Minutes, General Meeting: March 17th

Greek Council General Meeting Tuesday, March 17, 2009 9:15 p.m.

I. Nominations

• Process

1. Current exec members can be speakers.
2. Nominations:
3. Men’s Co-Chair: Peter Senior
4. Women’s Co-Chair: Leigh Carver, Dani Cobb
5. Men’s Rush/Orientation Co-Chair: Roberto
6. Women’s Rush/Orientation Co-Chair: Teresa Boyer, Tess Serdar, Holly Hadey
7. Service Chair: Evan Galt, Bri McGlamory
8. Standards Chair: Josh Smith
9. Judicial Chair: Matt Pierce, Drew Johnson, Stu Manduson
10. Treasurer Chair: Lisa Zanpello, Eric Koplin
11. Secreatary: Alex Jones, Beth Tweedy, JaNae Contag
12. If a candidate isn’t elected to a position, they are nominated for the next position down and allowed to accept or reject.
13. Candidates must be present on the 31st to present their speech.

• Elections

1. Tuesday, March 31st
2. 2 minute speech prepared by the candidate
3. 2 minute speech on their behalf. Any Greek member can speak on behalf of the nominee.
4. Each club gets 2 votes- President and Rep. You only get as many votes as members who show up.
5. Nominees are encouraged to talk with the person who currently holds the position they are running for.

II. Rush/Orientation

• Womens’ Rush Chair Meeting

1. Wednesday, March 18th
2. 5 p.m.
3. Storch Lobby
4. Open to anyone who might be rush chair
5. Changes to rush for next year- implementing deferred rush.

• Men’s Rush Chairs will be meeting later in the semester.

III. Trinity Olympics

• Sunday, May 3rd

1. 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
2. Gazebo, IM fields, Raquetball Courts, Webster Gym
3. Single sex teams of 10
4. $50 team donation
5. Food provided
6. Sign-ups allowed until the day of the event
7. All proceeds will benefit Habitat for Humanity
8. Sand Volleyball, Tug of War, Flag Football, Dodgeball, Water Balloon Toss, Kickball, Tricycle race?

IV. Standards

• Standards Reports Due

1. Wednesday, April 1st
2. CCI

• Standards Reports Scoring

1. Thursday, April 2nd
2. Location TBD (probably Upstairs Coates)
3. Laura’s discretion for reimbursement
4. Make it look pretty
5. Save your receipts

• Committee Meeting

1. Thursday, March 19th @ 7:30 p.m. (Storch)
2. Proposals for counting something more than once

V. Judicial

• Nothing!

VI. Treasurer

• We’re getting a computer eventually
• Patrick is “working” on the situation

VII. Josh

• Co-Chairs + Josh will be discussing Greek Awards this upcoming week.
• Make sure to get your Standards reports in!
• Thank you for all your hard work this year in easing the transition.
• Be sure to get your March meetings done.

VIII. Announcements

• 34th Annual National Trial Competition

1. Texas Young Lawyers Association
2. March 26-28, 2009
3. Erin O'Driscoll (SPURS NAC ‘95, Trinity Class of ‘97)

• Sploor “Genderpalooza Day”*

1. Wednesday, March 25th
2. 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
3. Esplanade

• Phi Sig “Jackson Keller Field Day”

1. Wednesday, April 1st

• Sigma G.I.V.E. Day

1. Saturday, April 25th
2. 8:30 a.m.

• Greek Honor Society

1. Gamma Sigma Alpha
2. GPA of 3.5 by start of Junior year or any semester during your Junior/Senior year
3. Applications due March 27th
4. Email Lindsay Bartels for more information

Greek Council Elections Reminder

I hope that you have all been having a relaxing Spring Break and that you are starting to get ready to come back to school! This is just a quick reminder that Greek Council exec nominations are going to be this upcoming Tuesday, March 17th (what a great way to spend the tail end of your St. Patrick's Day). Contact your organization president if you would like to run and please try to come to the nomination meeting at 9:15 p.m. in RCC 320 (it is a classroom in the COMM area of Laurie). If you have any questions, feel free to email me and have a good rest of your break.

Minutes, General Meeting: March 3rd

Greek Council General Meeting Tuesday, March 3, 2009 9:15 p.m.

I. Greek Council Elections

• Nominations

1. Tuesday, March 17th
2. Someone needs to be present at General to nominate them
3. Preferably have the nominee present

• Elections

1. Tuesday, March 31st
2. 2 minute speech prepared by the candidate
3. 2 minute speech on their behalf

II. Rush/Orientation

• Womens’ Rush Chair Meeting

1. Wednesday, March 18th
2. 5 p.m.
3. Storch Lobby
4. Open to anyone who might be rush chair

III. Trinity Olympics

• Sunday, May 3rd
• 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Single sex teams of 10
• $50 team donation
• Food provided
• Sign-ups allowed until the day of the event
• All proceeds will benefit Habitat for Humanity
• Dani will give out more details as we get closer

IV. Standards

• Standards Reports Due

1. Wednesday, April 1st
2. CCI

• Standards Reports Scoring

1. Saturday, April 4th
2. Location TBD (probably Upstairs Coates)

V. Judicial

• No updates!

VI. Treasurer

• New Active Fees are supposed to be due tonight… Get them in!

VII. Josh

• Every active sorority in fall ’08, 6 of 8 frats improved grades.
• Especially congrats to the IX’s who made the leap from #6 on the men’s list to #1 on the men’s list.
• For the first time in Josh’s memory, Greek students GPA is above all students GPA. Go us!

VIII. Creating a Roster: Excel 101 Last Name | First Name | Year | Status Beebe | Joshua | SO | Abroad Hugman | Rachel | SR | Active Nuttall | Patrick | JR | Inactive

• Last Name, First Name, Year, Status, etc. in separate columns
• Including inactive members on your roster is up to your discretion

IX. Announcements

• 34th Annual National Trial Competition

1. Texas Young Lawyers Association
2. March 26-28, 2009
3. Erin O'Driscoll (SPUR NAC ‘95, Trinity Class of ‘97)

• Sophomore College Carnival

1. Tuesday, March 17th
2. 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
3. Prassel Lawn

• Phi Sig “Jackson Keller Field Day”

1. Wednesday, April 1st or Friday, April 3rd

• Sigma G.I.V.E. Day

1. Saturday, April 25th
2. 8:30 a.m.

Spring Break and Elections

I hope that orientation is going well for all of you. Just a reminder that if you have any questions or concerns about orientation procedures or rules, please contact Jade Martinez (women) or Peter Senior (men). Of course, you are always free to contact Rachel Hugman, Joshua Beebe (advisor), or me. New Actives: please remember to focus on your studies throughout orientation. This is a very busy time filled with fun activities, but it is critical that you stay focused on your responsibilities as a student. If you are having trouble managing your time, remember to talk to your orientation chair about rearranging your schedule so that you have more time for school work. Also remember that your new fraternity or sorority can provide an excellent network for tutors. I remember last year having one of my fraternity brothers who is a Geoscience major tutor me in Volcanology. It helped me immensely, and all that I can say is that the man had the patience of a saint.

Greek Council elections will be occuring after Spring Break. Nominations will be held at the Greek Council meeting on Tuesday, March 17th and elections will be held on Tuesday, March 31st. If you would like to be nominated, please contact your organization president so that they can nominate you at the meeting. If you have any questions about the responsibilities of a particular position or want to know about what it is like to be on Greek Council, please send me (Patrick Nuttall) an email and I will get it directed to the right place. The positions on Greek Council Exec are: Mens' Co-Chair, Womens' Co-Chair, Mens' Rush and Orientation Chair, Womens' Rush and Orientation Chair, Secretary, Standards Chair, Philanthropy (Service) Chair, Treasurer, and Judicial Chair. You will need to attend the Greek Council meeting on March 31st to give a speech or if you cannot attend, you must submit a prepared statement to be read on your behalf. You cannot serve on Greek Council Exec and as the President, Vice President, or Orientation chair of your organization, so start thinking about what kind of position you would like to be running for now.

I wish you all the best of luck for your Spring Break. I know that we've all earned this opportunity for some rest and relaxation, and personally I look forward to staying at home and doing absolutely nothing for a week. Please have a safe trip and good luck on midterms this week!