Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1999 14:27:23 EDT To: "Christopher D. Beland" From: Jen Frank Initial dorm and room selection - leave it to dorms to deal with how they do internal room selection (in reference to influence of upperclassmen) Theme houses - SLC will be charged with making new theme houses - the IFC is concerned that thes houses do not duplicate current groups (they need to justify their existence - see USR)' Reasons for squatting lottery - SLC - adopts corrective measures, incentives when the situation is dire (vote 10 for to 1 against) squatting v non-squatting - why should happy people move? reserve it for dire circumstances have an exchange program between LG's "grease wheels of system" - lottery at end of year frosh friendships with upperclassmen will frosh try if there is uncertainty that they will still be in that LG in a year? motiation - mechanics v hydraulics "we know our system better than anyone" - Larry has been here a long time, so have others. We can say we know NOW better than anyone. Put that Vest's decision for FOC was bad in ORS section Also - we need to restate value of ROOF OVER HEAD, value of living with others