[57] in APO News
Standing Policy.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (amcomics@Athena.MIT.EDU)
Thu Jul 23 21:30:33 1992
From: amcomics@Athena.MIT.EDU
To: apo-news@Athena.MIT.EDU
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 92 21:28:51 EDT
Sorry for getting into this a bit late, but I've been an ocean
away.
John's key:
I like the idea of having a choice of specific options.
As it is now, "P" could mean anything from "Possibly" to
"Probably." Having a short list (put clearly on the actual
form) would help to remind people exactly which response
carries which responsibility. (And what to expect if they
put "Maybe" and don't follow up. ie They may not eat.)
But I don't think we need a specific chapter policy for something
like this. This is the type of thing that some inventive brother
should suggest to, say, the SVP or AVP (whoever prints up
and designs that form). The ?VP would then decide if they thing
it's a good idea and print up a new version of the sign-up sheet.
(We do elect these people to make SOME decisions on their own.)
If people think it's a good idea, (at least if next term's ?VP
thinks so) then it will (hopefully) be carried on. If it doesn't
work, then it will be quickly dropped.
In other words, put it into effect. Announce it to the brotherhood
so they know what to look for. See if it works. (Much more
effective than endless committees and Chapter/ExecComm Mtg
discussions.)
How much for Lunch:
Kevin's policy on food money is current. ($1-3 for Brkfst-Dinner)
I've probably bought/help buy food for more chapter weekends
over the past few years than any other brother and it always
seems to come close for me. (Within $10, I think. I even made
a profit once---at least assuming people were billed correctly
and payed their debts.)
The biggest potential problem I've noticed is one of frugality.
Food-PCs need to realize that some foodstuffs (especially
previously prepared foods such as potato salads and the like)
will rapidly bring up the per person price of lunch without
providing significant food.
Dealing with extras.
The biggest REAL problem I've noticed is the lack of dealing
with extra food. Some people seem to just throw perishable food
into the fridge and wait for it to rot. A few rules that I try
to go by are:
1) Try to sell any and all extra food to brothers on the
project. Don't worry about being exact on the cost. Better
to give a brother a discount than let the food rot.
2) If there is an opened pack of otherwise stable food, you
may want to put the opened pack on the Office coffee table with
an "eat me" sign. Better to feed the brothers than let it rot.
(This is mostly for things like the rest the Oreos or potato
chips.)
3) If you have to put food in the Fridge, MARK IT AND DATE IT!
If there is an imminent event that could use it, mark it for
that event---AND TELL THAT EVENT'S PC IT'S THERE. If it's going
to go bad, put a sign on the door telling people that "community"
food is inside and they should eat it. (You may want to suggest
a reasonable "donation" for those who can afford it.)
Obviously these are my opinions on how to deal with this. Each
PC will have their own. Then again, many PC's are new and rel-
atively untrained and would probably prefer to hear someone
else's wisdom before having to make the same mistakes twice.
Alan
