SA Drinking Game

Sip, chug, and gulp your way through a Student Association meeting!

By: Bill Flanigen

Posted: 3/4/09

As a conscientious journalist, I won't be throwing back any Yuengling while I attend Student Association Senate meetings. Don't let my propriety fool you, though; I wish that was possible, because the business of government is enough to drive a man to drink, and drink, and drink again. Tell the Senate to get a liquor license and an open bar, and we'll talk.

For those of-age students interested in combining Robert's Rules with Gordon's Gin, however, I'm happy to present a drinking game to accompany the S.A. Senate's bimonthly meetings. Get ready to get really drunk while learning about student government at Our Fair University!

Take a sip whenever:

- Any of the following words or phrases is spoken:

- Bylaw

- Amendment

- Allocations

- Financial

- Administration (i.e., Knapp & Co.)

- Constitution

- Student fee

- Student court

- Student "org"

- Unity Ball

- Greek life

- Green

- Motion

- Someone forgets to make sure the microphone is turned on.

- Someone "motions for the previous question."

- Time for debate has to be extended.

Take a gulp whenever:

- Someone mentions Robert's Rules

- Someone makes a "point of parliamentary inquiry."

- Someone objects to Executive Vice President Boyer's handling of parliamentary procedure.

- Someone attempts a joke and falls flat on his or her face. Metaphorically, of course. (Double gulp if the joke involves the University's Office of General Counsel.)

Chug during:

- President Aswani's statement.

- Any statement made by Tim Miller.

- Any speech by Senator Laverone that sounds too good to have been unscripted (which is all them).

Down your drink if:

- An important measure designed to increase financial transparency is postponed or rejected.

- More than three people actually choose to make a statement during the passing of the gavel.

- The Senate votes on a motion to vote on an amendment to an amendment to a bill.

- Any Senator shills for a student group within which they are an officer.

- By the end of the debate, you still don't know what it means to "motion for the previous question."