ALPHA THETA CHAPTER OF
                          SIGMA CHI FRATERNITY, INC.

  Alpha Theta Chapter                                          M.I.T.
     founded 1882                                           founded 1861

                               November 5, 2000

Minutes of the meeting of the Corporate Board, held October 10, 2000.

The meeting was called to order at 7:11 PM in the Chapter House Library.

Present: Mark Curtiss (Board), Jay Krone (Board), Albert Chan (Consul, Board),
         Nick Cohen (Spring Board Rep.), Josh Littlefield (Board),
         P. K. Hadley, Mike DeLaus, Danny Craig (House Mgr, Board), Karl
         Buttner (Board), Rich Obert (R.A.), Roger Nielsen (Fall Board
         Rep.).
Absent:  Herb Mower (Board), Tom Faust (Board), Ben Hellweg (Board), Richard
         Yeh (G.Z., Board), Criswell Choi (Quaestor, Board).

Minutes of the March 2, 2000, meeting were accepted as distributed.

CHAPTER REPORTS

Consul Report - Albert Chan
1. Rush went very well, resulting in 10 pledges.  A few social events have
   occurred since them, all have been successful, with no problems.  The
   pledge program is underway,  and includes TIPS training and an alcohol
   seminar.  There will also be legal liability training for officers.
2. Neal Dorow has recently resigned.  No reasons were given for his
   resignation.  A replacement will be sought.  Steve Immerman will take over
   many of Dorow's responsibilities in the interim.
3. The trip to Herbie's Forest was canceled due to some changes there, which
   resulted in a lack of work for the Chapter to undertake.  The Chapter will
   make up the community service through participation in a Habitat for
   Humanity project.

Quaestor Report - Albert Chan for Criswell Choi
1. The balances in the Chapter accounts are good.

House Manager - Danny Craig
1. There have been a few more plumbing problems with toilets, and the leak of
   the second floor head continues to be a problem.
2. The required egress inspection should be happening soon.
3. The dumpster situation has been cleared up.  The dumpster was reinspected,
   the citation hearing was canceled, and no fine was paid.  The Chapter is
   now carefully monitoring the dumpster's cleanliness.  Another pickup has
   been added to the schedule, though the dumpster company is not providing
   regular service.  It was suggested that the inspectors office be used to
   add pressure to the dumpster company when scheduled pickups don't occur.

CORPORATE REPORTS

President Report - Mark Curtiss
1. Neal Dorow's departure after 12 years has come as a big shock to the IFC
   and AIFC.
2. The AIFC has formed a committee to review the AIFC charter.  They are
   considering revamping the structure of the organization and forming new
   standing committees.  The proposed changes will be voted in November.

Treasurer Report
1. No treasurer report was given due to the absence of the treasurer.

Building Needs Committee - Mike DeLaus
1. The committee has been focusing on two tasks.  Firstly, they've been
   assessing the status of the house, and the needs and wants of the Chapter.
   Danny Craig, the undergraduate renovation coordinator, has put together a
   report that he will publish on the house web site.
2. Secondly, the committee has been working to select an architect.  They've
   developed a list of candidates and sought interest.  Now the list is down
   to a few firms, with which the committee will meet over the next two weeks.
   They hope to have finalized the selection by the end of October.
3. The committee hopes to have initial plans for the renovation by the end of
   the year.

Capital Campaign Committee - Mark Curtiss
1. There has not been much progress in forming this committee yet while
   architect selection has been proceeding.  A chairman is still being sought.
   Mark would like to expand the circle of alumni participating in Corporation
   activities in general, especially with the 120th reunion coming shortly.
   He'd like to include alumni outside the Boston area as well.  Mark expects
   to make some progress on the formation of this committee in the next few
   weeks.

OLD BUSINESS

Work Week - Jon Coe
1. Jon had not yet prepared a final report for presentation to the Board.  The
   work that occurred varied somewhat from the original proposal, in some
   cases due to wanting to avoid areas that will be addressed by the
   renovation.  A final report will be produced for the next Board meeting.
2. Jon led a tour of the Work Week improvements after meeting.  Of particular
   interest was the new, deep red wall color in the Music Room, which makes
   the room feel warmer and more inviting.

NEW BUSINESS

120th Reunion in 2002 - Mark Curtiss
1. John Piotti has agreed to take on the role of reunion coordinator.  He
   would like to have an undergraduate coordinator, probably a current
   sophomore or junior, chosen to assist him, as has been done in the past
   (starting with John himself twenty years ago.)  The Consul and President
   will discuss the election or selection of this person.
2. John wants to form an alumni reunion committee with alumni from around the
   country.  The committee will work by conference calls and email.  This
   committee should be established in the next month or so.

Swanson Scholarship Dinner - Mark Curtiss and Albert Chan
1. A dinner for the presentation of the first annual Robert A. Swanson
   Memorial Scholarship, conceived by Rolf Brauchler '69 and Jim Black '69,
   has been organized to coincide with Alumni weekend at the house, October
   28.  There has been a very good response from alumni and invited MIT
   dignitaries.  The turnout is expected to be very good.
2. There was discussion of the possibility of creating an annual scholarship
   dinner, which will be pursued further once the Swanson Scholarship dinner
is over.

The meeting adjourned at 8:11 PM.

Respectfully submitted,
Joshua B. Littlefield
Corporate Clerk