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Our Standing Rules say it best:
(VIII. B, C)
B. Special Interest Groups
1. Any group of members may form a Special Interest Group ("SIG").
2. Each SIG shall have a leader, who shall be a member in good standing of San Diego Mensa. A SIG which regards itself as "open" may also have members, other than the leader, who are not members in good standing of San Diego Mensa.
3. SIGs are not official subdivisions of San Diego Mensa.
4. The Board of Directors has no responsibility for, nor any authority over, the actions of SIGs.
C. Unofficial Activities.
1. An "unofficial activity" is an activity (other than the Yearly Regional Gathering and the Quarterly General Gatherings) by a member or SIG of San Diego Mensa.
2. The Editor may publish unofficial activities in the MENSAN calendar if they meet editorial policy (see "Newsletter", Standing Rule IX.A.3, below).
In short, like-minded members (sometimes adding a few non-members!) form a SIG so that they can get their activities published in the Calendar. Most SIG meetings appear in the list of Recurring Events.
So, what is the difference between a recurring event which is a SIG and one which isn't a SIG ? Its leader calls it a SIG; that's all.
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