Residential Council Minutes :: November 9, 2004

Members present: everybody except Rozensher

Additionally, Associate Director of Residential Life Thomas Forsberg was present.

Committee Reports:

Program House Chair Chris Guhin recapped the scores earned by program houses in the Fall Program House Review:

Zete 100%
King 90% haven’t had two campus events
Theta 80% numbers problems, will come to Spring Review
Interfaith 100% want to live in Diman because of noise issues
AEPi 100%
ADPhi 100%
French 90%
Buxton 80% need to talk to us about December events
Tech 90%
PhiPsi 100%
West House 60% functioning as a co-op, not as a program house
DPhi need to discuss
Art House 70% need to get an advisor
Games 40% do games nights count as events? numbers problems
Spanish 70% need to get an advisor/inform of community service
DTau 50% didn’t know about many of the rules, need advisor
Harambe 90%
DPhi
Sigma Chi
Alpha Chi
Thete

The committee then discussed the first pick in the lottery.
• Aren’t many ideas or alternatives
• Why not go with lip sync because people were happy with it?
o Not fair
• Lip sync was not a campus-wide event because not many people showed up
• What about if we brought in BOLT and had a cooperative competition?
• We can explore other possibilities and fall back on a scavenger hunt if nothing better comes up
• Jeopardy? Possible issue with too many contestants
• Need something that will generate enthusiasm for ResCouncil
• Real-world video audition – “why are you the best Brown student ever?”
• Want something to be fun

A motion was made to end the scavenger hunt. The motion was seconded and passed with a vote of 6-0-5.

All ResCouncil members were asked by Adam to think about an alternative to the scavenger hunt over the Thanksgiving vacation. The Thursday we get back from Thanksgiving, Lottery Committee will be meeting at 6 pm in the Lower Blue Room.

Submitted by Justin Glavis-Bloom, Residential Council Secretary 2004-2005