Hall Axioms
From Floor Pi Wiki
Room Wars
- all residents except freshmen are given the option to squat their rooms
- freshmen must enter room wars
- people can decide to squat up until the Friday before the Sunday meeting
- however, if someone decides to not squat/enter room wars, he or she gives up all rights to the room
- once residents enter room wars, they are ranked into tiers and once in tiers, ranking is decided by dice roll
- preference given in order by time at MIT, time on hall, and then for freshmen whether they lived in a single or double
- if time on hall exceeds time at MIT by 2 terms, preference given
- come prepared with choice of room
- cannot change room after the next person has chosen a room
Kitchen
- cabinets/drawers doled out at beginning of year
- must claim space and then register with kitchencomm
- all spaces are free game if they are empty of stuff/unlabeled
- max space allowed for sophomores and below is one large cabinet or equivalent
- max space allowed for juniors and above is two large cabinets or equivalent
- everyone who claims a cabinet MUST sign up to clean for five days
- sign-ups for cleaning are done with kitchencomm
- calendar of sign-ups will be posted on the kitchencomm page
- all five-day shifts are shared by two residents
- if for some reason you are unable to do your shift you must contact kitchencomm for reassignment
- it is possible to switch with another resident provided they tell kitchencomm that it is okay
- failure to perform your duties during your shift will be punished accordingly
- first time is warning
- second time your cabinet is emptied and label is removed, free game
- more info is available at KitchenComm
Murals
- mural proposals should be posted on the wiki
- in addition, notice must be given to hall by email and optionally by a posted sign on the space to be painted
- hall approves by default 72 hours after notice is sent unless there are enough objections
- at least four objections are needed to cancel a mural, please reply to sponsor and hall with objections
- sponsor may begin painting at this time if hall approves
- murals may be painted using hall painting supplies
- all hall painting supplies must be returned in good condition or face punishment by nicethingscomm
- link to nicethingscomm
Elections
- hall chairs and rush chairs are elected at the end of spring term each year
- chair candidates must be nominated by the Friday before the Sunday meeting
- residents may nominate others or themselves
- nominations must be sent to all of hall
- person nominated must decline or accept through an email to hall
- all chair candidates are interviewed by hall members during the meeting
- votes are then emailed to GRT by the following Wednesday
- each resident can vote for two hall chairs and two rush chairs
- majority wins and winners are announced by GRT
- chair candidates must be nominated by the Friday before the Sunday meeting
- comms are elected at the beginning of the fall term
- comm candidates are nominated at the election meeting
- residents may nominate others or themselves
- each person nominated must decline or accept at this point
- candidates will be asked to give a spiel on what they plan to do if elected, then briefly questioned
- candidates will be sent from room for a brief vote by hands
- majority wins, winners are effectively on comms immediately
- comm candidates are nominated at the election meeting
Reimbursement
- keep all receipts for your purchases
- for purchases outside of hall coverage, use Star Market receipts for equal amount
- give them to hall chairs or related comm
- pick up check from SAO office in student center, 5th floor
Discretion
- think before you open your mouth
- never leave a paper trail
- watch who you are replying to in emails, for the love of god
- what happens on floor pi, stays on floor pi
