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House Information
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HOUSE MEMBER DUTIES
Cleaning Duties
The clerk based on the guidelines below sets cleaning duties and policies at the beginning of each semester.
Weekly Duties
Each House member is assigned two weekly duties for the entire semester. These duties include setting the table, assisting the cook, clearing the table after dinner, doing pots and pans, pantry duty, and/or kitchen patrol. Each job description is posted in the kitchen and takes approximately 30-45 minutes to complete. When the job is completed, it is the House member�s responsibility to initial the duty sheet posted in the kitchen to signify that the job has been done.
Weekend Specials
Weekend specials are also assigned to each House member with the exception of the House officers for the entire semester. These duties are to be completed between Friday morning and Monday morning. Examples of weekend specials include cleaning the foyer, the French Room, the Dining Room, the stove, the Gallery, etc. Each job description is posted in the area to be cleaned. These weekend specials are designed to take 1 hour to complete. Completing these jobs each week helps keep the House looking its best and makes cleaning in the long run that much easier. There is also a duty sheet posted in the kitchen for weekend specials that House members should initial with the time and date at which the job was completed. Note: All officers---summer included--are exempt from weekend specials.
Rotational Duties
- Weekend Kitchen Patrol (KP)
Weekend KP is assigned on a rotational basis determined by the clerk. Each House member will be assigned this duty once or twice each semester so that no one will be assigned to clean the kitchen every weekend. This job description is posted in the kitchen and takes approximately 45 minutes to complete. When the job is completed, it is the House member�s responsibility to initial the weekend KP duty sheet posted in the kitchen with time and date to signify that the job has been done.
- Refrigerator
The refrigerator is cleaned twice per week and can be assigned as a weekend special or on a rotational basis at the discretion of the clerk. This job description is posted in the kitchen and takes approximately 1 hour to complete. It is very important that this job is done well so that there is room for the groceries each weekend and that spoiled food is not left in the refrigerator. When the job is completed, it is the House member�s responsibility to initial the refrigerator duty sheet posted in the kitchen with time and date to signify that the job has been done.
- Bathrooms
There are six bathrooms in the House excluding the bathroom in the House Director�s room. Each bathroom must be cleaned weekly. Rotations are posted in each bathroom to indicate who is to clean the bathroom each week. Each House member is assigned to clean the bathroom in the suite where they live three or four times each semester. This job description is posted in each bathroom. When the job is completed, it is the House member�s responsibility to initial the bathroom rotation duty sheet to signify that the job has been done.
Consequences for Not Completing Duties
- Points
If a House member fails to complete an assigned duty, a point penalty will be given to that person. Weekly duties, weekend specials, refrigerator, weekend KP, and bathroom rotational duties all carry point values, which are set by the clerk at the beginning of each semester. Points do not carry over from one semester to the next. Note: It is every House members� responsibility to initial duty sheets after completion of a job within the time frame as set by the clerk at the beginning of each semester. Forgetting or failure to do so can result in point accumulation.
- Job Jar
Points are cumulative. When a House member reaches a certain point value set by the clerk, they will receive a Job Jar duty. These duties involve cleaning an area of the House that is in need of extra attention. Once the Job Jar duty has been completed, the person�s point count will return to zero. Failure to complete a Job Jar on time will result in another Job Jar.
- Fines
Not completing the first Job Jar will result in a $25 fine. Reaching a second Job Jar, by accumulating points, will result in a $75 fine and a meeting with ORL.
| Action Consequences |
| 3 Clerk points | 1 job jar | no fine |
| 1 job jar not completed on time | Warning | $25 fine |
| Failure to complete job jar entirely | Another job jar | |
| Second job jar by accumulated points | Meeting with ORL | Additional $75 fine |
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