The approach brought to me by Sara Pindroh earlier this month involved reaching out into Cabotton University and setting small pavilions in the central lobbies of each of the Five Houses, as well as the Slack and the Library, all places where students frequent between classes and in the early evening after classes end. We would, of course, require permission from University Administration to do this, a rule in place since even before Thomas Snow became the first Headmaster.

The only point of weakness in this is that, ultimately, Headmaster Cross would have to be the one to issue permission. And given that, the day after I spoke to Sara, Cross had delivered a message to the University Council to call for a new policy requiring all student-led organizations to appoint a tenured faculty member as a Facilitator, and the Caucus' absolute refusal to adopt to this new proposition, this weak point was definitely a point of debate in the Caucus. The fundraising idea almost failed to pass the Caucus, but when I took the stand and convinced them to resolving to giving it a try, falling back on the approach we had been taking of informal solicitation via casual talk between friends, should Headmaster Cross deny us our permits, we attained exactly the number of votes we needed to send the proposition to the Headmaster's Desk.

Unsurprisingly, Headmaster Cross rejected it.

So we met again this past Wednesday, during which Sara Pindroh took the stand and proposed a uniform policy for us to take our informal approach. She each of us a copy of a pamphlet containing conversation-starters, lead-ins, and tactics to engage in "a soft push" for a donation, all items of which we were to memorize.

I voiced support for this, with slight reserve of not so much a rigorous approach to memorize the exact scripting per say. But nonetheless, I gave support.

It was Phyrran Caltin who gave a charged expression of opposition. He profanely stated that this was unethical, with everything being "sneaky and under the table." He claimed that our solution violates friendship boundaries, and that this would earn the Society a reputation for being a "cult charged with propaganda."

I do not understand how such a reputation would be earned though. A cult would have to mean that the Society was being infiltrated to the benefit of a certain personal image. Whether Caltin was implying that Sara Pindroh was trying to gain such an image is unclear to me. They had been friends with each other in the past, much like the Members behind the divine avatars, Ferra and Gorndon. The only difference was that Sara and Phyrran were not romantic, and their falling out seems to be far more brutal. So I believe that may explain the stance Phyrran is taking being riddled more with emotion than logic.

Nevertheless, there was no consensus reached Wednesday night, nor was there with the other part of the Caucus Thursday night. I called for a special meeting later this week in the hopes of granting us more time, but that did not take the majority. Honestly, I feel like the leadership is stalling. Zachary Landon is not taking part enough in this; and the resulting lack of a solid presence of leadership coming from the Dungeonmaster is, I believe, causing the Society to lose morale. Many Members, including Sara and Phyrran alike, have begun echoing this same sentiment. I have also heard growing frustration over the inconveniences. Others have even begun echoing Caltin's claim that the Society is turning into a cult, and have even talked about leaving because of how uncomfortable they feel about their association with the Society in these circumstances.