Minutes: 10/25/09

Minutes 10/25/09

PRESIDENT

Spring Conclave March 26-28 at UNH

Conclave for Fall 2010 at WPI October 22-24

Possibly Hosting Spring Conclave 2011 here at UMass

Conclave went really well

Reflections from Conclave:

We have a great service program here J YAY!
$500 service grant
Sign up for a service event and don’t show without notice ahead of time- then the number of hours for that project will be deducted from your total
Semesters with big projects like Boston Marathon and Relay for Life where you can get all your hours maybe making it required that you need to do at least 3-4 projects so that all projects are equally attended
Homeless a Night- build a house (cardboard box houses) competition and get the campus community involved.
Service hour contest and you get a prize at the end
Brother of the week and pledge of the week award (big Mr. Potato Head and Little Mr. potato head for the week)

Advisors are working for us and work with them

Leadership Day Nov 15 at UConn talk to Tom if you would like to go

Bylaws Committee- talk to Tom if you want to join

Would like to start soon

Nomination Committee (Nom Comm) nominations Nov 1st and voting will be Nov 8th

Regional December 28-30 at a school in NJ in Morristown

MBU is in March 2010- needs someone to shadow Tricia in doing so since she will be graduating so we can continue MBU in the future

SVP

Franks Wednesday- (every Wednesday) at 7pm in Northampton. Talk to Emily if you would like to go. If you have any questions about it you can call Frank Evans 413- 210-8119 or email at FEevans6568@aol.com

Camping Trips for need volunteers for Franks Troop and you contact Frank himself for information (his information is above) for the following dates:

November 14 - 16 $15 per person
January 15-17

October 30th at the Bangs Center- near Raos Coffee- from 12pm-9pm (you can go for as long as you would like) talk to Michele Baum for information

Nov 12 Loaves for Love at 8:30pm, meet in the office at 8pm if you don’t know where it is located

Udance- Nov 21st emails to come for information about it and sign up in the office for dorm storming and canning, how to sign up will be in the email to registrar, you can start raising money (canning/dorm storming is full service)

Toy Drive for CT Children’s Hospital going to try to start tabling the first week of November- Jenn and Mimi

They want donations for around the holiday seasons (pre-approved list of things like stuffed animals or toys)
Either get toys donated or raise money to purchase toys
Sign up sheet of everyone’s availability

Theme for 2009-2010 service is towards environment and earth. Submit idea for 5th field of service-Earth. Keri is working on a service idea for that

Half hours due today

Concert Series is next on November 15th at 11am. Contact Emily for details.

Enchanted Forest went great! Thanks everyone for coming! Thanks Jessica for organizing it! She would love to have us back next year!

MVP

Pledge Books due Nov 22

Brotherhood Liaison- Tonianne:

Pledge Service Project: care packages and letters to soliders

Pledge Fellowship: free movie nights in cape cod lounge after the meeting on nov 8th is Funny People or 15th is Harry Potter 6 (voting next week)

FVP

Breakfast for dinner went great!

Upcoming Fellowships:

Halloween Costume Party on October 29th at 8pm at Emily’s party. (bring some food) need volunteers to judge costumes at the party so contact Elizabeth for that
Caffeine and Ice Cream Nov 4 at 7pm at Barts
Hockey Game Nov 6 meet in the office at 5:30pm.
Football Game Nov 7 meet at the office at 11am in the office
Hoping to have a movie night in PJ’s and eat junk food this semester

Pledges please bring your book to the Halloween party so you can get pledge points and interviews (bring them to all fellowships since it’s a great time to get requirements done)

Dealing for glassware is Nov 1st:

Please place your order to Elizabeth in an email for glassware as soon as possible (sweatshirt, tote bag, and miniature glass)

Send ideas for the miniature glass to Elizabeth

AVP

Let me know if you are having any more issues with the contact list

Keep the Office Clean J

TREASURER

We are going to try to use our money better. We want everyone to get benefits from the extra money that gets included in all dues each semester. This money can go towards Banquet of Service Projects.

OLD BUSINESS

Mia- next week is going to have Banquet meals to select from

NEW BUSINESS

None

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mike Phillis- works for Collegian needs your help if you live off campus, wants your housing story talk to Mike by email mjphiliis@gmail.com or phone 413-530-8484

Tonianne needs interviews and pledge points- 12 guest swipes and needs 12 interviews (and 10 pledge points) so she will swipe you in for those

Ilexis needs to know about Boston- she needs information

Deana saw the statue of liberty this weekend!

Keri needs to learn to ride a bike so pledge points to those who can provide a bike and helmet and padding for it

Attendance:

Tom, Emily, Abbey, Elizabeth, Grace, Sakara, Christine, Deana, Erica, Ilexis, Jeannie, Jenn, Jessica, Jillian, Jimmy, Keri, Lauren, Mia, Michele, Mike P, Mimi, Tonianne p, Trent, Mitch