1988 FOUNDERS DAY MEETING MINUTES

THETA CHI OF PENN STATE

Br. Hugh Cadzow called the meeting to order at 6:15 PM

The new Alumni Corporation offices were installed:

• President: Br. Hugh Cadzow
• Vice President: Br. Edward Brown
• Secretary: Br. Steve Spinazzola
• Treasurer: Br. Dave Ferro

SECRETARY'S REPORT: Br. Steve Spinazzola read the minutes of the 1987 Homecoming meeting. The were approved as read.

PRESIDENT'S REPORT: Br. Hugh Cadzow reported the following:

• No alumni officers were present for the meeting.
• Br. Cadzow stressed the importance for the alumni corporation interaction with the active fraternity.
• The bylaws are in the process of being rewritten
• Br. Hugh Cadzow outlined 10 goals for the future.

• 1. Develop a five year plan for the fraternity.
• 2. Prioritize repairs to the house
• 3. Complete the corporate by-laws and get them up and operative.
• 4. Involve more alumni through the use of more committees.
• 5. Have a summer corporation meeting August 6, 1988.
• 6. Monthly letters will be sent to directors.
• 7. Help the active repair house.
• 8. Evaluate re-absorption of the 0megaphone by the corporation.
• 9. Get more alumni involved at Homecoming and Founders Day.
• I0. Make the corporation a model corporation.
• It was recommended a more personalized letter be sent out to get more brothers back to the fraternity.

ALUMNI TREASURERS REP0RT: Br. Dave Ferro gave the following information:

• The Stewart Howe bill is $4,000.
• Alumni dues collected is $3,200.
• The rent has been raised to $14,500/Year.
• The capital fund has raised $5,782 since September 30, '1987.
• Project expenditures for repairing the bathrooms is $6,000/$7,000.
• It was proposed to bring in an out of town contractor to evaluate the bathroom renovation.
• A preliminary estimate for repairing the 2nd and 3rd floor bathrooms is $46,000.
• The house will be open this summer.
• There was a motion to have an Architect hired to evaluate the bathroom and write a report by June 1, 1988. The motion was passed.

ACTIVE PRESIDENT'S REP0RT: Br. Philip Katchur presented the following:

• There are 12 new brothers, and a full house in the fall
• There is a new pledge program that is 9 weeks long, and no hazing. "Hell Week" is now 5 days.
• Theta Chi has a good name on campus.
• There is a new wall in the pool room.
• A new dumpster was purchased.
• Finished in the top l0 in athletics.
• Took 2nd place in The Greek Games during Greek week.
• Brothers are very active in IFC.
• The house cum. was 2.57 which is above the all men's average.

ACTIVE TREASURERS REP0RT: The undergraduate Treasurer presented the following:

• There is an outstanding balance due the house of $11,309.45 on house bills, and $2,691.00 due on house fees.
• Consideration is being given to having parents co-sign on house bills.
• New fire doors are needed and new curtains are being considered for the living room.
• It was proposed brothers be required to pay their house bills within two weeks after moving in.

OLD BUSINESS: Br. Gary Hicks proposed the following for the Omegaphone:

• Br. Cadzow proposed the corporation by a PC for Br. Hicks to use to prepare the OmegaPhone.
• Stewart Howe's contract may expire in August of 1988.
• It would be helpful to send out a letter early to the alumni on the changing of the Omegaphone to get good input.

NEW BUSINESS: Motion to have Br. Hicks prepare the 0megaphone. Motion passed.

• The national convention will be August 17-20, l98B in Atlanta.
• Meeting was adjourned at 7:45 PM.