Tri-Beta Executive Meeting Minutes

Sunday - November 10, 2002 6 pm

Neal Anson’s Apt.

 

The following executive members were present: Neal Anson, Shannon Banes, Cecilia Compton, Melanie Curtis, Jennifer Huang, Nicole Mohlman, and Miguel Ramirez

 

I. Funds from Senate

      A.  Funding for Tri-Beta was rejected by Student Senate.

            1) Senate requires organizations to open membership AND executive board positions to any student at KU in order to be considered for funding.

      B.   Dr. Haufler and KUUB will try to fund some Tri-Beta activities

II. Initiation 2003

      A.  Sunday May 4, 2003

      B.   A dinner will be included after the initiation ceremony

            1) Depending on the funding situation, the dinner will either be catered or a potluck.

                     a) In the event of a potluck, there will be a sign up sheet for all members, initiates and exec board members at the meeting prior to initiation.

            2) Location suggestions include the Alumni Center, the Kansas Union and the Alpha Delta Pi sorority house.

III. District Convention

A.  April 11-13 2003

      1) Location: Eastern Nebraska

      2) Talk to Neal if you are interested in going and if you would like to give a research presentation.

      3) More information will be given at a later date

IV. Community Service

A.  Salvation Army

            1) Miguel will be talking to his contact and more information will be given at the November 14th meeting

      B.   A field day raising money for research

            1) This event would contain activities such as three-legged race and others

            2) $5 per person admission fee

            3) Could possibly hold event at Robinson

V. Meetings for Spring Semester

A. Would like to have one meeting each month possibly on a Tuesday at 7pm

1) We need to check when the organic tests will be so that meetings will not conflict.

B. First meeting of the spring semester will be on Tuesday January 28, 2003 at 7pm

            1) Location TBA

VI. Social Activities- Jennifer

      A.  T-shirts

            1) “There’s no place like home” with picture of Haworth

            2) Sky Blue shirt

            3) Will need to pre pay for shirts and get sizes

      B.   Party Bus Pub Crawl Post MCAT

            1) Will advertise in MCAT classes

VII. Bylaws

      A. Changes need to be made to the bylaws to eliminate the option of paying a $5 chapter fee for membership.

      B.   Also, we feel that graduate student members and honorary members should not have to pay a fee for membership.

            1) These changes will be voted on at the next meeting (Nov 14)

      C. The revisions will read as follows:

 

            Article III, Section 1 – Members shall pay national dues prior to initiation

            Article III, Section 2 – Regular members will be required to contribute dues to the National society by paying a one-time fee of $35.00.

            Article III, Section 3 – Associate members will also be required to contribute dues to the National society by paying a one-time fee of $25.00.                  

VIII. Honorary Members

      A.  We will hold nominations and voting on honorary members at the Nov. 14th meeting

IX. Recruitment

      A.  Nicole will make transparencies promoting Tri-Beta membership and give to all Biology professors in the beginning of the Spring Semester

X.  Next executive meeting

      A. Sunday, January 26, 2003

      B. Time: 6 pm

      C. Location: TBA

            1) We will be planning all the meetings and activities for the spring semester!

 

*Next meeting will be on Thursday, November 14 at 4:30 (English Room @ Kansas Union)