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(*extremely* late) I-Banquet minutes (sorry... it slipped my mind ;)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Harry Tsai)
Sun Jun 6 02:25:35 1993
To: apo-minutes@athena.mit.edu
Date: Sun, 06 Jun 93 02:25:13 EDT
From: Harry Tsai <hftsai@athena.mit.edu>
Minutes of I-Banquet (May 8, 1993)
*Administrative notes:
Start: 8:48pm; End: 11:10pm. Present: John McClain, Jen'n Schwartz, Kevin
Dahm, Ping Huang, John Hollywood, Ezra Erb, Bert Dvornik, Rachel Caileff,
Heather Crum, Nico Garcia, Christine Montgomery, Traci Williams, Dima
Dribinsky, Jerry Lin, Henning Colsman-Freyberger, Kate Curtis, Alan
Meisler, Alex Aminoff, mrn Tomusiak, Joe Kuchta, Dave Cho, Sara Verrilli,
Albert Hsu, Lori Tsuruda, Yale Zussman, Gilbert Leung, Ann Yen, Glenn
Berry, Chris Roberts, Jung Kim, Bridget Spitznagel, Crystal Reul, Karen
Greig, Daniel Lee, Amy Hsu, Harry Tsai.
*Officers' reports:
*SVP's report:
Thanks to all PCs (listed in APOc.) [gives cards to John McC, Kate C., Karen
Greig, Rachel, Albert, Chris R., Dima, Jerry, Henning, Jung, Kevin, Amy H,
Bridget, Scott H., Sara H., JP, Bert, Traci, Gilbert, Marc T., Ezra, John
H., Darlene, Glenn, Ping. Gives successor blue rain bonnet and gold hat.]
*MVP's report:
Thanks to all my wonderful children for being marvelously mature...
Thanks to BBs. [Gives next MVP wand and umbrella.]
*AVP's report:
Good luck and lots of paper to my successor.
*Treasurer's report:
[Passes out budget.] (mrn: The books are balanced?) This is how the books
stand at the moment. We have money. Loss of 300 this term, mainly due to
MSSF (in Service Misc.) We didn't buy the flammables cabinet.) We didn't
buy the flammables cabinet.) Loss in food is due to cancelled CWI.
Gilbert and I will spend the summer updating the books for the last year
and a half.
Make sure that money-with-receipt put into Treasurer's desk stays together
(e.g. staple, clip, or put in envelope.) [Gives Gilbert ``Pay Your Debts''
t-shirt and books. Crystal gives him some receipts.]
Kate reads off people who owe money
*Fellowship Chair's report:
[gives Ezra pitch pipe] Merry Christmas.
*APOcEd's report:
---not present---
*ASC's report:
I'm going to be around this summer. Easiest way to contact me is e-mail.
I'm going to try to clean the couches.
*Historian's report:
Camera guy is still a dweeb. Need to exchange camera.
*PubDir's report:
Nothing to report.
*Committee reports:
*Rachel (Silkscreening)
We made the dragon t-shirts---six dozen. We're trying to sell them
Monday--Wednesday. Sign up! Anyone who wants to learn and will be here
over the summer, see me! Next run planned is ``Visit Hell.''
*Jen'n Pretending to be Deena (CPR)
CPR class, 9am--1pm, Athletic Center Conference Room (go in from Mass.
Ave. and turn right.)
*Officers' reports (cont.):
*Chairman of the Advisory Committee, report of:
Nothing to report. Welcome new brothers.
*President's report:
I had a really good time as your President. I hope you had a great time
this term. [Gives shingles to Gilbert, Daniel, Amy, John H.] I want to
show my ExecComm how much I appreciate them---you're all good doobies.
[to Ann:] framed ``Old College Try'' award (for trying to get new
camera)
[to Jen'n:] framed list of term's projects
[to Sara:] (Oops, she left.) framed list of term's pledges
[to Bridget:] a nice pen and a card
[to Kate:] framed ``Penny Pincher'' award
[to Dave:] [Dave tries to leave.] ``I learned a lot of things about Dave
this term.'' [gives Dave stars (for reaching for stars but sometimes not
getting there.)]
[to Harry:] Word-search
[to Kevin (ASC):] lots of scissors
[to Amy:] coloring book, bag
[to Kevin (next Pres.):] Robert's Rules, Bylaws, National Bylaws, ritual
book, gavel, gavel, hammer. :) ``Best of luck as President, I hope you have
as much fun as I did.''
[to Joe:] card
No real pearls of wisdom. (Jen'n: How 'bout rhinestones?) Thanks to
ExecComm for making it to nearly all the meetings, and on time! Thanks
also to other members!
*New Business:
*Budget
Gilbert: Move to rescind all unexpended portions of Spring '93 budget as of
June 30. (white-ballot)
Gilbert: Move to pass this budget for Fall 1993. (Ping: second)
Glenn: Amount transferred to National Layaway reduced considerably. Why?
Gilbert: Nationals was held in Boston. Don't need to put in a lot this
term. Do need to balance the budget.
Ezra: Friendly amendment to correct typos. (accepted) Any changes since
Joint ExecComm? (nope)
Kate: We're taking $1000 of interest out of endowment fund, so we can
maintain a minimum balance in the checking account. We've been making
losses for the past couple of terms (need to make more at Reg. Day.)
Call the question. (16 for, 0 against, 1 abstention) Budget passes.
Gilbert: Move to appropriate funds from July 31st. (second, white-ballot)
Gilbert: Thanks to LaTeX.
*DSKs
Crystal: DSKs will be awarded by mrn.
[Joe, Yale, Lori, and Nico join her at the front of the room.]
mrn: the DSK is awarded at the chapter's will, to people who have exhibited
the ideals of Leadership, Friendship, and Service.
DSKs awarded as follows:
Joe: Glenn Berry
Yale: Jen'n
mrn: Ping Huang
*Schmuck! (Alphies Chair) :)
(Beware John McC. bearing gifts.)
John: ``Snow'' shovel, bucket, and two balloons for Daniel (SFF)
``Snow'' shovel, bucket, and condom for Sara (AIDS Awareness)
``Snow'' shovel, bucket, and nail for Gilbert (CWI)
``Snow'' shovel, bucket, and nail for JP (CWI)
``and this one is extra.''
*Big* shovel for SVP (snow, in general).
Also rake and hoe (for graduating and going on to greener pastures.)
Tiny trees for Ping (BB and mommy trees)
Chef hats for JP and Kevin [Kevin models it.]
(various people: It's you. Kevin (aghast): it is?)
For Kate, a padlock
Something ugly for Crystal (UMOC)
Plastic tools for Glenn, one of the most effective tools chairs ever
For John, a pen with a string (Reg Day)
For Dave and Alan, party-in-a-bag (1 each---one has gold streamers, one has
blue)
For Rachel, a t-shirt for resurrecting silkscreening
For every MVP: past, present, and future, _The Myth of the Bad Mother_
For Ping (Printing and Publications), Stamps (rabbit for Harvey, parachuting
bear for coming to rescue)
For Harry, a microphone
For Glenn, a Tom Jefferson stamp (for sorting mail)
For Ann, a chicken (for sounding like one at neophyting)
For Amy, a picture frame (artistic skills)
Some people have called this the Sesame Street pledge class For Mommy, Big
Bird. For Jerry, Cookie Monster. For Bert, Bert. For Albert, Ernie. For
the whole pledge class, _The Hide-And-Seek Camping Trip_ (accepted by
Fearless Leader [Traci]) For Henning, tea (T study break).
And finally Kevin, Jen'n and Crystal---the presidents of this year: The
Captain Picard leadership bookmark (one each)
*Installation of New Ossifers
9:50pm
[Kevin takes over.]
dramatic reading of ``3 taps...''
[round of applause]
*Officers' reports
*SVP's report
Worry---wants PCs [repeatedly]
Thanks to Kate for PC'ing Book Exchange. I want PCs for Reg Day, Chapter
Weekend, etc.
*MVP's report
MomComm came up with Pledge Policy, Brotherhood Expectations, etc. I hope
to pass them out tonight.
*AVP's report:
Nothing to report.
*Treasurer's report:
PAY YOUR DEBTS
*Fellowship Chair's report:
My report is in the APOc---read it.
I want you to get involved with fellowship *yourself*. Go up to brothers
and get to know them. I'm looking for PCs for study breaks, etc. On May
26 or 27, there will be a Fellowship Discussion Comm to discuss the
difference between a ``brother'' and a ``member'' of APO.
*APOcEd's report:
If you read it and decide it's boring, then write it. Joint issue out at
I-Banquet.
*Chairman of the Advisory Committee, report of:
Nothing to report.
*President's report:
Report is in the APOc.
Thanks to Crystal for being President and to all outgoing senior officers.
Get a hold of me and talk to me---I'll be here all summer.
*New Business:
*City Days
Ping: [explains it, asks if we're interested in taking kids.]
Ezra: Is it useful for the chapter? Are we willing to go?
[take show of hands---marginally in favor]
*Tiger Hunt
Move that the AX chapter hold a tiger hunt in the Great Court the night of
October 31st.
Henning: Amend to train-spotting (rejected as friendly amendment; moved as
unfriendly)
John: Point of Personal Privilege to reduce volume
Ezra: Appeal the decision of the chair (black-ballot)
Jen'n: Call the question
For: 8 Against: 7 Abstain: 2
Bridget: Unfriendly amendment to...
Ping: Withdraw and resubmit as...
Bridget: [tries again] to a sea-monster-spotting on Atkinson 3rd.
Jen'n: Black-ballot
Daniel: Move to October 25--29th
Ezra: Amend ``spotting'' to the letter `m' (black-ballot)
Ezra: No tigers---move to amend it to Mommies-Wetting with lots of water
(refused as friendly amendment; moved as unfriendly amendment)
(interrupt to appoint Tony and Bert as Sergeants-at-Arms)
Jen'n: Friendly amendment to change to lemming hunt (refused as friendly;
no second; it dies)
Alan: Amend ``tiger'' to ``tigger'' (no second needed. (Ezra's third
definitely not needed.))
Bridget: Friendly amendment to Senior House courtyard. (accepted)
Ezra: Amend to have it during the VBTB [That's Vaseline, Black
Light, Twinkies, and Beer---it's a Senior House thing.]
(rejected as friendly)
Alan: Change to a sega hunt in Heather's kitchen (accepted as friendly)
Traci: Add ``where brothers will be found in plenty'' (friendly amendment)
John H.: Move from Heather's kitchen to Lobby 10 (friendly amendment)
Nico: Change date to I-Banquet (not accepted; dies with no second)
Bridget: Move to Kendall T-stop (rejected as friendly; moved as unfriendly;
seconded by Ezra)
Jen'n: Call the question.
For: 1 Against: Lots Abstain: 0
Christine: Amend sega hunt to UMOC
Ezra: Amend midnight to 9--5. A ``UMOC'' contest to benefit charity
(accepted)
Bert: Change ``brothers'' to ``brothers, dexion, and lots of small change''
(accepted)
Lori: If and only if the SVP finds a PC by September 16
Alex: ah... uh... oh... Change ``9--5'' to ``daytime''
(accepted)
Yale: Call the question and all remaining business
Jen'n: An Ugliest Man on Contest (rejected)
Alan: Move that the AVP read the motion as she stands
Alex: Call the question
For: 11 Against: 0 Abstain: 0
*Calendar
[Ping presents calendar.] (accepted)
*Membership
Bridget: [presents Pledge Policy] We want to get this accepted so that we
can tell prospectives, ``This is what we expect.''
[At this point, Harry arrives straight from the MIT Symphony
Concert---violin case in hand, wearing black suit and bow tie. Motion is
tabled to install him as the new AVP.]
mrn: [compliments Harry on spiffy suit; administers oath]
[Pledge Policy is untabled.]
mrn: The phrase, ``These are the minimum requirements,'' worries me.
Technically, it allows for us to dump more requirements on the pledges.
Ping: We should remember that the policy is just a guideline.
Call to vote. ---For: 11 Against: 1 Abstain: 3--- Motion carries.
Ezra: presents Brotherhood Expectations
[limited discussion, no real issues]
Kate: Call the question
Ezra: voice vote (carries)
*Committee of the Whole, excluding Crystal
Jen'n: Shingle-POO
Ezra: Bounce-POO
Nico: Overachiever-POO
Glenn: Someone should explain POO-names to the new brothers.
Lori: The two POOs should do it.
John: [explains President-Out-of-Office-names, with demonstration from Alex
``Just Deal'' Aminoff]
Ping: How-many-offices-have-I-held?-POO
Dan: Pong-POO
Kate: POO-Pong
Jen'n: Be-prompt-POO
Lori: Recycle-POO
Nico: Hasn't that one been used already?
Jen'n: So? We'll recycle it. :)
Ezra: APO-time-NOT-POO (Make sure you get the appropriate voice
inflection!)
Kevin: First, let's choose between Pong-POO and POO-Pong; they're
practically identical. POO-Pong: 5 Pong-POO: 6
First pass: Shingle-POO: few, Bounce-POO: 0, Overachiever-POO: 1,
How-many-offices-have-I-held?-POO: several, Pong-POO: many, Be-prompt-POO:
1, Recycle-POO: few, APO-time-NOT-POO: 0
Second pass: Shingle-POO: 4, How-many-offices-have-I-held?-POO: 7, Pong-POO:
9, Recycle-POO: 4
Third (and final) pass: How-many-offices-have-I-held?-POO: 11, Pong-POO: 5
Jen'n: Move to adjourn committee-of-the-whole-excluding-Crystal and
reconvene with recommendation. (white-ballot)
Glenn: Is Crystal happy?
Crystal: Yes, I'm happy. :)
Kevin: Voice vote on How-many-offices-have-I-held?-POO.
All in favor say booga-booga! (many). All against say pbthfffft!
(1---Jen'n).
*Everything Else
Jen'n: Move to rename Albert Hsu ``Ernie.''
Kate: white-ballot
Kevin: Hearing no objections[bang] Albert is now Ernie.
Ezra: Straw poll to see whether Chapter Meetings should be held on Tuesday,
Wednesday, or Thursday.
Kate: Considering that we no longer have quorum, I suggest that the
President and AVP poll the brothers before the first Chapter Meeting.
John: Past-President-Point-of-Order: ExecComm is most important in making
that decision.
Glenn: Our bylaws require that Chapter Meetings be scheduled at a
regularly-scheduled Chapter Meeting. Since there are no
regularly-scheduled Chapter Meetings between this regularly-scheduled
Chapter Meeting and the first regularly-scheduled Chapter Meeting next
term, things could get difficult.
Ping: Move we keep it on Wednesday unless emergency conditions come up
during the polling.
John: Move that Chapter Meetings be held on Wednesday: September 15th and
29th; October 13th and 27th; November 10th and 17th; and at I-Banquet
December 11th.
Bridget: point of information: How many ExecComm members now present
can make Wednesdays?
Can: 6 Absolutely Cannot: 0
Jen'n: How many ExecComm members aren't here?
Amy: I can make it, but I'll be late. I can't come before 7:30. Can we
move the meetings from 7:00 to 7:30?
John: accept
Kate: There's a problem with Concert Band at 8:00.
Jen'n: Leave it at 7:00. That'll leave a larger window for brothers who
have conflicts.
John: accept 7:00
Call to vote. ---For: 9 Against: 1 Abstain: 3--- Motion carries.
Kevin: Any further business?
Various People: no...mutter, mutter...no...mutter
Kevin: Okay, I guess that's a NO!!!!
*Announcements
Jen'n: CPR class next Tuesday. Kate: Can I get a wake-up call? Jen'n:
Remind me.
Crystal: After we're done with the meeting, I'd appreciate some help
getting the tables and chairs back the way they were before.
Ping: I'll be having at least one ServComm during the summer to contact
agencies. There'll also be three or four more during the term. See me if
you want to be on ServComm.
Ezra: Fellowship Discussion Comm---What makes APO a fraternity and not just
an organization? It'll be on the 25th or 26th at 7:00, in the office.
Kevin: Summer of Service program at Tufts from June 19th to the end of
August. It's for people age 17--25 who live in Boston or Medford or are
Tufts students. You get to work with kids, and you get paid for it!
Highly recommended.
Nico: For alumni (and imminent alumni, too), there's an AXAA reception on
June 5th at 2:00, in room 1-190 (or 2-190 if that doesn't work out).
There's a party later [at some place out in Boston---I didn't catch the
exact name---ask an alum.]
The Alumni Association is also looking for new officers. [All the old ones
are getting Lives(TM)!!!] We need a new President, AVP, and Editor of
the Newsletter.
Bridget: Sour Notes will be updated over the summer. Submit new songs!
Glenn: All officers who won't be here over the summer should find people to
act on their behalf. All brothers should give up-to-date addresses to the
AVP.
Yale: Afterfinals? Kate: Still looking for a camp. It'll be the weekend
of May 21--24, at least. Anyway, Ping has pretty much taken it over.
Lori: On Saturday, there's a Chinatown Beautification Cleanup Project.
Talk to me if you're interested.
Alex: I'll be a grad student at Northwestern this fall, so I won't be
around. It's in Chicago---visit me and send me e-mail!
*PFTGOTO
Jen'n: Congratulations to the new officers, PCs, and new brothers. Bye,
Alex.
Ezra: Congratulations officers. Good luck on finals. Have a good summer!
Crystal: Thanks for coming to I-Banquet. I had fun. Thanks again to my
Execcomm. Have a great summer---maybe you'll want to help me with R/O!
Kate: Happy Birthday to Glenn!
[Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Dear
Gle---nn, Happy Birthday to you.]
Alan: Congratulations to the graduating brothers.
Ping: Applaud Crystal for I-Banquet!
[applause]
Jen'n: Congratulations to Kevin for making it through the meeting!
Alex: Congratulations to the Schmuck.
Lori: I'd like to wish Joe a speedy recovery from his injury today. [He
fell at the CSF Road Race.]
John and Ping[...in stereo]: Move to adjourn to a Fellowship Circle.
