Food / fermentation / fun finds
There is a lot of processing and description work going on these days. One of the cool collections we got in summer 2017 came from Tom Shellhammer's office in the Food Science & Technology. We've called them the “Fermentation Sciences Program Records,” and while the bulk of the collection consists of periodicals related to brewing and distillation, there was also a little notebook from the student brew club. This club is a nice opportunity for students to build community and practice being creative brewers in the Pilot Plant.
Before reaching out to their current Food and Fermentation Science Club officers, I thought I'd check if we had anything in the Student Club and Organization Records, 1931-2008 (RG 276), which is a collection that documents the approval and recognition of more than 900 student clubs and organizations. Guess what? There were things! I'd hoped for something juicy like brewing logs or handwritten notes, but I did find some good finds that give wonderful detail about their operations.
The records for food and fermentation related clubs include annual review forms; constitutions and by-laws; lists of officers, members, faculty advisors; event and club registration forms; program information and evaluations (cider sale, streak fry in the fall, canned valentines); budget reports (expenditures and profits), and picnics and field trips (costs, locations, dates).
I want to share some pictures here, but my warning is that there have been a variety of names of clubs linked to the Food Science and Technology Department and you'll see those here: OSU Food and Fermentation Science Club, OSU Food Group, Food Science and Technology Club, Food Science Club, and the Food Technology Club. The Office of Student Involvement provides support services to student organizations and oversees the process for annual recognition of clubs and organizations.
This is the last page of the by-laws, but I love this personal note at the bottom!
Here is a full set of by-laws, which gives a really nice window into the purpose, organization, and operations of this club.
Beer fans, do you recognize the president here?
And my favorite “reconciling of budget.” Evaporation, what can you do?
