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Chapter Meeting 2-25-09

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Cristen Chinea)
Wed Feb 25 23:13:49 2009

Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:12:59 -0500
From: Cristen Chinea <cristen@MIT.EDU>
To: apo-minutes@mit.edu

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::Action Items!::
* AC needs to get stuff reserved for CPW.
* Matt needs to send the Nationals Report to the APOcEd.
* Sam needs to get more exact date/time for PAM.
* Liz needs to finalize this lunch with advisors thing.
* Xavier needs to get SFF invites printed and out!
* Xavier needs to get the gallery working so people can make scrapbooks. and
tell people about it.
* people need to pick up their books!
* people need to help clean the office!
* go on more service projects! (see the
WUAPO<http://web.mit.edu/apo/www/wuapo.shtml>)

* or make your own service project! (talk to kkuhn)
* people need to contact austein and join the 75th anniversary committee
* people should sign up for the conclave of rock
* people need to nominate MIT faculty/staff for Big Screw
...too much?

Chapter Meeting 2-25-09
Attendance: Matt (austein), Rebecca (rkw), Alex (adehnert), Piper (wings),
Rachel (remeyer), Laura (schuhrke), Xavier (jaxxson), Sarah (slehmann),
Alioth (kdrinkwa), Cat (catthu), Cristen (cristen), Mommy Sam (s_evans),
Najah (najah), Mitch (mitchb), Zev (zev), Liz (ederegt), Joanie, Ellen

Meeting called to order at 7:42. It's the 3rd chapter meeting of term.

::Officer Reports::

President: this weekend, myself with piper, ellen, amy, and kristin went to
Leadership Development Day, where there were interesting classes and
workshops on things such as emailing, where apparently everyone else does
not know how to use email as well as we do. reminder to use your subject
lines wisely. also a workshop on officer transitioning, which we also do
okay on. had an effective meetings workshop: today the minutes are going to
have action items. the membership summit postponed to this coming sunday,
let me know if you're interested in going.

PVP: Turns out that the pledges that hadn't responded aren't continuing..
they're off the list now. Amber also has decided to depledge this semester.
Jennifer Tu has scheduled an Athena training for pledges and for the chapter
on March 11, which will be useful. Pledge Article Meal is scheduled for the
4th but might/will probably change.

BVP: contacted advisors about having advisor lunches, preference for
weekdays as opposed to weekends, want two or three lunches, maybe around
12:30 or so. Dumpling fry is this Sunday. there will be another Fellcomm
meeting after this meeting. we've also been working on making an online
version of what Brown started last term with tracking the brotherhood
requirements. Xavier is SFF (Super Formal Formal) PC, invites need to get
sent.

AC: no report. sending an attendance sheet. (interrupt for introductions)

APOcEd: next issue will hopefully be out by Dumping Fry. Send me things by
Friday at noon-ish!

Historian: there is a nifty little gallery online. when i have it fully
working i can let you know and you can pick out pictures and we can work on
a scrapbook with them.

Advisor: i don't have anything in particular to report this week

Bookex: So a lot of people didn't pick up their books or checks yet, and I
sent them a reminder email. The new official deadline is 10pm next week Wed.
At that point officially everyone's money and books will be donated to
charity.

break for food.
resume, thanks Sarah for helping Matt make dinner, to Kristin and Amy to
come to EC and grab stuff.

SVP: Going to be poking around for PCs soon. I made a little questionnire to
fill out regarding service project dates because too many of them are on
Saturdays. Upcoming.. 3/7 walk for hunger poster-making if you signed up OR
you can volunteer for Spark. watch out for Jasmine's knitting project soon.
also Charles River Conservancy on the 14th. Sustainability project is 3/9.

Pubdir: absent
Big Screw has its first meeting, we now have people on publicity, setup, and
manpower. if you have ideas for candidates let big-screw know. Cristen needs
to get Lobby 10 for during CPW itself.

OM: we'll have staplers soon, we just ordered them. The floor got mopped
today.  More office cleaning this Friday afternoon. we have little a little
plant that needs watering every once in awhile.

Nationals: report up in the locker if anyone wants to look. Matt needs to
send a version for the APOC.

::Other News/Announcements::

* 75th anniversary in about 2 years. There will be a committee for this. if
you will be an active next year, even better in two year's, highly
encouraged to join it. we'd love to have a reunion. will try doing something
even bigger if we wish, who knows! let austein know if you are interested in
doing this.

* The Conclave of Rock is coming up soon, 27-29th at the end of spring
break, it will be rocking! *sends around signup sheet*

::Points For The Good Of The Order::
* ice cream sandwiches in the coke fridge for 40 cents!
* we have edible food in our cupboard.
* humongous reuse pile somewhere down the hall from here.. where zev got a
supercomputer today. * matt had the dean for student life over today, and it
turns out he doesn't want to give us mandatory dining, and he doesn't finish
his vegetables.

Meeting adjourned at 8:30ish.

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::Action Items!::<br>* AC needs to get stuff reserved for CPW. <br>* Matt n=
eeds to send the Nationals Report to the APOcEd.<br>* Sam needs to get more=
 exact date/time for PAM.<br>* Liz needs to finalize this lunch with adviso=
rs thing.<br>
* Xavier needs to get SFF invites printed and out!<br>* Xavier needs to get=
 the gallery working so people can make scrapbooks. and tell people about i=
t.<br>* people need to pick up their books!<br>* people need to help clean =
the office!<br>
* go on more service projects! (see the <a href=3D"http://web.mit.edu/apo/w=
ww/wuapo.shtml">WUAPO</a>) <br>* or make your own service project! (talk to=
 kkuhn)<br>* people need to contact austein and join the 75th anniversary c=
ommittee<br>
* people should sign up for the conclave of rock<br>* people need to nomina=
te MIT faculty/staff for Big Screw<br>...too much?<br><br>Chapter Meeting 2=
-25-09<br>Attendance: Matt (austein), Rebecca (rkw), Alex (adehnert), Piper=
 (wings), Rachel (remeyer), Laura (schuhrke), Xavier (jaxxson), Sarah (sleh=
mann), Alioth (kdrinkwa), Cat (catthu), Cristen (cristen), Mommy Sam (s_eva=
ns), Najah (najah), Mitch (mitchb), Zev (zev), Liz (ederegt), Joanie, Ellen=
<br>
<br>Meeting called to order at 7:42. It&#39;s the 3rd chapter meeting of te=
rm.<br><br>::Officer Reports::<br>

<br>President: this weekend, myself with piper, ellen, amy, and kristin wen=
t to Leadership Development Day, where there were interesting classes and w=
orkshops on things such as emailing, where apparently everyone else does no=
t know how to use email as well as we do. reminder to use your subject line=
s wisely. also a workshop on officer transitioning, which we also do okay o=
n. had an effective meetings workshop: today the minutes are going to have =
action items. the membership summit postponed to this coming sunday, let me=
 know if you&#39;re interested in going.<br>
<br>PVP: Turns out that the pledges that hadn&#39;t responded aren&#39;t co=
ntinuing.. they&#39;re off the list now. Amber also has decided to depledge=
 this semester. Jennifer Tu has scheduled an Athena training for pledges an=
d for the chapter on March 11, which will be useful.

Pledge Article Meal is scheduled for the 4th but might/will probably change=
.<br><br>BVP: contacted advisors about having advisor lunches, preference f=
or weekdays as opposed to weekends, want two or three lunches, maybe around=
 12:30 or so. Dumpling fry is this Sunday. there will be another Fellcomm m=
eeting after this meeting. we&#39;ve also been working on making an online =
version of what Brown started last term with tracking the brotherhood requi=
rements. Xavier is SFF (Super Formal Formal) PC, invites need to get sent.<=
br>
<br>AC: no report. sending an attendance sheet. (interrupt for introduction=
s)<br><br>

APOcEd: next issue will hopefully be out by Dumping Fry. Send me things by =
Friday at noon-ish!<br><br>Historian: there is a nifty little gallery onlin=
e. when i have it fully working i can let you know and you can pick out pic=
tures and we can work on a scrapbook with them.<br>
<br>

Advisor: i don&#39;t have anything in particular to report this week<br><br=
>Bookex: So a lot of people didn&#39;t pick up their books or checks yet, a=
nd I sent them a reminder email. The new official deadline is 10pm next wee=
k Wed. At that point officially everyone&#39;s money and books will be dona=
ted to charity.<br>


<br>break for food.<br>resume, thanks Sarah for helping Matt make dinner, t=
o Kristin and Amy to come to EC and grab stuff.<br><br>SVP: Going to be pok=
ing around for PCs soon. I made a little questionnire to fill out regarding=
 service project dates because too many of them are on Saturdays. Upcoming.=
. 3/7 walk for hunger poster-making if you signed up OR you can volunteer f=
or Spark. watch out for Jasmine&#39;s knitting project soon. also Charles R=
iver Conservancy on the 14th. Sustainability project is 3/9.<br>


<br>Pubdir: absent<br>Big Screw has its first meeting, we now have people o=
n publicity, setup, and manpower. if you have ideas for candidates let big-=
screw know. Cristen needs to get Lobby 10 for during CPW itself.<br><br>
OM: we&#39;ll have staplers soon, we just ordered them. The floor got moppe=
d today.=A0 More office cleaning this Friday afternoon. we have little a li=
ttle plant that needs watering every once in awhile.<br>

<br>Nationals: report up in the locker if anyone wants to look. Matt needs =
to send a version for the APOC.<br><br>::Other News/Announcements::<br><br>=
* 75th anniversary in about 2 years. There will be a committee for this. if=
 you will be an active next year, even better in two year&#39;s, highly enc=
ouraged to join it. we&#39;d love to have a reunion. will try doing somethi=
ng even bigger if we wish, who knows! let austein know if you are intereste=
d in doing this.<br>


<br>* The Conclave of Rock is coming up soon, 27-29th at the end of spring =
break, it will be rocking! *sends around signup sheet*<br>

<br>::Points For The Good Of The Order::<br>* ice cream sandwiches in the c=
oke fridge for 40 cents!<br>* we have edible food in our cupboard. <br>* hu=
mongous reuse pile somewhere down the hall from here.. where zev got a supe=
rcomputer today. * matt had the dean for student life over today, and it tu=
rns out he doesn&#39;t want to give us mandatory dining, and he doesn&#39;t=
 finish his vegetables.<br>
<br>Meeting adjourned at 8:30ish.<br>

<br>

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