April Advisor Meeting
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Attendance
o Candice, Gamma Phi Beta
o Deb, Alpha Sigma Alpha
o Jay, Pi Kappa Alpha
o Charlotte, Kappa Alpha Psi
o Adrienne, Alpha Chi Omega
o Jon, Sigma Pi
o Dr. Doman
o Richard, Kappa Sigma
o Gary, Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta
o Chuck, Sigma Chi
o Mike, Theta Chi
o Scott, Pi Kappa Phi
o James, Phi Delta Theta
o Tom, Sigma Pi
o Shane, IFC President
o Jessica, PHA President
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Sigma Pi House Tour
o Tom showed us examples of what the new house will look like in the next year
when the men move in. They currently are fundraising and see rent potentially
being about $600.00 a month
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Advisor Appreciation Month – Thank you for all that you do!
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Greek Week Update/ Calendar
o Please see packet attached
o VIP Banquet on Thursday night (April 25th) – it is a full dinner service so please
make sure to come. Additionally, there will be a number of awards given out not
only here but after Greek Jam
o Please make sure to come out to Greek Jam
o Please make sure the chapters are aware that there is a grievance form if they
feel something isn’t right with Greek Week. The form can be found in the packet
and it is a great process where they can talk through the issues taking place
instead of being in the heat of the moment.
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Homecoming Courting Update
o Women are courting men right now
o Tri Sigma is placed within a pairing – they are with Xi Om
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Annual Feedback Meetings
o This year I tried something new where I asked them to submit their SWOT before
the meeting and I think it is successful as the meeting have been going much
better
o We are about half way through the meetings
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New Staffing Model Feedback
o I am looking at different ways we can fund a new staff member(s) – at this point
and time, I see the need for additional staff members to ensure we are able to
work with the chapters in a better manner, be consistent with all of the councils
no matter the size and also working with the incoming chapters
o I have been thinking about different funding areas and have asked the councils if
it is possible for the individual chapter members to fund additional staff
members by paying a fee of either $20 per member or $15 per member per
semester
o This would have to be voted on in the councils
o I have submitted a proposal to my Director with specific details on the potential
position(s)
o Feedback from advisors: make sure to think about impact on current chapters
when speaking about new chapters coming to campus, think about assessing
future students going through recruitment
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Fraternity T-shirts
o NPC policy against women wearing shirts during recruitment and also “Rush”
 Please work with the men to help them understand how not to use the
women in their recruitment efforts. According to the National
Panhellenic Conference, the men should be recruiting for themselves and
I couldn’t agree more
o Alcohol based shirts
 Please discourage the men from making shirts which reference alcohol
and then sell them to the women. It doesn’t make sense to me to have
alcohol be the way to go on a shirt – faculty/ staff/ parents/ anyone
visiting Missouri State can see this
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Summer Meeting
o July 20th
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Fall Recruitment Events
o Please see attachment
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Tri Sigma Update
o Panhellenic is still trying to figure out the details regarding Sigma’s involvement
in recruitment – they will vote on April 10th
o Sigma has provided funding for our awards during Greek Week – they will be
sponsoring the VIP reception. They have talked about sending a representative
from their organization to this night
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Lambda Chi Alpha Update
o Lambda Chi Alpha will be arriving in the spring semester of 2014 to begin their
efforts
o Rick Uffman, Associate Director of Taylor Health will be their faculty/staff advisor
and will be invited to advisor meetings in the fall
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Staffing Changes
o Dr. Doman will be retiring this year and his retirement party will take place on
April 16th from 3:00 – 5:00pm in the ballroom. Please encourage the chapters
and also any alumni who might be interested to attend. Dr. Doman was able to
share some kind words regarding advisors tonight
 The search process for his position is currently taking place and he shared
that they have conducted phone interviews and will be moving forward
to on campus interviews soon
o Jeremy Schenk, the Director of the Office of Student Engagement will be leaving
in May to obtain a job at Virginia Commonwealth. His going away party will take
place on May 2nd.
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July
o Our current graduate assistant, Colleen Pace will be graduating this year and our
new graduate assistant, Olivia Parks will begin her work in August. Olivia (Liv) is a
current student at MSU and a SOAR team leader for the summer.
o I will begin coursework for the Mizzou Statewide Doctoral Program in July.
During that month, I will only be in the office on Thursdays and Fridays – please
be aware of this taking place. If you have questions, please call the office.
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Fall Advisor Meetings
o I will get out a schedule of fall advisor meetings to you over the summer
however they will look similar to this year. Meetings on Tuesday and for the
most part, conference calls to accommodate our advisors who drive