3-31-08
 Another person in attendance said it was embarassing for the school to support a group that uses a name that some people might associate with a male dominance movement. The fact of the matter is that there are a wide variety of results that pop up when you google masculinist and very few of them fit any kind of negative description. You know what's really embarassing? Pitzer college wanting to keep negative connotations attached to a word that could be positive. The only piece of criticism that I found to be valid was a comment that making a person's vote weigh more for every semester they attend 3/4 of the meetings could create an insurmountable level of power with a few members. I'll be sure to change that in the next draft. I think a person should be given no more than 2 votes, a fair reward for consistent attendance. The Masculinist Coalition will re-apply for funding/official recognition next week at student senate. Anyone who wants to help me revise the charter can Contact Me with suggestions and we can meet in person later this week. Just don't complain that we need to change our name because it will never happen. To say one group can call themselves A but another group can't call themselves B is bullshit, and I'm not going to cave just because it would be a shortcut to $150.00 In the meantime, I'll be actively reaching out to anyone and everyone who could potentially sponsor us. Anyone interested in sponsoring the Masculinist Coalition, either locally at Pitzer College or on a national level, should feel free to contact me. Anyone who wants to share their feelings with the Pitzer student senate can email them all at once here: senate@pitzer.edu. Please feel free to read our revised charter (complete with by-laws) below. I'll be doing an interview tomorrow morning @ 9 am (April 1st...no joke) on the Kevin & Bean show on 106.7 KROQ. Anyone in the world can stream it live at kroq.com Dashiell Driscoll President of Pitzer's Unofficial Masculinist Coalition http://masculinists.org PS- I think it's nothing short of hilarious that people wanted to nitpick over all words in our charter but nobody seemed to have a problem with the Shenanigans by-laws. [charter] The Masculinist Coalition is a group created to celebrate man as members see fit, discuss issues men face and (most importantly) have a good time with other people of a similar mindset. This group is looking to find things that are deeply tied to male identity for each individual member that were not being represented in any previous organization on campus. The Masculinist Coalition will gather to discuss what these things are and plan events to share them with other members of the community in a fun and light hearted way. We also will hold events to show pride regarding the male identity we establish (which is not static and can be molded by members who consistently attend and offer their input) as well as create a general awareness of who we are and what we are all about. We do not discriminate. All members of all races, genders, sexual orientations and religions are encouraged to attend our events. This group will address, but is not limited to, heterosexul issues which members feel were previously under represented on campus. Anyone can attend and discuss any issues they have with being a male/male identity/or any relationships they experience with male identity. This includes people who are not men and this includes people who are not heterosexual. This includes everybody. The Masculinist Coalition will never put down anyone from any dissenting group. All we want is the freedom to exist as males with the identity we establish and share it with anyone who is interested. We encourage female attendance (and consistent female members) and hope they enjoy sharing activities that the group links to a positive male identity. Bylaws: 1. President a. A president will be voted on every semester at the first meeting. b. To be eligible to run for president, you must have attended all meetings/events last semester. c. Anyone attending the first meeting can vote, but members who attended more than 8 meetings the previous semester have the weight of their voted doubled every semester. d. You can vote for yourself, but it can only count as 2 votes maximum e. For the first semester of existence, the Masculinist Coalition will retain the current President to make sure the values of the group are retained. f. All meetings must have the president in attendance. g. If the president is not in attendance, he may assign an interim president at the beginning of the semester for any such absences. 2. Absences a. Everyone is allowed one unexcused absence that will not hurt their attempts at running for president. b. The president can grant anyone a presidential pardon that can expunge any and all absences from the record. c. Attending members can veto that decision, but only by a unanimous vote. d. The president is allowed to pardon him/herself 3. Shenanigans a. If, for any reason, a member of the group feels that a meeting is being invaded by people who are there to cause trouble, intentionally sabotage a group vote or just not have a good time any member can yell "Shenanigans!" to initiate shenanigans. b. The president must approve the declaration of shenanigans before shenanigans can start. c. Once approved, all attending members must sing Europe's "The Final Countdown" for 124 minutes, the exact runtime of "Die Hard 2" c1. Anyone who is not familiar with the song can request a 1 minute demonstration. d. Anyone not singing "The Final Countdown" must leave immediately and can't vote that day. e. At any time, the person who decreed shenanigans or the president can make a motion to end shenanigans. f. Only the president can officially end shenanigans before the 124 minute mark. 4. Additional By-Laws/Charter revisions a. Additional by-laws can be added at the beginning of any meeting. b. Charter revisions can be added at the beginning of any meeting. c. All charter revisions and additional by-laws must be unanimously approved by all attending members. [/charter] |