\article{A Note from the Editor}

The end of the school year is almost upon us.  There's less than a month
left---probably time to start worrying about finals.  On the other hand,
it's also the beginning of spring---the sun is shining, and nature is
renewing herself.  Here in Alpha Chi, we're doing some spring cleaning of
our own.  Elections are this Wednesday, so we'll soon know who our next
crop of officers is going to be.  Four of them have written articles for
this issue, and it would be well worth your while to read what they have to
say.  It'll make the voting easier---or better-informed, at least.

We'll also be getting a few new brothers soon.  The pledges will all be
voted on this week, and at Initiation/I-Banquet all our new brothers and
officers will be initiated (or installed, as the case may be.)  Exciting
times for all of us\ldots\ I hope everyone will be there!$^{*}$

{\small * Actually, I'm going to have trouble being there myself---I have a
concert on the same night.  These things always seem to conflict with major
APO events\ldots\ Oh well---just keep it in mind in case any of you ever
consider joining the MIT Symphony.  {\tt :)}}

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\article{President's Corner\ldots}

Well, I suppose y'all expect me to come up with some pearls of wisdom.
Hmmmm\ldots\ how about RUN FOR AN OFFICE!  Good enough?

YiLFS,\\
Crystal:)

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\article{Candidate Articles}

\subarticle{Kevin Dahm for President?!?!?!?!}

Well, yeah, it looks like I am running.  Does it seem weird to you that a
guy who's in his first year with the chapter, wasn't very active last
semester and didn't even know until last week that Wednesday is our
traditional letters day should be running for chapter president?  It seems
weird to me too\ldots but here I am.  It's true I'm not too familiar with a
lot of the chapter's history and events, having never been to, for example,
a Pledge Term Review meeting or an I-Banquet.  (Though both of those things
will be changed this semester.)  But, that's not so bad, since I expect a
number of other members of the next ExecComm will have that sort of
experience.  Here's what I do have to offer: I was a brother of APO for 4
years at WPI, and also worked closely with Clark University's young chapter
during that time.  I feel I am pretty well in touch with a lot of the
positive and negative things that can happen in a chapter, and how to deal
with them.  The only chapter office I ever held at WPI was Alumni
Secretary, but I have been president of two other college organizations and
a youth group.  Most importantly, I am ready and willing to do the job.

\begin{center}
   Kevin Dahm for president---He's probably better than nothing.
\end{center}


\subarticle{Ping Huang---Service Vice-President}

Hi. For those of you who don't know me, my name is Ping Huang and I am
running for Service Vice-President for the fall term. I pledged fall term
my freshman year (F'90), and in the past, I've held the chapter offices of
Historian (S'91), Publicity Director (F'91), AVP (S'92), and MVP (F'92).
I've also served the chapter in the roles of Section 95 Conclave co-chair
(F'91) and National Convention Printing and Publication committee chair
(F'92).

I am running for SVP because I believe service is integral to the success
of our chapter of Alpha Phi Omega next term, as it is every term. Although
I was unwilling to admit it at the end of my pledge term (in the equivalent
of the end-of-term meetings we have today), I have been very interested in
the office of SVP ever since I became involved with APO. I have some ideas
of my own about what characteristics are important to a strong service
program for this chapter, but I am definitely interested in finding out
from brothers what they are interested in.  I plan upon an active ServeComm
to play an advisory and an organizational role, and I strongly encourage
brothers who are interested in helping to chart the course of next term's
service program to let me know so I can start counting on you\ldots

Not necessarily in order of importance, here are some of my ideas:

\begin{itemize}

\item The service program must be diverse. To me, this doesn't just mean
that projects should mixed up between on-campus vs.\ off-campus, or
constructions vs.\ deconstruction, but working directly with the people we
are helping vs.\ not working directly with them, working at agencies which
we have often served before and working with completely new agencies,
working on our own as a chapter or working alongside other service groups.

\item The service program must be worthwhile. I will endeavor to do my
best to find projects with work such that we will have accomplished
something discrete which we can clearly see fills a need, and can form our
fellowship circle at the end of the service project with a sense of
satisfaction of a job well done and completed.

\item The service program must be accessible to a majority of the
brothers. This means that there should a variety of scheduled times so that
brothers with specific schedule conflicts will still have an opportunity to
substantially participate.

\end{itemize}

I am setting as my goal a total of 20 successful service projects next
term, where I will consider successful a service project which brothers
felt were worthwhile, which had sufficient man-power to complete the task
we set out to do, and which contributed to the variety of our total service
program. I don't believe that this is a unrealistic goal, and I expect that
you, my brothers, will support me in achieving this goal by attending
service projects, volunteering to PC or co-chair projects, and actively
support the programs of this chapter in general with enthusiasm, energy,
and man-power---I can't emphasize this latter point enough. A number of
major projects which need some advance attention (notably City Days, Book
Exchange, UMOC, Chapter Weekends, and Afterfinals) especially need brothers
to step forward well in advance to offer their leadership. I hope that you
will step forward soon so that my life will be that much less stressful.

With respect to my expected time commitments: I will be staying in
Cambridge this summer, so I should be able to start work on the service
program during the summer months. I am hoping to be admitted into the EECS
5-year master's program, in which case I will be graduating June 1995. Next
term, I plan to take 6.035 (12 units but optionally 18), 18.03 or some
other department requirement class, a concentration HASS, and either 21.601
or a science distribution class. (This totals to either 48 or 54 units.) I
applied to be an associate advisor next year, perhaps will be helping out
with the associate advising steering committee, and may be the chairperson
of the Baker Memorial Foundation.  I am still associated with an AI Lab
group with respect to UROP, although I'm not sure if I will take a UROP
next fall term, and will probably be working low-intensity part-time at a
barely-off-campus company. I currently am also the ``What's up, APO?''
editor, which if elected to SVP, I hope to find someone to succeed me.

\ == YiLFS, Ping Huang


\subarticle{Harry Tsai---Administrative Vice-President}

Hi, I'm Harry Tsai, and I'm running for the office of AVP.  I pledged APO
last spring and have held two offices since.  I was PubDir last fall and am
currently serving as ApocEd.

The AVP is responsible for managing the myriad details of chapter
operation: taking minutes, dealing with paperwork, administrating AX's
computer resources, and many other miscellaneous tasks.  I think that this
is a position I'm well suited for.  I'm good at paying attention to
details, and I like jobs which involve a simple, but diligent, ``taking
caring of things.''  I write well and attend meetings very regularly.  I
know how to use \LaTeX\ (and have had a great deal of practice in my role as
ApocEd.)  I also have the advantage of being very Athena-literate.

The office of AVP would give me a chance to learn more about the workings
of the chapter while playing to my particular abilities.  I think I'm right
for the job, and I hope you agree---if so, vote for me on Wednesday!


\subarticle{Ezra Erb---Fellowship Chair}

	Hi! I am Ezra Erb and I am running for the post of Fellowship
Chair.  My main goals if elected are to promote the fellowship program and
integrate fellowship with service.

	This can be done in several ways. I would like to see dinner trips
(or lunch trips) after service projects. We can take part of a day at a
Chapter weekend to play games and just have fun. How about an Ultimate
Frisbee study break some night? I liked the idea two terms ago of having
CPPC somewhere off campus, after a service project, and would like to try
it again. I also want to run an event (aside from Steak Fry) where the
actives and alumni can get to know each other better. These are some of the
ideas I will try to implement if I am elected Fellowship Chair.

	If you have any concerns or questions, feel free to send me email
at ezraerb@athena or call me at 5-7224. Thanks and see you at the Elections
Meeting.

\hspace*{3in}			YiLFS,\\
\hspace*{3in}			Ezra Erb
	
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\article{Pledge Article}
\vspace{-\baselineskip}
\subsection*{Dima Dribinsky}

I was born 18 years ago in the city of Kharkov, Ukraine. I am mortal and I
am not alone.

I came to America May 9, 1989 (in Russia this is celebrated as Victory Day
because the war with Germany ended on that day.) My parents live in
Marietta, Georgia. I speak Russian and English (more or less), but I prefer
Russlish. I am trying to learn Hebrew. My hobbies are watching Star Trek,
doing interesting physics problems, playing computer games and playing
guitar and singing. I am in the Assassin's Guild, Hillel and MITSI. I might
join SIPB if I learn enough to be of any use there. I decided to join APO
because I have many friends there, and I find the concept of helping people
good. I ran out of topics to write about. The end.

\hspace{3in}					Kaptain Pikard.

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\article{Chapter Meeting Attendance\ldots}

Brothers,

I don't know how to say this, so I just will.  I am very disappointed with
the current lack of attendance of brothers to Chapter Meetings.  At the
DSK/Nominations Meeting there were very few brothers in attendance who were
not ExecComm members.  ExecComm has been truly stellar in their attendance
this term, but what about everyone else?

This concerns me.  Is it that you are too busy?  Is it that meetings aren't
well enough announced?  Is it that they aren't interesting enough?  It
can't be because they are too long.  Please get back to me on this one,
brothers.  I want to be able to pass of the knowledge gained from this term
to the next and I can not do this without your feedback.

For example\ldots\\
If Wednesday is a bad night to have meetings, then they should be changed.
It's your chapter, and as a brother it is your duty to attend Chapter
Meetings.

YiLFS,\\
Crystal:)

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\article{Elections Meeting}

WARNING: THIS IS A FLAME! GET OUT YOUR ASBESTOS SUITS NOW! :):):)

	Elections meeting is just around the corner. For those of you who
have never been to one, this is a meeting where the chapter will elect its
officers for next term. When an office comes up for election, the people
nominated by Nomcomm are called to the front of the room, and nominations
are then taken from the floor. Each person makes a speech and answers
questions. Next, the candidates are sent out of the room, and discussion
starts. At the end of discussion, the candidates are called back, and the
vote takes place. This process usually takes hours. Here are some
suggestions for making it shorter, and more efficient.

	First, a word about nominations. Some people are nominated just for
the sake of nominating a second (or third\ldots) person for the office.
Only nominate someone if you think they should be elected over the people
already running. If someone is clearly the best candidate for the job, why
draw out the meeting when they will win anyway?

	Next, the questions. First, ask a question only if it will be
useful.  Questions should only be asked if they help someone decide; or
bring something up that the group had not considered before. Second, keep
it to the point.  Long and colorful questions can be entertaining
(especially if you are the one asking the question) but after two hours,
this quickly diminishes. Third, listen to the questions and the replies. Do
not ask something if it has already been answered!

	Next, the debate. Many times, the essential points of discussion
are said in the first ten minutes, and the rest of discussion is just
repeating them over and over. If you say something, say something new. At
least say it in a different way. If something does not convince someone
now, hearing it twenty times is not likely to change that. If you are
undecided, ask the group for the information you need to make a decision.
Finally, please keep in mind that no candidate for an office will be
``perfect''. Just try to decide which candidate will be the best.

	Lastly, a flame about Nomcomm. In my more cynical moments, I wonder
why we have a nominations committee, when almost all the elected officers
end up being nominated from the floor. When someone makes the effort to
tell Nomcomm they want to run for an office, this means they have put some
effort into their decision, or at least have thought about it. This should
be recognized at the elections meeting.

	I hope you read my suggestions. I hope even more that you follow
them, and think about their goals. Elections meeting will not only go
faster, it will become better and more efficient. People will be able to
get the information they need to decide, without waiting hours first. In
the end, elections meeting may even lose the reputation that places it
somewhere between 6.001 and Unified in the list of least liked things about
{\samepage
life at MIT and AX.
\pagebreak

\begin{flushright}
		Yours in Leadership, Friendship, and Service\hspace*{.5in}
\end{flushright}
\nopagebreak
\hspace{2.75in}				Ezra Erb\\
\nopagebreak
\hspace{2.75in}				ezraerb@athena.mit.edu
}

You may take off your asbestos now. :)

%======================================================================

\article{Chapter Weekend II---Adventure in Virginia}

Camp Virginia, that is, a Girl Scout Camp in Bolton, MA.  And most of the
adventure was in finding the driveway to the place.  After that, it was
fairly smooth sailing\ldots

The folks in the Girl Scouts' Waltham office were quite surprised when they
received my first call.  A group of college students volunteering to go to
one of their camps and do all sorts of work just for the fun of it seems to
be a concept they'd never encountered before.  Also, they'd never heard of
APO.  One of the ladies I talked to had heard of ATO.  I went to great
lengths to assure her that there's a difference.  Anyway, the surprise was
timely, since our chapter weekend was slated for the 16th-19th of April,
just one week before Camp Virginia was due to open for the season.

To be ready for the season, they needed 30 large tents hauled to the
campsites, set up and filled with mattresses.  Less urgent but also
important was some general cleaning up and removing fallen branches from
the trails and sites.  They also wanted an erosion ditch on their ``beach''
repaired.  (This involved kicking a lot of dirt.  Yale seems to have
enjoyed it very much.)

These are the missions that were set before us.  All in all, sixteen
brothers, pledges, alumni, advisors, and other miscellaneous personnel
participated in the weekend project.  Was it a success?  Well, from a
service point of view, I'd have to say yes.  Perhaps a bit too much of one,
in as much as we finished all the work on our list (and a few other things
besides) by the end of the day Sunday.  It is true that the First Aid kit
(which had recently been restocked with new supplies by our lovely and
talented Safety and Tools Chair Barbara Manganis) saw a little bit more
action than I would have liked, but fortunately, nothing serious happened
and everyone was still in one piece at the end of the day Sunday.  At this
point, we all decided to knock off and come home early since all the work
was finished and most of the S'mores were already eaten anyway.  And the
fellowship side of the weekend?  Well, I can't speak for anyone else, but I
had a good time.  Many thanks to all who were involved, especially my
beloved sub PC's who made my job easy; Traci Williams (manpower) Rachel
Caileff (food) and Henning Colsman-Freyberger (transport.)

Kevin Dahm,\\
Chapter Weekend PC

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\article{The Sour Notes Project---A Request for Help}
\vspace{-\baselineskip}
\subarticle{(plus random notes from the AVP\ldots)}

Greetings.  Someone suggested at the last Chapter Weekend that the
Sournotes could stand updating, at least in the sense of including some
more recent songs, and possibly also in the sense of swapping out some of
the older songs that no one sings.

Assuming the chapter thinks this suggestion is a good idea, I would like to
accomplish the update over the summer.  I am requesting song submissions
from anyone who cares, because I don't know what songs you want in there; I
only know what {\em I} like to try to sing.  I would also like to know
whether people think some of the older or less-sung songs should be taken
out of the Sournotes (and archived.  They'd still be around to re-include,
should interest revive.) and if so, which ones.  If you think the Sournotes
is perfect the way it is and I shouldn't mess with it, let me know.  If you
have any other random suggestions or comments or flamage, let me know about
that too.

In preparation for the summer update, I hereby request submissions.
Submissions, to make my life (and anyone else's who volunteers to help)
easier, should happen like this:

\begin{list}{Step \arabic{enumi}: }{\usecounter{enumi}}

\item Figure out the words (and optionally chords) to the song you like.

\item Mail the words (and chords) to baspitz@athena.  You should
      include the name of the song and maybe the writer/group.  OR, if
      you're feeling really Unix-clueful, make a text file of the lyrics
      (and chords) and leave it in the apo/Sournotes/Submissions directory.
      The file name should be the name of the song followed by .txt and it
      would be nice if you included *your* name/username somewhere in the
      file so that if I get confused I can ask you things.  (If you mail me
      the file, your username is already included.)  OR, if you're feeling
      really Unix-clueless, write it on a piece of paper and tack it on the
      APO message board, or something.

\item Actually I hadn't thought this far, but we probably want to
      make sure that more than one person has heard of this song (since we
      have enough trouble singing songs we think most of us know, right?)
      Assuming, then, that some threshold number of people want this song
      to be included, I and anyone else who wants to help will wave our
      arms chanting strange \LaTeX\ incantations, and Lo! the song will be
      included with the appropriate mystical frobs, such that it looks
      pretty when printed out.  {\small (Subliminal message: \LaTeX\ is
      spam.)} {\small [{\it Hey!  I think it's okay.  Well, as long as you
      know the proper spells\ldots ---Ed.}]}

\item At some point, there will emerge a New Edition of the Sournotes.
      If people who already have a copy want, there will also emerge an
      Addendum consisting solely of the new songs, which you can then try
      to stuff into your current copy's binding.  (Come to think of it, I
      will probably do this for my own copy anyway, so just let me know
      next fall if you want one too.)

\end{list}

Currently I'm looking for feedback from the chapter: do you want this
update to happen, what form do you want it to take, etc.  I'm going to
conduct some vague polls at the next chapter meeting (which you should all
try to attend!  It's elections meeting!!)  If you can't be there, or want
to say something sooner, send e-mail to baspitz@athena (that's me.  in case
you hadn't guessed.) or leave a note on the board if you're feeling
Unix-disabled.  AND if anyone else wants to help out with the whole
updating process, definitely let me know.

YiLFS, Bridget

PS: Dima discovered that the version in the apo/Sournotes directory is not
the current paper one.  (It is missing at least ``Sounds of Science.'')  I
will also look into this.  First.

PPS: While I'm offering to do silly things, does anyone care if the file
namings in apo/Archives/Minutes are consistent?  If someone cares, I'll
standardize them.

PPPS: apo/Systems is going away as I speak (well, within the hour.)  If
anyone misses it desperately, don't worry.  It'll be on floppy in the AVP's
desk.  Somehow I don't think anyone will notice.  Except some future AVP
who'll find this disk in her desk, fossilized, and be real confused.  (Gee,
I have so many postscripts I feel like I should be signing with a ``G''
rune.  (let's see who gets that reference.))

%======================================================================

\article{Minutes of Chapter Meeting(March 31, 1993)}

\subsection*{Administrative notes:}

{\em Start:} 7:05 {\sc pm}; {\em End:} 7:50 {\sc pm}. {\em Present:}
Traci, Tracy, Glenn, Jen'n, Henning, Harry, Jerry, Sara V., J.D., Joe,
Yale, Dave, Ping, Kevin, Crystal, Bridget

\subsection*{Officers' reports:}

\subsection*{SVP's report:}
Big Screw is starting tomorrow.  (Gives shirt to Big Screw PC, who has
already begun to radiate stress waves.)  Saturday, we have a project at
Boston Food Bank; Amy's PCing it.  BU's project is happening the same day.
Next week is the pledge project, I'm not sure what they're doing.  On the
13th of April from 6:30-9pm Lori is running a painting project at Mass.
Coalition for the Homeless.  She's also finishing up a survey of stores'
handicapped accessibility.  Beaver Day wants to know if we want to work
with them; probably not, we're pretty booked.  The Ride Board got worked
on, thanks to Gilbert and Glenn and co.  Awards Convocation is the first
week of May, I need a PC.  We're not doing anything for the CSF Road Race,
the same day as I-Banquet, unless someone begs to PC it.

\subsection*{MVP's report:}
The pledges asked how they're doing on their pledge requirements.  (And I
said, how {\em are} you doing?\ldots) I've put together a list of service
and fellowship events that have happened this term.

\subsection*{AVP's report:}
I went to the ASA ExecBoard meeting.  They will be rewriting the office
policy over the summer because the new ExecBoard thinks it's too vague.

I reserved a booth in Lobby 10, May 7-12 (Friday to Wednesday; finals start
Thursday.) for Rachel so she can sell MIT dragon shirts.  She will probably
be looking for people to man the booth\ldots

\subsection*{Treasurer's report:}
(Not present; written report)

Sorry I can't be here!  I'm still looking for charities to donate Book
Exchange money (\$3000) to.  Suggestions so far are RIF and National
Braille Press.

Sara and I are trying to reconstruct the list of people who were at Pledge
Article Meal.  Sara: perhaps you could do that now??

If any of the pledges or brothers want treasury training, you should e-mail
me or talk to me.  Especially if you're thinking of running for treasurer.

\subsection*{Fellowship Chair's report:}
Steak Fry's happening.  The alumni invitations went out way too late.
I-Banquet's not happening if I don't get a PC.  All you have to do as PC is
find the room, and get a food sub-PC.  Not terribly heinous.  Isn't Chapter
Weekend 2 coming up?  yeah, the Blackout party is going to be then.  I
should start planning.

\subsection*{APOcEd's report:}
I've been sick.  I'm trying to get the Apoc out this Friday or next week.
The deadline for submissions is the end of Thursday.

\subsection*{ASC's report:}
The refrigerator is making a Godawful noise.  The one sane suggestion I've
heard is to try to buy one from a graduating senior.  That means this one
has to last until May.  Does anyone have any leads?

\subsection*{PubDir's report:}
Nothing to report.

\subsection*{Historian's report:}
Not present.

\subsection*{Chairman of the Advisory Committee, report of:}
Nothing to report.

\subsection*{President's report:}
Thanks for planning and coming to my birthday party!  I'm going to make
that one of the fellowship events of this term\ldots We have a billion
Torch and Trefoils\ldots take some\ldots paper your room\ldots

We need to put together a half page ``ad'' for the activities mailing.
(Ping: I'll convince Ann to do it.)  We should have our letter put in the
Res Life book\ldots I'll contact Eliot.

Yale: There's a sign on TCA saying descriptions for HowToGAMIT are due
tomorrow.  (Harry: That's been taken care of.)  The activities page should
probably be similar.

About finding members of NomComm\ldots I've had responses from Kevin,
Bridget (who is hosed), and Kate.  So Kevin and Kate will do lunch and sort
it out.  Other people should be on NomComm! \ldots glennberry!  Nominations
are in two weeks.  Elections are two weeks later.

We have this cool ``How to PC a Chapter Weekend'' by Glenn Berry.  It's in
the apo account: HowTo/HowToPC\ldots

We have mail from a hundred billion people.  (Crystal details all the
people we have mail from\ldots) A conflict resolution workshop, a
semi-formal at Delta Zeta (U Penn) on April 15 (Thursday!?), CPWs
everywhere over the summer: Independence, MO; Cincinnati, [I can never
spell that right] OH; Charlotte, NC; Lafayette, Indiana; Atlanta, GA\ldots
If you want to go, sign up.)

\subsection*{Committee reports:}

\subsection*{ScrewComm:}
We're going to set up the booth after the meeting ends\ldots you're going
to help, right?\ldots

\subsection*{CWII PC:}
CWII is April 16-19 at a Girl Scout camp in Bolton, near 495.  They're
really psyched to have us there.  They have a ton-o-work: setting up tents,
raking, trail clearing.  Tearing down a wall\ldots [cries of ``{\bf YES!}''
from certain brothers :-] They don't have much rain work, but they're
working on that.

I need sub-PCs!  Transport, food, and manpower.  If I don't get these
people\ldots I'm going to get an ulcer.  I need a transport PC before Steak
Fry to draft people with cars.  [Henning volunteers.]  These are not tough.
Food PC has to make a menu and shop.  There's some food left from CWI
still.  Manpower needs to make a couple of phone callings.  Thanks a lot.

\subsection*{New Business:}
Crystal: People who went to Conclave know about Yale University.  A
petitioning group wants the chapter to be rechartered (the previous chapter
``died.'')  (Crystal reads the letter.)

Glenn recommends approval.  Ping calls to vote.  Motion passes (with none
against, a few abstaining or maybe just asleep\ldots)

\subsection*{Announcements}
Jen'n: There are projects this weekend, next weekend, and the weekend after
that.  I got mail from an extrachapter brother and invited her here to
pledge project.  See me if you want to do the other projects mentioned in
the SVP report (painting, CSF, etc.)

Traci: There will be a pledge project April 10.  How many can make it?
(about 12.)

Yale: This is the last chapter meeting before then, what project have you
got in mind?  (A confused exchange ensues.  No one really knows what the
project will be.  Jen'n thinks maybe a roofing project.)

Tracy: If you want to meet brothers from another chapter, come help at the
BU scout decathlon.  It's inside!  It doesn't matter if it snows!

Kate: (written announcement) There is a press shop meeting in the office at
4:30 pm on Saturday to discuss (among other things) the press shop standing
policy-to-be.  All are welcome, especially pledges interested in learning
to print---an easy way to meet a journeyman.  YiLFS, Kate.

Jen'n: Ride Board is not finished.  I'm not sure how we're going to work
this out.  Talk to Glenn if you want to help work on it.  It would be neat
if we actually finished it before I graduate\ldots

Henning: April 13, Tea on the T.  A study break.  Meet at Kendall inbound
at 9:00 pm.  There will be e-mail to remind people.

Amy: The project this weekend is Boston Food Bank.  Meet at the office at
8.

Dave: The Gilbert and Sullivan players need someone to print tickets.
Please, please.

\subsection*{PFTGOTO}
Jen'n: Thanks to Glenn and Gilbert and everyone who's PCd so far.

(people actually made the last two announcements now\ldots)

Jen'n: Thanks to everyone who came to my elevator study break.

Bridget: Thanks to my sub-PC's!

Crystal: Thanks for the birthday party: Jen'n and Glen'n [sic] and Sara and
John.  I hope we can have a great Big Screw!!

%======================================================================

\article{Minutes of ExecComm (April 7, 1993)}

\section*{Administrative notes:}

{\em Start:} 7:03 {\sc pm}; {\em End:} 7:50 {\sc pm}. {\em Present:}
Harry, Ann, Carrie (Ann's prefrosh), Paul (something to do with Jen'n),
Jen'n, Sara V, Dave, Jerry, Kate, Kevin, Yale, Henning, Crystal, Bridget

\section*{Ossifers' reports:}
\subsection*{SVP's report:}
Last weekend we went to Boston Food Bank.  Thanks Amy for turning in a
project report (which the ApocEd immediately swiped.)  I talked to the
pledges yesterday at the pledge meeting; they're doing handicapped
accessibility on Saturday from 9-3.

Sara: They'll be doing a phone calling tonight and tomorrow night.

Scott's still looking for people to work on Ride Board.  The weekend after
the pledge project, we wreak destruction and that other word (havok) at
Camp Virginia.  Kevin's PCing.  There will be a phone calling.  We're
helping at the Walk for Hunger on May 1st, probably registering people.  If
you're interested in awards banquet ushering, see me.  On the 22nd, the CPs
are etching car serial numbers into the windows to deter theft.  They could
use 12 volunteers at any one time.  See me if you want to do that.

If you've only made it to two projects, don't despair\ldots before Pledge
Term Review, we still have Big Screw, the pledge project, CWII, and glass
etching!  You can still make six projects before PTR!

Don't forget that there's a Schmuck\ldots at the spring I-Banquet, the
Schmuck gives out humorous gifts.  (For example, someone who trained a lot
of pledges got a little toy train.)  You should leave notes on the board
with ideas.

\subsection*{MVP's report:}
I made room reservations for the PTReview Meeting and the ceremony.  I have
to check on them tomorrow.  People should be getting phone calls about
setting up pledge term interviews.  PTR Meeting: everyone should be able to
vote!  We need lots of people!  The meeting will be on the 24th, starting
at 10, in PDR foo.  Pledges are doing pretty good on the requirements,
almost all have fulfilled them.

\subsection*{AVP's report:}
(er, what was my report?  I don't think I reported anything.)

\subsection*{Treasurer's report:}
We got paid for Reg Day.  I'm going to try to convert MIT money to real
money.  We're actually running on Book Exchange money right now.  At the
next chapter meeting, I will propose that we donate \$4000 to National
Braille Press\ldots  This will be posted in the office.

People must be financially active two weeks before PTRM to vote!  That
means THIS SATURDAY!

\subsection*{Fellowship Chair's report:}
Blackout's coming up.  I need a moderator because I can't make it.  The
format is a chance for people to talk to each other.  The moderator helps
keep it focussed, maybe nudges it, etc.  There is no standard way to do it,
it's only been done twice before.

I-Banquet\ldots Crystal's PCing.  If anyone else is interested, they can
(should) PC it.  Or help.

Steak Fry happened.  I'm sorry about that key thing.  (Treasurer: The
auction take was \$102.)

\subsection*{APOcEd's report:}
I'm still working on this issue of the Apoc.  I have plenty of articles, it
should be out this week.  We will have an elections edition.

\subsection*{ASC's report:}
Nothing to report.

\subsection*{PubDir's report:}
I need suggestions for the board after Big Screw.

\subsection*{Historian's report:}
I took pictures at Steak Fry.  An alum bought immunity, so none of you are
safe, ha ha ha!

\subsection*{Advisor's report:}
Nothing to report.

\subsection*{President's report:}
I finally sent off the shingles.  I got lots of nice thank-yous.  DSK
nominations meeting is next week.  Everyone must come.  (Crystal explains
DSKs, One More Time.)

Kate: Unless you attend the nominations meeting, you can't vote on DSKs.

Crystal: I'm making little invitations for people.

I-Banquet!  I said I'd PC it.  I tried the MIT Museum, but they're closed
on weekends.  (Jen'n suggests Friday night.  Initiation at 6.)  I'm going
to talk to the director, he's one of our advisors.  I tried the Student
Center but the rooms are all booked.  (Yale suggests the top floor of Tang
but Sara points out it gets booked up pretty fast.  Later someone else
notes that it, and McCormick, are too small anyway.)  As a last resort we
could hold it in German House.  If we can't have at any of these other
places, do people prefer Ashdown or German House?  We might get Andy
Eisenmann to waive the fee.  (Jen'n remembers a room on the 4th floor of
the infinite corridor.  Crystal wonders about the faculty club.)  I'll work
on it.

I went to MIT catering, they seem pretty reasonable pricewise.  I have a
Hot Lunch Buffet menu, \$8.75 per person for vegetarian, \$10.75 otherwise.
Do people think this is reasonable?  I plan on using fellowship money.  Can
people pay \$10 each?  (Discussion of cheaper places.  E.g. Boston Chicken,
which delivers, \$5 per person; and other unnamed caterers which cost \$8
or \$9.)  MIT catering is top notch.  If you want someplace else, tell me!
Get me menus!  I don't have time.

\section*{Committee reports:}

\subsection*{ScrewComm:}
Well, Big Screw hasn't crashed so far.  We have some candidates.  We have
some money.

Sara: Do you have certificates for runners up?  [Ha!  No\ldots you honestly
think I'm that organized?]

Henning: We have \$368 so far.

\subsection*{NomComm:}
The NomComm Entity is Kevin, Kate, Crystal, and Ping.  We'll be hunting you
down, unless you come to us.  We think we have one decent candidate for
everything.  If you want to run for something, tell us.

\subsection*{CWII:}
Kevin:
\begin{list}{(\arabic{enumi})}{\usecounter{enumi}}
\item I spoke to my contact.  Nobody from camp will be there Friday night.
I need someone with a car to get me to Waltham before then (during business
hours) to get the keys.

\item Joe says we have a letter, filed away somewhere, saying we're an MIT
student group and we're insured.  I need to find it.  If we can't find it,
what administrative office can I talk to to get another?
\end{list}

Dave: Ask Eisenmann, he's one of our advisors.

\section*{New Business:}
\subsection*{Press Shop Policy:}
Kate: I have a new press shop policy for the next chapter meeting.  The
difference is that there are no details of how to keep the accounts.  It
was approved at the press shop meeting.

Yale: What does the second sentence in the first section {\em mean?} The
last sentence seems to require a separate checking account for the
letterpress.

Kate: Can't we just keep separate records?  I think that's what he means.
He'd better mean that.  I'm not going to keep the accounts any differently
than I am now.

\subsection*{Fall Pledge Class Namesake:}
Crystal: Who has the stuff from past years?  (Jen'n, apparently.)  If we
send anything it's due in on April 24.

Jen'n: mrn might have some too.

\section*{Announcements}
Henning: Pledge project on Saturday April 10, 9-3.  Al will be in charge.
We will be surveying restaurants on handicapped accessibility.  It's
voluntary on their part.  The one-hour {\bf mandatory} training session is
at 9.  The meeting afterward to compare notes is also mandatory.  Bring bus
fare and lunch money.  People will work in pairs.  (Various people say:
meet {\em where} at 9?)

Henning: Tuesday the 13th there will be a Tea on the T study break.  Where
can I find some scones?

Henning: April 22, window etching from 9-4 with the CPs.  It'll be fun.  It
discourages car theft.

Henning: If you're going to the gym, watch your wallet.

Jen'n: Bridget, talk to me after the meeting.  Anyone interested in Ride
Board talk to me.

\section*{PFTGOTO}
Kevin: Thanks to those who donated to Steak Fry.  Nico was incredible.

Kate: Congrats to Henning for getting trained on the press.

Jerry: Thanks for working Big Screw.

Dave: Thanks to people who worked at Steak Fry.

Henning: Thanks to the cook; my steak was good.

Amy: Thanks to [illegible] for reserving the Country Kitchen.

Crystal: Thanks to my ExecComm.

%======================================================================

\article{Minutes of Chapter Meeting (April 14, 1993)}

\section*{Administrative notes:}

{\em Start:} 7:04 {\sc pm}; {\em End:} 8:36 {\sc pm}. {\em Present:}

Sara Verrilli, Glenn Berry, Kevin Dahm, Yale Zussman, Harry Tsai, Jen'n
Schwartz, Ann Yen, Traci Williams, Bridget Spitznagel, Crystal Reul, Joe
Kuchta, Ping Huang, Ezra Erb, Henning C-F, Dave Cho, Kate Curtis, Mike
Person.

\section*{Officers' reports:}

\subsubsection*{SVP's report:}

Last weekend we had a pledge project.  10 people went.  It was good.
Boston Food Bank sent us a thank-you letter.  I will post it on the red
board with various other thank-you letters.  CWII is this weekend, you
should {\it all} decide to go.  Sign up.  Thursday next week the CPs are
etching serial numbers in car windows.  They can use up to 12 volunteers an
hour.  Sign up.  The weekend after that is Pledge Term Review, no project.
The weekend after that on May 1st is the Walk for Hunger.  We will help
register from 6:30-10:00.  BTW, you can seek people to sponsor you per hour
the same way walkers do per mile, if you want; see me or my mailbox for the
appropriate sheets.  Awards Convocation is May 5th.

Ping: When signups go around, you should always write {\it something.} If
you're not going, write ``no.''

\subsection*{MVP's report:}

I have two nifty handouts which you should all pick up.  One is a list of
all the spring term service projects and social events.  The other is
guidelines and suggestions for interview questions.  Pledge Term Review
Meeting is Saturday the 24th.  Interviews will be held before then.  People
don't like the rooms I reserved for elevation on the 8th so I am getting
different rooms.  What rooms do people want me to get?  (Some people
suggest 26-4foo, which is through LNS\ldots)

\subsection*{AVP's report:}
uh, nothing to report.

\subsection*{Treasurer's report:}

We got paid for Reg Day.  (Yay!)  \$1200 went to the bank account; \$600
will go to Book Exchange.  We'll pay for I Banquet with MIT money.  If
people have money they want to claim back, get RFP's (Requests For Payment)
to me before I Banquet.

Pay your debts!  I found the Pledge Article Meal list.

\subsection*{Fellowship Chair's report:}

I haven't found a moderator for Blackout yet.  There is bribery for this
meeting, and there will be more for the next.

\subsection*{APOcEd's report:}

The next issue will go out sometime next week.  If you're running for an
office, write an article.

\subsection*{ASC's report:}

Apologies for the inconvenience while the office furniture was in disarray.
Thanks to Crystal, Jen'n, and Henning, who helped move it so we weren't
fined \$50, and thanks to Kate who helped move it back.

\subsection*{PubDir's report:}

(not present, written report)

We have four new plastic dropcloths.  Guard them with your lives.  I still
need ideas for the Infinite Corridor board.  That's all.

\subsection*{Historian's report:}

Kevin will have the camera for Chapter Weekend.  (Beware. :-)

\subsection*{Chairman of the Advisory Committee, report of:}

Nothing to report.

\subsection*{President's report:}

I sent out shingles and got lots of thank-yous back.

I Banquet: I tried to get it someplace else!  It's at German House.  May 8,
\$10 per person, invitations are going out.  Kate's going to a CPW this
summer.

I have some things to give out.  (Ping and Yale get certificates.  Crystal
also has shingles for last term's pledges but only gets to give out a
couple of them.)

\subsection*{Committee reports:}

\subsection*{ScrewComm:}

(Bridget) We ran Big Screw.  Eliot Levitt won.  The booth got taken down.
We will be getting an address for Aids Action soon, as well as word from
Eliot about whether presentation at Senior House Steer Roast is OK (he
wanted to make sure various people could make it.)  The AVP has a hard time
taking minutes while she gives a report.  She did write her report
beforehand but then she lost it.

\subsection*{Book Exchange:}

(Ezra) The books are out of the office.  We will dispose of the
[bodies\ldots er\ldots] money tonight.

\subsection*{Chapter Weekend II:}

(Kevin) CWII is this weekend at Camp Virginia.  We'll show up Friday night,
no one will be around until the camp director returns Saturday 9:30 AM.  He
wants us to set up tents.  He said it takes 1.5 man-hours to set up a
tent\ldots

Glenn: It's not unreasonable if you bring in bunks and mattri too.

There's not much indoor stuff to do, so bring a book, bring cards.

\subsection*{NomComm:}

(Still Kevin) Here are the current nominations (on the white-board.)

\begin{description} \item[President] Kevin \item[SVP] Ping \item[MVP]
\item[AVP] Harry \item[Treasurer] \item[Fellowship] Ezra \item[ApocEd] Amy
\end{description}

Glenn: Kate Curtis for President.  (Kate declines.)

Ezra: Crystal for MVP.  (Crystal declines.)

\subsection*{New Business:} 
\subsection*{Business! \ldots Donating BookX Money} 

Kate: Move that the chapter donate \$3,200 from the Book Exchange fund to
the National Braille Press.  Rationale: This money has accumulated over the
past seven or eight years from the ``profit'' from the Book Exchange.  It
is felt that the money should be donated to a charity concerned with
literacy.

Glenn seconds.

Jen'n: How much will be left in the account?

Kate: At least \$600.  Not including any profit from this term.

Dave: Was all this money slated for NBP?

Kate: It's never written down beforehand, just given.

(Jen'n asks that people refrain from side conversations, which were
beginning to interfere with the above clarifications.)

Motion passes (9 for, 0 against, 3 abstaining)

\subsection*{More Business! \ldots Press Shop Standing Policy}

(Copies of proposed policy are distributed\ldots)

Kate: Move that we accept this [the following] as a standing policy.

``Move that the Letterpress Shop be governed by this standing policy of the
Alpha Chi chapter of Alpha Phi Omega:

* Letterpress Self-Sufficiency

The Letterpress Shop shall be financially self-sufficient and not use other
funds of the Chapter.  Except as noted elsewhere in this policy, assets
from the Letterpress Shop will not be used to finance other activities.
The Treasurer is directed to account for the monies of the Letterpress Shop
separately from other funds of the Chapter, so that at any time the exact
amount of money the Letterpress Shop has is known.

* Printing for Alpha Chi

Jobs printed for the Alpha Chi chapter of Alpha Phi Omega will not be
charged for use of the press, numbering machines, ink, or solvents on-hand.
Funds from the appropriate chapter account (membership, fellowship,
service, etc.) will be transferred to the Letterpress Shop for other items,
including any paper or card stock used, and anything (including ink and
cuts) specially ordered for the job.

* Payment

Only cash, check, or a Chapter Request for Payment is an acceptable form of
payment for jobs printed in the Letterpress Shop; M.I.T.\ account transfers
and other forms of payment are not acceptable.  No jobs shall leave the
Letterpress Shop until payment-in-full is received.''

Dave: Move to correct all spelling and grammatical errors that do not
change the meaning.

Yale asks whether the third line should be assets or funds.  Kate says Len
wanted assets.  Several people explain to Glenn what the difference is.
Ping calls the question (no obj.)  Motion passes (11 for, 0 against, 1
abstaining.)

\subsection*{Even More Business! \ldots DSK Noms!}

Crystal reads about DSKs and voting.  Ezra suggests that people restrict
nominations to people they'd vote for, rather than making blanket
nominations (e.g. ``All graduating seniors'')

Nominations: Glenn nominates Jen'n.  Ezra nominates Glenn.  Crystal points
out that we can nominate past or present brothers who are here or not.
Dave nominates Brian Dunkel and Darlene Ford.  Glenn nominates Dave.  Kate
nominates John McClain.  Jen'n nominates Ping.  Ezra nominates Mike Person.
Ezra nominates Alex Aminoff.  Glenn notes that nominations are open until
discussion is concluded, and a 2/3 vote by those eligible is sufficient to
give a DSK to a non-nominated brother.  Glenn explains closed meetings by
Dave's request.  Discussion in closed meeting.

\subsection*{Announcements}

Yale: Sunday April 25, Yale [University, not the speaker, silly\ldots] is
being reactivated.  If you want to go too, let me know.  The estimated
price is \$30; we'd leave at 11 am and return sometime that night.

Jen'n: There are lots of projects coming up.  Talk to me if you're
interested.  Walk for Hunger---John's PCing.  Awards Convocation---does
anyone want to PC it?

Jen'n: Can I talk to Rachel after the meeting.

Jen'n: Give Harry an article if you've accepted a nomination.  [AVP's note:
You can mail Apoc articles to apocrypha@athena.]

\subsection*{PFTGOTO} 

Jen'n: Thanks to all my PCs, past and present.

Ping: Thanks to Henning for the Tea on the T study break.

Ezra: Thanks for a short meeting.

Bridget: Thanks to everyone who helped set up the Big Screw booth.  Thanks
to my sub-PCs Chris, Traci, Henning, and Jerry.  Thanks to Ping and others
who acted as advisors.  Thanks to the candidates, the people who worked at
the booth, and the people who counted money.  Thanks to Ping, Harry, Jerry,
and Kate for helping take down the booth.  Thanks to anyone else I missed.
[Thank God it's over.]

Crystal: Thanks to NomComm: Kevin, Ping, and Kate.  Thanks to Bridget for
PCing Big Screw.  Thanks to Kevin \& co. for moving furniture.

%======================================================================

\article{Minutes of ExecComm (April 21, 1993)}

\subsection*{Administrative notes:}

{\em Start:} 7:07 {\sc pm}; {\em End:} 7:45 {\sc pm}. {\em Present:}
Crystal, Jen'n, Sara, Bridget, Kate, Dave, Harry, Kevin, Yale, Ezra, JP,
Albert, George (from Mass. State Science Fair)

\subsection*{Officers' reports:}

\subsubsection*{SVP's report:}

There were projects this term.  There were strategically located storms.
Projects happened, people went.  All of the new brothers had a leadership
position.  Last weekend was Chapter Weekend.  Tomorrow is glass etching, in
the alley between Rockwell and Johnson.  You can just show up and tell them
you're from APO.  I keep getting all this stuff about things happening this
Saturday, which is Pledge Term Review Meeting.  We're registering people
for the Walk for Hunger on May 2nd, 6:30 to 10:30.  The Awards Convocation
is May 5th.  We have to decide when AfterFinals is; place is TBA.  (Various
suggestions including Maine (beyond the black flies) and Camp Edward (on an
island.))  You should all go.

\subsubsection*{MVP's report:}

I haven't logged in yet to read their term reports so I'm not sure right
now how many of the pledges are going to elevate.  That's the only thing
bothering me right now.

\subsubsection*{AVP's report:}

The term was long and hairy.  It had big teeth.  I plan to take everything
in Systems off and keep it on floppy in the AVP's desk, and see if anyone
actually notices.  (First I need to dig up a floppy and figure out how to
save to it.)

\subsubsection*{Treasurer's report:}

We have money.  We have had money for most of the term.  I produced three
monthly reports (January, February, and March.)  The term sucked
academically.

\subsubsection*{Fellowship Chair's report:}

\ldots Unmitigated disaster comes to mind.  I think we've had problems with
what Fellowship Chairs expect of themselves, and of the chapter.  (My
expectations of myself were too low, and of the chapter were too high.)

\subsubsection*{APOcEd's report:}

I've had a good term, I think.  I missed an issue because I was sick.  The
deadline for the Elections Apoc is this Sunday evening.

I WANT CANDIDATE ARTICLES.  [Yes, Harry was actually loud! ;)]
I have one so far.

\subsubsection*{ASC's report:}

I didn't realize until after I was elected that the ASC is in charge of the
Steak Fry auction.  I let office tours for pledges slip through the cracks,
which I shouldn't have.  CW2 was a slight improvement over CW1 in that it
happened.  It was a little too successful servicewise\ldots we finished
everything there was to do on Sunday, so we just went home.  The s'mores
were gone anyway\ldots

\subsubsection*{PubDir's report:}

(written) No ideas for board?  No brain cells left?  Not one?  Boo hoo.  I
guess I'll go back to plain ol' APO.

\subsubsection*{Historian's report:}

(written) Nothing to report.

\subsubsection*{Advisor's report:}

Continuing steadily on course.

Dave: Joe said he has nothing to report.

\subsubsection*{President's report:}

I-banquet\ldots I would like someone to volunteer to cook a vegetarian dish
(not vegan, so it can have cheese in it.)

You've done an excellent job---notwithstanding the snow which has been the
outstanding feature of the term (Crystal engages in praise-heaping.)  Today
is Secretaries' Day.  (Dave: Go bridget!)

You should run for something.  Yes you should.  (Jen'n: Not me!)  And you
should write articles.

Feed the Schmuck ideas!  (Dave's definition: The Schmuck collects all the
dirt, all the great quotes, sees what's going on, and gives out suitable
rewards at I-banquet.)  To get a message to the Schmuck, leave a note on
the board labelled ``HEY SCHMUCK!''

\subsection*{New Business: MSSF}

George: A long time ago, the MSSF had lots of collaborations with APO and
ESP.  APO ran the barbecue pits.  I'm here to see if we can't get this
going again.  I think it died due to a lack of communication.

Jen'n: You could say that.  Three years ago, there were two science fairs
and we did the wrong one.

George: We'd be talking getting the pits set up and running them on Friday,
April 30th, from 10-1.  Students arrive Thursday evening, or Friday morning
if they're local.  The judging begins Friday at 12, and runs until about 5.
Then they have a banquet.  Saturday we entertain the kids, give them tours.
The awards ceremony is at 3, then breakdown and they go home.

Sara: How many people would we be feeding, and how many would we need to
run this?

George: There'll be about 400 high school kids, with some parents and
teachers\ldots

Kate: So about 500 people.

Sara: There is a How-To for this in the APO locker.

Dave: My God!  We have relevant documentation.  What's the world coming to?

Jen'n wonders what if we find out we can't do it.  George says then the
kids go find places to eat.

Yale: You need people handing out food {\em and} taking in money.

Kate: And we need to see if we can get the pits\ldots

Albert: I'll co-PC it if we do it this year.

Jen'n: In general, do we want to revive this as a traditional project?  We
stopped because of the mixup. (General consensus seems to be ``yes.'')
I'll call you by the end of the week about whether we can do it.

Yale: We need to focus on getting lots of people from 10 to noon.

George reminisces about when he was a high school student at the MSSF and
came out for a midafternoon snack, and APO brothers were still out there
cooking stuff.

Jen'n: Anyone interested, SEE ME after the meeting.

Yale: Who's our LSC contact?  We used to sell popcorn there too.

Dave remarks that his persuasive influences over denizens of LSC are
probably equal to the task.

Yale: What's happening with the Ride Wall?

Jen'n: If you're interested, talk to me.  Maybe people with early finals
can help.  (People start saying things like ``after May $x$.'')

\subsection*{Announcements}

Jen'n: Glass etching tomorrow.

Crystal: Someone should volunteer to cook a vegetarian dish.

Crystal: Elections are next Wednesday!  Come!  If you're not all there I'll
be traumatized for life!

\subsection*{PFTGOTO}
\vspace{-\baselineskip}
Jen'n: Appropriate thank-yous.

Kevin: Thanks to all who helped with CWII.

Ann: (written) A cheer for all pledges and brothers for having made it this
far this term!  :-) (in preparation for pledge term review.)

Sara: Praise-showering on the two pledges who came to ExecComm!

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