DRAFT Phi Delta Chi Pharmacy Fraternity 72nd Grand Council Minutes Hyatt Regency Orange County Anaheim, CA July 30 - August 4, 2019 1 DRAFT DRAFT Phi Delta Chi Pharmacy Fraternity Minutes of the 72nd Grand Council Anaheim, CA July 30 - August 4, 2019 Table of Contents Official Minutes Appendix A – Schedule of Events Appendix B – Attendees by Name Appendix C – Grand President Address of Grand Officer’s Reports and Grand President Report Appendix D – Grand Past President Report Appendix E – Grand VP for Collegiate Affairs Report Appendix F – Grand VP for Alumni Affairs Report Appendix G – Grand VP for Communications Report Appendix H – Grand VP for Student Affairs Report Appendix I – Executive Director Address Appendix J – Policy Development Topics as Presented at Grand Council Appendix K – Memorial Service Roll Call Appendix L – Actions of the 2017-2019 Executive Council Appendix M – CE Providers and ACPE Numbers Appendix O – Roll Call Sheets Appendix P – Sign-In Sheets for Interim and Final Business Sessions Appendix Q – Report of the Pharmacy Leadership & Education Institute (PLEI) Appendix R – Consent Agenda Appendix S – Policy Development Topics as Passed on the Consent Agenda Appendix T – Grand Council Sponsors 2 DRAFT DRAFT Phi Delta Chi Pharmacy Fraternity 72nd Grand Council Anaheim, CA July 30 - August 4, 2019 Official Minutes The 72nd Grand Council of Phi Delta Chi Pharmacy Fraternity officially opened at 9:00 am on Wednesday, July 31, in Grand Ballrooms E-G of the Hyatt Regency Orange County (11999 Harbor Blvd, Garden Grove, CA 92840), Grand President Traci Thompson (Lambda) presiding. The Grand Council Schedule appears in Appendix A. The list of attendees, alphabetically by last name, appears in Appendix B. The 72nd Grand Council featured the 16th iteration of the Officer Training Courses (OTCs). This Grand Council also featured four continuing-education (CE) sessions. Two were conducted by facilitators from the Pharmacy Leadership & Education Institute as part of an integration of the Leader-Development Seminar (LDS) resources into the Grand Council program. Both were accredited by Pharmacy Times and earned 4.25 CE contact hours. The remaining two programs were each worth 1 contact hour and were conducted by Brothers Katy Armstrong (Lambda) and Jimmy Stevens (Gamma Theta) and were accredited by Ohio Northern University. The session information for these can be found in Appendix M. Wednesday, July 30, 2019 Opening Business Session The Grand Council opened with the Grand Council officers conducting a formal meeting opening according to the Fraternity’s Ritual. After the meeting was open, Grant Stimes (Psi) performed the Ritual ceremony referred to as “Alpha.” At its conclusion, Grand President Traci Thompson rapped the gavel officially opening the 72nd Grand Council. Brother Thompson provided opening greetings and Worthy Grand Council Prelate Courtney Sullivan (Delta Gamma) gave the invocation. Brother Thompson then introduced the chapter advisor of our host chapter, the University of Southern California, Dr Richard Dang, who brought greetings from the university. Next, Brother Talin Bchakjian, WCC of the Omicron Chapter, brought greetings from our Host Chapter. Executive Director Kenny Walkup (Alpha Upsilon) then introduced James Carey from Carey Law based in South Lyon, Michigan. Carey Law was hired by the Fraternity in response to Beta Nu alumnus Lindsay Kunkle’s recommendation at the 71st Grand Council that “through an ad-hoc committee of Brothers and/or expert consultation, to review the level of detail in our Constitution and Bylaws and migrate inappropriate granularity to policies and procedures.” James Carey brought forward comments on the work that had been completed. 3 DRAFT DRAFT Brother Walkup then paid tribute to the 30th anniversary of the first Leader-Development Seminar that took place in Monterey, California, in 1989. His remarks: “When we gather in Grand Council, we commonly take time to acknowledge key historical milestones. In today's case, we look back 30 years to 1989, to the 57th Grand Council convened just 350 miles north of us, in Monterey, California. The Grand Officers of the day took a gamble to radically revise the Grand Council programming, to conduct the first Leader-Development Seminar, 15 hours of immersive leadership training that Phi Delta Chi has become famous for. For us, the L in LDS stands for Leader, not Leadership. We work to enhance the person, not just talk about leadership as an abstract concept. “LDS was held annually its first four years, then fell into the pattern of filling in the even- numbered summers, in the years between the biennial Grand Councils. Thus, we held LDS number 17 in 2018 in Virginia Beach. In the early years, attendees took the role of four inactive Chapters seeking to reinvigorate themselves. “In 2002, in Denver, the approach changed to a more personally introspective approach, what we now refer to as developing "the Leader Within." We have long looked to a saying from the Buddha that one should look inwardly before attempting to influence others. In our leader training, we emphasize that one cannot become "the Leader in Front," at the podium, with a hand on a gavel, unless one is well founded in understanding the Leader Within.” GP Thompson then announced the Grand Council Officers: Office Name Chapter WCC Talin Bchakjian Omicron WVC Carly Shick Beta Iota WKRS Michelle Nguyen Alpha Psi WKF Ritu Malhotra Alpha Psi WC Gia Duong Gamma Beta WP Courtney Sullivan Delta Gamma WAL Irene Chia Alpha Psi WMA Alexis Hand Alpha Psi WIG Emmanuel Anozie Gamma Theta 4 DRAFT At the opening session, the following substitutions were made: WKRF Jennifer Ito Alpha Psi WMA Soren White Beta Iota WIG Simone Truong Delta Epsilon Brother Thompson then appointed Grand Parliamentarian John Grabenstein (Beta Gamma) with Yancey Lockhart (Gamma Gamma) serving as assistant to the parliamentarian. Executive Director Kenny Walkup (Alpha Upsilon) called the roll of Chapters. A list of roll call attendance appears in Appendix O. Officer Reports were then presented by Grand President Traci Thompson (Lambda, Appendix C) and Executive Director Kenny Walkup (Alpha Upsilon, Appendix I). All other officer reports were available in the Grand Council electronic application (“app,” Appendix D-H), setup by Assistant to the Executive Director, Eric Barbye (Gamma Omicron). Brother Thompson returned to the podium and stated: “As we were planning this Grand Council, we came to the realization that through the years we have acknowledged some outgoing Grand Presidents and not others. In 1989 Ralph Saroyan stepped down as Grand President and was given a token of appreciation from the Fraternity. The same can be said for John Grabenstein and Tom Ellington. This year, we will be making up for past transgressions. We have plaques to present to the Grand Presidents who were not acknowledged with a small token of appreciation in the past. I will read the names of every Grand President since 1981 and ask them to come forward. Please hold your applause until they are all in front.” Plaques were then presented to all past Grand Presidents from 1981 forward who had not received one previously. Following general announcements, the Grand Council officers then closed the opening session and the Brothers proceeded to have the Grand Council photo taken on the Front Drive of the hotel. Photography services were provided by Jody Toth. Following lunch, the Open Candidate Review took place, where the attendees met the candidates for the Executive Council positions. Next was the first meeting of the Regional Caucuses, followed by the first meetings of Reference Committees, and then the Regional Nominations Committees. The day concluded with the Chapter Swap Meet. Thursday, August 1st 5 DRAFT The day opened with a Delegate Orientation Session, where delegates were instructed on the use of the Consent Agenda (Appendix S) that would be used for the first time at a Grand Council. Delegates then moved to the first ever Delegate/Governance Track. This track focused solely on the constitution overhaul, functioning as a committee. At the same time the first two Officer Training Courses (OTCs) were supplemented with two concurrent Leader Development Seminar (LDS) tracks titled “Leading from Within.” This track was led by facilitators from the Pharmacy Leadership & Education Institute (PLEI), the 501(c)(3) foundation started by Phi Delta Chi Fraternity. The track was offered free to the participants, with Phi Delta Chi covering the expenses. Following lunch, the second round of Regional Caucuses took place, followed by chapter interviews conducted by the Regional Officers. A Professional Interviewing Skills program took place at 5:00 pm and was recorded for Brothers to view following Grand Council. The day ended with each Region hosting its own Regional Celebration. Friday, August 2th Friday began with breakfast and a meeting of the PLEI Board of Directors. For the first time, concurrent programming tracks were offered during our business sessions. Non-delegates had the option to participate in the non-business session or watch the interim business session. The non-business sessions offered concurrently with the Interim Business Session were: Bar Trivia, hosted by JT Simonsen, and How to Dress for Success, hosted by representatives from Men’s Warehouse. Interim Business Session Delegates were asked to sign-in as they entered the room. The delegate sign-in sheets appear in Appendix P. The Interim Business Session convened on Friday, August 2, 2019, at 9:00 am. Grand President Thompson presided. Roll call was taken by Executive Director Kenny Walkup. There were 147 seated delegates. A list of those answering roll call appears in Appendix O. The Interim Business Session began with GP Traci Thompson recognizing our Honorary Grand President selected for this meeting. Alpha Brother Dena Dillon was selected for her service to the profession and dedication to Phi Delta Chi. Brother Dillon received a standing ovation.