[1105] in APO News
Minutes of Chapter Meeting (November 1, 1994)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Gilbert Leung)
Mon Nov 7 21:02:19 1994
To: apo-minutes@MIT.EDU, apo-legislation@MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 1994 20:08:12 EST
From: Gilbert Leung <gleung@MIT.EDU>
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-Gilbert ]
Administrative notes:
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Start: 7:37 pm; End: 9:15pm. Present: Cathy, Elaine, Kevin, Junko,
Charley, Jeremy, Rachel, Henning, Kate, Bridget, Yale, Sparky, Chris
Falling, Ping, Joe Kuchta, Theresa, Alexis, Dave, Emily, Amy, Ezra
Officers' reports:
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SVP (Barbara): We had a project at George's Island for Halloween.
Next project is Chapter Weekend II - sign up!
MVP (Dave): Had a meeting with big brothers on Monday. The
pledges are coming along very well.
This week is last set of pledge meetings. Remind your littles of
that; if they can't make it, tell me.
It's not too early to schedule interviews and think about whom
you want to attend.
Pledges are going to sponsor some fellowship events. If your
little brother needs leadership, consider a study break.
AVP (Gilbert): [at ASA meeting] WUAPO will be out Real Soon
Now. If you have updates about events, let me know now.
APOcEd (bert): [not present] Apoc should be out before end of week.
Historian (Richard): [not present] made photoboard. Add your
name.
President (Kate): I sent registration for Conclave - we have 6 going,
but it's not too late to add more.
I need to talk to people going to Nationals.
Welcome to John, the BU MVP.
Instead of CPPC, we'll have a fellowship event at Chapter Week-
end II Sat. night.
Committee reports:
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UMOC (Barbara): We raised around $700. Stephanie Sparvero won.
We had prizes. It was a good time. Thanks to PC's and helpers.
Ping: and we got in the Tech. We still haven't decided how to
distribute prizes.
Book Exchange (Kevin): Books are leaving office by Thanksgiving the
latest.
New Business:
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Drop poster paint not-leaving-fourth-floor policy:
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Richard's statement: We have, in fact, often loaned out painting
supplies to groups which have taken them off the fourth floor
and returned them on time. This means:
1. Many people do not know about such a policy.
2. it has not been enforced.
3. we have empirical evidence proving that it is utterly unnecessary.
4. since we have not been uniformly enforcing it, it would be unfair
to the group in question to start enforcing it without further
discussion.
5. it can be (and is being) argued by student groups that it places
them at an inconvenience by not allowing them to work where
they normally would, which would be against the service goal of
providing them with easy access to drop poster supplies.
Meeting:
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1. CAC only wants people to use drop cloth
2. If groups want to leave fourth floor, they leave student center
altogether
3. PubDir could take more active role to fine late people, if letting
paint leave 4th floor implies late return. Brothers should mark
dates on form!
4. we have only 2 sets of paint. And people might cheat by using
expired ID's and not return paint.
Motion to not let paint off 4th floor. 10+1-1A passed. Charley will
write a standing policy. [someone will send correction mail back to the
misinformed student group?]
Nationals Legislation:
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Dave: There is a legislation packet of motions that will come up at
National [on office's message board]. Ping has grouped it by
concept. Please read it. Ping and I need to know chapter's
stance. Move that all decisions on this topic be made by straw
polls of active brothers and pledges. 12+0-0A passed.
APO & BSA
1. Take out explicit BSA references form rituals, Bylaws, etc. or
replace with "heritage" phrase. 9+0-3A passed.
2. Remove BSA representatives from National Board. The BSA
don't ordinarily show up and past national presidents usually ab-
stain to votes. Let's leave symbolism and give them voice and
not vote. No vote for BSA: 8+2-3A passed. No voice for BSA:
0+6-4A failed.
Toast Song
1. Change "men of" to "true to". Some women at AX strongly
agree that they are not men. And "Men of" sounds weird to new
people and people we work for. 5-point vote: +3.5.4.1.1- passed.
2. Add a third verse Cheesy and makes song too long. 1+11-1A
failed.
Rituals
[happened after PFTGOTO]
1. Make blindfolds optional. We proposed it. We'd better support
it!
2. In pledge ritual, historian will read pledge of allegiance before
pledges take it. 11+0- passed.
3. Stage directions at initiation ceremony: reminds person to open
the door after knocking. many-2-0 passed.
4. Four amendments about brothers who are citizens of other coun-
tries.
(a) Make an effort to present flags of the countries of the par-
ticipating pledges/initiates in addition to the US flag. Yale
has a collection. Some don't care about any flags. 6+0-5A
passed
(b) Let citizens of other countries recite their pledges after the
US pledge. We should poll pledges beforehand to avoid em-
barssment: 11+0-1A passed. Make it explicitly optional:
10+0-1A passed.
(c) Replace "America" with "the US of America". 7+1-4A passed.
(d) People from other countries will have a "moment of silence"
instead of the pledge of their own countries if they don't have
a pledge. People are concerned that this resembles mourning
for someone dead. The amendment makes this mandatory:
0+9-3A failed. Make it optional: 10+0-1A passed.
5. Spiel about service program is currently stated by the 2 advisors.
Give 1 part to SVP. 8+0-2A passed.
6. Appoint committee to spend 2 years researching and coming up
with new and better rituals. It's a start. 6+1-6A passed.
7. Reveal explanation of the coat of arms. One symbol, "the cross of
Lafayette College" is a reminder, and "our God" should be struck
because it's not a symbol of God in this context. Cross is only a
symbol of God to Christians. If we strike it, the only connection
left between Cross and Things eternal is "our roots."
Last point was tabled due to possible serious implications. Further
discussion of that and other legislation material ensues at dinner trip,
tentatively Thu 11/10/94. Also the mailing-list apo-legislation.
Announcements:
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Charley: Sign up for CWII. Alexis is transport PC.
Kate: Come to Sat. night fellowship event.
Richard: Look at the pictures and slides in the office only if you have
clean hands and without food. Get your little brothers to post
their names next to the pledge photos.
Dave: Go give blood in the next few days.
Bridget: They need O-.
Charley: Chapter Weekend II involves staining and carpentry.
PFTGOTO:
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Dave: I'm placed in dance. yay!
Bridget: Use my superticket on Friday.
Ping: Midterms suck.
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Charley: lim (midterms suck) [Technically this limit doesn't exist :)
n->00
-Gilbert]
Kevin: I'm not taking any classes.
