Ben Franklin Mob H3

Misman Roles (updated 2024)

Expectations of all MM members: In addition to the job-specific duties described below, everyone on MM is expected to try to attend mismanagement meetings (held at the discretion of the GM, but in the ballpark of every couple of months). All MM members are expected to be reasonably responsive to whatever form of group communication MM is using (currently Slack). 

Grand Master: The head hasher. The chairman of the board. The big cheese. The guiding light. Gispert’s legacy. The GM is not simply a figurehead for the hash, they personify the hash’s character (or lack thereof.) They lead with a dynamic strength that permeates the fabric of the organization. Both directly, and through the hash officers, they give inspiration, direction, and vision to all. Essentially, the GM is the person in charge of organizing the hash week in and week out. Key duties include: schedule and run MM meetings, lead planning for events (e.g., Fearadelphia, number runs), make sure the hash runs every week, make final decisions, handle difficult situations, coordinate the rest of MM, and pick up the slack for other positions as needed.

Hare Razor: Organize the hares! Harass folks to sign up to hare, help find co-hares if needed, work with hares to identify bars, call the bars, send out the trail announcements/events. 

Religious Advisers: Keeper of the faith. Enforcer of the scriptures. These are the hashers who have seen the light (Bud light) and can taste in their soul the true spirit of hashing. The religious advisors spread the word and inspire the zest and zeal of the hash in all participants.The RAs are your loud mouths who get everyone going at the hash. They handle chalk talk and circle after trail. They know, or at least are willing to learn, as many hash songs as possible. RAs can work together. Key duties include: running chalk talk and circle, keeping things moving during trail (e.g., asking the hare how much time they need and telling the pack when to on-out), being a friendly and welcoming face of the hash.  

On-Sec/Hash Flash: On-Secs are a very important position in the hash because they are essentially the historians of the stupid shit that goes on every week. When you miss a hash and want to know all the fun you missed, it’s the On-Secs’ jobs to as accurately or inaccurately as possible (depends on who you talk to) record the relevant hash events. Also, when you get so drunk at a hash that you can’t remember what happened, the On-Secs are helping you too with a “well”-written trash. This position is also the Hash Flash – the people allowed to take (un)flattering photos on trail, and post to the hash website. Key duties include: taking attendance and inputting it in a google spreadsheet, writing and posting trash, taking and posting photos. 

Haberdasher: This is a person who has a flair for fashion and a head for business (who said head?). They’re responsible for the design, procurement, warehousing, merchandising and vending of items of apparel and various trinkets to the hash. Prior flea market or circus midway experience preferred. Hashers have a sense of pride being part of the BFM (or horror, depending on who you talk to) and many hashers from outside kennels love when the BFM travel hashes and comes to visit. The Haberdasher’s job is to come up with amazing BFM-themed clothing for our hashers and harriets to wear. Key duties: all aspects of ordering hab for events (i.e., giveaways) and paid hab orders throughout the year. The haberdasher will work with the GM/hash cash for final decisions/budget considerations, but is responsible for coming up with hab ideas, designing them, identifying/working with vendors, and managing orders from hashers.

Masterbeader: The BFM gives hashers names, the masterbeader gives them a necklace. The masterbeader is responsible for making necklaces for newly named hashers at the BFM, and may choose to make replacement necklaces at-cost. 

Hash Cash: Master embezzler. Currently not an elected position. 60K9 in perpetuity. Temporarily not 60k9.