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Re: Conclave is October 18-20th!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Miranda Gavrin)
Fri Sep 20 14:29:38 2013
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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:21:31 -0400
From: Miranda Gavrin <mirandagavrin@gmail.com>
To: Adam M Rodriguez <rodriga1@mit.edu>
Cc: "apo-news@mit.edu" <apo-news@mit.edu>
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I'm in! Anybody else expressed interest yet? I'm also down with being a
voting delegate, unless somebody else really wants it.
On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 12:43 PM, Adam M Rodriguez <rodriga1@mit.edu> wrote:
> Hey everyone!
>
> There's going to be a Conclave this fall (the weekend of October
> 18th-20th) at the University of Vermont at Montpelier (UVM), in the
> Burlington area. For those who aren't familiar with the term, Conclave is a
> joint conference covering all the chapters in the New England area (CT, MA,
> ME, NH, and VT), and it's a great experience for brothers and pledges who
> decide to go. It's a great way for you to get to know brothers from other
> chapters, learn all kinds of interesting things about the fraternity, and
> pick up new skills that you can take back home with you. So what does this
> mean for us?
>
> -If you're interested in coming (which a lot of you should be), you need
> to tell me by *September 19th* so I can get the registration form into
> the host chapter by the 20th.
>
> -Each chapter gets *two voting delegates*; they're required to attend
> the business meetings, and they're our chapter's voice in sectional
> affairs. I don't think we have to designate voting delegates on the
> registration form, but ideally we should know who they are by early October
> at the latest.
>
> Logistical things:
>
> -Ellen's come with us for basically every Conclave I can remember, and
> for spring 2013 she was gracious enough to drive the Alpha Chi contingent
> down to Connecticut. Ellen, are you/your car free that weekend? If not, or
> if we wind up bringing more people than can fit in Ellen's car,
> anyone/everyone willing to drive there or back and able to bum/rent a car
> from somewhere should poke me ASAP.
>
> -Accommodations. We're going to be up there for at least one and
> possibly two nights, and I have no idea whether the host chapter did a deal
> with area hotels or whether we're on our own for accommodations. Priceline
> says that we can get something in the Burlington area for around $100-$125
> per night; presumably, we can triple or quad (or maybe quint, but that
> would be a stretch) in a hotel room so that each person's only liable for
> $25-33 per night of costs.
>
> -Paying for Conclave: Registration is $40 per person, plus $8 for each
> person who wants a T-shirt.
>
> -Here's the thing; the cost per brother for going, getting a T-shirt,
> and staying in a hotel is going to be roughly $100-$120. I don't know how
> this is normally handled; does the chapter pay for the accommodations out
> of dues/reserves, or is each brother liable for his or her own cost of
> attendance? If some combination of Ellen, AnChen, and Ovie could poke me
> and elaborate on this matter I'd really appreciate it.
>
> That's about it for now.
>
> Yours in Logistics and Fellowship Support,
> Adam Rodriguez
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I'm in! Anybody else expressed interest yet? I'm a=
lso down with being a voting delegate, unless somebody else really wants it=
.<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On=
Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 12:43 PM, Adam M Rodriguez <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:rodriga1@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">rodriga1@mit.edu</a>></=
span> wrote:<br>
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x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5">
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pt">Hey everyone!</span></div>
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<div>There's going to be a Conclave this fall (the weekend of October 1=
8th-20th) at the University of Vermont at Montpelier (UVM), in the Burlingt=
on area. For those who aren't familiar with the term, Conclave is a joi=
nt conference covering all the chapters
in the New England area (CT, MA, ME, NH, and VT), and it's a great exp=
erience for brothers and pledges who decide to go. It's a great way for=
you to get to know brothers from other chapters, learn all kinds of intere=
sting things about the fraternity, and pick
up new skills that you can take back home with you. So what does this mean=
for us?</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>-If you're interested in coming (which a lot of you should be), yo=
u need to tell me by
<u style=3D"font-weight:bold">September 19th</u>=A0so I can get the registr=
ation form into the host chapter by the 20th.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>-Each chapter gets <b><u>two voting delegates</u></b>; they're req=
uired to=A0attend the business meetings, and they're our chapter's =
voice in sectional affairs. I don't think we have to designate voting d=
elegates on the registration form, but ideally we
should know who they are by early October at the latest.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Logistical things:</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>-Ellen's come with us for basically every Conclave I can remember,=
and for spring 2013 she was gracious enough to drive the Alpha Chi conting=
ent down to Connecticut. Ellen, are you/your car free that weekend? If not,=
or if we wind up bringing more people
than can fit in Ellen's car, anyone/everyone willing to drive there or=
back and able to bum/rent a car from somewhere should poke me ASAP.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>-Accommodations. We're going to be up there for at least one and p=
ossibly two nights, and I have no idea whether the host chapter did a deal =
with area hotels or whether we're on our own for accommodations. Pricel=
ine says that we can get something in the
Burlington area for around $100-$125 per night; presumably, we can triple =
or quad (or maybe quint, but that would be a stretch) in a hotel room so th=
at each person's only liable for $25-33 per night of costs.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>-<span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Paying for Conclave: Registration is $=
40 per person, plus $8 for each person who wants a T-shirt.</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-size:10pt"><br>
</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">-Here's the thing; the cost per bro=
ther for going, getting a T-shirt, and staying in a hotel is going to be ro=
ughly $100-$120. I don't know how this is normally handled; does the ch=
apter pay for the accommodations out of dues/reserves,
or is each brother liable for his or her own cost of attendance? If some c=
ombination of Ellen, AnChen, and Ovie could poke me and elaborate on this m=
atter I'd really appreciate it.</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-size:10pt"><br>
</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">That's about it for now.</span></di=
v>
<div><span style=3D"font-size:10pt"><br>
</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Yours in Logistics and Fellowship Suppo=
rt,</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">Adam Rodriguez</span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br></div>
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