Panhellenic Council Meeting
March 4, 2013
Kansas State Student Union Big XII Room
7:00 pm
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm
READING OF NPC CREED
We, as Undergraduate Members of women’s fraternities, stand for good scholarship, for guarding of good health, for maintenance of fine standards, and for serving, to the best of our ability, our college community. Cooperation for furthering fraternity life, in harmony with its best possibilities.
We, as Fraternity Women, stand for service through the development of character inspired by the close contact and deep friendship of individual fraternity and Panhellenic life. The opportunity for wide and wise human service, through mutual respect and helpfulness, is the tenet by which we strive to live.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Minutes were approved
ROLL CALL
All chapters were in attendance
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SPEAKERS
• Eric Haun and Megan Walden -- Representing the Greek Community in
Washington D.C., new act C.H.I.A , needing pictures for housing for infrastructure email ehaun12@ksu.edu
or if you need to get ahold of him
(sprinkler systems, mold, leaks, wood paneling are examples) more safety and up keep could also be expansion, want pictures by spring break march 15th, come by with in the next week or two, going to DC April 21-24, want pictures by beginning of April
• Chelsey Ast -- Cats for a Cure (student organization donate towards Johnson
County research) - fundraiser at Orange Leaf from 5-10pm on Thursday 3/7/13 for the student organization
BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORTS
Presidents: Sarah Smith ( sarahe02@ksu.edu
)
• Recap on Tri Sigma’s Visit
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THANK YOU to everyone who helped make their visit fantastic!
◦ Advisory/Advocate Board (ex. wearing a button, advisory board - application process 8-10 members, be with Tri Sig through whole colonization process also helping them plan recruitment process and
• MSMR events)

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Feedback for us?
GRL - #3, conversation about scenario’s were helpful
• Surveys will be out on Friday in the Weekly Greek. (basic education survey, sent out to all women in chapters) ( finishing the one geared towards delegates)
• Greek Week Meeting tonight at 8:30 in Big XII Room
◦ One member from each chapter needs to be in attendance
• Fake Patty’s Day
◦ Fake Patty’s and Spring Break: Real Fun, Real Consequences
Presentation by Sarah Barr on Wednesday @ 8pm in the Union Little
Theatre
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Protect yourself
◦ Protect your sisters
◦ Secure your facilities (lots of out-of-towners)
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DO NOT WEAR YOUR LETTERS.
Vice President: Sydney Sewell ( sewell@ksu.edu
)
• First Greek Core meeting went well
◦ Possibly contacting Presidents to attend “leadership” meeting
• Presenting brand new Judicial Policy and revised Bylaws in New Business
◦ Voting March 25th (Chapter Vote by this date)
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Meeting with Chapters that need academic support or help
Risk Management: Emily Relph ( erelph@ksu.edu
)
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Two women selected for SRC, congratulations!
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New event reflection form in the works
Community & Internal Relations: Mary Beth Gottsch ( mgottsch@ksu.edu
)
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Get February hours turned in
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Start working on ideas given for all greek service hours
Public Relations: Hannah Henning ( henningh@k-state.edu
)
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Greek Life at K-State Facebook page contest- launch after spring break
• Survey for Greek Life slogan - sending out next week
Recruitment: Ellen Bergkamp, Nicole Wasserman, Liz Lawless
( ellberg@ksu.edu
) ( nicwasse@ksu.edu
) ( melaw@ksu.edu
)
• 2013 Recruitment guides have been selected
• Recruitment Round Table info coming later this week
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Please email me any sisterhood events your chapter has. Working on a form for them to keep track
Advisor’s Report: Andrea Brown ( andrea10@ksu.edu
)
• Individual Fraternal Excellence Awards are due to Greek Affairs this Friday !!
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Awards available for Individuals - Chapter Advisor of the Year, Faculty/Staff
Advisor of the Year, Outstanding Greek Supporter, House Director of the

Year, Outstanding Chapter President, Outstanding Chapter Member,
Greek Man & Greek Woman of the Year
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Awards available for Chapters - Outstanding Community Service Event,
Outstanding Philanthropy Event, Outstanding Educational Program,
Chapter’s Choice Award
• Still need Spring Billing checks from Delta Delta Delta and Pi Beta Phi
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Zach Wahls will be in Forum Hall at 8pm tomorrow night. The event is free. Zach is 23 years old and presented arguments for same-sex marriage at the Iowa
Congressional Hearing. He has also spoken at the Democratic National
Convention, Chelsea Lately, The Daily Show, and Ellen Degeneres Show
Old Business
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New Business
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Moving presentation of Fiscal Year 2014 budget
- Sarah asked for a motion to delay presenting the budget
Kappa Delta moves to table the budget
Alpha Delta Pi seconds
• Present Bylaw and Judicial Policy Changes
- sarah asked for a motion to present the new judicial policy
Gamma Rho Lambda present the new bylaw and judicial policy changes
Delta Delta Delta seconds
Links to new and old Documents in this years minutes
Biggest changes
Judicial Policy
- Old policy established Panhellenic Council as board for Judicial Processes
- New policies establish that each chapter, both associate and regular members, will have two delegates (PHC delegate and an assistant delegate, If the assistant delegate is the President, another non-exec board member must be selected) 5 out of the 26 will be picked randomly to serve for hearing.
- delegates must be in good standing with individual chapter and have a 2.5 GPA
- Chapters will have separate hearings if more than one chapter is alleged in violation.
- National Headquarters, NPC Area Advisor, Chapter Advisor and Chapter
President of accused chapter will be notified.
Bylaw revisions
- changes name to chair of judicial board
- added VP will serve as advisory capacity for emerging leaders program (greek core)
- changed who will sit in on judicial board and struck old judicial committee
-Old and New Policies as well as Revised Bylaws can be found on the posted meeting minutes.
-Chapter votes will be taken March 25th
• Alpha Delta Pi - district leadership conference , new members, new member process can not finically accept and then drop, What information do we give them?

- there is a break down of average cost online and in a packet, chapters present during recruitment, and recruitment guides are available
• Kappa Kappa Gamma - junior Panhellenic Delegate having training for them
• Kappa Delta - presidents round table, bring in other positions other than presidents
• Gamma Rho Lambda - new philanthropy, helping homes to crisis center, boxes stop by chapter houses starting March 25th - April 8th, ex. toothpaste, toilet paper, diapers will be sending out an email
For the Good of the Order/Announcements
Alpha Chi Omega: next week helping out AKL (new fraternity) with their philanthropy,
These Hands Don't Hurt, Domestic Violence Awareness (next week)
Alpha Delta Pi: new philanthropy Powercat Paint Run, on April 6. Race time will be at 10 am at Warner Park. Register is at the houses and will be picked up right before Spring
Break! $20 individual, $100 for team of 6
Alpha Xi Delta: had moms weekend, March 10th at 7 is the All Chapter Retreat, March
25th is our inspiration week
Chi Omega: Last weekend had national consultant, went well and have new ideas, new
Panhellenic delegate- Chelsey Ast
- Gave Panhellenic award back to Kappa Delta
Delta Delta Delta: American theme for block party and designing shirts, coming around next week for signups
Gamma Phi Beta: had their philanthropy Sundae Funday - success, function with Beta
Sigma Psi on Thursday
Gamma Rho Lambda: inducted three new members, start collection for Helping Homes
( Crisis Center) on March 25th
Kappa Alpha Theta: Big/Little Reveal on Thursday, next week is initiation
Kappa Delta: had their philanthropy Shamrock - success, Tuesday the 5th we are having a final PCAA and MHK Crisis Center fundraiser at Cox brothers 5-8 (10% all proceeds)
Kappa Kappa Gamma: had their philanthropy Sundae Funday - success, raised over
$1,700.
Pi Beta Phi: had their philanthropy Pi Phi Bowties - success
Sigma Kappa: new philanthropy April 19th - Glow Run, leadership consultant in town
Zeta Tau Alpha: ritual appreciation week, mom’s weekend was a success
Important Dates to Remember
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Spring Billing was due March 1
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Greek Week Meeting tonight at 8:30 in the Union Big XII Room
• Individual Fraternal Excellence Awards due Friday
• Next meeting is March 25, 2013 in Union Big XII Room
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Voting on the new Judicial Policy
Meeting was adjourned