2016-01-20 Alumni Chapter Meeting Minutes

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Zeta Kappa Alumni Chapter Board Meeting

Meeting Minutes of January 20, 2016

  1. EC Steve Kelly called the Meeting of the ZK Alumni BOARD to order at Marie Calendar’s Restaurant, Cedar and Shaw, 6:15 PM.
    1. Attending: EC Steve Kelly (ZK 363), Treasurer Mike Golden (ZK 300), Recorder Bill Davies (ZK 353), Scholarship Chair Ken Peaslee (ZK 367), and Alumni Advisor Jonathan Martin (ZK 761).
    2. Absent: LC Ron Manfredi (ZK 306), Social Chair position is vacant.
    3. Alumni Attending: Chris Olsen (ZK 545), Felipe Arballo (ZK 705) and Chris Healy (ZK 701) Via Phone from San Diego.
    4. Active Chapter members attending: EC Evan Schivo (ZK 862), LC Jesus Montes (ZK 868), Treasurer Oscar Martinez (ZK 871), Rush Chair Cooper Couchmen (ZK 867).
  2. Previous minutes were not approved.
  3. EC – No report
  4. LC – No report
  5. Treasurers Report: Brother Mike Golden presented to board and accepted. Due to market fluctuations alumni accounts are slightly increasing. Dues ($50) can be mailed to Mike Golden at 2016 San Gabriel Ave., Clovis 93611-4149 or paid on the new website. Your support is needed and appreciated.
  6. Social: Upcoming events to report at this time: ZK Tailgate at Bulldog Baseball Diamond. Brothers Chris Olsen and Mike Golden assembling event toward end of March, 18th, 19th, or 20th, UNLV before Spring Break or early April, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Air Force. Exploring possibility of getting block of tickets so those attending can sit together at the game. Possible 3 inning softball alumni-active game before the game. Let us know if you would like to attend, which dates you prefer, Friday night, Saturday, or Sunday afternoon and if you would being attending the Bulldog Baseball game after. There will be a preference dinner at the end of Rush Week. May will mark the 65th Anniversary of Zeta Kappa and the plans and committees are being organized now let us know your thoughts. Watch the website and minutes for details when these events will happen.
  7. Scholarships: Scholarship Chair Brother Ken Peaslee presented the scholarship of $500 to Brother Cooper Couchman and $250 to Brother Jesus Montes in ceremony at this meeting. Collecting new 2016 scholarships applications for Chapter members, deadline is February 29, 2016.
  8. House Report: Brother Olson confirms the new security gate at the Chapter House should be complete in two weeks. They will have a keypad to open and keys made for access. Also Brother Olson will have access as well as the fire department. It has the capacity to be open during events but will be monitored by Chapter Members for entry. More actives moved in to house to replace graduating members. There is one opening at house currently. The Chapter has continued to keep up the grounds well.
  9. Old Business:
    1. Active Chapter – Congratulation Sigma Nu Chapter, first quarter recipients of highest GPA for all Men’s Fraternities on Campus. Most chapter members are financially current. Chapter is current with headquarters. Plan of Action has been completed for National and Chapter is no longer on probation. Rush activities begin for Spring Semester on February 3rd with an orientation activity and proceed February 3-6 at the chapter house rush events. Alumni are encouraged to attend. Preference dinner will follow details pending. Chapter Officers meeting this week to develop calendar and first Chapter Meeting is Monday January 25th at 8:00 P.M. constantly be updated with event reports; news from brothers, monthly articles provided by the board and chapter contributors, updates on the collegiate chapter and minutes from all alumni meetings.
    2. Website: Brother Chris Healy reports the website is operational. The key to getting the most value from our website is by posting content regularly (alumni updates, events, . Another key is continuing to grow our email list. Currently we have approximately 350 alumni email addresses out of 700+ living alumni. That’s a good start but we hope to improve. Any time alumni interact with the website by filling out a form, their email address will be captured. So the more alumni who visit and interact with our site, the better communication and participation we can expect.
  10. New Business:
    1. Increasing membership and participation: General Discussion of ways to reconnect with our membership. We will be looking for an Alumni Contact Officer for the board. We will aguire a list of all initiated brothers. We will begin to contact brothers which we no longer have contact.
    2. Update By-Laws at next meeting.
  11. Announcements: None
  12. Next meeting: February 24, 2016 at 6:00 p.m., Marie Calendar’s at Cedar and Shaw. All alumni are invited. Please consider a board position (Social Chairman is currently open). We also need brothers to help plan the 65th Anniversary Celebration.
  13. Meeting adjourned at 7:25 PM.

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