Meeting Minutes – 12/13/09

1.    Introduction

2.    President, & Secretary

a.      Communication within the Sorority

                                               i.     Listerve-Strike Policy

                                              ii.     Website (SDT News, Calendar, Tabs)

                                            iii.     Small Reminders (Texts, E-mails)

b.     Chapter Meetings

                                               i.     Dates on Website/E-mail Reminders

                                              ii.     Letters, 1st of every month

                                            iii.     No phones, FAST MEETINGS

c.      Housing

                                               i.     16 spots, first come first serve

                                              ii.     Older Sister Priority

                                            iii.     Lowest standards Alpha Omicrons to fill

d.     Contact Elyssa at enemet@gwmail.gwu.edu if need dates booked for Marvin Center

3.    Vice President

a.      In charge of General Board Meetings (Alexis will contact you about scheduling meetings)

b.     Need Sports Chair (to work with erin), Ritual Chair (to work with Jordyn and Pledge Moms), Fundraising Chair (To work with Lauren)

c.      Alumni Chair needs to meet with Lauren to discuss donation Cards

d.     Risk Management needs to meet with Erin to discuss Forms

e.      Programming needs to meet with Jordyn to discuss preparing and advertising Rush

f.       Standards needs to meet with Josephs to discuss standards board

g.      Scholarship needs to meet with Alexis and Erin

4.    Philanthropy

a.      Philanthropy Days

                                               i.     Dinner, Action Auction, Soccer Game, Sales, Bake Sales etc

                                              ii.     Need AO Fundraising chair

                                            iii.     Profits for Juls, PCAA and sorority

b.     Frat Philanthropy –Pike, Sig-ep, AEPI

c.      Proposals for new Philanthropy ideas or fundraisers due to Lauren Schmidt by Jan 1 2010. (schmidtl@gwmail.gwu.edu)

5.    Social Chair

a.      Spring Formal

                                               i.     Perspective places, ideas, prices

b.     Spring Crush Party? Theme or o theme? (theme./idea proposals due to erin by Jan 1)

c.      Mixers, Social Events –Who do you want to mix with?  And where? We will vote

d.     Sisterhood events (inter-sorority, sorority mixers), senior goodbye dinner (May 2) –vote on events, places

e.      Intramural Sports! Website for Dates-Sign Up for Teams! –vote on team capt and need members to sign up!

f.       Proposals for new Social ideas or fundraisers due to Erin Cunningham (eec926@gwmail.gwu.edu)

6.    Rush Chair

a.      Spring Rush (Jan 25, 26, 27, Bid Bay 29)

                                               i.     Dates, clothing, times, ideas, structure –need Bid Day ideas

                                              ii.     Rush Workshop (Wed Jan 20 9-11pm)

                                            iii.     Advertising!

                                            iv.     Bid Day clothing/gifts

b.     Proposals for new Rush ideas (ESPECIALY BID DAY) are due to Jordyn Gottlieb by Jan 1 2010. (gotjor@gwmail.gwu.edu)

7.    Pledge Moms

a.      New pledge Events

                                               i.     Improving old pledging events

                                              ii.     Initiation/Pledge Party= March 7 (Marvin Room 308 9-2pm) Pinning = Wed, Feb 10 (Marvin Room 310 7-9pm)

                                            iii.     Events = TBA, CHECK CALENDAR and emails, for updates

b.     Proposals for new Pledging activities are de to Emily Accetta or Alana Rubenstein by Jan 1 2010. (eaccetta@gwmail.gwu.edu, ah_rubes@gwmail.gwu.edu)

8.    Standards

a.      Discuss changes from old Standards system

b.    Contact JOSEPHS with excuses for missing chapter/mandatory events

c.      Proposals for new Standards ideas are de to Sarah Josephs Jan 1 2010. (sjosephs@gwmail.gwu.edu)

d.     24 cancellation policy

9.    Treasurer

a.      Dues are going up! Explain why

                                               i.     NOT FOR SENIORS. but for everyone else.

b.     Greek Bill? Helpful or Hassel?

c.      Budget Breakdown coming up

10. Panhel

a.      Ashley –Website (Rush tab, SDT news Tab, Philanthropy Tab, History of SDT Tab, Clothing Sizes) REGISTER

11. Clothing

a.      Budget/All-House Clothing ideas (All-house sweatshirt, and athletic T-shirt)

b.     Ashley Designing some

c.      Proposals for new Clothing Styles are de to Ashley Goldstein by Jan 1 2010. (algold@gwmail.gwu.edu)

12. Other

a.      MAKE SURE YOU SIGN THE SHEETS BEING PASSED AROUND!

b.     Contact President with questions always! sarafish@gwmail.gwu.edu or 908-723-4512 or Ihouse Rm. 608

c.      General Board Meetings-new positions-voting

d.     Lets get our GPA’s Up – Vote Study Hours, Tutors, Test banks etc

e.      Fines? – Only if you sign up to do something and don’t do it/show up, Overdue Dues/Payments, Violate Strike Policy

13. THINGS DECIDED ON AT CHAPTER

a.      Congrats to Sam Goldstein our new Fundraising Chair!

b.     Congrats to Cori Stone our new Athletics Chair!

                                               i.     She will be developing intramural sports teams for SDT

c.      Congrats to Gina Denaopli our new Ritual Chair!               

                                               i.     She will be in charge of ordering more initiation booklets and ordering new robes.

d.     We will be ordering Big Wooded Greek SDT Letters for the fall.

e.      Liste-serve 3 strike policy

f.       Social Chair E-mail = social.sigmadeltatau.gmail

g.      Wear letter to the first chapter meeting of each mon