Minutes of Missouri State University Panhellenic
October 21, 2015
The General Council meeting was called to order by President Libby Shannon at 3:30 pm at the Union
Club. The roll was called by Vice President of Administration, Bailey West.
ROLL CALL: A᙭Ω (Y), AΔΠ (Y), AΣA (Y), ΔZ (Y), ΓΦB (Y), ΣK (Y), ΣΣΣ (Y), ΞOI (Y)
SPEAKERS: Program: Exploratory Committee Presentation
PREVIOUS MINUTES The previous minutes were read and approved by our delegate.
OFFICER REPORTS
I.
President, Libby Shannon (Elizabeth16@live.missouristate.edu )
a. Exploratory Committee Presentation
b. PHA Applications are due this Friday, October 23 at 4 p.m.! Be sure to meet with out-going
officers! You will receive an email Friday evening with your interview time and location.
II.
VP of Community Relations, Courtney Bollig (Bollig414@live.missouristate.edu)
a. Up Til Dawn Teams--Please have your team captain contact me about your Registration
status. If you have not yet registered, please let me know and we can fix that.
b. Any chapters not able to put up a team of 6, I ask that you look for the potential to donate
through various other means. This is highly encouraged.
c. Delta Sigma Phi with be holding a Candlelight vigil on Thursday, October 22 at 8pm at the
North Mall in honor of their fallen brother Kindall Wade Johnson. Please show your support by
attending. We are now going to have a moment of silence to honor Kindall.
d. Thank you to all who voted on the Homecoming ballot. Please remember that during
Homecoming, Greek Week, and other all FSL events that regardless of outcome, we stay to
support the community as a whole.
III.
VP of Membership Development, Haley Clark (Clark303@live.missouristate.edu)
a. Sisterhood Week!!! Wooooo!!!!!!!!!!
b. Insta Challenge: Stay tuned
c. Sister Swap women, stick around afterwards to chat/expect an email
IV.
VP of Recruitment, Ellie Edwards (Edwards711@live.missouristate.edu)
a. No Report.
V.
VP of Academics, Julie Daoust (Julie93@live.missouristate.edu)
a. Academic Round Table: October 26th @ 6 pm in PSU 308C For chapter scholarship chairman.
I've emailed them, please remind them, their attendance is expected.
b. Reminder that the TENTATIVE Date for donuts for deans list November 11-12th. In the PSU.
c. Mock Interview Day for ALL Majors, Oct 23rd provided by the Career Center!
VI.
VP of Administration, Bailey West (Bailey1129@live.missouristate.edu)
a. Roll Call.
b. I need to see Delta Zeta, Gamma Phi Beta and Xi Omicron Iota after meeting. Delegates and
Presidents if they are here.
c. Tomorrow is my last day on campus for the week so if you need to meet with me about my
position, you must contact me tonight.
VII.
Director of New Member Education, Megan Gaglio (Gaglio270@live.missouristate.edu )
a. Thanks for a great homecoming this year!
VIII.
Director of Marketing and PR, Michelle Green (Green93@live.missouristate.edu )
b. Meet MoState FSL November 15th @ 3:30
IX.
Director of Panhellenic Counselors, Meagan Tarrant (Tarrant129@live.missouristate.edu )
a. No Report.
X.
Director of Social Awareness, Katie Christopher
(Christopher51491@live.missouristate.edu)
a. It's Alcohol Awareness Week!
b. Thank you to everyone who came to the volleyball tournament and to mock tails!
c. TONIGHT AT 6PM IN THE PSU THEATER RUSS SZABO: MIXED DRINKS MIXED
EMOTIONS!
d. Next week starts the Clothes Line Project!
e. Willa Beatrice Brown She was an African American woman who served by training pilots for
the U.S. Army Air Forces during WWII, she also was the first African American woman to receive
a commission as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Civil Air Patrol.
XI.
Chief Justice, Kaylee Trost (Kaylee913@live.missouristate.edu )
a. Governance Statement Spotlight 6.2- Bystander Intervention Policy
The welfare of our students is of the highest importance to Missouri State University. There will
be times when individual students, both on and off campus, may be in critical need of assistance
from medical or other professional personnel. Missouri State University hopes that these students
will seek help and that other students or individual chapters will respond to obtain the help that
their fellow student needs. To that end, Missouri State University wants to minimize any hesitation
that students might have in obtaining help due to concern that their own behavior or chapter
behavior might be a violation of University policy.
While policy violations cannot always be overlooked, a University staff members will take into
consideration the positive impact of reporting an incident on the welfare of students when
determining the appropriate response for policy violations by the reporter of the incident. Any
possible negative consequences for the chapter or reporter of the problem should be weighed
against the possible negative consequences for the student who needs intervention.
b. Standards Board Training tonight 9pm PSU 312A
XII.
Associate Chief Justice, Lauren Vincent (Lauren26@live.missouristate.edu )
a. Ethics Policy Spotlight: Public Actions and Display: We will adhere to all federal, state, and
local laws.
b. Our Standards Round Table will be held TONIGHT in PSU 312 A at 9 PM. Please remind your
Standards Chairman!
c. Panhellenic Standards Star! Know someone that represents the sorority community at MSU
really well? Nominate her to be Panhellenic Standards Star!
Complete a nomination form( Available on the FSL Website) for a sister or a friend, and
submit it to lauren26@live.missouristate.edu by Monday, October 26th at 11:59 PM for
your nomination to be put into the Panhellenic Standards Star drawing for the month of
October! The winner will be announced at General Council on Wednesday, October
28th and she will receive a $15.00 gift-card to Starbucks for being a STAR as well as an
Instagram Spotlight!
XIII.
Graduate Assistant, Karissa Knedgen
a.
XIV.
Assistant Director for Fraternity and Sorority Life, Kate Roessler
a. There will be a candlelight vigil for the member of Delta Sigma Phi that passed away this
weekend. Please encourage your chapter members to attend and show support for the family and Delta
Sigma Phi. More information about the vigil can be found at
https://www.facebook.com/events/122753571415342/.
The Counseling and Testing Center (located in Carrington 311, 417-836-5116) is available for any
student that is struggling through the grieving process. If you see that someone is in need of assistance,
please direct them to the Counseling and Testing Center. More information on grief and loss is available
athttp://counselingcenter.missouristate.edu/grief.htm
What to do if someone you know is experiencing grief and loss:
·
Understand that grief is a process . There is no right way to grieve -- each individual grieves in
his/her own individual way.
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Natural reactions to loss can include: denial & shock, physical symptoms, mood changes,
emotional volatility, difficulty concentrating, sleep and appetite changes, guilt, depression.
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This is a good time to use your support systems, friends, family.
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It is helpful to maintain a balanced diet, get plenty of rest and exercise.
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If you have difficulty coping after your loss, contact the Counseling Center (Counseling Center,
2015).
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
You have 2 weeks to discuss with your chapters, we will vote on extension on November 4th at General
Council.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
AXΩ: Our Philanthropy, Walk in Their Shoes, is today at 6:30 by the bear statue! This is a fun event that
supports Harmony House and raises awareness of Domestic Violence. Afterwards there will be a
Bearatones concert at the Alpha Chi house! Hope to see you there!
AΔΠ: We had an educational event this past Sunday and have been busy getting ready for our initiation
beginning Thursday!
AΣA: Thank you to everyone who came to our trivia night last night, we appreciate the support! Our
annual Alpha Apples event will begin next week. It will be on Monday the 26th and Tuesday the 27th from
10:30-3 outside of Siceluf! Hope to see you all there!
ΔZ: Thank you to everyone who came to Mocktails! We have big little reveal this week.
ΓΦB: It is our I-Week aka the best time of the year. Can't wait for initiation on Saturday and sisterhood
week next week!
ΣK: We had a great time Homecoming team last week! This weekend is our Best Friend's Weekend and
we are looking forward to upcoming elections!
ΣΣΣ: We are having a really fun i-week and we can't wait to initiate our new members into Tri Sigma on
Saturday!
ΞOI: We had a fun big little reveal this past Sunday and can't wait to get to know our new families better!
Also, congrats to everyone on a fantastic homecoming week!
LIASON REPORTS
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FSLSA: No Report.
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IFC: No Report.
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NPHC: No Report.
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SAC: No Report.
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Phi Sigma Upsilon: Phi sig is currently redoing our bylaws to become more leadership oriented.
We are also in the process of interviews for our potential new members.
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SGA: Our mission statement (used to be two pages long) has been updated along with our vision
and values through a Strategic Plan. The university NEEDS YOU to check it out give feedback so we can
continue to improve our University. Please fill this out by November 1st!
http://www.missouristate.edu/developingplan/draft-mission-vision-values.htm
- There is talk of extending Library hours and bringing color printing to the Union, be on the lookout for
that!
- Dining Hall menus are now going to be added to the MO State mobile app
ADJOURNMENT
Sigma Kappa motions to end meeting. Sigma Sigma Sigma seconds. Meeting adjourned by President
Libby Shannon at 4:25 p.m.