- To promote physical fitness among our members
- To get rid of weekend hangovers
- To acquire a good thirst and to satisfy it in beer
- To persuade the older members that they are not as old as they feel
- Participatory Democracy- We conduct free, open, and public elections of our GM annually. Any and all hashers in good standing (those who have attended a hash in the last year) are free to declare their candidacy. In addition, we conduct regular “town meeting-style” mismanagement meetings which are always publicized in advance and all are welcome to attend and have their opinions heard. You do not have to be part of Mismanagement to attend.
- Operational Transparency- In all operating matters that affect the membership at large, including but not limited to internal business, finances, major initiatives, and other matters. Our Mismanagement meeting minutes are available upon request to any member of the group. Additionally, the Chicago Hash House Harriers do not actively take any “hash tax” in order to fund “operational expenses” – all money that is collected at each hash is reserved for the purchase of beer until the conclusion of that hash.
- A Rising Tide Floats All Boats – The Chicago Hash House Harriers try and promote ALL Chicago area hashing events that we are aware of, as long as those hashes are not occurring concurrently to Chicago Hash House Harriers runs. We strongly believe that not every hasher can attend every hash, but that should not mean that a given hasher does not have the right to know about all of his hashing options. The success of the Chicago Hash House Harriers does not exist in a vacuum and does not come at the expense of the other hashes in the area. We want people to come to the hash of their choice (hopefully ours) because they’ve surveyed the hashing landscape in Chicago and determined that we are the best. If folks choose other hashes that’s cool also and just means we could be doing a better job of this.