Individuals for Freethought

Business Meeting Minutes

3/14/01

17 people present

Meeting duration: 90 minutes

1) New Officers

   a) der Führ...um, I mean...President: Paul Youk

   b) Vice President: Leslie Veesart

   c) Secretary: Stephanie Fox

   d) Treasurer: David Coblentz

   e) Graphics Designer: Chelsea McCall

   f) Events Coordinator: Mark Smith

   g) Public Relations Coordinator: Keiv Spare

   h) Social Events Coordinator: Paige Crowson

2) Brief Rundown of Freethought Week

   a) Sunday, April 8

      i) Dan Barker will give a concert at the Unitarian Church in the evening.

   b) Monday, April 9

      i) Dan Barker speech in the Little Theatre

   c) Tuesday, April 10

      i) Religiously Incorrect (rescheduled from March 29)

         - Rescheduling due to the fact that one guest couldn't make it on 3/29 and we couldn't find another in time.

         - It will be held in the Big 12 Room of the Union.

         - The guests have not changed (see previous minutes).

   d) Wednesday, April 11

      i) Lit. table

   e) Thursday, April 12

      i) nothing

   f) Friday, April 13

      i) Superstition Bash

         - Organizers: John and Paul

   g) Saturday/Sunday, April 14-15

      i) Orgy of Life

         - Organizers: Mark Hall and Mark Smith

         - Paul wants everybody to send two titles of songs that they would like to hear at the party.

         - We're going to try to have a cookout at Tuttle if the weather cooperates.

                (Info for new coordinators: the cookout on May 6, 2000 was at Shelter #24, and the cookout on August 26, 2000 was at Shelter #22.)

         - The condom hunt is still on.

   h) We no longer are having a second speaker.

3) Regarding Dan Barker...

   a) Someone is going to need to provide him with transportation to and from the airport.

   b) We have the money necessary to pay for his plane ticket.

   c) A press release needs to be written for the Collegian (about Freethought Week in general, and the Dan Barker speech in particular).

   d) Flyers for his speech should be posted ASAP.

   e) Marolyn Caldwell is providing a place for Dan to stay while he is in Manhattan.

4) Future Religiously Incorrects (RI)

   a) There was a lot of discussion about how often to have RIs.

      i) Mark Smith would like to have them monthly.

      ii) Leslie thinks that every month is too often, and they should be no more than twice per semester.

5) Moderating the Leader's List

   a) Since Jeff isn't technically an officer anymore, we will need someone to take his place as moderator.