Dabney House Roompick Rules

PROCEDURE:

  To open the pick the secretary lists all open rooms and asks those 
  assembled for the pick "Who wants a room?"  A bunch of people raise their 
  hands.  Identifying the interested party with the highest pick, the 
  secretary says "Whadduyawant?"  A room is named.  If someone's trying to 
  scam a double as a single (or the triple as a double) the secretary asks 
  if anyone wants the room at full occupancy.  

  This process continues until all rooms are taken.   

  The house secretary retains the privilege to require pledges of individuals
  and render all final decisions on room pick proceedings. 

  
PICKING ORDER:

  President:        5.4
  Vice President:   5.3
  Secretary:        5.2
  Social V.P.:      5.1
  Treasurer:        5.0

  Seniors:          4.0
  Juniors:          3.0
  Sophomores:       2.0
  Freshmen:         1.0
  Super-Senior:     0.9

  Comptroller:      +0.5, guaranteed on
  Ath Man:          +0.5, guaranteed on
  Social Team:      +0.3	
  Asst. Comptroller:+0.3 
  Asst. Ath Man:    +0.2
  Captain Planet:   Guaranteed on	*Frosh only
  Alchemist:        Guaranteed on 	*Frosh only
  Historian:	    Guaranteed on 
  BOC Rep:	    Guaranteed on
  IHC Chair:	    Guaranteed on  (if member of Dabney)
  ASCIT President   Guaranteed on  (if member of Dabney)
  ASCIT VP	    Guaranteed on  (if member of Dabney)
  Fire Frosh 	    Top of Freshman class (Rotation picks only)


  Up to three people can have a Social Team pick.  All excom and office
  picks are given to a single person.

  Order within a class (or, technically, within any group of people with the 
  same number-rank -- members of the social team, for example) is by lottery. 
  Each person picks a card from the House tarot deck, and picking order is 
  according to the rank of the card.
    
     Rank of Cards:  Suits -- Trump, Swords, Cups, Pentacles, Wands
  		     Trump -- 21, The World, ... , 0, The Fool 
                     Cards -- Ace, King, Queen, Knight, Page, 10, ... , 2

  Each person only needs to pick a card once a year.  Normal, top-to-bottom 
  ranking is used only for the Fall and Rotation Picks; for all other 
  picks the order is reversed.  


CLASS QUALIFICATIONS, at time of fall picks

  CLASS			TERMS COMPLETED

  Freshman 	- 	0 completed, currently enrolled -> 2 completed
  Sophomore	- 	2 completed, currently enrolled -> 5 completed
  Junior	-	5 completed, currently enrolled -> 8 completed
  Senior	-	8 completed, currently enrolled -> 11 completed
  Supersenior	- 	11 completed, currently enrolled -> infinity

  (Being currently enrolled is only necessary when one is only meeting the
  minimum requirements otherwise.  In other words, if one has finished 3
  terms but isn't currently enrolled, one will still pick as a Sophomore.  
  Same if one has finished 2 terms and is currently enrolled. But if one 
  has finished 2 terms and is not currently enrolled, one picks as a 
  freshman.  If a future secretary would like to write this in a less 
  confusing way, it would be appreciated.  Also, if it could be written to 
  be generalized to all roompicks (not just fall), that would be nice.  
  I'm lazy.)


SPECIAL RULES:

  Breaking a double:
    If a double/triple is broken between roompicks, the following may happen:
      1. The remaining occupant may choose a new eligible roommate outside of 
         roompicks and remain in the room.  The room/occupants do not go to
         roompicks
      2. The remaining occupant cannot find an eligible roommate: the room has
         become a new "most desirable room" and thus the room and occupant must
         re-enter the picking process at the next roompicks.  However, by signing
         the housing contract at the beginning of the year, the remaining occupant
         is guaranteed a space in the house if he desires to stay.  Though he may
         be required to move into a different room, a space must be reserved
         for him.

  Multiple House Card Picking:
    If a Darb is also a member of another house, he or she MAY NOT draw cards in 
    both Dabney and another house. 

  Roompicks by Proxy:
    PLEASE attend the roompicks meeting in person. It makes things much easier for 
    the secretary. However, if you absolutely cannot, you should designate a proxy. 
    Please tell your proxy:
      1) That they are your proxy. It is important that they know this, as opposed 
	 to them saying, "Well, I *think* he's not coming to the meeting, and I think 
         this is the room he wanted..."
      2) Your room preferences. It is a good idea for the proxy to write this down. 

    When your turn comes at the roompicks meeting, the proxy stands up and declares 
    that he is your proxy, and then proceeds to choose your room according to your 
    preferences. This proxy business works best when your proxy is also your 
    potential roommate, since then he knows exactly what kind of room you want.    

    Alternatively, the secretary can act as your proxy, but the secretary has lots 
    of other things going on around roompicks time, so please try to get someone 
    else. Unless the secretary wants to room with you. Which she doesn't.