The Triangle

Everyone fills out the same application and funds are distributed based on necessity.

So let's the equestrian team told SAFAC that they need $50,000, and received $32,000, However, if the Lexerd put in that they need $5000 and received $2000, then the ratio of requested:allotted is pretty much the same.

SAFAC is a big allocation game, where clubs have to convince their liaison (who in turn convinces the SAFAC board) that they need X amount of dollars for their club. Clubs that request more, and have historically needed and received more...will continue to have higher allocation numbers.

I'm sure this is all common knowledge both to you and the entire University, but your article makes me wonder how much thought you actually gave that concept.

I actually gave this article a lot of thought. We're not living like communist, where all money should be split according to percentages.

I'm sure when lobbying for money from the University; a department doesn't apply for $35 Million dollars, knowing that they'll get 50% of this. They should complete an accurate budget of how much they will need and take into account how much their members should be paying.

SAFAC is not a big allocation game--it should be known by students as means to subsidize the cost of conferences, capital expenses, and activity fees that would alleviate some of the expenses of your club, not fund your organization. I am merely throwing out a few more options that could be taken into account when deciding the destiny of our student activity fees.

I just feel that it is kind of rediculous that 125 dollars of every student paying tiwission is going to clubs like the Drexel Equestrian club. Those clubs have not held one event that has been open to the community of Drexel. If I am not mistaken that 125 is supposed to be for events and activities OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS

My bad $150 dollars go to this funding.

This article perfectly captures the problem with the SAFAC allocation: necessity of cost is taken into account more than the number of students served at the University. For example, the DAC Pack, at the very least serves 2,000 students based on the number of t-shirts they distribute, was only granted $9,900, because SAFAC sees the DAC Pack's necesary costs as much less than the necessary costs for the 19 members of the Equestrian club.

Because of this, the DAC Pack's oldest traditions- such as the annual trip to Richmond for the CAA Tourney- as well as new ones (a concert at Midnight Madness, which featured Questlove and a line of students stretching nearly a block) are in financial jeopardy. The students who pay their activity fee, who partake in these evernts (a sizeable number), are the ones that lose out, thanks to SAFAC's terrible allocation process.

Jim is brilliant!