Individuals for Freethought

Business Meeting Minutes

February 20, 2003

Members present:

Erika Shearer

Holly Barbare

Leland Turner

Sarah White

Sara Hupp

Charlie Clack

Tom Clarke

1) Sarah White called the meeting to order.

2) Stephanie Fox discussed the first order of business

    a) providing a brief explanation of why she had decided to step down from her previous position on the IF organizational board.

3) Sarah White lists the positions currently open

    a) President

    b) Vice President

    c) Secretary

    d) Treasurer

    e) Publicity Officer

    f) Events Coordinator

    g) possible "Humping Post" (Gofer)

4) Leland Turner asked if it was required that KSU students serve as officers

    a) Sara White explained that it was not a requirement.

5) Erika Shearer inquired about the duties of the Vice President

    a) Sarah White explained the duties in as much detail as she could.

6) Sarah White presented an idea for a Flyer Posting Gang.

    a) This would be a group of students who have the duty of posting flyers throughout the KSU campus.

    b) The following members volunteered for the Flyer Posting Gang

        i) Holly Barbare

        ii) Sara Hupp

        iii) Sarah White

        vi) Erika Shearer

7) Tom Clarke expresses his opinion that our primary goal should be to revitalize the club.

8) NOMINATIONS/ELECTIONS:

    a) Erika Shearer nominates Tom Clarke as President

        i) Tom Clarke explains that he is able to fill this role until the end of the semester.

        ii) Tom Clarke is announced as the new President.

    b) Sara Hupp is announced as the new Vice President.

    c) Leland Turner is announced as the new Secretary.

    d) Erika Shearer is announced as the new Events Coordinator.

    e) Holly Barbare is announced as the new Treasurer.

    f) Ben Simmons is announced as the new "Humping Post" (Gofer).

    g) Publicity Coordinator is not filled

        i) It is agreed that all members will coordinate this activity until a replacement can be found.

10) PR and meeting attendance

    a) Sara Hupp initiated a discussion that the reputation of IF is not particularly a good one.

    b) It is agreed that more people are needed at meetings, and that publicity could be used to achieve both this goal and the goal to help IF             gain a better reputation in the process.

        i) Erika Shearer poses that the IF Roster should be found and acquired to restimulate old members, and that this could be done through                 Keiv Spare or Seth Peterson

        ii) Sarah White emphasized that non-officers are encouraged to attend business meetings.

    c) Tom Clarke suggested that IF meetings take place at the Little Apple Brewery, in order to attract more people.

        i) This is left as a possibility, as well as the coffee shops in Aggieville

    d) Erika Shearer suggested games modified for IF, such as Trivial Pursuit and High Q.

    e) It is discussed that more informal events should take place immediately after meetings.

    f) Stephanie Fox suggested that movie nights would be an excellent regular club event.

    g) Tom Clarke asked for opinions of what members should typically discuss during meetings. Leland Turner suggested that members should

        typically discuss how to improve club functions, and the club itself.

11) Web Page

    a) Sarah White inquired who would be proficient with web site design.

    b) Sara Hupp explains that Keiv Spare had designed the existing IF web site, but in a fashion which makes it difficult for others to make             modifications.

    c) Erika Shearer volunteered to update the site and contact Keiv and Paul to do so.

12) Upcoming Events

    a) Tom Clarke suggested that joint meetings with members of other organizations similar to IF could improve the future member count.

        i) Tom suggests the Socialists and Philosophy Club as possible options.

        ii) Leland Turner pointed out that Seth Peterson is a member of the Philosophy Club, and would be a good contact for that group.

        iii) Leland Turner offered the local Unitarian fellowship as an option and volunteered as a contact for them.

        vi) Charlie Clack suggested that Yar Ebabi would be a suitable person to contact for a discussion organized by IF.

    b) Sara Hupp suggests a meeting to discuss women in the catholic ministry

        i) Tom Clarke agreed that a debate or a discussion of this subject would be a good idea for a future event.

        ii) Stephanie Fox pointed out that in recent times, IF has become repetitive with general subjects of the organized discussions.

    c) Tom Clarke asked for ideas of what the club should do next week.

        i) Charlie Clack suggests that we do not hold a meeting next week

            -Tom Clarke states that this is not a good idea as we must keep the club as active as possible, seek out new members, and help the                 existing members organize the group as a whole.

        ii) Sara Hupp suggested that she could organize her idea for a discussion for next weeks meeting.

            - Holly Barbare expressed her opinion that Sara Hupp should plan this discussion for the meeting after next weeks meeting, instead.                - The rest of the members present seemed to agree.

        iii) It was decided that next weeks meeting would be an informal business meeting held at a location that is generally more comfortable.                 - votes for a location were between Java, the Little Apple Brewery, and Radinas.

             - After a brief deliberation, it is decided that Radinas would be the location of the next business meeting held by IF.

13) The meeting was brought to a close by Tom Clarke.