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minutes of first chapter meeting, 2/5/97
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (jrpelavn@MIT.EDU)
Mon Feb 10 15:54:53 1997
From: jrpelavn@MIT.EDU
To: apo-minutes@MIT.EDU
Cc: apo-apoc@MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 15:54:27 EST
Minutes of First Chapter meeting. Feb. 5, 1997
Administrative notes:
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Start: 7:20pm; End: 9 pm. Present: Alexis, Jill, Elaine, Jeffery,
Oscar, Laura, Lizzie, David, Brian, Lauren, Ingrid, Emily, Michael,
Cathy, Charley, Susama, Falling, Erin, Rachel, Joe Kuhta, Grant,
Gina, Richard
Officers' reports:
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SVP (Lizzie): There are a bunch of projects for open projects, This
Saturday is Welmet PC by Brian. Sign up. There should be lots
of perspectives so sign up. The following weekend is Chapter
Weekend I, There is frost free water 30 yards away, separate
quarters, and stoves to dragged, Job = tree removal. Thursday
5:30 Office is ServComm, but Last open project is Margaret
Fuller House PC by Junko.
MVP (Michael): Thursday Feb, 6 is the first open meeting, be there
at 7:00. The second meeting is at 2:00 on the 9th and the third
is the 24 at 7:00. Perspectives are optional.
AVP (Jill): Falling is typing, WUAPO's exist, the dates are set for
many events, the times have not been set yet.also, if you want
something reserved, please either email me or write me a note
with the room, time, date, and other rooms if that room isn't
available. If you just tell me, I will forget.
Treasurer (Cathy): You want to be active, December initiates are
active if they paid their initiation fees. Otherwise tell Cathy if
you want to be active. Dues are $15.00; Must be active to vote
in second chapter meetings
FC (Charley): Valentines day/black morbid day Study break on Feb.
13, talk to Cathy. PAM is first of March in the afternoon.
Big Little study break, and Dave/Allen party. On March 8.
Pizza/Shakespeare needs to be discussed, Steak Fry is April 9th,
and SFF is May 3rd. I NEED PCs..........
APOcEd (Jeffrey): There is an APOC, next deadline is a week from
Saturday.
ASC (Lizzie): nothing.
PubDir (Carolyn): nothing.
Historian (Charley): I have pictures, I have camera- I will get pic-
tures of new Junior officers. I have reg. day pictures to develop.
Advisory Comm. Chair (Joe): Nothing to report
President (Alexis): CPPC is scheduled for Feb. 23 around 5:00 in
the compton room (26-100). Dinner will be served
Committee reports:
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Carnival (Oscar): Carnival is moving forward, He is passing out a
sign-up sheet for April 26, (day of event) also times for phone calling
to about 300 people. Feel free to attend carnival meetings.
Servcomm (Lizzie): We are meeting as mentioned in SVP report
Archcomm (Charley): Purchasing supplies for committees work on
scrapbook.
Momcomm (Michael): met to discuss brotherhood expectations
and pledge policies, will be discussed latter.
bookexchange (Melissa): none
UMOC (Jill): The check is out and it is done.
Screwcomm (David): Progress proceeding.
Old Business:
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Michael: Pledge Policies have been slightly tweaked from last term.
Continued Pledges must attend a pledge ceremony this term.
There are minor changes. The policy is approved as amended
by white ballot.
Brotherhood expectations: Again interviews are changed to meetings.
Added expectation to attend PTRM. The expectation is approved as
Amended by white ballot.
Voting Policy:
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Charley: quick explanation of voting mechanic. Brothers are eligible
to vote on a particular pledge if they are present at PTRM when
that pledge is discussed.
Michael: it is not necessary to change anything regarding alum's,
functioning as big brothers. I don't plan on having alum's func-
tioning as big brothers this term.
Michael: amends policy to state if less than three fifths instead of two
fifths.
Charley: Move to limit discussion to 10 minutes. White ballot.
Michael: Draws chart to explain voting policy
Oscar: Can we tell a pledge to go away?
Charley: We can but Nationals recommends strongly that we shouldn't
do such. Therefore we don't need to explicitly state that all
pledges will be continued.
Policy is moved as amended (two-fifths=three-fifths) and white bal-
loted.
New Business:
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Charley: Pizza and Shakespeare study break: tentatively scheduled
for March 21 after interesting version of straw poll.
Junior Officer Elections:
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Nominations for:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ASC: Susama, Lauren PubDir: David, Oscar Historian: Brian, Susama
Elected: ASC: Lauren PubDir: David Historian: Brian
Officers are then sworn in.
Announcements:
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Michael: Attend open meeting tommarrow
Lizzie: Attend servcomm tommarrow
Jeffrey: Apoc deadline is Saturday Feb. 15. Please write articles.
Please pickup your current issue of the apoc.
PFTGOTO:
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Jeffrey: It sucks, they kicked me out of strobe lab
Emily: I'm crazy: taking 72 units for fun!!
Alexis: Congradulations to all the new officers
Jill: my doctor says I'm really healthy (so why isn't she typing this?
-falling, administrative note)(avp note: my wrists were hurting
a bit from doing othere avp stuff, so falling was nice enough to
type up the minutes)
Charley: Book exchange takedown (Friday 5:00) is followed by dinner
trip.
Plus many more.
