Google Groups
FRO Email Lists
All of Front Range Objectivism's mailing lists are hosted on Google Groups. That platform offers all the traditional functionality of a mailing list, plus a web interface. Use the links below to subscribe to FRO's mailing lists or to modify your existing subscriptions.
FRO Announcements is open to everyone and is for announcements of major FRO news and events, including talks. Everybody involved in any aspect of FRO is encouraged to join this list.
NOTE: The FROLIC list has been deprecated in favor of the FROLIC Meetup group, which is used to announce events and coordinate RSVPs for social events.
These FRO lists are limited to members of each study group. They require an invitation to join.
You can see all the FRO lists to which you are subscribed here, provided that you are logged in and subscribed via your Google Account.
How to Subscribe to a FRO List
Click on the link to the list to which you wish to subscribe. (You may need to sign in to your Google Account. If you do not have a Google Account, you must create one first.) Then click on the "Ask to join this group" button.
Choose how you wish to receive list email and type in your real name. If you have multiple email addresses associated with your Google Account, you can select which email address to use for the FRO list. Then submit the form.
You should be subscribed.
How to Create a Google Account
Go to Google's New Account Form. Follow the instructions to create an account. If you like, you can associate a non-Gmail email address with your Google Account, then use that address to subscribe to FRO lists. Once you've created an account, follow the instructions above to subscribe to the FRO lists of your choice.
How to Send Email to a FRO List
After you are subscribed to a FRO list, you can send email to it using the address listed on the main page of the Google Group. (Only the managers of FRO Announcements and FROLIC have permission to post to those lists.)
Please note that you must send email from the address that is subscribed to the list. Also, in replying to messages from FRO lists, "reply all" will send your reply to the whole group, whereas just "reply" will send it privately to the person to whom you are replying.
How to Unsubscribe from a FRO List
Click on the link to the list from which you wish to unsubscribe. (You may need to sign in to your Google Account.) Click on "My membership settings" in the side panel then the "Leave group" button next to the group's name.
Calendar
A public calendar of all FRO events is posted on the Calendar page. These events are for public informational purposes to give an indication of FRO activities; they do not include location information.
As of November 20, 2023, we are no longer automatically inviting the main FRO Google Groups to their respective events on the "central" FRO Calendar. Instead, we are maintaining separate Google Groups for each FRO study group for those who wish to receive individual calendar events (that include location information and other details) on their personal calendars. (We will no longer be sending out calendar invitations for FROLIC events, since we use the FROLIC Meetup group to manage events, including invitations and RSVPs.)
If you are in one of the FRO study groups and wish to receive calendar invitations that will have their details automatically updated in your calendaring app, please calendar inquiry (and be sure to send an email from the account that is connected to your calendar).
Does this replace the reminder emails that group leaders send out?
No. Group leaders continue to manage upcoming meetings themselves. The calendar events are provided as a convenience to you.
Do I need to RSVP using the calendar functionality?
No. Moreover, group leaders may not be consulting calendar RSVPs to gauge attendance levels, so make sure to abide by the standards and expectations of your leader(s) in communicating your intention to attend meetings.
Emphatically, there will be no calendar invitations (and thus no calendar RSVPs) for FROLIC, since those events are managed through the FROLIC Meetup group.
What if I'm not using Google Calendar for my calendar?
It is difficult to provide generalized, useful guidance for the diversity of possible calendaring solutions out there. But ideally, whatever you're using is able to pick up event invitations from the email mailbox you requested to have added to your FROG groups' calendar lists and put that on your personal calendar.
Privacy and Permission
Please do not add attendees to events who are not FRO members without first getting the approval of the group leader.