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 <p><strong>S</strong>tudent-<strong>R</strong>un <strong>C</strong>omputing and
 <strong>T</strong>echnology (SRCT, pronounced "<em>circuit</em>") is a student
 organization at <a href="https://www.gmu.edu/">George Mason University</a> which
-enhances student computing at our school. We establish and maintain systems
+enhances student computing at our school by establishing  and maintaining systems
 that provide specific services for Mason's community.</p>
+<p>We were founded in 2011 to be a place where students could work together,
+share their knowledge, and build really neat projects for the benefit of everyone
+at Mason. See some of the ways we've improved life on campus on the <a href="/projects">projects page</a>.</p>
 
 <legend><strong>Getting Involved</strong></legend>
+<p>To learn more about SRCT, check out our
+<a href="http://srct.gmu.edu/projects">projects</a>, active, under development, or proposed, or talk to one of the
+<a href="http://srct.gmu.edu/people">members</a>! Technical documentation is
+available on our <a href="http://wiki.srct.gmu.edu">wiki</a>, and all of our
+code is visible on the <a href="http://git.gmu.edu/public">public page</a> of
+our student git repository.</p>
+<p>You can come to any of our planned <a href="/events">events</a>. We hold
+numerous events each semester, from traveling to hackathons and conferences to
+doing local outreach, holding large programming events, and hosting speakers.</p>
 <p>We're on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MasonSRCT">Facebook</a> and
 <a href="https://www.twitter.com/MasonSRCT">Twitter</a>, and have
 <a href="http://lists.srct.gmu.edu/mailman/listinfo">active mailing lists</a>
 and an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat">IRC</a>
-channel, #srct.
-To learn more about SRCT, check out the
-<a href="http://srct.gmu.edu/projects">active projects</a> or talk to one of the
-<a href="http://srct.gmu.edu/people">members</a>! Technical documentation is
-available on our <a href="http://wiki.srct.gmu.edu">wiki</a>.</p>
+channel on <a href="https://www.freenode.net/">freenode</a>, #srct. More ways to
+contact us are on our <a href="/contact">contact page</a>.</p>
 
 <legend><strong>Next Meeting</strong></legend>
-<p>Next meeting is scheduled for <em>TBA</em>. For more information, check out
-our <a href="http://srct.gmu.edu/calendar">calendar</a>, or visit our
+<p>Our next meeting is scheduled for <em>TBA</em>. For more information, check
+out our <a href="http://srct.gmu.edu/calendar">calendar</a>, or visit our
 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MasonSRCT">Facebook</a> or
 <a href="https://www.twitter.com/MasonSRCT">Twitter</a> pages.</p>