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March 17, 2002

February 24, 2002

February 17, 2002

February 10, 2002

January 27, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Brother Meetings are held every Sunday night of the semester except for breaks, in the A.J. Palumbo Academic Center at Gannon University, Room 1222.  Meeting typically last about an hour, and are occasionally followed by a fellowship activity.  Click on the date to read the minutes from that meeting.

Officers from this semester were

President - Jared Heymann

VP Service - Angela Penquite

VP Membership - Melanie Schmiedel

VP Fellowship/Alumni - Richelle Davis

Treasurer - LeAnne Hudson

Secretary - Rob Wellington

Historian - Michelle Kaucic

Public Relations - Brian Pulito

 Major projects of the semester include

- First Annual Green Pancake Dinner, Midnight to 2 AM, St. Patrick's Day

- Section 64 Formal "Ad Astra", April 13

- Bowl For Kids Sake

- Late Night Bingo

- Section 64 Conference, Bradford, PA February 22-24, where we won the Man Mile Award along with a second place in role call.

 

 

April 21, 2002

Call to order at 6:32

 

Minutes

 

Angela moves to amend last week’s minutes: Under VP of Service everyone needs 5 brother hours and 10 non-brother hours.

 

Minutes approved.

 

President

 

This will be the last night I will be giving my report first.  That is all.

 

VP of Service

 

Thank you to everyone who participated in Bowl for Kids.  We raised over $200.00.

 

Some of us did Student Day of Caring.  Everything went really well.

 

If you still have not submitted your hours, get them in.

 

VP of Membership

 

Nothing

 

VP of Fellowship

 

Tonight is senior dinner at Ruby Tuesday’s immediately following the meeting.

 

Monday night is Seawolves game. If anyone if interested give Richelle or Jared a call.

 

Wednesday night is shrimp night.

 

Treasurer

 

Nothing

 

Secretary

 

Nothing

 

Sgt @ Arms

 

11 active

1 advisor

1 baby

 

Historian

 

Have a camera tonight to take pictures of the new officers.

 

PR

 

Absent

 

Old Business

 

Angela: If we take over Tuesday Night Dinner it could result in bad PR for us

 

Motion to drop Tuesday Night Dinner. Motion passes.

 

Erin: The PhD student is not going back to Uganda until late summer.  We are looking for any school supplies for him.  Contact Dr. Krebs.

 

Angela: BINGO is the last time we can get brother hours this semester. We might want to make sure everyone who needs hours can come.

 

BINGO night changed to Mon, April 29th from 8:30-10:30.

 

Elections held tonight.  New officers are:

 

President:                     Richelle

VP of Service:              Dave

VP of Membership:      Jared

VP of Fellowship:         Erin

Treasurer:                     Rob

Secretary:                     Rob

Sgt@Arms:                  Jared

 

New Business

 

None

 

Announcements

 

All old officers need to talk to new offices about their positions (unless you are keeping the same office, in which case you should have a little talk with yourself).

 

Diamonds / Golden Screws

 

Angela diamonds everyone who participated in Bowl for Kids.

 

Erin golden screws Jared for writing “Michelle is Hungy”

 

Erin diamonds Angela for helping with the student from Uganda.

 

 

Meeting adjourned at 8:15 with singing of the Toast Song.

April 14, 2002

Call to order at 6:37(ish)

 

Minutes

 

Approved but not read

 

President

 

Got an email from a brother at Westminster who needs a girl to work at a Girl Scout camp in Baltimore.

 

VP of Service

 

Make sure you get your service hours in.  Everyone needs at least 5 brother hours.

 

Next week is Student Day of Caring. We are not participating as a group but some of us are going to be doing it with other groups.

 

VP of Membership

 

Let’s get more members.

 

VP of Fellowship

 

Thank you to everyone who came to formal.

 

Would like to get together and go out after the meeting tonight.

 

Next week we are going to Ruby Tuesday’s after the meeting.

 

Would like to have some social gatherings this week including Tuesday night movie, and shrimp on Wednesday at the place that begins with “P” and ends with “mouth”

 

Somebody’s camera was found after formal.

 

There are extra “decorative votives” available.  You can buy them for $3.75.

 

Treasurer

 

Dues are still due.  Paying dues = good thing.

 

Secretary

 

Need to know the newly elected officer’s student ID numbers and GPA’s next week in order to register our organization for the fall semester.

 

Sgt@Arms

 

10 active

1 guest

1 Pup

 

Historian

 

Nothing

 

PR

 

Nothing

 

Old Business

 

Angela: Two people can’t bowl anymore. We need one more person to have a second team.

 

Currently teams are as follows:

 

Team 1                        Team 2

Jared                            Angela

Richelle                        Dave

Melanie                        Erin

Sara                             Pup

Mrs. Jared                    Michelle

 

We just got a donation of 60 books for the book drive.  There a Foundations of Teaching presentation tomorrow from 9:30 to 10:50 by the food cart in Palumbo. We should have somebody show up and make an announcement.

 

Jared: We need to take down the wrong posters for BINGO.  It will be rescheduled for next week. i.e. not this week

 

Michelle: We should move it to a more prominent location such as the WCC.

 

Moved to reopen minutes. Current nominees are:

 

President: Rob, Richelle

VP Service: Angela, Jared

VP Membership: Rob, Richelle, Jared

VP Fellowship: Richelle, Erin

Treasurer: LeAnne, Sara

Secretary: Erin

Sgt@Arms: Brian, Sara

 

Nominations closed until next week.

 

New Business

 

Jared: It’s the end of the semester.  We need to think about reserving things early for next semester. e.g. Tuesday Night Dinner

 

Angela: Do we want to take over Tuesday Night Dinner?

 

Jared: We need to get space for Casino Night

 

Erin: Next month a psychology student from Uganda will be graduating and returning home. Could we find stuff to fill up their classrooms in Uganda?

 

Pup: Would like to do a section-wide summer retreat.  All expenses will be paid by the section chair. It will be held 7 miles from Titusville at a farm.  Will also offer the farm as a hosting site for CPPC. We are reserving a block of rooms (8 so far) for sections 64 and 67 at nationals.  Once the rooms are booked we can ship stuff to the hotel ahead of time.  More information about the convention is available at http://convention.apo.org/  We will be having a section 64 banquet on the 31st at the conference.

 

Diamonds / Golden Screws

 

Richelle golden screws everybody for thinking that she wanted to move the day of Tuesday Night Dinner.

 

Brian golden screws Richelle for “sucking up freshman.”

 

Jared diamonds Richelle for doing an excellent job with formal.

 

Richelle returns Jared’s diamond for also doing an excellent job with formal.

 

Erin golden screws David for stapling his finger to a door.

 

 

Meeting adjourned at 7:45 with singing of the Toast Song

April 7, 2002

Call to order at 6:31 (or 5:31 if you haven’t set your watch ahead yet)

 

Minutes

 

Approved but not read

 

President

 

Nominations for next semester’s officers start tonight.

 

Dues are due tonight – pay them.

 

VP of Service

 

All teams can participate in Bowl for Kids.  We don’t have to raise $60.00 per person anymore. We have raised $78.50 so far.

 

We will be serving pancakes in AJ’s Way from 7:30-9:00 on Tuesday, April 9th.

 

Remember to turn in service hours.

 

We have a form that we should turn in to nationals telling them about our Pancake Breakfast.

 

VP of Membership

 

Nothing

 

VP of Fellowship

 

All the decorations are ready for formal.  Everything else is set unless anybody wants to get rooms.

 

Formal will be at the Holiday Inn on 18th and Peach.  It will start at 7:00 and dinner will be served at 8:00.  The dance will last until 12:00.


Treasurer

 

If you have money for me, give it to me.

 

Secretary

 

Nothing

 

Sgt @ Arms

 

9 active

 

Old Business

 

Bingo – we’re having it.  We are raising for Bowl for Kids.  Everyone please try to find prizes for bingo.

 

New Business

 

Several of us will be going to the Seawolves game tomorrow evening.  All are welcome to come.

 

Nominations opened tonight.  Current nominees are:

 

President: Rob

Service: Angela, Jared

Membership: Richelle, Dave, Jared

Fellowship: Erin, Richelle

Treasurer: Leanne

Secretary: Erin

Sgt @ Arms: Brian, Sarah

 

Closed nominations until next week.


Announcements

 

We have three meetings this semester.  After our second to last meeting (April 21st), we will go out for dinner at Ruby Tuesday’s.

 

Dr. Minot is retiring this year.  He will be doing a last words lecture.

 

Diamonds / Golden Screws

 

Angela diamonds everyone who got SGA Senior Awards.

 

Angela diamonds Michelle for doing a year of service.

 

Michelle diamonds Angela for the cool little thingies.

 

Richelle golden screws Michelle for loving to have pictures of herself on the internet.

 

 

Meeting adjourned at 7:13 with the toast song.

March 24, 2002

Call to order at 6:35PM
Roll Call
Minutes approved

President
Reminder that formal is two weeks after we get back from break.
Bowl for Kids is the week after formal.
The day before Bowl for Kids is Bingo Night at 10PM in the lower lounge.
Let me know immediately if you plan to go to Nationals.

VP of Service
Student Day of Caring is at 9:00AM on April 20th. We decided not to participate as a group but to go with other groups.
We have enough people for 1 team at Bowl for Kids but not 2. We also need to raise $600.00
April 4-10 is Random Acts of Kindness Week. We will be serving pancakes at AJ's Way from 7:30-10:00AM on April 9th.

VP of Membership
Nothing

VP of Fellowship
Formal is April 13th. Anyone who wants to help decorate for formal speak with Michelle. Jared will be presiding over music.
I am going to Berhend tomorrow if anyone would like to ride with me.

Secretary
Nothing

Treasurer
Dues this week are $28.00.

Sgt @ Arms
9 Present

Historian
Nothing

PR
Nothing

Old Business
Jared - We kicked Honor's butts in volleyball.
Moved to repay Jared for volleyball
Moved to pay Jared for Pancake Breakfast
Richelle - Let me know if anyone wants to do something tonight.

Diamonds / Golden Screws
Richelle golden screws Gannon University for assigning the same phone numbers to APO voice mail and the tampon machine maintenance on 3rd floor Palumbo.

Adjourned with singing of the toast song at 7:10PM.

March 17, 2002

Call To Order 6:36

 Minutes

 Approved but not read

 President (or as we know him, Jared)

 Excellent service project, serving lots of green pancakes.  Thank you to all who helped.  The project was exactly what the chapter needed, and we now need to focus on making our other projects of the semester just as positive and productive.

These are-

-          Bingo

-          Formal

-          Bowling For Kids Sake

 In that order

Service VP (Angela)

Bowl for kids sake is April 20.  Second team captain is Jared.  We did discover that there is a required $300 per team to bowl.  We need to all get cracking to raise the $600 to have two teams in the event. 

Everyone who bowls and raises over $75 gets a T-shirt.

Jared suggests a table in Waldron to collect money for the event, perhaps giving out little lollipops.

 Random Acts of Kindness (RAoK) is coming up soon and we need to decide what we want to do.  Perhaps we have another free pancake event. 

 Membership

Not Present 

Fellowship/Alumni

Money is due for formal $25 per person or $40 for a couple

Formal is planned and the food has been selected.  Do your part.  SHOW UP!

 Treasurer

Not Present

Dues are due, penalty now at $28

 Secretary

Not Present

 Sgt @ Arms

6 Active

1 Pup

No Advisors

Everyone else is truly missed 

Announcements

Pup plans to open a Section 64 bank account to help out chapters

There are also plans in the work for a section wide service project.  Suggestions are a Bikeathon, March of Dimes, Habitat for humanity, or helping at the clean up and upkeep at a boy scout camp.

 PLEASE start planning your trip to New Orleans now to get the best rate on airline tickets and a hotel room.  If you have any questions, please see Jared or Pup.  It is essential that you start planning now and first of all decide whether you are going or not.

Meeting closed with the singing of the Toast Song

February 24, 2002

Call to order at 6:30PM

President
3 of us went to sectionals. We got an award for our 35th aniversary. We also won the man-mile award and 2nd place for roll-call
We will be leaving for nationals on Dec 26 and returning on Jan 1. There are two good options for transportation - We can take a bus for $150 or a plane for $190.
Life-membership applications are available.
Next sectionals will be hosted by Westminster.
Alan Dudinsky is our new section chair.

VP of Service
Apologies for not showing up for the movie.
Could make Hershey's flower arrangements for people in retirement homes.
Bowl for kids is April 19th or 20th (We can pick which date).

VP of Membership
Talked about recruitment ideas. Try to show people that APO is about more than just doing service.

VP of Fellowship
Also would like to apologize for not showing up at the movie.
On Thursday at 8:00PM we will be getting together in Waldron to play pool/watch TV.

Treasurer
Next meeting dues are $26.

Secretary
Sending around phone list again. If you still haven't filled it out please get your information to me as soon as possible.
Passing out APO newsletters and certificates.

Sgt. @ Arms
9 present
1 Jerry (1 advisor)

Historian
Have plans to organize our "stuff" in the office.
Our camera doesn't work.

PR
absent

Old Business
Jared
We are going to have a meeting the week we come back on Monday at 7:30PM in the office. We need to discuss the pancake breakfast and assign jobs.

Michelle
I will now be chairing the pancake breakfast

New Business
Jared
The total cost per person for nationals will be about $400 + food.

Announcements
Jared
Thank you to Michelle and Jeanette for going to the conference. A good time was had by all.

Diamonds/Golden Screws
Richelle diamonds Ralph for thinking we were going to have Linkin Park play for us

Adjourned at 7:15PM with the singing of the toast song.

February 17, 2002

Call To Order 6:33 PM

Roll Call

Minutes Approved and were Great

 

President

-          Thanks to Angela for running a great meeting last week

-          Sectional this weekend @ Bradford, leaving late afternoon on Friday to return Sunday (There is a meeting this weekend)

o        Travel Arrangements made this weekend

o        There will be a workshop APO jeopardy!

 

VP Service

-          Bowl 4 Kids- Need 5 people per team (Jared is excited- Bowling)

o        Info is en-route

-          30 Hour famine sign in sheet past around (March 22-23)

o        Due February 27 to Venus 5613

-          Walleyball – 2 people showed up on Thursday

-          Service Hours sheet as of right now is passed around – all hours are brother hours

-          Thanks to everyone who did mathcounts last weekend

 

Membership

-          No Report

 

Fellowship Alumni

-          People are RSVPing for formal Pitt (2), Behrend (25), Allegheny (1)

-          Movie night this week Tuesday Night – Meet at PC 9:10 PM

-          Would we like to do some sort of movie.  Would like a service project/fund raiser/underground rush event on a Friday or Saturday night dance with cost being a can of food.  Will discuss in new business

 

Treasurer

-          Not Present

-          Dues are $25 and are due next week with penalty for delinquency in effect ($1 for first week, $2, $4, $8 and so on)

 

Sgt @ Arms

-          9 Present

-          2 Advisors

-          1 Section Staff, Alumni and Associate Brother (or Alan Dudinsky, your choice on title)

-          1 Recurrent Guest

 

Historian

-          No report

 

PR

-          Hi, Howdy

 

Old Business

-          St Patty’s Day Green Pancake Breakfast discussed and will occur after Get Rec’ed at midnight, Saturday 16th of March.  Dave will try to get stuff donated so we can do it for free and all involved will check back next meeting

 

New Business

-          Conference voting delegates are Michelle and Jeanette (after withdrawl by Richelle and Jared)

-          Jared does not like SGA (Not the members, just the group as a whole)

-          Fellowship Event – NEED FULL COMMITMENT for this event

o        After much delibreration of the ideas of either Bingo a dance or card tournament, BINGO was its name-o.

o        B-I-N-Geo

o        Date will be April 19th

o        (Clap)-I-N-Geo

o        Time will be from 10 PM to 1 AM

o        (Clap)-(Clap)-N-Geo

o        It will occur in the lower louge

o        (Clap)-(Clap)-(Clap)-Geo

o        We will discuss more about it next meeting

o        (Clap)-(Clap)-(Clap Clap)-O

-          Boy Scouts want our help with a swimming project hopefully sometime in February

o        Someone needs to get a hold of them A-Sap (Great)

 

Announcements

-          Sr. Lynette advises (ha, that is a pun!) us to see Blood Brothers (play) if possible.

-          Angela – Prayer group Friday 6-8 PM in the Upper Lounge

 

Diamonds and Screws

-          Brian Diamonds Jared for inventing “Street Curling”

 

Adjourned with the singing of the toast song at 7:25 PM

-          (Clap)-(Clap)-(Clap-Clap)-(Clap)

-          And Bingo was its name-o

February 10, 2002

Call to order at 6:32PM

President (absent)
Had an exec board meeting due to lack of rushes. Want to have more rush events throughout February.
On Monday we will have a table in Waldron and conduct surveys about service, etc. On Wednesday we will have Karaoke in the Yehl Ballroom from 7:30 to 10:30. On Thursday we will play walleyball at 8:00.
Receieved a letter from Alan requesting associate membership.

VP of Service
Sending around a packet about bowl for kids to raise money for them on the 20th.
Reminder that Mathcounts will be held this weekend on February 16th on 3rd floor Zurn at 8:30AM.

VP of Membership / Pledgemaster
Nothing

VP of Fellowship
Absent

Treasurer
Nothing

Secretary
Sending around form for updated phone list this week.

Sgt. Of Arms

8 present

Historian
Put up new bulletin board by office.

PR
Absent

Old Business
None

New Business
Michelle
If you know any alumni who want to come to the formal, invite them.

Angela
We should try to schedule other events for February.
Discussed and decided to have a movie night on Tuesday at 9:00 in the Honors center.
Anyone is welcome to make signs for this.
Would like to have a green pancake breakfast in the lower lounge on March 17th. Motion to move vote passed.

Announcements
Jeanette
Tuesday night St. Lynette is speaking on imagining in the Yehl Ballroom at 7:00.

Diamonds / Golden Screws
Angela diamonds Pup because our computer is now connected to the internet.
Sarah diamonds Angela for running the meeting.

Adjourned at 6:56PM with the Toast Song.

January 27, 2002

Call to order at 6:30PM

President

Welcome back everyone.

I got engaged in the Caribbean.

Sectionals are February 22-24. Need to know who is

planning on going TONIGHT.

The theme for sectionals is international. Our chapter

voted to do Scotland.

Remember that nationals are only 333 days away!

VP of Service

Sending around signup sheets for Mathcounts, Kid's

Cafe, and Children's Museum.

Sending around form for SGA poll - need to choose

between "less expensive" and "more expensive" options.

Boy scout troop meetings are on Monday nights.

VP of Membership / Pledgemaster

Rush week starts tomorrow.

Passing around revised Spring 2002 Pledge Schedule.

Instead of the Karaoke Party on Monday we will be

baking muffins. Meet at 8:00PM in the lower lounge if

you want to help. Bring a muffin pan if you have one.

On Tuesday at 3:00 meet at the WCC for Small World.

This might conflict with Tuesday night dinner.

Wednesday is Walleyball in the REC Center at 7:00PM.

Friday is Chuck-e-Cheese. Meet at WCC at 5:30PM.

VP of Fellowship

Formal is on April 13. Cocktails are at 7:00PM and

dinner will be served at 8:00PM.

Would like to see more spur of the moment stuff

There will be a lock-in on March 22 at Richelle's

apartment (for real).

No Tuesday night movie this Tuesday.

There will be a formal committee meeting after

Walleyball.

Treasurer

Absent

Secretary

Need to see all the new officers and new members to

get your student ID numbers.

I will be sending around a form next meeting so I can

create an updated phone list. Please let me know if

you do plan to attend next meeting.

Sgt. Of Arms

10 present

1 advisor

1 inactive

Attendance policy will remain the same as last

semester.

Historian

Michelle is nominated for historian.

PR

Brian is nominated for PR.

Old Business

None

New Business

Richelle moved to vote for no meeting next week in

favor of watching the Super Bowl. Motion passed.

Annnouncements

Sr. Lynette

Recruitment is very important. Invite all your

friends.

Sarah

LeAnne and I need another roommate for next year.

Richelle

Anybody want to go out after the meeting?

Jeanette

I got engaged on New Years Day in Atlanta.

Jared

Would like to observe a moment of silence for the

Steelers.

Diamonds / Golden Screws

Melanie diamonds Michelle, Angela, and Sarah for

coming to the poster party.

Brian diamonds Jared for not acting in violence

against him for his comment regarding the Steelers.

Michelle diamonds Melanie for her help.

Adjourned at 7:12PM with the Toast Song.