SASS General Meeting Minutes

September 16, 2004

Start : 8:05pm

Facilitator : Jaky

In Attendance : Maceray, Saeed, Brandy, Ahmmad, Khendi, Erika, Jordy, Winds, Lorpu, Jaky, Sherelle, Mukethe, Al, Shavaugn, Carla, Miriam, Marissa, Janelle, Jihan, Melissa, Revee, Jason, Nora, Yoshi ( 24 total)

Items :

• Quick Special Election
• Khendi for Webmaster
• Increase visibility
• Show everyone what SASS is about, especially amidst the closed group funding controversy.

• Getting a dedication in the memory of Andre
• Three failed e-mails
• Sheeveen to send e-mail to Jaky with Proposal
• Special note: Linda McDougall heads environmental services in Sharples.

• Committee Sign-Ups
• Outreach Coordinator Committee - Internal Affairs (Jordy)
• To help coordinate and organize events for big brother/big sister program
• Study breaks
• Movie nights
• Outreach Coordinator Committee - External Affairs (Saeed)
• Organizing and planning events and discussions with Tri-co
• Helping set agendas and recording minutes for Tri-co meetings
• Social Coordinator Committee - (Alysia)
• Organizing and planning SASS parties
• Soul shack (next semester)
• Afro-Latin Week (Cook-off, Poetry Slam, and
• Alumni and Admissions Committee (Winds)
• Helping plan events and set agenda for Discovery Weekend (Nov. 13-15)
• Planning the alumni dinner in January. (Space, proposals, and invitations)
• Recruiting for S’mores, hosting during Ride-the-tide
• Organizing and signing up ambassadors, (talking about Swat to people @ home)
• Archival Committee (Erika)
• Gathering old SASS documents
• Getting funding for photocopying and preservation of documents
• Compiling a historic SASS memory book
• Taking pictures and recording SASS events
• edupree1 for more info
• Student Council Relations Committee (Lorpu, ljones1)
• Revising the SASS constitution
• Drafting proposals and statements dealing with SASS and Student council.
• Attending student council meetings and recording important info. relevant to SASS
• SASS Party Saturday
• Start going over to DU in shifts (ha-ha)
• Set-up
• Clean-up -- Erika, Jaky, and Winds
• Bartend
• (10-11) Lola, Carla and Jordy (11-12) Shavaugn (12-1) Al and Melissa
• Advertising
• Lorpu and Erika
• Place posters on your dorm rooms!!

5. Big Brother/ Big Sister Program

• Freshmen: Ask others to sign-up
• Dinner Oct. 1 @ 5:30 . It’s paid for.
• Next Thursday : Study break with door prizes

6. Announcements

• Bryn-Mawr BBQ Saturday @ 2:00 Perry House
• Look for a Chevon or Nia
• Philly Show @ 6:30 “Hang Tough Martina”
• Cost is $10
• Returning time is 11:00
• Let slewis1 (Shavaughn) know if you’re going
• Blood drive
• Looking for sickle cell donors!
• Next weekend- look out for e-mail with more info
• The new BCC suggestion box
• Sign-up to do an event of your own and even if you just have ideas
• SASA to plan a Pan-African event
• More info to come…
• Contact mokine1 if you have any ideas and want to help
• Lecture of Sudan @ Bryn-Mawr Perry House
• Desmond Tutu @ Villanova University
• Yes, the real DESMOND TUTU, to give a lecture
• Contact Lola Irele ’05 (oirele1)

1. Parting Words

• “Run it through us (SASS) and we’ll take care of it for you…”

Jaky - In reference to problems you may be having with campus situations

End : 9:15pm

Adjourned by : LP