Room "Psi Phi Reunion"

Key:
Psi Phi Org - David Henderson (Chairman, Reunion Committee; Founder; Chief of Operations)
level12alien - Jay Johnson (Founder)
X1M43 - Don Steiner (Active Member)
OCN InHouseGeek - Chris Johnson (Alumni Member)
Xeen the Paladin - Eric Wills (Grand Nagus)
hawkeyeop1 - Joel Fried (former Grand Nagus)
rwoods81 - Ryan Woodrow (Captain; former Grand Nagus)
mouse 97 99 - Becky Payne (Alumni Member)

T-Shirts

RayKremer8374: We need something better for the tshirts than "combine previous tshirt phrases into something incoherent".
Psi Phi Org: You don't think "Hug me, I'm better than Greek" is appropriate? :-)
X1M43: That, too, is true. I like Anti-Joel's suggestion: "10 years and we still can't come up with a decent slogan."
RayKremer8374: To many in-joke levels deep
Psi Phi Org: Of course, I still like our very first slogan, "Science Fiction's Last, Best Hope".
X1M43: Actually, bringing that very first slogan back for the reunion isn't a bad idea either.
level12alien: It should be something that stands out, something people will remember!
RayKremer8374: "10 years of being Science Fiction's last best hope"?
OCN InHouseGeek: could the shirt have the stardate of the reunion on it
X1M43: Something along those lines might work. I also like "Its Continuing Mission..."
Psi Phi Org: Mixing the B5-ish slogan with a Trek-ish date.
RayKremer8374: "Its continuing mission..." for one side
RayKremer8374: last best hope for the other side
level12alien: maybe it's 10 year continuing mission? I do like the idea of commemorating the anniversary somehow on the shirt...
Psi Phi Org: Unfortunately I can't find the exact date of the founding in the records. September 13 is when the Constitution was signed, which I suppose is the most official date.
Psi Phi Org: "1994-2004"
Psi Phi Org: "Its continuing mission..."
RayKremer8374: "Its 10 year continuing mission..." = front
RayKremer8374: "10 years of being Science Fiction's last best hope" = back
Psi Phi Org: Or "10 years as Sci(etc.)"
X1M43: "10 year continuing mission..." doesn't work for me. I mean, it's either a 10-year mission or a continuing one...
Psi Phi Org: How about "Ten years and counting (new line) Its continuing mission..." ?
RayKremer8374: "10 years and running" isn't a trek pun tough
level12alien: Do you still want some sort of stardate of the event?
Psi Phi Org: 2004.09.13 or something like that.
Psi Phi Org: (Except 9/13 is a Monday)
Psi Phi Org: Where is the bump in price at? Is it that XXL is $2 more and XXXL is $3 more?
hawkeyeop1: that was what it was when i did them
X1M43: I thought XXL was only a dollar more.
X1M43: Or was it that XL was a dollar more?
hawkeyeop1: it was $2
hawkeyeop1: for XXL
hawkeyeop1: XL was regular price
hawkeyeop1: but this was 2 years ago...
Psi Phi Org: Was it the same place (A Cute Tee)?
hawkeyeop1: yes
X1M43: Do they have a website?
RayKremer8374: And it's $8 s/m/l plus a couple bucks for xl/xxl?
Psi Phi Org: xl is still $8.
Psi Phi Org: xxl is $10
Psi Phi Org: xxxl is $11.

Talent Show

Psi Phi Org: Well, we seem to be running out of T-shirt stuff to talk about. We could move on to another topic.
X1M43: Very well. What's next on the agenda?
Psi Phi Org: Talent show. Does anybody here have any talent? :-)
X1M43: Eh, I've got a poem about blueberry muffins.
Xeen the Paladin: I can whomp all of you in Advance Wars
hawkeyeop1: nontalent show?
level12alien: How about a gong show? I have a gong!
Xeen the Paladin: And possibly Warcraft
Psi Phi Org: Gong Show!
Psi Phi Org: Excellent idea!
X1M43: A gong? Brilliant!
Psi Phi Org: Bang a gong, the battle is ovah!
hawkeyeop1: noreport contest...

Scrapbook

Psi Phi Org: Also, Psi Phi scrapbook.
Psi Phi Org: Does anyone here have photographs of their time in Psi Phi?
Xeen the Paladin: shall we start assembling Photos?
Xeen the Paladin: I have a few
X1M43: I know photos have been taken, but I don't possess them.
RayKremer8374: I don't recall seeing many people ringing cameras to meetings
OCN InHouseGeek: I have some photos of kenny and joel from my days of torturing them with my photo assignments
hawkeyeop1: i have some pictures of various psi phi people
X1M43: Who brought cameras to the end-of-semester meetings?
Xeen the Paladin: Hmm, I have a bunch of the many Geeks with whom I hang. Psi Phi must be in a few of them
OCN InHouseGeek: evil idea here, if this scrapbook thing gets done, how about a committee or duty for an officer to take photos at events in the future?
Xeen the Paladin: Interesting, who do we sucker into it?
X1M43: OCN, brilliantly evil.
RayKremer8374: Make the constable do it. "Survailance photos"
Xeen the Paladin: Someone who'll be there for a while, someone who has already revealed that they have a camera
Xeen the Paladin: Hmm, this sounds me-ish
Psi Phi Org: I think photos are a good thing to have.
Psi Phi Org: I think in some clubs it would fall to a Historian officer.
hawkeyeop1: well yes but constable is the closest thing we have
OCN InHouseGeek: does amazon.com sell disposable cameras :P
Xeen the Paladin: Walgreens does
Psi Phi Org: Amazon.com sells real cameras. Possibly they sell disposables, too.
hawkeyeop1: maybe get an official psi phi camera
Xeen the Paladin: Anyone have one they could donate?
hawkeyeop1: yes but it doesn't work.. makes a great paper wegiht though
OCN InHouseGeek: does the school yearbook people have group photos of psi phi over the years?
Psi Phi Org: I think the yearbook has taken photos of us maybe three times over the years.
Psi Phi Org: Someone should check with them to see if they have copies we could use.
hawkeyeop1: kaergard is on the staff
hawkeyeop1: he can probably do that for us

Dates

hawkeyeop1: any closer to figuring out a date?
Psi Phi Org: Uh, no, not really.
RayKremer8374: What are we aiming for, start of the fall semester so that folks aren't too busy?
Psi Phi Org: Constitution was signed September 13, 1994. First official meeting was October 5, 1994.
Psi Phi Org: So sometime between those two dates, plus ten years, would be ideal for the Reunion.
rwoods81: I will keep those dates in mind for getting a room
rwoods81: I will also see where they fall in relationship to Homecoming and Fall Break
hawkeyeop1: don't make it too early.. i do want to leave this campus before i return to it
RayKremer8374: It would almost be appropriate to do it near homecoming for anybody who might want to attend that too
Xeen the Paladin: Homecoming is when again?
Psi Phi Org: Fall recess is October 9-12 (Saturday through Tuesday).
rwoods81: I will keep that in mind however holding the reunion near homecoming could make getting a room difficult
Psi Phi Org: October 2-5, 2003 was Homecoming. 2004 Homecoming has not yet been added to the Bradley schedule.
Xeen the Paladin: Who comes home anyway?
Psi Phi Org: Hopefully all of the Psi Phi'ers who have left will come home to Sector 001. :-)
RayKremer8374: Homecoming = allumni please visit and get nostalgic for college so you'll give us money
Psi Phi Org: Of course, Psi Phi doesn't have the same philosophy. Reunion = alumni please visit and get nostalgic for Psi Phi and we'll give you stuff.
Xeen the Paladin: That I favor even more, but as I was elected under the "Behave as a Ferengi" Campaign. I must object to giving things away for free
rwoods81: The only problem with holding the reunion around homecoming is the space issue as the university can cancel room reservations for their events
Xeen the Paladin: Ooh, that's bad
RayKremer8374: Screw homecoming then
rwoods81: I'm now thinking early Sept. before it starts or waiting until later in October after everything has passed
hawkeyeop1: plus hotels would probably be harder to come by
rwoods81: Waiting would also give next semester's officers and committees time to prepare.
RayKremer8374: Early is better, late october means current members are in the middle of midterms etc.
hawkeyeop1: but it also means they get a break in mid semester
Psi Phi Org: Classes begin August 25, 2004.
Psi Phi Org: First new member meeting then would be September 1.
rwoods81: September would mean only a week or two of prep time
Psi Phi Org: If we looked at, say, September 18, that would give us a couple weeks.
Psi Phi Org: Hopefully we'll have most stuff planned already. We might be able to continue some planning over the summer.
hawkeyeop1: i'd go with late oct personally (assuming ryan does not agree with me) this of course is also contingent on when we can get a room
RayKremer8374: Yes, when we can get a room is the overriding factor
rwoods81: As far as dates go, lets consider Sept. 18-19, 25-26 or Oct. 16-17, 23-24
rwoods81: That will give me a frame of reference when I talk to Michelle Whitehead
rwoods81: the SC manager
RayKremer8374: What days of the week are those?
rwoods81: Sat-Sun

On-line chat

OCN InHouseGeek: idea for reunion, have a computer in the room with one of these chat rooms so that people that can not be at the reunion in person can be there via AIM
Psi Phi Org: Ooh, that's a good idea.

Food

Psi Phi Org: Question: The policy about only allowing BU-catered food in the student center... does that extend to the quad outside?
hawkeyeop1: no it doesn't
rwoods81: No, just BU facilities
hawkeyeop1: and its an official policy.. does not mean it isn't easy to get around
Psi Phi Org: Ahh, so if we wanted external food, and if the weather cooperates, we could have something outside and we'd still be within the rules.
Xeen the Paladin: True, as with so many BU policies (see posting regulations)
mouse 97 99: it's hard to plan on the weather cooperating several months in advance however...
Psi Phi Org: True, re: weather, but we can plan on BU food and then if the weather is good, we can get some additional food (e.g. pizzas).
hawkeyeop1: and lots of blue liquid...

Other Groups

OCN InHouseGeek: does anyone know if other groups have done reunions
rwoods81: Not that I know of
hawkeyeop1: what do you mean by other groups?
mouse 97 99: probably other student organizations.
hawkeyeop1: fraternities do all the time...
Xeen the Paladin: Pan-Galactic Gargle Blasters, yummy

Correction

Psi Phi Org: Oh yes, Ray, you said you had a correction from last week's chat, about a mis-attributed quote source.
RayKremer8374: Yes, the blame for "better to be a geek than to be a greek" fall on me
RayKremer8374: I was kidding about it but it ended up on the shirt
RayKremer8374: after Dave shortened it
hawkeyeop1: i was more entertained when it was a greek's fault
Psi Phi Org: And it's become one of our most beloved slogans.

More T-Shirts

OCN InHouseGeek: I am still waiting for the shirt that has "www.psiphi.org/dvd" on it
Psi Phi Org: If it does, I think it should have either just "psiphi.org/dvd" or the complete URL, "http://www.psiphi.org/dvd/".
Psi Phi Org: Including trailing slash.
RayKremer8374: Ah, the power of geek
Psi Phi Org: "Behold the power of geek" -- T-shirt idea.
RayKremer8374: There you go
rwoods81: To be completely honest, the whole geek idea doesn't work for me
rwoods81: As a science fiction club we should be fighting the stereotypes of sci fi fans
Psi Phi Org: But what if those stereotypes are true?
RayKremer8374: Embrace your geekhood
hawkeyeop1: ryan you are outnumbered by geeks
Psi Phi Org: Well, do you have any non-geeky ideas for shirts?
rwoods81: Not at the moment
hawkeyeop1: shirt psi phi "we have more money then you"
rwoods81: Very subtle

Car Rental

Psi Phi Org: Oh, the thought came up last week: For those who will be flying, bussing, training, etc., we might want to see if any car rental places have group discounts.
Psi Phi Org: For those driving in, this will be less of an issue. :-)
RayKremer8374: Just rent one big van for everybody
hawkeyeop1: buy a psi phi van...
Psi Phi Org: Yeah, we can do that for $1000!
hawkeyeop1: paints a bradley van?
RayKremer8374: We shall call it: the shuttlecraft Gallileo

General Plans

RayKremer8374: Are we planning for the reunion to be like an all day event?
Psi Phi Org: Probably stuff going on all day, various events, maybe a game room, a lounge where people can chat, etc.
Psi Phi Org: And a meeting, somewhat more formal, in the evening.
hawkeyeop1: always have the office to use for things too
rwoods81: I think we were planning for random/optional events for the day and a dinner/presentation later
Psi Phi Org: With dinner.