At Barnard Student Government Association’s representative council meeting, the representatives discussed a new financial consulting initiative for students, a new sorority colonizing campus, and plans for the upcoming town hall. Emma Goss brings you the top four topics from Monday night’s meeting.
Money mentors: The Efficient and Effective Expenditure Initiative, a new initiative provided by the Financial Advisory Council in collaboration with Chief Operating Officer, Greg Brown, will not fund student initiatives, but will give them the guidance, tools, and potential recommendation to make their ideas into realities. SGA will formally announce the initiative and provide more details at next week’s town hall event.
Colonizing at Columbia: A representative from the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority spoke to the representatives about the process of colonizing a sorority chapter at Barnard. AOII was started by four Barnard students in 1889, and is forming its first chapter at Barnard. An information session will be held this Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. in the Lerner Hall Party Space. The colonization process begins this weekend with group interviews and events on Friday and Saturday, followed by a colonization ceremony on Sunday; everyone on Barnard’s campus is invited to attend the ceremony. Members will build the sorority’s traditions and values, and all students, regardless of class, are encouraged to join. Registration is here.
