Panhellenic Council Meeting
October 28, 2013
Kansas State Student Union Big 12 Room
7:00 pm
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order.
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 is the ideal that shall guide our fraternity activities.
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.
GUEST SPEAKERS
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Robert Breeden - K-State Proud - students helping students, posing a challenge to
campus this year, $20 donation for a t-shirt, rely on Greek community to spread the
message, follow on social media
BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORTS
President: Sarah Smith (sarahe02@ksu.edu)
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Congrats on yet another successful Homecoming week!
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Q&A session with slated Board of Directors candidates in New Business
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Presenting PHC Code of Ethics in New Business
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Voting for the PHC Board of Directors is taking place next week, 11/4.
Vice President: Sydney Sewell (sewell@ksu.edu)
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Proposal of Bylaw changes next time
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Greek Core applications available TODAY, due November 15th by 5 pm
Risk Management: Emily Relph (erelph@ksu.edu)
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Remember to keep turning in Event Registration forms
Community & Internal Relations: Mary Beth Gottsch (mgottsch@ksu.edu)
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Working on AFLV packet
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Remind your chapters and your philanthropy chairs to have the sign-in sheets at your
philanthropy events! You can find them on the website! Also let them know community
service hours are due on the 7th!
Public Relations: Hannah Henning (henningh@k-state.edu)
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November 4th- PR workshop about branding your organization!
Recruitment: Ellen Bergkamp, Nicole Wasserman, Liz Lawless
(ellberg@ksu.edu) (nicwasse@ksu.edu) (melaw@ksu.edu)
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Transition Materials and Code of Ethics Changes
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Working with chapters participating in COB
Advisor’s Report: Brianna Hayes (briannah@ksu.edu)
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The Greek Scholarship Advancement Committee is a committee of both IFC and PHC
members that are strategically assembled team of academically talented K-state Greek
scholars who represent various programs, majors, ethnicity, hometowns, and areas of
interest on campus. Committee members provide feedback and insight into how you can
continue to strive academically, and what you can do if you are a chapter who struggling
academically. Additionally, committee members will create study techniques, be a
scholarship liaison to chapters, and do scholarship programming. To be on this
committee you must have a 3.0 GPA. If you are interested in a being on this committee
GSAC Applications go out TODAY and will be due in the Greek Affairs office on Nov.
22nd by 4:30pm. All of the delegates should have received a copy and it is also online.
Applicants will be chosen by Nov. 27th via Email. First informational meeting will be the
week of Dec. 2nd based on schedules. This is a great and new opportunity so be sure to
take advantage of it.
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Greek Week Applications are due on this Friday for the Committee and the Committee
Chair. If you are applying for committee chair you must have 2.5 GPA.
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COB Monatorum (Tri-Sigma)
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Chapter need to email total for the semester as well as total for the expected Fall
semester going into Spring.
Old Business
- none
New Business
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PHC Code of Ethics
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Q&A with slated Board of Directors candidates
Nominations from the floor
- Mary Harness - Kappa Alpha Theta - COB and Retention
For the Good of the Order
Alpha Chi Omega: Had a great initiation, dad’s weekend is this weekend
Alpha Delta Pi: Initiation week
Alpha Xi Delta: McAlisters philanthropy event from 5-9 with proceeds benefiting Autism Speaks
Chi Omega: Had a great homecoming and had a bonfire with partners this past Sunday, This
Sunday will slate for new positions
Delta Delta Delta: Had initiation 2 weeks ago, dads weekend this weekend
Gamma Phi Beta: Initiation is next week, Helping with Farmhouses philanthropy 11/3, 5-8 pm,
like corn dogs - $3 benefiting coaches vs. cancers
Gamma Rho Lambda: Love is Love week was great, t-shirts are due today
Kappa Alpha Theta: 7 new women from COB, Service Day - wrote letters to Fort Riley soldiers,
Job sales this week
Kappa Delta: Just had slate and selected the slate for the 2013-14 executive council,
international girls day with girl scouts on Nov. 10th 2-4pm, Dads day this Saturday
Kappa Kappa Gamma: Chapter will be going down to Wichita State to finish the installment of
the new Kappa chapter. We will do their initiation and transition of officers, Nov. 11th and 12th
Kappa will be completing our philanthropy Kappaccino. There will be drawings for gift cards to
coffee shops as well, dads weekend is this weekend
Pi Beta Phi: Campus Kisses next Thurs, (Nov. 7th 7-9pm) ALL are welcome!, initiated 55 new
members
Sigma Kappa: walk to end alzheimer’s we raised $3,500 and Mudbowl we raised over $7,000!
Had initiation, looking forward to week of giving
Zeta Tau Alpha: Planning for formal, service event this week
Pan award goes to Pi Beta Phi
Announcements/ Important Dates to Remember
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The meeting was adjourned.