Silicon Valley Alumni Club Meeting Minutes
November 21, 2000

Meeting called to Order at 7:59pm by Prior: Mike Barko.

Reading of previous Minutes were waived

Present: Mike Harris (UCSD), Mike Barko, Jeff Kuch, Jeff Zell, Zell's son: Xander (SAMMY pledge class 2020), John Paine, Mark Sanchez, Sean Nelson, Tim Burke and Siatuu (STU) Lavatai.

Absent: (Vice Prior, Jonathan Powell)

I. Old Business:

  1. SAMMY "Old Timers (60s era) Reunion" as per M. Barko. Reunion was successful & pics of the event were circulated at tonight's meeting. Special thanks are forwarded to the Event's coordinators: Fra Jim Patterson and Fra Hal Kushins and everyone else involved in the event's preparations. (Great Work Bros!!)
  2. Sigma Sigma (UC Berkeley) Stove
    • Donations of three checks (from Fra Larry Lipman, Fra Mark Sanchez and Fra Mike Barko) with the combined total of ($175.00) were presented at tonight's meeting.
    • Fra Jeff Zell donated ($100.00) Cashola at the meeting.
    • All donations will be retained in SVAGoSAM's bank account.
    • Motion: Made by M. Sanchez & Second by J. Paine
    • Fra Sanchez will e-mail SAMMY Alumni informing that SVAGoSAM will match funds (dollar for dollar) already collected, up until November 30, 2000, towards the funding of a NEW commercial stove for Sigma Sigma.
    • A Friendly Ammendment to M. Sanchez motion was proposed by Fra Jeff Kuch & Second by Fra Tim Burke.
    • Friendly Ammendment: SVAGoSAM should place a "CAP" on the amount to be donated, towards the purchasing of the NEW Sigma Sigma stove, in the amount of ($500).
    • After intense discussion & negotiating: 7 yeahs, 0 neah & 2 abstaintions. (Motion Passed)
  3. Copacabana Musical. Event held at Center for the Performing Arts, in San Jose. Only five (5) Couples have pre-paid for this event. They will be going to the musical. If you are interested in joining them, contact M. Sanchez via email for more details. Mark's email: MSANCHEZ@btcommercial.com
  4. Golf Outing, Moffet Field Course (as per J. Paine)
    • Event has been CONFIRMED and is scheduled on Saturday (January 27, 2001) beginning at Noon.
    • Paine names this event "The SAMMY Golf Scramble."
    • Total Cost per person: ($45.00), but a ($5.00) deposit must be submitted to Paine No Later than Friday, January 19, 2001.
      • The fee covers your Food, Golf Course Access fee and use of golf carts. Also, there's a clubhouse bar, where ALL of the drinks are tax-free, cheap and able to give you a "Quick Buzz" that you won't forget. If you don't own a set of clubs, you may rent them on site.
    • I ENCOURAGE all SAMMIES, with Novice to Pro level abilities or even if you don't know the difference between birdie or par, to please SIGN-UP for this event. You will have a FUN TIME!! Prizes will be distributed to ALL attendees!! (What a Deal!!)
    • The Next "Golf Scramble" will be scheduled for October 6, 2001. (So, clear your calendars.) For more details, contact J.Paine via email: japaine@aol.com
II. Reports
  1. Exchequer Report (As of 11/21/2000) per J. Kuch.
    • Bank Accounts Status:
      Savings:     $2240.36
Checking:      514.69
CD:            521.41
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Total:       $3276.46
    • The amount of ($200.00) has been paid to sponsor the SJSU SAMMY Homecoming tailgate.
  2. No other reports.
III. New Business:
  1. Fra Mike Harris made a motion (as per Fra Vince Contreras) to send ALL SVAGoSAM annectdotes to SAMMY National HQ to be placed in the Octagonian.
    • Annectdotes are the SAMMY chapter/alumni club updates that you find on the back pages of the Octgonian. (For example, Fra Stu Lavatai, Class '99, graduated with a B.S. degree in Business Admin.)
    • Motion will be tabled until SVAGoSAM receives more details about this motion from Fra Contreras.
    • Fra Sanchez made a motion, (second by Fra Paine) to talk to Fra Aaron Girson, Executive Director at National HQ, concerning having ALL of the currently active SAMMY Alumni Clubs, such as SVAGoSAM, placed on the Octagonian's Chapter Roll page.
    • Motion is tabled until Fra Sanchez discusses this issue with Fra Girson.
IV. Announcements:
  1. A. Mark Sanchez & wife, Mary had a baby daughter recently named Emily Ann Sanchez. (Congrats!!)
  2. Mike Barko was promoted to Corporate Controller at Auspex.
  3. Rick Bartocelli was promoted to Education Programs Manager at Auto Desk. Auto Desk is the fifth largest software company in the nation.
  4. The SAMMY Turkey Bowl is scheduled for Thanksgiving November 23, 2000 at (10am). It will be held at Parkview Elementary School near the corner of Capitol Expwy/Snell.
  5. Fra Carl Burnside (aka. Captain Bernie) has been DEMOTED to Corporal Bernie for "Trash Talking" SJSU Spartan football at the TCU game. Fra Yeomans is promoted to Captain Yeomans.
  6. SJSU Regular Football Season Update(as per T.Burke). Spartans versus Fresno State Bulldogs at Spartan Stadium. Kickoff is at 12:30pm.
  7. SVAGoSAM would like to welcome Fra Mike Harris to the Bay Area. Fra Harris is a certified physical fitness trainer. He works as a manager for Enterprise Rental Cars. If you need a rental car contact Mike!!
      8. Call to the Chair & Bull Shit:
    1. Fra Sean Nelson calls Fra Ralph "DOC" Holiday to the chair for helping to tear down the SJSU goal post at the TCU game. Claim your beer at the next meeting.
    2. Fra Stu Lavatai gives a BIG THUMBS DOWN & calls Bull Shit on Max's Cafe fat/ugly manager for NOT giving Fra Sanchez Chardanay wine because "they ran out." If the pretty Max's Cafe manager, with the "NICE rack" was there, she would've ran across the street to the liquor store and gotten Sanchez's order.
    3. When Fra Sanchez complained about the POOR service & business SAMMIES bring to Max's monthly, and threatened that SAMMIES won't be there December 2000, she (the fat manager) was disconcerning and said, "Fine."
        4. Result(s):
      • According to the fat manager, SAMMIES are allowed to bring in our OWN alcohol from the outside for meetings.
      • SVAGoSAM won't be dining at Max's Cafe next month.
  8. The next SVAGoSAM Alumni meeting will be scheduled for Tuesday, (December 19,2000) beginning at 7pm, at the TIED HOUSE in downtown San Jose (on North San Pedro St.). Monitor your emails for directions.
V. Good & Welfare.

VI. Meeting Adjourned


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