Happy Sunday, everyone! This is the second to last newsletter of the semester — don’t start crying (yet), there’s still lots to look forward to in these last few weeks!

End of Year Banquet!!! ༻ ꧂

Get all dressed up in your nice fancy clothes and join us for our End of Year Banquet on Saturday, May 10th, from 6PM–9PM at the Terrace Room in Marina Village! Titled “Sunset on the Bay,” come for a night full of food, dancing, and so much fun! You can also expect to see election results and SamaSuperlative winners to be announced at banquet. Take this last opportunity to say goodbye to Mayari Board and hello to your incoming 25-26 Executive Board!
Tickets to attend the event will follow a tier based system:  
Tier 1: $40 (4/25-5/2), Tier 2: $45 (5/3-5/8)

Please Venmo our Treasurer, Adam @adaamp6 to submit your payment with the caption “Sunset on the Bay.” We would like to celebrate with everyone, so if you have any issues regarding payments and pricing, please contact Adam at [email protected] to discuss payment plans and options. Make sure to also upload any photos from the year to this shared album — you might just get a keepsake of it! See you there!

( ╥ ᴗ ╥) FACN 40.

Friday, April 18th, 2025 marked 40 historical years of AB Samahan’s annual culture night productions. We are extremely grateful to those of you who came to watch FACN 40: Bato Sa Buhangin and share this milestone with us! Thank you to our FACN Board and All Cast for bringing to life such a beautiful story told through laughter, tears, and a jukebox musical for the first time ever. Most importantly, thank you especially to our CoCos, Jansen Espares and Justin Reintegrado, for fearlessly leading us all and crafting a production that truly brings meaning to “the stone in the sand.” 

While countless words still cannot express how special our FACN productions (especially this year’s) are, there a few words that we hope will always stay with you even after the show is over:
I will hold you up and I will not let you fall.

Fil Grad! ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆

ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧ Q&A Night is this Friday, May 2nd!

It is officially ELECTIONS SEASON for AB Samahan! Yoshi, our Chairperson, reminds you that your participation in elections is so appreciated and makes us  proud and excited for a bright future of Samahan! 

As part of our Election process, candidates for the 2025-2026 Executve Board Sirectors, Chairs, and Top 5 positions will participate in Q&A Night, where our current Executive Board will ask questions for their potential successors. YOU also have the opportunity to be involved in this process by submitting audience questions that candidates may be required to answer!

Q&A Night will be held this Friday May 2nd, 4:30–9:30 PM, in Legacy Suite (3rd Floor of the Student Union). Please see the flyer for the QR codes for registration, question submission, and membership. Note that you must be an official Samahan member in order to be able to participate in elections.

Constitutional Revisions ⋆｡◛ ⊹ ࣪ ᡣ𐭩₊⋆

Our 54th Executive Board proudly presents our newly revised AB Samahan Constitution, made available on the Samahan website and to all of you here. Changes recently made include updates to position titles, revisions to director duties, and the addition of new positions on board. For any further questions, feel free to reach out to any member of our Executive Board.

(˶˘ ³˘(ˊᗜˋ*) Last GBM!

To the moon and beyond,

Mayari Board ⋆｡°☾⋆｡°