Executive Board Minutes 1-18-99

Katie Knox opened the meeting at 7:06 PM.
 
Darby Grande, Sgt. at Arms, Quartermaster
 *  Tools
     +  In SMUSH closet upstairs
     +  Where to keep them?
     +  Can physical plant rent us space?
     +  Access is the important issue
 *  Will contact Robyn about getting into the house
 *  Get the banner back
Shannon Thornton, Alumni Secretary
 *  25 alumni on email list
     +  Most want sectional organization
     +  2 levels of membership
         o  Close, local people who can do service projects
         o  Distant members
     +  Has mainly talked with Stella about this
     +  Will email Kari Logan for more info.
 *  Use alumni list for regional newsletter
 *  Recommended she send info in for national web page
 *  Discussion of working with other chapters on a sectional web site
 *  Need to find motivated alumni
 *  Some alumni have already volunteered help and money.
Spicy Beef, Historian
 *  Active Retreat
     +  Has several pictures
 *  Will make scrapbook for semester
 *  Daily Campus
     +  Need to finish 1985 --> present
 *  Expand into other stuff, like oral histories
 *  Will make presentation to chapter on project
 *  Present it to nationals
 *  Need to get financial records and chapter archives in place
 *  By next meeting, she will have documented the following aspects of
    the history project:
     +  Organization
     +  Research
Chris Nelson, Publishing Secretary
 *  First newsletter
     +  This week
     +  Will need addresses
 *  Need to mail on Wednesdays
 *  No more newsletters at meeting
 *  We will make an account at Impressions--Chris will do this
 *  Read deadline for articles on Monday night
 *  Will trifold the letters
 *  Don't mail to exec. members
 *  Caledndar will be sent week of Feb. 25
 *  Edit out all info about pledge sneak
 *  Send Publishing Secretary archives to Historian
 *  Project chairs still write article for newsletter
 *  Discussion re: content of newsletter
Laura Wright, Regionals Chair
 *  Monday @ 6:00, committee meetings
 *  February 6: first meeting, then every other week.
 *  Discussion re: who is on hotel contract?
 *  Will have budget ready by Friday
 *  Working on timeline
 *  Monthly regionals newsletter
     +  How many? About 2.
     +  Will also have web page
     +  Will update on our progress
 *  Will work with Darby on conference security
 *  Discussion re: letter of introduction
 *  Call Belton about the speaker
 *  Last regionals held in 1988
     +  Talk to Bill Kuhfal for more info
 *  We hosted sectionals at Holiday Inn in 1995
 *  Allison Tweedie-Bouche--> campus conference coordinator
     +  Will talk with her
Danielle Derbes, Inter-Chapter Relations
 *  Waiting for Belton for email address
 *  Has all contacts for UNT and UTA
     +  Should talk to Stella about UTA
 *  Conference dates--verifying it with Kari
Andrea Curry, Internet Coordinator
 *  Will have major changes on page by Jan 24
 *  Regionals page
     +  Voting on workshops page
     +  Info to Andrea for workshop page due on 19th
 *  Need to make updates
 *  Web committee
     +  members
         o  Jay Little
         o  Chris Nelson
         o  Renee Rhodes
         o  Micah Cambre
     +  Web committee business mainly done over email
 *  Discussion re: voting page
Wendy Jeffus, Fellowship Chairman
 *  Laser tag
     +  $7, meet at Hughes-Trigg on Wednesday
 *  Photo scavenger hunt
     +  Jamie Graden will do this
     +  Need to get dates
 *  Advisor banquet
     +  At Wendy's father's house
     +  At her sister's apartment
     +  Father's house is a good location.
     +  Food ideas: Indian food, caesar salads, spaghetti, stuff that's
        easily mixed together
 *  Fellowship event on Feb. 20
     +  Will be a big one
     +  Probably paintball
 *  Fellowship event on Feb. 27th
     +  Sectional event
 *  Discussion re: Angry Dog prepledge fellowship event
     +  Will push Exec. meeting to 8:00 PM that day
     +  It's on Jan. 24
     +  Will all start at 4:30 PM
 *  Banquet
     +  Determine location by February 21
     +  Try not to exceed $22 per person
     +  Discussion about having it at the Umphrey Lee ballroom
     +  Probably between 35 and 45 people at banquet
 *  Sectional project: 10-3, February 27
Jay Little, Vice President for Service
 *  11 people at last week's project
     +  1 potential pledge
     +  was a bit short
     +  reflection session read by Jay
 *  Next week with UTD
     +  Project changed; not at Ronald McDonald house anymore
     +  Will speak to Robin @ UTD about this.
 *  Jan. 30
     +  New Beginnings center
     +  Theme week
     +  Will have a speaker
     +  Needs project chair
     +  Discussion on how to get project chairs.
 *  Will send around list with next projects at meeting
 *  Week of Jan 25-29: will look at People Helping People sites with
    Harriet McGraw
 *  Jay's class has changed, so he can attend meeting
Sam Megally, Vice President for Membership
 *  35 people at active retreat
 *  Discussion of the retreat
 *  Closed discussion
Rachel Cabrera, Pledge Trainer
 *  Wants to practice initiation ceremony at exec. meeting on Sunday, Jan
    24
 *  Initiation
     +  Give exact copy of oath to pledges before meeting for initiation
        ceremony (Pledge ritual)
 *  Calendars
     +  Wants to put full semester calendar in pledge manual
 *  Round cups in drawer: how much are they?
     +  Will be discussed later
 *  Discussion re: UTD Info Session
Jennifer Nash, PR/Rush
 *  We got a display table and will set it up this week.
 *  Discussion re: 1-19-99 info session
 *  Bulk email successful
 *  Will hang more flyers
 *  Committee meets Tuesday because of Monday holiday
 *  Will do blood drive web page with Andrea and Aren
 *  Extended discussion on blood drive web page
Freddie Ortiz, Sucky Car Owner
 *  Dues coming in OK
 *  $100 from Ugly Man to Children's Miracle Network
 *  Budget
     +  Due on Jan. 28
     +  Rough draft due by Tuesday, Jan. 26
 *  Natalie's account
     +  Will set it up this week
Aren Cambre, Secretary
 *  Email me the agendas
 *  WIll not be at next meeting
 *  31 people have given me agenda info so far
Katie Knox, President
 *  Closed discussions
Adjourned at 9:05 PM.