February 1st, 2016

MEETING MINUTES

February 1, 2016

Master’s and Associate Master’s Report

  • Master Near could not be here tonight because he’s feeling under the weather.
  • Kyle is acting master for this meeting. His first act is to name himself Master Commodore.

Committee Reports

SAC (Saybrook Activities Committee)

  • Elections today.
  • Kellen and Jack have been nominated.
  • This year, Kellen and Jack have made a powerpoint!
  • Three main goals:
    • Attack class-wide participation in events, as well as to continue longstanding Saybrook traditions and create new ones.
    • And to increase interactions between classes.
    • A vote for Kellen and me is a vote for a smile this year.
  • Shout-out to the outgoing SAC chairs!


Operations Manager

  • Searching for someone to volunteer to be the new operations manager in charge of ordering food for SCC meetings.

Bylaws Committee

  • Still looking for a replacement.
  • Leo volunteers! Yes!

Intramurals

  • Play IM’s!

New Business

Budget proposals! We have more than $15,000 to distribute.

Nixing the Squiche money for everyone proposal.

Proposal for a trip to either the NY Philharmonic or the Boston Symphony – probably will be covered by the Master’s Office.

SAC proposed $11,520.

  • Bringing back Saybrook Semiformal this year. Budgeted $4,100 for that with one free ticket per person.
  • Say and Sele: $2000.
  • Midnight breakfast: $250.
  • Superbowl: $600.
  • El Amigo Felix Round II: $1000.
  • Trivia night: $350. Food and games and whatnot.
  • Three main study breaks: dumpling & scallion pancake, smores night, and orangeside donuts.
  • Popeyes.
  • One study break every day of reading period.
  • $9946 without Insomnia.
  • $9946 allocated!

Video game nights for $600.

  • Francis and Ariel couldn’t be here.
  • Idea started last semester; once a month, maybe more frequently. Event on Friday or Saturday night in the TV room. Play video games and have food.
  • $600 covers 8 events: two of which are going to be twice as big as the other six.
  • $400 allocated.

Operation budget for $750.

  • 12 weeks of $60 each.
  • No baking club this semester.
  • $750 allocated.

12-pack wants $2500.

  • Will do an event for Say and Sele.
  • Do something for freshmen to get them pumped for the Olympics.
  • Change to $2400, without the trash cans.
  • Allocated $2200.

New idea for film night: $460.

  • $350 allocated.

Suite of seniors who are dubbing themselves a “senior 12-pack” wants $360.

  • Suite E-12: seniors.
  • They all lived in 12-pack, but want to use the room for everyone.
  • $425 allocated.

Boxing equipment for the gym: $170.

  • $170 allocated.

Dinner party potluck series: $500.

  • Saybrook potluck style dinner party, where people sign up to contribute in some way, whether shopping or cooking.
  • House would be open for the afternoon for people to cook whatever they signed up to cook.
  • Everyone who contributes is welcome at the dinner.
  • People who have particular dishes could do that; people who haven’t cooked much could give it a go; people who just wanted to eat a home-cooked meal with Saybrugians in a house could do that as well.
  • First proposed date is Saturday, Feb 20.
  • $500 allocated.

About $545 left in the rolling fund.