Archive:Exec report - President 2009 - 2010

Ethos

In the recent past I've tried to drive the club away with policy at all levels, the idea being that it keeps people from thinking for themselves. Often, even in cases where it seems "obvious" a firm policy would be best (ie - driver reimbursement guidelines) the fundamental problem is a lack of communication and understanding between parties. A policy wouldn't really help with that at all, although having something might be a good place to start.

Note that this is substantially different from how most mountaineering clubs run. They generally have very strict rules about leadership and trips. Whether or not this makes everybody safer is certainly debatable.