When I first met him today, I did not initially have a high opinion for this man, this so-called alumnus of the Society, named Thomas Mack. He seemed eccentric, talking loud at inappropriate times, and laughing at inappropriate things. We were at the Slack, discussing the concerns I had for the Society; and at one point, he got up out of his seat and actually started singing about our issues.

Yes. Singing.

It drew some laughs out of the other patrons there, who were otherwise involved quietly and solely in their own affairs. Mack, meanwhile, was prancing around the building.

He did, however, have access to a large, out-of-use ebony mineral storage room located under University Plaza, which he had the authority to sell to us. He also had "an important figure" who would be willing to allocate up to about 50 percent of the funds toward the renovations we would need to make in order to turn that room into a Chamber suitable for Caucus meetings. I know who the figure is, but Mack made me sign a contract promising not to disclose the name of the donor, not even here in my personal journal.

Nevertheless, I presented this idea, announcing an "anonymous donor," to the Caucus, while calling for fundraising agendas to occur on a purely voluntary basis. Even to me, this seemed like a radical idea, but surprisingly, the measure passed Caucus with about a 60 percent vote.