pirates Purpose Silent Pirates was founded to teach the basics of sign language and to raise awareness about the Deaf culture Silent Pirates aims to achieve these goals through club meetings, guest speakers, fundraising, volunteer activities, and silent socials

3. Silent Pirates Executives Hillary Pearce Co-Founder & President Marcrissa Carswell Vice-President Kristen Zelnosky VP Finance Fredrisha Faison VP Administration Lindsay Dozier Co-Founder & VP Volunteer Activities Renata Sparks VP Fundraising Nancy Ausherman Club Advisor

4. Quick FAQ Does it matter what my major is? No, we are open to all majors. I am a graduate student, may I still join? Yes, you may join. I am a beginner. May I still join? Yes, we are open to all levels of signing proficiency. I am not Deaf or hard-of-hearing. May I still join? Yes, we are open to any and all students regardless of race, age, gender, orientation, religion, grade, major, or physical ability. Are there Deaf of hard-of-hearing members in the club? Yes, the club was founded by two hard-of hearing students and we have several members who are either Deaf or hard-of- hearing.

5. Membership Requirements Attend at Least ½ of the Meetings Complete two volunteer hours a semester $20.00 Membership Due Per Semester – Due goes towards club t-shirts, guest speaker gifts, and club expenses Maintain 2.0 GPA

6. Calendar of Events August 27 th 6pm – 1 st Meeting LWCC August 29 th 1-4pm – Get A Clue Campus Mall September 10 th 6pm – 2 nd Meeting MSC 244 September 22 nd 12-5pm Deaf Awareness Day – The Imagination Station Wilson, NC September 24 th 6pm – 3 rd Meeting LWCC September 27 th 7-9pm – Deaf Awareness Event at Pentecostals of Greenville

7. Calendar of Events Continued October 8 th TBA – School For The Deaf Wilson, NC Tour October 15 th 6-7:30pm – SAB DiversiFYI Workshop October 22 nd 6pm – 4 th Meeting LWCC November 5 th 6pm – 5 th Meeting LWCC November 19 th 6pm – 6 th Meeting LWCC December 3 rd 6pm – 7 th Meeting LWCC

8. Events Sign Up We need people to sign up to assist with the following events Preferably two people per hour – Get A Clue Campus Mall August 29 th 1-4pm – Deaf Awareness Day The Imagination Station Science and History Museum Wilson, NC September 22 nd 12-5pm – Deaf Awareness Event Pentecostals of Greenville September 27 th 7-9pm

9. Resources Personal Website: www.ecusilentpiratesweebly.comwww.ecusilentpiratesweebly.com Twitter: @ECUSilentPirate Vine: ECU Silent Pirates Youtube: ECUSilentPirates Email: silentpirates@ecu.edusilentpirates@ecu.edu OrgSync: search Silent Pirates – Please register on Orgsync.com and add us – This will be one of the easiest ways to keep you updated, conduct polls, do sign-ups, and keep track of your volunteer hours (VSLC is now requiring you to use OrgSync)

10. Level of Sign/Deaf Culture Knowledge How many people are beginner? How many are somewhat proficient? How many consider themselves to be intermediate or fluent? How many have family members or friends that are either hard-of-hearing or Deaf?

11. Review of Previous Signs ABCs 1-20 Greetings Emotions Colors