<p> Minutes of San Diego State University Panhellenic Association March 17th, 2013</p><p>The weekly meeting was called to order by President Sophia Huynh at 2:02 PM in Student Life and Leadership. The roll was called by Secretary Alison Schlosser. </p><p>ROLL CALL: </p><p>GUESTS: The following guests were present:  Caitlin Clark running for College of Business Representative for AS.  Sarah Nohrden running for Student Support Commission Representative for AS.  J-Cole and his team running for AS.  Keagan Casey running for Student at Large Representative for AS.  Abby Kim running for Community Service Representative for AS. </p><p>USFC Representative, Jenny Huerta ([email protected]) reported:  Alpha Pi Sigma’s Culture Night Thursday March 20 doors open at 6:30pm and it starts at 7pm in Montezuma Hall.  Special thanks to Sophia for participating in our Pi(e) Day fundraiser. IFC Representative, J. Cole ([email protected]) reported:  IFC exec applications due today at 4:30PM  IFC is getting more involved in AS</p><p>PREVIOUS MINUTES: The minutes of the March 10th, 2014 meeting were approved as distributed. </p><p>TREASURER’S REPORT: The Treasurer reported as follows:</p><p>Beginning balance (Nov. 2013) $103,306.19</p><p>Revenue $_____ Expenses $42,569.67</p><p>Ending balance (date) $60,736.52</p><p>The following bills were approved for payment:</p><p>OFFICER REPORTS</p><p>The Vice President ([email protected]) Hillary Gerth reported: PRESENT  Community service opportunity:  Luau themed carnival at Spreckel's Elementary. It will be on Saturday, March 22nd for a majority of the day. The link to sign up is below:  http://www.volunteersignup.org/KDH4E</p><p>The Secretary ([email protected]) Alison Schlosser had no report. PRESENT</p><p>The Treasurer ([email protected]) Katherine Graham had no report. PRESENT</p><p>The Judicial Director ([email protected]) Katelin Carollo reported: NOT PRESENT  This year Panhellenic will be hosting a fun and interactive workshop to get everyone excited for recruitment. It will be very similar to the previous workshop "Something of Value" where members of all houses will have the opportunity to talk about any of the stereotypical issues they have in this Greek community, and see all the underlying commonality issues people have on this cam- pus.  Phired Up, a team of fraternity and sorority trainers, will be coming in to help the Panhellenic Ex- ecutive Board run this workshop and bring a fresh outlook to our process.  Chapters with 50% attendance get points for accreditation!  ALSO: The chapter with the highest attendance gets a Panhellenic sponsored event so boost some positive PR and role deep!</p><p>The Chapter Programming Director ([email protected]) Jordan Masters reported: PRESENT → Tonight is the last night to sign up to buy a Greek Night Tank! PLEASE tell your chapters to like the Facebook page and fill out the Google Doc form on the page Money for Tickets and Tshirts are DUE: Monday, March 24!! If you do not sell all your tickets, they will be distributed to other chapters → Thank you to everyone who signed up for Flag Football!</p><p>The Risk Management Director ([email protected]) Ashley Fleck had no report. PRESENT</p><p>The Activities Director ([email protected]) Michelle Jackson reported: PRESENT  Spring GLAB Head Tax is DUE ASAP! o Make checks payable to Associated Students with GLAB in the memo!  Final cut of music is due March 24th at 11am to SLL  Clothing Drive starts today and ends March 24th! If all items are collected, the team earns 200 points! o Drop Off Locations: . Red Team: Delta Gamma . Green Team: Delta Zeta . Orange Team: Gamma Phi Beta . Blue Team: Sigma Phi Epsilon . Purple Team: Kappa Delta o Items Needed: . 10 Backpacks . 15 Hoodies . 2 Sleeping Bags . 20 Jeans . 10 Shoes with Laces . 5 Packs of NEW White Socks . 50 Tshirts - Any type, any logo . 1 case of water  Greek Week Shirts: Pick up in SLL (Yvonne’s old office) between 2pm-4pm TODAY! Some chap- ters will need more than one person to pick up the shirts.  5 days until Greek Week begins!  Addition: Proposing to donate to the Greek Week beneficiary Photo Charity.</p><p>The Public Relations Director ([email protected]) Maya Krupa reported: PRESENT  Professional Networking Workshop, Tentatively April 17th, open to community, bringing in renowned guest speakers from business world, allowing time to mingle and talk about speaker’s success story as well, More details to come. We will be in the process of collecting pictures/videos for an “Go Greek @ SDSU” promo video so if your chapters have recent pics/videos from fundraisers, walks, etc. email them to me at [email protected]</p><p>The Scholarship Director ([email protected]) Brittany Grover-Sidler reported: PRESENT Order of Omega  Initiated 19 new members last week. Congrats to everyone who initiated! Scholarship Essay  The Scholarship Essay Contest for Spring is now open.  The app is on the panhellenic website  Due on May 5  Winner will be announced next semester Scholarship Workshops  Time Management and Study Techniques Workshop offered by SLL and worth points for accredi- tation  Link on how to sign up: http://studentaffairs.sdsu.edu/SLL/leadership/leadership-workshops.html</p><p>The AS Liaison ([email protected]) Abby Kim reported: PRESENT  Associated Students Elections are this week! Vote March 17th-March 20th on Webportal  Following the Elections, appointed applications for A.S. Councils will be available to turn in, so if you’re still interested in getting involved, but didn’t run for a position, there are still opportunities, so look out for those.  Nominations for Aztec Achievement Awards are due by March 19th. Go on to the A.S. Website for more information and to nominate.  I will have office hours on Wednesday from 1pm-3pm, for anyone who is interested.  GreenFest 2014 is Monday, April 21st, through Thursday, April 24th. Please visit http://as.sdsu.edu/greenfest/ for a list of all the events during this exciting week! o The Informational Sessions will be held on: . Monday, March 17th, from 1:00pm - 2:00pm in Park Boulevard . Wednesday, March 19th, from 11:00am - 12:00pm in Pride Suite o Student Team Application is due Friday, March 28th, by 4pm in the AS Office located on the third floor of the Aztec Student Union (Suite 320) or by email to asub- [email protected]. o Once your team has submitted a GreenFest Student Team Application, there will be a mandatory meeting in which at least one student team member is required to attend on Wednesday, April 9th, from 11:00am - 12:00pm in Park Boulevard.  The State Report comes out today. Its a news video produced by students with very important and relevant information, so check that out!  The Diversity Commission of AS is hosting an event to learn new languages on March 25th in Templo Mayor from6:30pm-8:30pm. Come learn a few sayings from a few new languages!  There will be a Community Service Expo on April 9th in Scripps. This is a great opportunity for your chapter to find new community service events!  Relay for Life is coming up on April 12th.</p><p>The Recruitment Director ([email protected]) Laura Garcia reported: PRESENT  Recruitment Meeting is Wednesday at 7pm </p><p>The Assistant Recruitment Director ([email protected]) Jerica Tidwell reported: PRESENT  Have you Rho Chis on the look out for an email this week asking for dates that work for them for spring training! </p><p>The President ([email protected]) Sophia Huynh reported: PRESENT  The annual Aztec Achievement Awards recognizes excellence in the numerous contributions that students, faculty, staff, and community partners make to the Aztec family- all in one special evening! The online Aztec Achievement Awards nominations submission deadline is this Wednesday, March 19th, 2014. o I challenge YOU to nominate and encourage all your members in Panhellenic Association to submit an online application for any Aztec you know that you believe is qualified for each of the prestigious awards! o It's an easy 3 minute application and ALL Aztecs are eligible! The link to submit an online nomination is: http://as.sdsu.edu/govt/forms/AAAapp.php  Panhellenic Exec Applications DUE TODAY at 4:30pm to Jordan!!! o Interviews will start 3/18-3/21</p><p>The Panhellenic Advisor, Jordan Lewton ([email protected]) reported: Community Highlights/Kudos Panhellenic Recruitment Counselors Announced! New Rho Chis were announced at Panhellenic Chapter Meetings this past Monday! Congratulations to all the women and thank you for applying!</p><p>Order of Omega Initiates New Members! New members were initiated at Order of Omega's Initiation ceremony this week! For more information about Order of Omega, please contact Michelle Shepard ([email protected]). </p><p>Chapter Advisor Meeting 16 chapter advisors met Wednesday and had productive conversations about how best to support the chapters! Please mark your calendars and spread the word about the next meeting April 9, 2014 at 6 pm in SLL.</p><p>USFC Pi(e) Day The annual event was again a great success! </p><p>Accreditation Fall 2013 results will be posted soon! Thanks for your patience :)</p><p>Happenings Next Week PAST DUE: Panhellenic - spring head tax for GLAB</p><p>PAST DUE: USFC - spring head tax for GLAB</p><p>PAST DUE: Greek Week Liability Forms Chapters should have received an email with Greek Week liability forms to be returned. Contact your Council Activities Director for more information.</p><p>PAST Due: Bid Finalizing! Please make finalizing the bids your priority next week! Email me and/or schedule an appointment if you would like. </p><p>PAST Due: Updated Chapter Roster Rosters are closed for chapter presidents to log in and update. Schedule an appointment with me to make changes. </p><p>Chapter Greek Week Shirts Ready for pick up! Depending on chapter size, you may need more than 1 individual to pick up. Contact Clarissa Slagle ([email protected]) if you're unable to pick up during the time frame below. Pick up time: Wed. Mar. 19 2 - 4 pm SLL, Yvonne's old office</p><p>Council Executive Board Applications DUE MONDAY! Executive Board Applications are available until Mar. 17. A hard copy must be submitted to Student Life and Leadership no later than Mar. 17 at 4:30 pm . Upon turning in application, you will be asked to sign up for a 30 min. interview. Interviews will be conducted Mar. 18 - Mar. 21.</p><p>*IFC is the only council that restricts chapter exec. board members from applying for an IFC exec. board position. All other councils, check with your chapter/headquarter policies/bylaws. </p><p>Rec letters may be attached to the application or emailed to [email protected]. </p><p>Greek Award Applications DUE APRIL 7! Greek Award Applications are available until April 7. A hard copy must be submitted to Student Life and Leadership no later than Apr. 7 at 4:30 pm . Questions? Email Jordan at [email protected]. </p><p>House Director Meeting House Directors will be meeting in SLL to discuss updates, issues, etc. Wed. Mar. 19 2-3 pm SLL Seminar Room</p><p>Greek Week STARTS FRIDAY! Get your teams out to see Opening Ceremonies and compete in Greek Games! Contact your chapter delegate for up to date information. Fri. Mar. 21 12 - 3 pm ASU, Montezuma Hall</p><p>Panhellenic VP Membership/Recruitment Mtg. The purpose of this meeting is to prepare for fall 2014 formal recruitment. We would like to ask only chapter VP Membership/Recruitment Chairs to attend. Chapter VPM/Rs and Chapter Advisors should have received a separate email regarding this meeting and more! Weekly - Wed. 7 pm SLL, Seminar room</p><p>Current Applications / Registrations Greek Awards IFC Executive Board CPA (Panhellenic Association) Executive Board USFC Executive Board Visit website for applications</p><p>REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES</p><p>REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES</p><p>UNFINISHED BUSINESS </p><p>NEW BUSINESS APSA Fashion Talent Show $250 sponsorship Michelle Morales Break the Silence against Domestic Violence baskets Photo Charity $500 sponsorship (Greek Week beneficiary)</p><p>ANNOUNCEMENTS </p><p>The following announcements were made:</p><p>Chapter news: Alpha Chi Omega (morgank116@hotmail): Alpha Epsilon Phi ([email protected]): Alpha Gamma Delta ([email protected]): Alpha Phi ([email protected]): Delta Gamma ([email protected]): Delta Zeta ([email protected]): Gamma Phi Beta ([email protected]): Kappa Delta ([email protected]): Pi Beta Phi ([email protected]): </p><p>The next meeting will be March 24th, 2014 in Student Life and Leadership.</p><p>ADJOURNMENT </p><p>The meeting adjourned at 2:38 PM.</p><p>Alison Schlosser, Secretary</p><p>Approval: Alpha Chi Omega</p>