SODA

I have just got back from a 4 hour constitutional review meeting with SODA.

It is all quite exciting, firstly, that a society actually has a constitution, secondly that they want to review it (they do it annually apparently) and finally that I was allowed to come and stick my ore in.

It is one of the longest constitutions that I’ve seen for a society (check out photo socs - its not even a page) but its quite good, they have a huge committee with detailed job descriptions. I made them change quite a few things (mainly the bits that broke our equal opps policy and stuff about property) but they actively took onboard my comments about other stuff. One of the guys (I think he played a God of Water in their last but one production) commented on this was the first time ever that a member of the SU had graced one of their meetings with their presence, I think he was a bit stunned.

This is all part of my mission to go to every societies AGM - I think it’s important to know what is going on in each society, and get a heads up on who will be running it next year. Lots of them are talking about my AGM pack (most are finding it useful - yippee! Someone from an AU club requested it today!) and my Societies Awards Party - which I am having nightmares about it being a complete flop!

This week has been so exhausting - I have done 2 14 hour days, my house is a tip, my rabbits need mucking out, I have piles of laundry to do, but really I just want to go to the beach, lie in the sand and stop caring so much about everything I need to do. This job plays havoc with your diet, you miss lots of meals and end up eating crap because it’s quick and easy.

I need to start following the trend of 'sabbaticals only work from 11am to 4pm on weekdays with a 2 hour lunch break, between the months of September and March, with 2 weeks off at Christmas and paid 4 weeks holiday'

On a positive note, I am so looking forward to chairing the SU AGM! I have taken lots of inspiration from Kat Fletcher at National Conference. It will be funny, well explained and interesting for all who come I promise (no tricky procedural motions Sam or I might have to shoot you).

Council should be interesting on Tuesday too. We have quite a few policy motions so I might do a priority ballot form for the councillors (they haven’t done that before, it may excite them a bit)

I am also going to buy extra chocolately biscuits seeing as its the last one of the year.