CPC Minutes (January 28, 2016)
900 Oakwood Street
342U EMU Student Center
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Meeting Opened:
7:02pm
Officers Present:
All Present
Delegates Present:
ΑΓΔ
ΑΣΤ
ΑΞΔ
ΔΖ
ΣΔΤ
ΣΚ
ΣΝΦ
ΣΣΣ
Senior
X
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Junior
X
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X
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Special Guests:
Officer Reports:
President:
● Affiliation Forms are due February 18th
● Office Hours on Mondays 4:30pm-6:30pm or by appointment
○ abakhaus@emich.edu
● CPC Meeting Cancelled on February 4th (woohoo)
● Officer Transition Retreat - Saturday, April 16th @ 12pm-5pm
○ MANDATORY for all outgoing and incoming officers
● Slate - Thursday, March 31 @ 7pm
○ MANDATORY for Senior and Junior Delegates
● Fraternity/Sorority Experience Survey (FSES)
○ 90% of chapter for $100 in Xfund
● GSAP Interviews
○ Presidents will gain access to a Google Doc with list of evaluators and their contact
information.
○ Contact your evaluators IMMEDIATELY!
● Mixed Drinks, Mixed Emotions: Alcohol Abuse and Mental Health
○ Wednesday, February 17th @ 7pm and 8:30pm - Student Center Ballroom
○ This program is being sponsored SAFENOW Suicide Prevention Grant and Athletics
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Catalyst - Saturday, February 13th @ 12pm-5pm
○ 80% of your chapter is recommended for GSAP recognition
Presidents’ Meetings
○ 2/1 @ 8:15pm - Student Center Room 104
○ 2/29 @ 7:30pm - Student Center Room 204
○ 3/28 @ 7:00pm - Student Center Room 104
UIFI Scholarships due March 18th @ Midnight
○ emich.edu/campuslife/greek-life/current-members.php
Leadership Exchange Apps due TOMORROW (Jan. 29) @ Midnight
○ https://docs.google.com/a/emich.edu/forms/d/1FcB78GjYRQ4Huow6K_bCBfT37BiOW
OEKZIa2vONirqs/viewform
Go to the Sexual Assault Prevention Week!
○ Kelly McDonald - kmcdon16@emich.edu
Internship Fair - February 3rd @ 12pm-3pm - Student Center Ballroom
○ Registration deadline Feb. 1st
○ https://app.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/289/student_preview
Executive Vice President:
● The next GLASS dates are as follows:
○ 2/11/2016- GLASS Recertification in room 301
○ 2/12/2016- GLASS I in room 310 B
○ 2/18/2016- GLASS Recertification in room 301
○ 2/19/2016- GLASS II in room 301
*Please make sure you are attending these dates, because Formal season is coming up, and it will be more
and more full in the later months.
● FASTforWARD programs: Please check them out and get to know what our Greek Life offers,
there are also different incentives that are offered.
● Please be get topics to me for anything you all want to see at the social policy conference at
Catalyst, please also remember that Presidents and Risk Management Chairs must be present.
● If anyone is interested in my position, I would love to sit down with you. Please contact me at
Braber@emich.edu
● Risk Management Chairs and Social Chairs should be on the lookout for a survey I will be
sending out in regards to our workshop we will be having in early March.
● The Manual of Information has been updated: NPC released the 21st edition
Vice President of Membership:
● Recruitment Meeting
○ February 2nd at 4 p.m. in room 300 of the Student Center.
● Gamma Rho Chi Applications due February 1st, the Gamma Rho Chi Icebreaker will be on
March 18th from 9:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. in room 320 of the Student Center. Gamma Rho Chi
interviews are from February 5th through the 7th.
● Recruitment dates amended to September 22-25th due to having the option to better room
availability, and lack of meeting conflicts.
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Implementing the hashtag #FindYourYellowUmbrella to advertise fall recruitment. Follow
@EMUSorority16 on Twitter and Facebook.
There is a recruitment informational session on February 19th at 12 p.m. in the Student Center
room 330.
Vice President of Education:
● Gamma Sigma Alpha
○ Encourage members to apply!
■ Brochure: http://gammasigmaalpha.org/wpcontent/uploads/pdf/GSAbrochureNEW.pdf
○ Have interested members contact me as soon as possible!
○ Just have to fill out one easy form.
○ Money is due Feb 15th.
■ Initiation Fee: $35
■ Graduation Cords: $10
■ Checks Payable: College Panhellenic Council
○ Initiation is Feb 18th.
● Photovoice
○ Vision: "for a world in which no one is denied the opportunity to speak out and be
heard."
○ Topic: Mental Health
○ Participant & Committee Meetings
■ Mon, Feb 29 at 6pm in SC Room 302
■ Mon, Mar 14 at 6pm in SC Room 302
○ Example:
http://www.myacpa.org/sites/default/files/ccaps_2011_convention_Photovoice_ACPA_2
011.pdf
● Scholar of the Month
○ February 15 next submission due
● Career Day hosted by Sigma Kappa
○ 30 different speakers come in to talk about MANY different careers
○ March 12 at 2pm
○ Contact Kennedy Smith with any questions
■ ksmit191@emich.edu
● Scholarship Opportunity
○ https://www.npcwomen.org/foundation/scholarships.aspx
Vice President of External Affairs:
● Vision will be hosting another Community Fair on Thursday Feb. 4 from 11-1pm in the ballroom
○ Come out and learn about all of the local service project you can be apart of
○ Also, get informed and get cool gifts from all the tables.
● Philanthropy/Service Meeting
○ Monday February 1st @8pm
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○ Monday February 29th @8pm
Sisterhood/ Social Meeting
○ Monday February 8th @8pm
○ Monday March 21st @8pm
Vice President of Internal Affairs:
● Greek Awards
○ please tell seniors in chapter to be on the lookout for a google drive document for the six
letter powerpoint Josh and I will present at the senior ceremony
● Chapter of the Month for February
○ Sigma Sigma Sigma
● The bylaws and resolutions are updated on the greek life page as of this week as well as office
hours are posted outside of the greek life office!
● Don’t forget to nominate chapter members for Greek Awards the link can be found at the bottom
of the page
○ https://www.emich.edu/campuslife/greek-life/current-members.php
● International Badge Day
○ During this day, please send pictures to me with sisters or other members of the
community and email them to me and will post this all over social media!! the link for
more information is as follows (March 7th, 2016)
■ https://www.npcwomen.org/college-panhellenics/for-everyone-collegiatesupport/international-badge-day.aspx
● Alex Bakhaus has been nominated as the President of the College Panhellenic Council and will
be added onto the CPC bank account overseen by chase. Heidi Oborne will be taken off the bank
account.
● Member at Large
○ Gymnastics event this weekend so please attend
○ DSP Frozen Fall 11th (more details to come)
● IFC passed the following amendment:
○ A party is any gathering in which more than 30 attendees present are not affiliated with
an IFC affiliated host organization(s) and alcohol is present
○ A party is any gathering in which more than 20 attendees present are not affiliated with
an CPC affiliated host organization(s) and alcohol is present
Unfinished Business:
● Amendment of Recruitment
○ September 22nd to the September 25th (motion passed)
New Business:
● Proposed to for the new IFC Amendment
○ A party is any gathering in which more than 30 attendees present are not affiliated with
an IFC affiliated host organization(s) and alcohol is present (new amendment) .
○ A party is any gathering in which more than 20 attendees present are not affiliated with
an CPC affiliated host organization(s) and alcohol is present
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a party is any any gathering in which more than 20 attendees present are not
affiliated with the host organization (s) and alcohol is present (this is what is
listed underneaths IFC bylaws)
● Correction to Minutes Will Now Read:
EMU Greek Life Social Policy Currently Reads:
Article II: Definitions
Section 1
A party is any gathering in which more than 20 attendees present are not affiliated with the host
organization(s) and alcohol is present
Proposal Reads:
Article II: Definitions
Section 1
a) A party is any gathering in which more than 30 attendees present are not affiliated with an IFC
affiliated host organization(s) and alcohol is present
b) A party is any gathering in which more than 20 attendees present are not affiliated with a CPC
affiliated host organization(s) and alcohol is present.
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Installations
Announcements:
● Campus Life is hiring!
○ Talk to Alex if you have any questions (her email is underneath her office hours)!
○ Application:
■ https://docs.google.com/a/emich.edu/forms/d/1VH3IatosqHo65cLi72U9ZhknkdS
k9Ji0fQmTkeF4rzc/viewform?c=0&w=1
○ Position Descriptions:
■ http://www.emich.edu/campuslife/about-us/student-staff.php
Meeting Closed:
7:37pm