Bucknell University
The Panhellenic Association

General Council Meeting Minutes
April 7 , 2008

• Meeting was called to order at 5:30

  • Roll Call
  • All present
  • Guests
  • Cristie Winkler: Day of Silence Funding Request
  • Day of Silence promotes awareness of LGBT
  • Bucknell expanded mission statement to increase diversity; all groups who have been silenced
  • Requesting Panhel funds for food at one event (approx. $225)
  • President  Reports: Mary O’Sullivan
  • Vote on previous minutes
  • Unanimously passed
  • Discussion regarding Day of Silence Funding Request
  • Not too much interest in funding food (concern about setting precedent)
  • Proposal to fund pledge cards $50
  • Will vote on funding pledge cards at next meeting
  • Letter from Bill Frake, VP of ACE
  • Looking to co-sponsor more non-alcoholic events in the future
  • Keep in mind as it is a great opportunity to increase non-alc participation
  • BU Olympics
  • Low attendance was disappointing
  • Please fill out evaluation as the events cannot be improved if no feed-back is given
  • Homecoming, October 24th
  • Begin forming committees soon
  • Committees will include non-Panhel members, so encourage chapter members to get involved
  • Ideas: street fest, carnival, alumni luncheon
  • Next Panhellenic General Council Meeting: April 14 @ 6pm in Hunt Formal
  • Officer Reports
  • Caludia Denson
  • Faculty Relations Event: date/ location change (will be announced soon)
  • Jaclyn Spechler
  • Thanks for those who participated in Bucknell Olympics
  • Wing Fest was better than last year!
  • Erin Wolfe: Recruitment
  • Open Suites updates/miscellaneous details
  • Amy Schenkel: Recruitment Counselor
  • Day of Silence: Body Image; Panhel participating; Mary will be reading a poem at the Poetry Slam so come support!
  • Open Suites meeting for Panhel and Gamma Chi’s Sunday @ 2pm in Hunt classroom to walk through routes
  • participate by wearing ribbon of support or pledging a day of silence
  • Erin Williams: Treasurer
  • BSG Budget: Fall 2008
  • $1000 for hazing speaker
  • $1000 for alcohol speaker
  • Money allotted for membership dinner and duplicating
  • Funding for Diversity Event: denied
  • BSG Budget: Spring 2009
  • $700 for NGLA conference + $200 for lodging
  • $200 for Recruitment posters
  • Money allotted for Alpha to Omega newsletter
  • Lauren Fohl: Secretary
  • Admitted Students Day
  • Panhel/ IFC representatives at table (poster, slideshow, newsletter)
  • Chapter presidents decided not to have an all sorority table
  • Ashley Hamill: Community Service/ Philanthropy
  • Clothing Drive for Hand-Up Foundation
  • Will take place the last week of classes through finals
  • Please announce to chapters so members save clothes when packing
  • Upcoming service opportunities
  • Neighborhood Thaw-Out: April 18th 3-5pm, ssottile@bucknell.edu
  • Empty Bowls Pottery Workshop: make bowl at craft center Tuesdays 12-5pm to benefit local food banks; 1 hour/ bowl (no limit)
  • 5K Heiter Run: April 12th @ 9am, benefits Donald Heiter Community Center, need race day volunteers poppy.goforth@bucknell.edu
  • Lewisburg Arts Festival: April 25-26th, need help with set-up/clean-up, email poppy.goforth@bucknell.edu if interested
  • Irene Tsao: GAME
  • Fall Diversity event is cancelled due to lack of funding
  • Possible International Game Tournament in fall
  • Greek and Multicultural Leadership Luncheon moved to next fall
  • Alesandra Agresti: GAMMA
  • Fall Hazing/Alcohol speaker on September 23rd
  • Possible speaker: Judge Mitch Crane (sp?), Sigma Phi Epsilon alumnus
  • National Alcohol Screening Day: April 16th
  • Thanks Tau Kappa Epsilon and Chi Omega for great Powedpuff Tourney
  • Jennifer Allen: Alumni Relations
  • Thanks for successful alumni meeting (all sororities were represented)
  • Future ideas: en memorandum (notes to families); alumni cruises
  • Compiling list of current alumni relation activities; have alumni chairs send email with chapter activities
  • Chapter Weekly Updates/ Announcements
  • Alpha Chi Omega
  • Nationals Rep, Jen Patterson, visited last week; very informative
  • New Materialism service projected ended with successful sales; proceeds benefit Donald Heiter Community center
  • Volleyball Tourney with Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sat April 12th from 1-6pm
  • Chi Omega
  • Will celebrate 113th year of founding on Saturday
  • Local Chi Mu Alumni are invited to celebration
  • Thanks for participation in Powderpuff tourney; great event
  • Kappa Kappa Gamma
  • Kappa Classic date change: now April 27th
  • Hope all 6 chapters are represented in tourney
  • Planning miniature golf philanthropy event with Kappa Delta Rho
  • Guest speaker on Body Image at chapter this week
  • Spring Formals this Friday
  •  IFC Update: Joe Valickus, IFC President
  • Next Meeting: Tuesday, 15th @ Delta Upsilon, 8:00pm
  • Advisor’s Notes: Dean Marrara
  • Central Billing forms due by last day of classes
  • Distributed Summer Suite Storage Policy; absolutely NO summer access to items
  • Extension
  •  Headquarters visits begin this Friday
  • chapter members not allowed to converse with visiting representative
  • any questions on founding principals, etc. contact Dean Marrara
  • April is crazy for everyone! Don’t stress out; personal health and academics come first
  • Important Dates
  • April 8: Celebration of Diversity, 5:30-6:45 in Sojka
  • April 10: Julie Bell-Elkins @ 7pm in Trout
  • April 12: Alpha Chi Omega and Sigma Phi Epsilon Sand Volleyball Tourney
  • April 16: Open Suites in Hunt Hall
  • April 17: BU-Burma: Dynamic Relations over 50 years @ 7pm in LC forum
  • April 18: Community Thaw-Out, 3-5pm
  • April 25: Chrysalis Ball, 9pm-1am in Gerhard Fieldhouse
  • April 27: Kappa Classic Soccer Tournament
  • May 5: All Plan for Prominence Materials due