Individuals for Freethought

Business Meeting Minutes

February 28, 2001

Members present:

Paul Youk

Jason Matthews

Jeff Bishop

John Franson

Keiv Spare

Cody Gartner

Derek Chiarelli

Josha Foust

Meeting duration: 90 minutes

1) Officer Reports

   a) Paul

      i) said to "beware the succubus"

2) Upcoming IF Elections

   a) They will be held on March 14th.

   b) As we did last year, we will form a slate and have a nominating committee (John, Derek, Josha).

3) March 7th Meeting

   a) We voted 8-0 in favor of talking about politics instead of religion (details were not decided upon).

4) Religiously Incorrect on March 29th

   a) Charlie Clack will moderate.

   b) Probable guests include Jon Tveite, Tom Clarke, John Schwartz, and Tracy McKenzie.

   c) We're looking into having another RI in late April.

      i) David K. for moderator?

      ii) Potential guests: Jeremy Finney, Seth Peterson, Jason Matthews, Scott Hill, Josha Foust, David Levin

      iii) The date and place have yet to be determined.

5) How to Increase Publicity

   a) Besides chalking and flyers, we could...

      i) send 91.9 and the Collegian a press release of our events (Jason said he'd do this)

      ii) have a Collegian reporter at the next RI

      iii) get our events in the campus calendar (John volunteered for this)

      iv) get IF in the Mercury whenever they print a list of all the organizations in the area (Keiv's job)

6) Orgy of Life

   a) April 14-15

   b) It's basically a parody of the Easter holiday, and instead of celebrating Christian mythology, we're just going to celebrate life.

   c) So far, we're thinking of having a cookout at Tuttle and two condom hunts.

   d) Condom hunts

      i) One will be at the cookout.

      ii) The other will involve placing eggs (w/ the condoms inside, duh) all around campus so random people can find them. We

         also might put a note inside with a short message and our web address.

7) Freethought Week

   a) April 9-15

   b) Events include: Dan Barker speech, cookout, Superstition Bash, and condom hunt

   c) John will try to get a second speaker.

   d) We decided that it would be a good idea to contact the Unitarian Church to help us fund Dan Barker (Amy will contact them)

8) Events for Next Year

   a) We need to start getting the debate organized now.

      i) Jeff will contact Brandon Pelton from CRU.

      ii) Keiv will contact the CFA to get Bob Price scheduled.

   b) Fire Walk - Spring 2002

      i) Paul will talk to Larry Weaver about this.

      ii) Participants will raise money by taking pledges to walk through the fire.