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Minutes of Chapter Meeting (November 15, 1994)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Gilbert Leung)
Sun Nov 20 17:19:20 1994
To: apo-minutes@MIT.EDU, apo-legislation@MIT.EDU
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 1994 17:18:36 -0500
From: Gilbert Leung <gleung@MIT.EDU>
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send me mail correcting my mistakes.
You could do
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Gilbert
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Administrative notes:
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Start: 7:38 pm; End: 9:10pm. Present: Yale, Joe Kuchta, Joe Kay,
Dima, Jeffrey, Emily, Chris Falling, Henning, Kate, Gilbert, Charley,
Rachel, Bridget, Ping, Sparky, Barbara, Richard
Officers' reports:
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SVP (Barbara): We'll have a project at Boston Senior Home care
on 12/3. We could have another project at the Food Bank on
12/10 if the size of people they need suits the number of us who
can make it.
Treasurer (Henning): Change in account was handled. Now we
have a new Book exchange account that has new names, and
independent signatures. [Ask Henning for more]
FC (Rachel): Let Jeff know if you are bringing non-APO people to
SFF (11/19 9pm at McCormick) so that they will be let in.
"It's The End Of the World" Study break on Monday at Tang at 8pm.
If you ever want to buy large amount of dark/white/milk choco-
late, late me know.
APOcEd (bert): [not present(report from Bridget)] There are Apoc's!
Pick yours up after meeting.
PubDir (Charley): Bought $60 of paint in 4 crates. Wrote up stand-
ing policy. Please fill out drop poster receipts correctly.
President (Kate): Conclave was fun! Read my Apoc article for more.
We are planning to hold Leadership Development Workshop on
Sat. February 11 '95 at 1-135 with BU and we'll invite anyone
from the Boston chapters. If you know of a better room, let me
know.
I still need to coordinate with Jen'n about CPR training this
Saturday.
Last ExecCom is next week. Try to make it. I would like to
meet briefly with the officers between now and ExecCom.
Committee reports:
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Chris: Pledge project is this Sat in conjunction with ESP. We'll be
setting up and holding the registration booth for Splash (work-
shops for high school students.) Unfortunately, set-up starts at
7am. Sign up!
Old Business:
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PubDir (Charley): I have new standing policy for drop poster paint:
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It shall be the policy of the AX chapter of APO (hence-
forth, the chapter) that the drop poster paints offered by
the chapter shall not leave the fourth floor of the Stratton
Student Center.
Exceptions to this policy shall be granted at the discre-
tion of the Publicity Director. The decisions of the Publicity
Director shall be final.
Motion to approve new standing policy. 12+0-0A passes.
New Business:
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Nomination:
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President: Bridget
SVP: Charley
MVP: Emily
AVP: Henning
Treasurer: (no one)
Fellowship Chair: Jeff, Bridget
ApocEd: Ping, Bridget, Barbara
Legislation:
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Ping: Legislation dinner trip went well. Twelve of us mainly talked
about the various amendments:
1. Amendments pertaining alumni. Let alumni decide!
2. BSA. discussed at last chapter meeting.
3. Add treasurer to National board. Currently we only have mem-
bers at large appointed by president. Most think that this is
reasonable.
4. National Convention Location. Location selected 4 years in ad-
vance (currently two years.) Generally a bad idea because stu-
dents submitting bids will be graduated by the time of the con-
vention.
5. Impeachment of regional directors and sectional chairs. Reference
Committee should make sure that it's fair.
6. Extension Membership Removal. (Extension membership is meant
to encourage people transfering to a school without a chapter to
set up a chapter.) Since it has not succeeded in creating any new
chapters and it's poorly defined and its concept is a legal liability.
7. Fees. Right now, pledge fee is $5, and initiation fee is $25. Na-
tional proposes a breakdown of $15-$15 because they are losing
money in processing paper for pledges who don't get initiated.
Despite the long-standing $5-$25 might call for adjustment due
to inflation, delegates will wait for the financial report from na-
tional to assess actual costs of paper work, and will lean toward
keeping pledge fee a minimum so as not to discourage people from
pledging.
8. Life Membership Fee. Currently the one-time fees for undergrads
and alumni graduated up to 6 months is $50 and $100 afterwards.
Amendment to change the latter to $75. Propose to make the un-
dergrad rate valid up to 1 year after graduation. Issue is whether
or not if these affect the income of National by much.
9. Pledge period. Amendment to remove the "6 weeks" suggested
minimum for the pledge perios because schools on quarter system
will find 6 weeks long. In general, rules that might conflict with
particular school rules/state laws should be carefully worded.
10. Permit local chapter purchase house. Some chapters don't have
office to meet and store stuff. No. This allows a chapter to easily
turn into a social fraternity and the notion of have two classes
of members (those who live and not live in house) is undesir-
able. Also, chapter might wind up spending more time on house
maintenance then service.
11. Date of APO National Service Day. Reason behind this is to get
outsiders involved by have an organized Service Day. Possibility
of choosing one of the old dates. Also themes of "Dream Project"
and "Recycling" are brought up. Worries about SVP not being
able to find projects of the themes.
12. Double financial and time investment of Torch & Trefoil (national
newsletter.) sure!
13. Alcohol should not be served at educational activities. sure!
14. Regional boundary. Amendment to detach Puerto Rico from Re-
gion I and attach it to Region IV (south eastern) because of plane
tickets complications. Regional directors should evaluate whether
sectional boundaries should be redefined.
15. Term limits. Currently none. Pros: promotes leadership; rela-
tions in APO don't encourage people running against long in-
cumbent. Cons: If someone could do a good job, shouldn't have
to be forced out of office. Not everyone can afford travelling ex-
penses imposed on current staff. Probably is good if limit is long
enough. 3-point vote (1 term = 2 years): 6 terms: 1; 5 terms:
6; 4 terms: 0; 2A. Final vote: 5 terms: 7; no limit: 0. Further
comments to Dave/Ping.
Priority list. Voting results:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Kill proposal to kill cross thing: 10 (Delegates will abstain if ever have
to vote)
Optional blindfolds: many
Third verse: 2+7-1A
Announcements:
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Bridget: Running candidates should talk to current officers between
now and election about duties. I'll make cheese cake for election
meeting!
Bridget: Signup for trip to see Mikado.
Barbara: I need project for third project!
Bert wants candidates to write candidate articles.
Jeff: Come to SFF. Send me mail if you are bring non-APO people.
Bring ID's.
Rachel: If you haven't sent me your birthday, send it to me.
PFTGOTO:
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Henning: Thursday night there will be a dinner served according
to current world distribution of food. [AVP apologizes for not
getting the details. Ask Henning for more.]
Richard: See Creation Friday night!
Yale: Cleaning car, found "hair thing". Let me know if it's yours.
Ping: American justice system sucks.
Charley: I have jury duty on 1/27.
Ping: Is it Middlesex Court House? can give you the directions.
Rachel: Passing midterms does not suck.
[missed what Bridget said, sorry.]
Charley: Tell them you are an anarchist.
Chris: I had a great time at California. Will consider summer intern-
ship extended by Intel.
Henning: 1.102 (6 units) is Transportation lab is fun and satisfies
institute lab.
Ping: Dispensing hugs is free.
Rachel: I see a lack of interest to take up food related things. It's not
hard! come talk to me about being food chairs.
Jeremy: Ping, It took me a long time to get what you say.
Ping: Sorry for not enunciating due to tiredness.
Charley: You suck! [didn't see to whom. obviously not to me :)]
Barbara: ditto to what Rachel said about safety and tool chairs.
Charley: ditto.
Jeff: ditto to Food PC for SFF.
Henning: Speaking of food, I'm hungry.
Ping: Move to adjourn meeting with a fellowship circle, standing votes.
Kate: You wish! Ha!
Emily: [something about regret calling something bathrobe and bow
tie]
Bridget: I bought Sournotes for the sole purpose for people to make
comments about what songs to keep or what songs to add. It's
sitting on the coffee table. Please edit it.
Charley: Jeff Bigler said he plans to wear bow tie and top hat.
Jeff: Can't get in Talbot.
Gilbert: AVP loves you all for giving me the opportunity of typing all
these things in. :)
Henning: Hugs and Kisses should be capitalized.
Charley: Kate should wack him.
Kate: I should wack the Pubdir? sure. [Kate went up to Charley and
did something to him that caused Charley to say "Thank you."]
Kate: We won roll call at Conclave!
