Mortar Board Minutes
MSU Chapter
Membership Meeting
September 14, 2005
9:30PM
Executive Board
President- Emily Yocum
Vice President- Katie Knauf
Treasurer- Justin Dunaskiss
Secretary- Julie Shermetaro
Selection Chair- Brandi Lindsey
Selection Chair- Nicole Vasilinek
Social Chair- Jennifer Edwards
Comm. Director- Danielle Weller
Historian- Colleen Crawford
Attendance
Absences- Anthony Howell
Kristen McGlynn
Haniya Rehman
Abra Jeffers
Qian Li
President- Emily Yocum-
MB Guideline- 25 service hours a year
MB associated events must have five members in attendance
Report you hours to Katie (VP). Katie will have sheets for recording hours.
-Attendance
New meeting times to be discussed. Vote taken. Meeting will be Wednesday nights in the late evening at the Union.
-Goals for the year
1. Increase MB awareness on campus
2. Increase Alumni awareness
3. Start scholarship fund
4. Host benefit concert
Monica suggests “Hard Lessons” band
Possibly at the Breslin center? 40K, may be out of reach.
During the Feb/March time period.
We have connections for artists and venues.
Possibly Katrina/Red Cross as a sponsor
Justin- Our ultimate goal is to get the ball rolling tonight so we can accomplish huge things for MB’s future.
Concert committee sign-up is passed around.
Membership questions: Why aren’t we well know at MSU?
Emily- We’ve never hosted large events before. Some smaller events include “Trick or Treat for Boks”, flower sale for Valentines day, MLK “Into the Streets” program.
Yearly service hour requirements will be put into an e-mail or printout.
Social events are still in the making.
-Philanthropy events
Marissa Hill- Making Strides for Breast Cancer. October 15
Rachel James- Up Till Dawn letter writing campaign. End of October.
Ben Bode- United Way/Reading People tutoring service. 1-2 hours per week.
Carolyn Smith- Red Cross shelter program
-Crop walk, benefits hunger and poverty, 6.2 miles. Oct 16.
Danielle Weller- 5k run.
Julie Shermetaro- Evans Scholars and Lansing Area AIDS Network AIDS Walk, Oct 2.
MB fundraisers- Katie Knauf- Mongolian BBQ grill fundraiser
-Wednesday evenings
-Will send out e-mail with more info
-(free T-shirts!)
Emily- We need to look further into e-mail communication.
Next meeting Sept 28 9:30
Meeting Adjourned
10:35PM