The following is a very rough draft of a comedic story that I want to script to show the Student Body the complicated process of filling out an event form for TLU.

Host:  First it begins when you plan with your organization the date hopefully a month in advance and immediately after you do an event form.  However only officers can fill out event forms.  Here's the problem with event forms.  You have to give them a long list of information before you can get the event approved.  And if your event has alcohol in it, you need to hire a vendor that can cost anywhere from $900-$1500 dollars without purchase of any alcoholic beverages.  You will need to know your information about your vendors insurance policy (Go through the event form and find all the stuff that could be trimmed.)  Now, once you've completed the event form you will need to give a day for processing meanwhile you will be making posters (Picture of host drawing a poster) and attempting to advertise for your event.

INT. ASC - Night

Host tries to hang a poster for his event.  (Poster is significantly better than the one he was drawing) Guy approaches.

"Hey.  You gotta stamp on that?"

"A what?"

"Every advertisement has to be approved by Student Activities then the heads of the various buildings via stamp."

"Oh...  I'll go get a stamp."

"All of those people have gone home.  They get off at 5.  Duh"

"You mean... When I get out of class everyday?"

"Well, what would happen if you were hanging something obscene?"

Host looks at poster then back at guy.

"I still wouldn't ask for permission..."

Host is a bit distraught.

"But!  Once you've hopefully gotten all of your posters hung, you can begin discussions of allocations at SGA's bi weekly mee..."

Guy appears with computer on the Event Form.  Hands computer back to guy.

"This location isn't right.  Denied"

"Well after another day of proces-"

Guy pops in shot and hands guy computer.

"After ano-"

Guy pops back hands computer back.

"We've scheduled something that day you need to speak to your organization and change it.  Denied.  Also change your signs, you can't advertise that date."

Host rips paper off wall.

"After another day of processing

you can begin discussions of how much money you would like allocated from SGA whom has meetings on Tuesdays at 7 p.m., a reasonable time for students to meet.

"Dude, they don't meet this week for allocations.  Bi weekly."

"After you've met with SG-"

Guy comes back on with computer.  Host loses it with:

"OH, WHAT THE HELL?!"

Guy runs off.

Then once you've completed the event form, advertised to the student body, obtained allocations, and purchased your supplies; you can then enjoy your event.

Pan out.  No one is at the event.  Guy shows up.

"Where is everyone?"

"I forgot to change the date on my posters.  They showed up yesterday.  Easiest way to piss off the student body is to not fulfill your promises."

"Dang.  How much was this?"

"A lot."

"Oh."  Pause.  "Got any wine?"

Host just looks at Guy.

"Hey, why not just plan all your events at the beginning of the year?  Then do all the paper work as you go?  When has anything planned been fun?"

Now, maybe an organization, together, could fulfill all of these while at the same time trying to maintain their jobs and grades as we all do on top of their organizational responsibilities.  But what about the individual student just trying to host something for everybody.

-Christopher DeLuca