It is considered conventional wisdom that groups should probably wait a few days or even a week before really getting started with meetings. Today however, SBU Freethinkers proved that notion completely wrong. We started on the first day of classes and the outcome was incredible. Here are a couple pictures from the meeting: (click here for the entire set)

We had a short ice breaker just for people to introduce themselves.  It was great idea as it gave the members a chance to interact a bit and learn about the new faces in the group. One of the best things about all these freethinker groups is the amount of diversity in the group. We have people coming from the Hasidic Jewish community, from the South and quite a few other interesting backgrounds. The new members seemed to have really liked it and the older members seem to be excited about the prospect of engaging in discussions with new people.

From the impression that I received, it seems very likely that SBU Freethinkers has doubled in size. Hopefully the interest stays high for the entire year and SBU Freethinkers can really establish itself as a visible force on campus.

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