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IFC Minutes - 10/8/08

Interfraternity Council
Bucknell University
October 8th, 2008
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity House

  1. Call to order- 8:02pm by IFC President Joe Valickus
  2. Roll

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SPE

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SAE
KDR
LCA

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PKP

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KAP
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  1. Last week’s minutes

Motion to Approve:  [X]                     Second: [X]                 [Passed]

  1. Special Guests
    1. Chelsea Burghoff – Activities and Campus Events
      1. Mr. Bucknell Pageant – Nov. 1st
        1. Cash prizes -- Money for fraternity
        2. Each contestant needs a sponsor - fraternities work as sponsors
        3. Three Events
          1. Costume Contest  – Superheroes Theme
          2. Swimsuit Contest
          3. Talent Show
        4. Winner receives $300, and his sponsor also receives $300
        5. E-mail clb042@ to submit nominations, for questions etc.
    2. Janice Butler – Office of Service-Learning
      1. Bucknell Brigade in Nicaragua
        1. Joey Ross – January Brigade
          1. Counts for P4P -- Give a 20 minute presentation
          2. Counts for additional philanthropy if help purchase or donate needed items, wish list distributed to presidents
    3. Kevin Recio – Tau Kappa Epsilon & Delta Gamma
      1. Wing Eating Contest – Oct. 16th
        1. 6:00-9:00pm at TKE Chapter House
        2. Tickets are on sale in the LC Mall this week
  2. Reports
    1. Alumni Liaison- Greg Wagner
      1. Absent
      2. Homecoming Weekend -- Alpha to Omega Alumni Brunch
        1. Larison Dining Hall at 10:30am
    2. GAMMA- Penton Mott
      1. Alcohol Awareness Week – Oct. 20-24th
        1. Dr. Stark coming in on the Tuesday
        2. ER Doctor
        3. Events for Awareness Week
          1. October 22nd – Panhel Mocktails Event
          2. Simulation Drunk Driving Event… including a ball toss, walking a straight line, etc.
      2. TIPS Training
        1. TIPS training for individual chapters – set up through Bob Thomas
    3. GAME- Chen Mao
      1. Diversity Speaker -- Teja Arboleda
        1. On hold - Finding a suitable location for the event
    4. Community Service/Philanthropy- Scott Shapiro
      1. Greek Iron Chef  - Nov 13th
        1. Get back to Shapiro by the Oct. 21st regarding which course your chapter wants to prepare and what dish/es they are preparing
        2. Tickets $6 each
    5. Special Events- Jack Swain
      1. No Report
    6. Secretary- Rob Shanahan
      1. Absent - No Report
    7. Recruitment- Karan Shah
      1. Presidents: Turn in your recruitment Surveys
      2. Please remember to get the sophomore recruitment surveys next IFC meeting
      3. Look Out for an Upcoming Recruitment Policy Meeting
        1. Possibly Thursday evening
        2. Karan will get back to presidents regarding time and location
    8. Treasurer- Jeff Pike
      1. Absent - No Report
    9. VP-External – Jay Sliger
      1. Absent
      2. Held Card Access Meeting with Chapter Presidents 10/7/08
        1. Poor turnout to the meeting
        2. Presidents - can’t expect changes to be made or issues to be addressed if you don’t get involved.  Get Involved.
    10. VP-Internal- Tom Leaman
      1. Greek Transition Workshop / Committee
      2. Chapter Elections
        1. Too many late elections for chapters
        2. IFC will be holding elections early/mid November
      3. No GMT this weekend – Fall Break
      4. GMT for Homecoming
    11. President- Joe Valickus
      1. Public Safety Comments / Feedback
        1. Issue with door alarms not working properly
        2. Concern with list numbers - PSafe said there were too many on list
        3. Make sure that PAs include any issues they have with door alarms and public safety in their reports
      2. Next meeting’s host – Tuesday, October 21st at 8:00 pm
        1. Tau Kappa Epsilon – Thanks to TKE for hosting.
  3. Panhellenic Report- Mary O’Sullivan
    1. Next Panhellenic meeting: Monday, Oct 20th,  Hunt Formal, 5:45 pm  
    2. Have a wonderful break!
  4. Advisor Report- Dean Marrara
    1. Homecoming – In regards to your Alumni
      1. Remember that its your house now, not theirs, so don’t let them wreck it
      2. Be sure to schedule events to have doors unlocked so alums can get in
    2. Congrats to Greek Homecoming Hosts/Hostesses!
    3. MPP Money
      1. Donate as a chapter! A lot of chapters have not donated anything on their own
    4. Checked chapters’ website – they all need work - would not pass standards at present
    5. Thanks for going to the volleyball game, go to men’s and women’s athletics games!
    6. It’s been a rough semester, but enjoy your break, within reason
    7. Most important travel safely and come back safely
  5. Public Safety- Officer Snyder
    1. Apologies for working out bugs in the card access system
    2. If alarm is going off in error, please give us a quick ring so we can drop by
    3. Sometimes the hardware isn’t correctly installed by the vendor
    4. Enjoy your breaks and have a safe vacation
  6. Old Business
  7. New Business
    1. Will O’Brien – KDR - would like to see some Greeks at the water polo tournament games (Weekend after Fall Break)
  8. Upcoming Events / Important Dates
    1. Tues, Oct 21 - Next IFC Meeting @ TKE 8:00pm
    2. Tues, Oct 20-24 – Alcohol Awareness Week
    3. Wed, Oct 22 – Panhellenic Mocktails Event, Larison Dining Hall, Time TBD
    4. Fri-Sun, Oct 24-26 – Homecoming 2008
    5. Sun, Oct 26 – Greek Alumni Brunch, Larison Dining Hall, 10:30 am
    6. Fri, Oct 31 – Fall Roster Updates Due, 4 pm
    7. Wed, Nov 5 – Central Billing Cards Due for Spring 2009, 4 pm
    8. Tues, Nov 25-30 – Thanksgiving Break
    9. Fri, Dec 12 – All Fall 2008 Plan for Prominence Materials Due, LC 218, 12 pm
  9. Adjourn

Meeting Adjourned 8:31pm

Rob Shanahan
rob.shanahan@bucknell.edu
IFC Secretary

Minutes Taken by: Tom Leaman
   
 
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