The Student Activities Commission (SAC) froze the account of the Class of 2004 after Class President Bob Alleman and Secretary/Treasurer Leah Greenfield failed to attend the SAC General Assembly (GA), Oct. 1. As a result, the sophomore class has been unable to process transactions and could not give out pizza at the most recent home football game.
According to Greenfield, members of the Class of 2004 most likely do not know the account has been frozen.
According to SAC policy, class presidents and treasurers must attend SAC General Assembly meetings, said Student Council Executive Treasurer and SAC Chair Noel DeSantos.
"This policy has been established for a long time," DeSantos said.
"Every group needs to have representation [at the GA] and we did not," said Alleman.
According to DeSantos, he had told class representatives about the meeting repeatedly.
"I made the announcement several times," he said.
The Class of 2004 account was frozen once last year for the same reason.
Both Greenfield and Alleman said they were unable to attend the meeting but failed to contact one another.
The account was frozen due to "a lack of communication," said Greenfield.
The SAC board was "upset because last year, our account was [also] frozen and I think they were trying to make us feel bad about it," said Alleman. This was the board's way of saying, "'We're not going to let you off so easily," he added.
Alleman and Greenfield formally requested that the SAC unfreeze the account this past Tuesday. The proposal will be reviewed next Monday. Both Alleman and Greenfield predict all problems will be resolved at that time.
DeSantos declined to predict whether or not the SAC board would unfreeze the account next week.
"As long as they show up on time and are respectful to the board," the class will be fine from a procedural standpoint, he said.
Although the Class was unable to distribute pizza at the last home football game, operations have been continuing normally, according to Greenfield.
"It hasn't hindered us as far as keeping us from meeting and planning [events]," she said. "We're still operating as class officers."
The class will pay for its H-Fest obligationson Monday instead of tomorrow, said Alleman.
However, the situation has been frustrating for those involved.
"We've had to hold off purchasing things, planning things, because we don't have the necessary funds to write and make payments," said Greenfield. "Our class officers are very frustrated with this."
DeSantos said he suggested that the sophomores borrow funds from another class until the account was unfrozen.
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