Robert's Rules

Two of the five days of going through legislature at my Sorority Grand Convention has given me a renewed appreciation for Robert's Rules of Order and Parliamentary procedure! I love the structure! Between all the proposed legislation, amendments, ratifications, ayes, motions, and addresses, it has been thoroughly entertaining and exciting! Here are some quick tips to use from Robert's Rules!

To Address Speaker: Madam (Mister) President, Mister Chairman

Take break...I move to recess for ...
Make follow agenda...I call for the orders of the day
Lay aside temporarily...I move to lay the question on the table
Close debate...I move the previous question
Limit or extend debate...I move that debate be limited to ...
Postpone to a certain time...I move to postpone the motion to ...
Kill main motion...I move that the motion be postponed indefinitely
Bring business before assembly (a main motion)...I move that [or "to"] ...

Enforce rules...Point of Order
Suspend rules...I move to suspend the rules
Demand a rising vote...I move for a rising vote
Parliamentary law question...Parliamentary inquiry
Request for information...Point of information

Take matter from table...I move to take from the table ...
Cancel previous action...I move to rescind ...
Reconsider motion...I move to reconsider ...

(Images 1&2 - unknown, Legally Blonde Pictures: Here, here, here)

Sorority Weekend

Yay! I'm heading out to join all the other Chapter Presidents, alums, and delegates at my sorority's Grand Convention today! I'm looking forward to a fun-filled, estrogen-packed, weekend getaway! I feel like it is rush week all over again...I got my hair cut, my nails done, and bought new outfits for the whole week! I'll try to give some fun updates each day I'm there! :)

P.S. - I've decided that one of my least favorite things in the entire world is packing...and unpacking for that matter...although I do have to admit I kind of have a knack for it. I can perfectly pack everything I need (and more) into my luggage and always come in at 49.5 pounds at the airport. I even lived in London one summer and between my two bags, I never wore the same outfit twice! I like to call it a gift. Anyways, I still don't like pulling everything out of my closet, trying to sort outfits, folding everything into a crammed little space, and then carrying my bags downstairs (I always try to avoid that last part at all costs). But thankfully, my mom helped and we finished in half the time! Well, I'm off! Hasta la vista!

(Photo from here, here and here)