October 26th, 2015

MEETING MINUTES

October 26, 2015

Master’s and Associate Master’s Report

  • Special holiday dinner on Friday for Halloween is being planned by the Master’s Office.

Committee Reports

SAC (Saybrook Activities Committee)

  • Study break on Wednesday night most likely, at around 9 or 9:30p.m.
  • Saybrook Trick-or-Treating on Saturday night. Be on the lookout for an e-mail.
  • Other things to look forward to: tailgate for the Brown game on November 7.

Community Service Committee

  • Habitat for Humanity in New Haven is looking for more volunteers. Shifts are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 3 to 6 p.m.
  • The Yale Farm holds volunteer work days.
  • Another big thing: residential college service competition starting today. Lookout for an e-mail from Layla. Essentially, track your service hours. There will be prizes!
  • Contact Aryssa to get involved with Project Homeless Connect!
  • This Saturday, if you can help drive kids for Dwight Hall who will be trick-or-treating for canned food, contact Layla.

Bylaws Committee

  • DID YOU KNOW, that a quorum of the SCC is defined as one-third of current voting members being present. We need at least that number to vote on anything.

Dining Hall Committee

  • We have a prototype for our Staff Appreciation poster.
  • Aadi and Mallet will be meeting on Thursday to discuss the infiltration of the dining hall at night.

Sustainability

  • A lightbulb exchange is beginning this week.
  • Weigh Your Waste Night is scheduled for November 7.

Intramurals

  • Won today by forfeit – Pierson did not show up!
  • Already won our game tomorrow, since Calhoun doesn’t have a team!
  • Link for logging game participating will be sent out again this week – definitely fill out, and don’t miss out on the awesome Saybrook IM prizes.

Saybrook Brew Club

  • No updates since last week, but went downstairs and cleaned everything.
  • Ingredients for new brews are shipped, Aadi will send out an e-mail soon.
  • Meetings will be held or Sunday mornings.

Saybrook Historical Society Committee

  • Shooting for a meeting on Friday, pending on Daniel’s health.
  • Leon is aiming for a spooky Halloween-themed meeting.
  • Did you know that on the external wall of Saybrook, facing Elm Street, that there are stone engravings of the emblems of the Big Three Secret Societies?

Yale College Council

  • Take the Fall Survey, which closes on Sunday.

Treasurer’s Report

  • Two budget proposals this week, both from President Aadi.
  • Right now we have $570 in the rolling fund, if both proposals are passed, we’d have $315.76 left.

New Business

  • First proposal: Saybrook cornhole set (about $200) $200 allocated.
  • Second proposal: purchasing an edible arrangement as a present for Cissy. ($51 plus tax) $54.24 allocated