Minutes

BCC Full Council Meeting

October 12, 2009

1. Screw

- Date: October 17, 2009
- Location: Branford Dining Hall
- Decorations: posterboard construction signs, caution tape
- Title:

Branford Doin’ Work:

You know the drill! Get screwed!

- Having a study break to have people sign up for events
- ALL BCC MEMBERS MEET AT 7:30PM ON SATURDAY!

2. IMs

- We’re in 4th place, about 50 points behind Saybrook
- We have three wins this week!!!

Wednesday: Tennis at 4pm; Co-ed Football at 5

Friday: Co-ed Football at 5

3. YCC

- Iron Chef: First rounds on November 8, 2009 in Branford

- Mr. Yale
+ Novemeber 12, 2009
+ Nominate any Branford members who you think are particularly spirited

4. STEP – No updates

5. Spirit Committee Update

- Just had second meeting of the Spirit Committee today in the God Quad
- New project: The Vanderbilt Embassy Program
- Embassy to Branford proper – The idea is for Branford to go back to Vanderbilt
- Basically a RALF in the Vanderbilt Suite
- Dates to consider: Friday October 23, 2009 and Friday October 30, 2009

3. Annexed Juniors
- They may host a RALF-like event too

4. The Game T-Shirts
- Andy shows off the Harvard-Yale t-shirt; it’s pretty cool
- Send an email to Andy if you have any more ideas!

5. Apparel
- Ideas: Boxers, scarves, or beanies
- Send Andy your thoughts on the above spirit wear.
- Spirit committee will bring designs next week.

6. Community Service Committee
- Apple picking on Sunday October 18, 2009
- We could go to a soup kitchen this winter.

7. Branford Life Committee
- Idea to do something to the basement, add decorations
- Decoration possibilities: banner, hallway-long chalkboard, posters
- Branford Dining Hall needs to be more strict about Branford Family Night on Sunday nights. Ann will talk to Master Smith about this.

8. Halloween Extravanganza!
- Branford hosts a liquor treat, but not with candy.
- We’re looking for suites to host liquor treat.
- Suites that come out will receive $40 to subsidize costs of treats.
- We’re looking for three or four more suites. Send Ann or the eboard an email (ann.chou@yale.edu or bcceboard@gmail.com)

Present: Ann, Andy, Marta, Joyce, Ian, Mike, Rachel, Alix, Guillermo, Jeff, Christian, Sabrina, Runqi, Kristin

Absent: Chris, Francesco, Luke, Lisa