Greek Council General Minutes, September 29

Greek Council General Minutes

September 29, 2009

 

Allison – Get Pumped for Tigerfest!

            We have some exciting events during Spirit Week! You can actually sign up to be most spirited organization in the event! Plus there are opportunities to win sweet prizes… which could be a co-sponsored event! We are having the Golf Cart Parade and festival as part of competition; and decorate a Cult Movie-Themed golf cart for your organization for $10! “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” is the GALA theme. Nominate a male / female from your organization, or from a brother / sister group to be a campus favorite. Tickets, then announced at the Gala. Forms due Wednesday, October 7.

 

JoAnna – Research Assistant in Dr. Becker’s lab

            We took a vote to run body image program for this year! Awesome intervention program to reduce negative internalization among sorority sisters. AWESOME! It passes!

 

I.               Co-Chairs

a.     Reinstatement of Greek Week potentially, to promote Greek and campus unity. Prizes! Would be post-orientation, culmination of Greek Olympics – talent show, week-long photo scavenger hunts, etc, slip ‘n’ slides?  Must put into budget by Monday. YES!

II.             Rush

a.     RAC Contracts must be turned into Teresa at CCI cubicle, must be a senior representative! Must be signed by Friday.

b.     Rush STARTS on October 9, Esplanade 5pm-6:30pm, everyone will have a table, bring out scrapbooks, flyers, handouts, pizza, snacks and lemonade provided!

                                               i.     Ads in newspaper and signs in Coates and Mabee

                                              ii.     Let First Years know!

 

III.           Treasurer

a.     Budget will be same as last year, unless you are planning new service events you need funding for

b.     Will still get rush funds, but must apply for anything extra. Tell Dani.

 

IV.            Standards

a.     Standards meeting went very well, please talk to Evan or Josh if you have questions

b.     Talk to your officers, be sure to have paperwork in place to start!

 

V.              Service

a.     Be sure you are putting in hours, Service chairs to come to Bri with any questions.

 

VI.            Josh

a.     Start collecting Rushee’s student ID numbers if they want to be on rush list so Josh doesn’t have to look them up!

 

VII.           Secretary

a.     Remember to visit the blog (here!) for minutes, updates from your Exec Members, and a sweet calendar. Thanks!

Welcome back!!

As the first month of classes draws to a close, we would like to take a moment to welcome everyone back to Trinity. There is a great year ahead for Greek life, and we are so excited to be here and be a part of it all.



The first major service event of the year, the Polycistic Kidney Disease walk, was a fabulous success! Team Emma beat their goal of $2,500, thanks to generous donations of time and money from the Trinity community. Team Emma was formed by the Phi Delta Kappa sorority in memory of one member, Emma Hutchinson, who died of PKD in late summer 2008. There was a fabulous turnout at the walk: representatives from every sorority, two fraternities, and many independents turned out to Breckenridge park on Saturday morning. Thank you to everyone who came and helped commemorate Emma!!



-Leigh and Peter

GC Minutes September 15

Greek Council General Meeting

September 15, 2009

 

I.               Co-Chairs

a.     Presidents 7:45-8:45pm Wednesday night Heidi Lounge

b.     Walk a Mile in Her Shoes (in high heels!) Thoughts?

 

II.             Rush / Orientation Chairs

a.     Meeting for all Rush chairs, Monday Sept. 21 at 7:00pm… Fiesta Room, mandatory

b.     Send pics for Greek Rush pamphlet, Thursday

 

III.           Judicial

a.     Training on Sunday for our awesome new board

 

IV.            Standards

a.     Meeting week from Thursday… MANDATORY attendance!

b.     Less than an hour in duration… time and room to come, Evan will keep you posted.

 

V.              Treasurer

a.     We currently have no money

b.     We are still finding out details on budget allocation

 

VI.            Service

a.     PKD Walk this Saturday

b.     Pkdcure.org, register for Team Emma, meet 9am, please do not drive, either 1K or 5K, will get hours for how much you walk

c.      Still taking donations

d.     PLEASE WEAR JERSEYS, or a Trinity T-Shirt

e.     Meeting Monday Sept. 21 9pm in Storch 110

 

VII.          Secretary

a. Continue to check out the blog. Right here!

 

VIII.        Josh

a.     Conference Crashers: Great success! Comments, feedback welcome

b.     Make-up meeting for Risk Management yet to come, some CDs are available to check out.

c.      Hazing forms were wrongly taken, come in see Josh, get a new form, and get it resigned… you will definitely have more time to complete it.

d.     We are not off to a great start in terms of representation on campus, some complaints have been received

e.     Let’s be a great face for GREEK LIFE at Trinity, watch out for yourselves and for others!

Greek Council Meeting September 1, 2009

Greek Council General Meeting September 1, 2009 Introductions: Dr. Rafael X. Moffett! Excited to be here, and passionate about Greek Life! Our system will be 2nd to NONE! Meeting with every organization Co-Chairs

• October 31st 1:30pm Football Game Tailgating on Halloween!
• Addressing the Trinitonian article about Greeks: Peter and Leigh sent in a letter to the editor expressing concerns, highlighting all the great things we do!
• Training for YOU! Coming soon, emails sent to you soon, we want to know when works for you, show up, very important session to attend to learn about Rush, Standards, etc.
• October 19th-23rd Fat Talk Free Week! Body Image continuation, free pilates at the Quarry on Wednesday night.
• September 19th pilates lesson at 1:00pm at Spectrum, fundraiser, one of our first Body Image supporters

Rush / Orientation

• Meeting early next week, be sure all members are aware of rules
• Silence was never meant to mean you cannot speak with Rushees, it means you are silent about talking about your fraternity or sorority that doesn’t mean you cannot wave to say hi! Be personal, approachable, instead of making them scared of Greeks!

Judicial

• Will be sending out judicial board applications, forward to members so we have a board
• Qualifications: GREEK.

Standards

• Josh: This year, we should expect nothing else than 100% of organizations to meet the standards of excellence!
• Keep records starting NOW.
• Be in contact service and standards chairs

Service

• PKD Walk September 19th 7:30 registration, 1-3 hours for the amount of time you are walking
• Team Emma is currently ranked 5th in the city!
• “United Trinity Team!”
• No more service hours for parties at Flats
• GIVE is April 17th. No beach on this date. Boom done.
• Send summer service hours via email to Brianna Glamory

Secretary

• Greek Council Blog
• Please send me all updated officer lists
• Excel spreadsheet:
• First Name, Last Name, Year, Position, if already sent, resend

Josh

• Training Session September 12-13th it’s gonna be ballin’.
• Conference Crashers
• A few changes to CCI…
• Goodbye to Margaret Farris
• Jamie Thompson will be taking on Margaret’s role
• Sweet new digs at CCI
• Sign in sheet, please let us know you are here! Plus, candy. Yes.
• Take care of yourself, take care of others, take care of this place
• All different organizations, reach out to fraternity and sorority brothers and sisters
• As Greek Life at a small university, we are unique because our organizations are watching out for everyone in the Greek community!
• OPEN DOOR POLICY – come in if Josh is there, definitely ready to talk about any Greek or university issues.

Alcohol use policy originally came from Becky’s office, so for first few weeks Josh is taking over. Cannot use someone from your own organization as the bartender, too much liability. Someone TABC certified outside organization to bartend, as advice and recommendation as opposed to policy. High Expectations for Greek Life! Set a new bar! Higher GPA, more service hours, and the face at all university events! Presidents step up! Greeks at Trinity = 27% of student population